Kentish Express Ashford & District
Fourteen runners set for National
Point to point
Danny Lye knew what he was doing in the red-card incident that triggered Ashford’s FA Vase fightback from 2-0 down, writes Craig Tucker.
Dunston substitute Steve Goddard was sent off without touching the ball after clashing with Lye after 66 minutes of Saturday’s fifth-round replay on Tyneside.
Ashford took charge against 10 men and went on to win 3-2.
Player-boss Lye said: “The reason I played myself was to upset their midfield because they had a lot of possession at our place.
“There was a 50-50 tackle and he’s gone over the top of the ball.
“I saw it coming . . . I got on the
PWD L F A Ps Folkestone .... 33 25 4 4 65 23 79 Worthing ....... 34 20 5 9 73 44 65 Dorking Wdr . 33 19 6 8 69 41 63 Herne Bay ..... 33 17 9 7 61 33 60 Guernsey ...... 34 18 4 12 74 58 58 Faversham.... 33 17 6 10 45 34 57 Ramsgate ..... 33 16 7 10 61 51 55 Corinthian C .. 32 16 6 10 50 38 54 Molesey ........ 32 17 3 12 61 52 54 Hastings ....... 29 17 2 10 59 39 53 Hythe ............ 31 16 5 10 46 32 53 South Park .... 33 15 7 11 55 51 52 Carshalton .... 34 15 7 12 57 58 52 Whyteleafe.... 33 15 4 14 49 48 49 T Bridges ...... 32 14 3 15 41 44 45 Tooting ......... 33 12 6 15 44 49 42 Sittingbrne .... 33 11 3 19 46 57 36 Chatham ....... 33 10 5 18 45 46 35 Walton Cas ... 32 10 5 17 53 65 35 E Grinstead ... 32 8 6 18 42 61 30 Walton & H ... 34 9 5 20 43 76 29 Chipstead ..... 33 6 5 22 36 71 23 Peacehaven .. 33 6 5 22 38 87 23 Whitstable .... 34 4 2 28 36 91 14
Chatham 1 East Grinstead 0, Chipstead 1 Corinthian Casuals 1, Faversham 2 Peacehaven 0, Hastings 0 Three Bridges 1, Herne Bay 0 Tooting 0, Hythe 3 Worthing 0, Molesey 2 Whitstable 0, Ramsgate 2 Guernsey 1, Sittingbourne 2 Walton & Hersham 2, South Park 0 Folkestone 4, Walton Casuals 2 Carshalton 2, Whyteleafe 0 Dorking Wanderers 2.
Corinthian Casuals 1 Guernsey 0, Hythe P-P Walton Casuals, Molesey P-P Hastings, Walton & Hersham 0 Sittingbourne 2.
Carshalton v Hythe, Corinthian Casuals v Chatham, Dorking Wanderers v Ramsgate, East Grinstead v Chipstead, Folkestone v Sittingbourne, Peacehaven v Molesey, referee’s case and he’s lashed out and ending up kicking out at me.
“He got red and I got yellow. He just got done by a little bit of experience.”
Lye was in the Gravesend team who played an FA Cup first-round tie at Huddersfield 15 years ago and more recently enjoyed Ryman League promotion with Maidstone.
But the moment Shaun Welford’s cross was turned into his own net by Dan Smith in the third minute of injury time at Dunston will take some beating.
Lye said: “It was right by the travelling fans. Shaun was laying on the floor, all the players bundled him and our keeper, George Kamurasi, overtook me on the way! The dugout Three Bridges v Walton Casuals, Tooting v South Park, Walton & Hersham v Hastings, Whitstable v Whyteleafe, Worthing v Herne Bay. Guernsey v Faversham. Chipstead v Ramsgate, Corinthian Casuals v Walton Casuals, East Grinstead v Sittingbourne, Hythe v Hastings, Molesey v Tooting, Three Bridges v Dorking Wanderers. Hollands & B . 24 17 5 2 82 27 56 Greenwich .... 23 15 5 3 79 43 50 Ashford ......... 20 11 5 4 50 26 38 Beckenham .. 21 9 7 5 49 43 34 Lordswood.... 21 8 9 4 33 27 33 Corinthian ..... 20 9 6 5 38 33 33 Erith & Bel .... 25 8 7 10 44 41 31 Sevenoaks .... 25 8 7 10 34 40 31 Crowboro ...... 23 8 6 9 46 54 30 Canterbury.... 22 9 2 11 33 35 29 AFC Croydon . 23 8 4 11 36 39 28 Cray Valley.... 21 8 4 9 36 41 28 Erith Town .... 19 9 1 9 32 43 28 Fisher ........... 24 8 4 12 29 52 28 Deal .............. 22 8 3 11 47 47 27 Croydon ........ 22 6 6 10 24 33 24 Rochester ..... 21 6 5 10 30 50 23 Tun Wells...... 25 6 4 15 38 51 22 Holmesdale... 21 2 6 13 33 68 12
Beckenham 2 Deal 1, Canterbury 2 Sevenoaks 3, Cray Valley 1 Greenwich 1, Fisher 1 Lordswood 0, Hollands & Blair 1 AFC Croydon 0, Holmesdale 1 Croydon 1, Rochester 1 Crowborough 2, Tunbridge Wells 2 Erith Town 2.
Erith & Belvedere 2
Ashford v Beckenham, Corinthian v Hollands & Blair, Cray Valley v Croydon, Crowborough v Fisher, Erith & Belvedere v AFC Croydon, Greenwich v Canterbury, Holmesdale v Sevenoaks, Lordswood v Tunbridge Wells.
Ashford v Rochester, Corinthian v Crowborough, Erith Town v Lordswood.
Hollands & Blair v Deal. Glebe ............ 21 16 3 2 62 16 51 Sutton Ath..... 22 16 1 5 60 32 49 Bearsted ....... 21 15 4 2 46 20 49 Sheppey ....... 22 15 3 4 56 25 48 Seven Acre ... 24 14 1 9 57 42 43 Gravesham ... 19 12 4 3 66 23 40 APM Contrst.. 24 12 4 8 59 31 40 Lydd ............. 20 12 1 7 43 27 37 Bridon Rps .... 20 10 3 7 36 27 33 Phoenix Res .. 23 10 2 11 26 44 32 AC London .... 21 8 7 6 35 27 31 FC Elmstead . 22 7 5 10 39 47 26 Orpington...... 21 7 5 9 25 33 26 Forest Hill ..... 25 7 5 13 30 45 26 Meridian ....... 21 7 4 10 36 45 