Kentish Express Ashford & District
Stone quick to make an impact
PWD L F A Ps Ashford 24 19 1 4 76 24 58 Crowboro ...... 23 18 3 2 67 22 57 Sevenoaks .... 23 17 2 4 59 23 53 Sheppey ....... 25 16 3 6 54 35 51 Cray Valley.... 25 15 2 8 63 37 47 AFC Croydon . 26 13 7 6 55 39 46 Whitstable .... 24 15 0 9 55 33 45 Hollands & B . 24 13 6 5 49 36 45 Canterbury.... 24 9 5 10 35 26 32 Croydon ........ 21 10 2 9 44 41 32 Corinthian ..... 22 9 5 8 46 46 32 Rochester ..... 25 7 9 9 39 53 30 Deal .............. 25 6 7 12 39 59 25 Erith Town .... 25 7 3 15 37 75 24 Bearsted ....... 24 6 3 15 33 54 21 Lordswood.... 26 6 3 17 40 77 21 Erith & Bel .... 25 5 5 15 36 57 20 Tun Wells...... 22 5 4 13 25 46 19 Fisher ........... 26 3 6 17 30 63 15 Beckenham .. 25 3 4 18 20 56 13
AFC Croydon 1 Rochester 1, Bearsted P-P Sevenoaks, Beckenham P-P Sheppey, Croydon 3 Lordswood 1, Tunbridge Wells P-P Fisher, Whitstable P-P Corinthian.
Ashford v Tunbridge Wells, Corinthian v Crowborough, Deal v Cray Valley, Erith & Belvedere v Hollands & Blair, Erith Town v Bearsted, Fisher v Croydon, Lordswood v Canterbury, Rochester v Beckenham, Sevenoaks v Whitstable, Sheppey v AFC Croydon.
PWD L F A Ps Rusthall 26 18 7 1 68 24 61 Glebe ............ 22 18 2 2 69 15 56 Kent F Utd..... 25 17 2 6 63 24 53 K Sports........ 24 16 5 3 64 35 53 Sutton Ath..... 25 15 3 7 85 39 48 Bridon Rps .... 25 11 7 7 43 40 40 Forest Hill ..... 24 11 4 9 39 48 37 Holmesdale... 24 10 6 8 47 39 36 Lydd ............. 26 10 5 11 48 60 35 Phoenix Res .. 25 10 2 13 51 73 32 Orpington...... 24 8 6 10 36 37 30 Eltham Pal .... 26 8 6 12 47 58 30 FC Elmstead . 22 8 4 10 35 39 28 Snodland ...... 26 8 2 16 36 69 26 SC T’mead .... 23 6 5 12 34 44 23 Meridian ....... 27 7 1 19 38 62 22 Crockenhill ... 25 5 6 14 30 62 21 Gravesham ... 23 5 4 14 40 56 19 Lewisham ..... 24 2 3 19 26 75 9
Bridon Ropes 2 Rusthall 2, Eltham Palace P-P SC Thamesmead, Forest Hill P-P K Sports, Gravesham 2 Lydd 4, Kent Football Utd 1 Snodland 0, Orpington P-P Glebe.
Glebe v Gravesham, Lewisham v Kent Football Utd, Lydd v Holmesdale, Meridian v Orpington, Rusthall v FC Elmstead, SC Thamesmead v Phoenix Res, Snodland v Bridon Ropes, Sutton Athletic v Crockenhill. Punjab Utd 19 14 4 1 58 18 46 Greenways.... 19 14 2 3 65 29 44 Borden Vill .... 19 12 3 4 61 28 39 Peckham Tn . 18 12 2 4 42 20 38 Fav SF Srs .... 17 11 2 4 39 23 35 Kennington ... 17 9 4 4 43 32 31 Bexley .......... 16 9 2 5 43 24 29 Fleetdown U.. 15 7 4 4 36 24 25 Lydd Twn R .. 22 7 3 12 51 65 24 Stansfeld ...... 18 5 7 6 44 41 22 S’hurst M U... 20 7 1 12 46 62 22 Farnboro ....... 20 7 1 12 32 53 22 Erith 147 Sp.. 16 4 4 8 32 41 16 Metrogas ...... 18 5 1 12 39 54 15 Hildenboro .... 23 4 2 17 27 71 14 Guru Nanak .. 19 0 0 19 17 90 0
Erith 147 Sports 2 Staplehurst Monarchs United 1, Guru Nanak 2 Bexley 10, Hildenborough Athletic 1 Peckham Town 4, Stansfeld (Oxford & Bermondsey) 2 Farnborough OB Guild 2.
Bexley v Lydd Town Reserves, Farnborough OB Guild v Kennington, Faversham Strike Force Seniors v Guru Nanak, Fleetdown United v Staplehurst ASHFORD CANTERBURY Adrian Stone’s late hattrick clinched Ashford United’s place in their second successive Kent Reliance sponsored Senior Trophy final.
The striker came off the bench with 21 minutes left at Homelands on Saturday to become the second substitute in the club’s history to achieve the feat, following Michael Smissen’s treble at Rochester three seasons ago.
City had targeted 31-goal fellow front-man Shaun Welford as United’s main danger but Stone eclipsed him, scoring United’s 100th goal of the season with his first, as the tie looked destined for extra-time.
City had left-back Patrick Nzuzi sent off three minutes after half-time following a second yellow card. He was booked early in the game for a foul on Ryan Palmer, who gave him a torrid time in the first half.
City fans in the crowd thought the second yellow was harsh, in a game full of competitive tackles, with referee Chris Myatt booking the United trio of Rory Hill, Stuart West and Welford, as well as City’s Alfie Nunn.
Following the dismissal, City goalkeeper Nick Shaw pushed a Ben Davisson shot over before denying Jason Goodchild.
Palmer then struck a post and Hill glanced another effort against the bar.
Stone then replaced George Hawkinge ..... 13 9 1 3 35 16 28 Nw Romney .. 12 7 3 2 25 14 24 Kings Hill ...... 14 7 2 5 28 26 23 Ide Hill .......... 13 6 3 4 31 25 21 E K College ... 10 6 2 2 33 17 20 K Sprts Res ... 16 6 2 8 33 43 20 Rolvenden..... 14 6 2 6 28 31 19 Holl&Blair R .. 13 6 0 7 23 24 17 Deal Comm... 14 4 1 9 23 39 13 Sutton Ath R . 12 3 2 7 25 26 11 Sth Darenth .. 11 1 2 8 14 37 5
K Sports Reserves 6 Deal Community Sports 0, Kings Hill 1 Hawkinge Town 2.
Hawkinge Town v Sutton Athletic Reserves, Hollands & Blair Reserves v Kings Hill, Ide Hill v Rolvenden, K Sports Res South Darenth. Cuxton 91 ..... 12 11 1 0 48 6 34 Willesboro A.. 12 10 2 0 66 20 32 Wt Farleigh ... 13 10 1 2 46 11 31 S’land Tn R ... 14 9 1 4 34 34 28 Deal Tn Res .. 15 6 0 9 33 43 18 Aylesford ...... 11 3 2 6 16 29 11 Shep Utd R ... 14 2 3 9 15 41 9 Nw Romny R . 12 3 0 9 18 46 9 Ashford ......... 12 2 2 8 20 35 8 Larkfld NHW . 13 1 2 10 9 40 5
Willesborough Athletic 3 Larkfield & New Hythe Wanderers 0. Bromley Gr.....13 10 1 2 47 20 31 Smarden....... 12 9 2 1 48 20 29 Tenterden T .. 12 8 0 4 54 25 24 Ashford Dyn .. 13 6 1 6 50 41 19 Wittersham ... 13 4 3 6 32 49 15 Three Mariners11 3 1 7 20 19 10 Lydd T 3rds .. 12 2 2 8 20 46 8 S W’borough . 12 2 0 10 15 66 6
Ashford Dynamo 7 Lydd Town Kenn Res. ..... 14 11 2 1 81 20 35 Hythe Grov .... 15 8 2 5 46 36 26 Ashford Ath R 12 8 1 3 53 27 25 Rolvenden R . 11 6 2 3 34 28 20 Woodchurch . 12 6 1 5 37 29 19 Tenterden R .. 12 5 3 4 47 28 18 Smeeth & B .. 16 5 1 10 38 43 16 Folkestone ID.14 4 2 8 45 69 14 Biddenden .... 14 0 0 14 22123 0
Rolvenden Res 3 Smeeth & Brabourne 1. Stan&Bea R .. 10 7 1 2 55 20 22 Kennington ..... 8 5 3 0 23 8 18 Cheriton........ 10 7 1 2 32 26 18 Prince Albert . 11 5 2 4 41 28 17 AFC Loco Res . 7 3 0 4 25 29 9 Shep Spartan .. 5 2 1 2 15 14 7 Savage, as United went three at the back, looking for a breakthrough. The substitute obliged with seven minutes left, heading in Palmer’s cross – City were down to nine men at the time with a player off the field having Lolzors FC..... 11 2 1 8 26 59 7 Sandgate ...... 10 0 1 9 17 50 1
Cheriton 4 Sandgate 3, Lolzors 3 Prince Albert 2.
Kennington Sunday v Sandgate, Lolzors v Shepway Spartans, Prince Albert v Locomotive Res. Burton Grve... 14 10 1 3 52 24 31 Appledore ..... 10 7 2 1 43 21 23 Ashford Cav .... 8 7 0 1 35 10 21 Mersham SR . 12 6 3 3 45 29 21 Red Heathns ... 9 5 1 3 27 26 16 Nw Romney .. 14 4 2 8 29 50 14 Willesboro A.. 11 4 1 6 39 42 13 Lydd Grass ..... 8 3 1 4 26 17 10 Givaudan ...... 13 1 2 10 15 58 5 Charing SR ... 11 1 1 9 10 44 4
Lydd Grasshoppers 8 New Romney 1, Mersham Sports Res 2 Appledore 2.
Ashford Cavaliers v Willesborough Athletic, Charing Sunday Res v Burton Grove, Lydd Grasshoppers v Appledore. Aldington ...... 12 9 1 2 48 21 28 Ashstne Gal .. 11 8 1 2 68 25 25 Bromley Grn.. 12 8 1 3 52 27 25 Fox Sunday ... 11 5 3 3 35 26 18 Ashford U C .. 11 5 2 4 29 28 17 White Horse F . 9 4 3 2 32 22 15 Kingsnrth Pil . 13 4 3 6 26 38 14 Ashfrd Spar... 14 3 2 9 18 54 11 Stour Valley .. 11 3 1 7 28 45 10 Troggs Res ... 12 0 1 11 7 57 1
Aldington 3 Ashford Spartans 2, White Horse 2 Fox Sunday 2.
Aldington v Bromley Green, Ashford Spartans v Ashstone Galacticos, White Horse Folkestone v Ashford United Colts. treatment. The pair then combined for United’s second and the third in injurytime as Stone completed his treble, taking his tally to six goals in the last three games.
United now meet Cray Valley Willesborough Athletic maintained their 100% home Division 2 Central & East record with a 3-0 win over Larkfield & New Hythe Wanderers on Saturday. They were the only local side to beat the weather, courtesy of the 3G pitch at Towers School and the win closes the gap on leaders (PM) on Sunday, April 9. Cray beat Deal 2-1 on penalties, the game finishing 2-2 after extratime on Tuesday night.
Kamurasi, Savage (Stone 69 mins), Walker, Botterill, West, Kingwell, Palmer, Davisson, Welford (James 88 mins), Goodchild, Hill. Subs not used: Lye, Ince, Woodcock
231 Cuxton 91 to two points. Of the league’s 40 scheduled league and cup matches, exactly half fell victim to the weather. Kennington had planned a home friendly against Southern Counties East League, Premier Division side Hollands & Blair but that was called off due to a waterlogged pitch.
ANDREAS CARTER JOMA KENT COUNTY LEAGUE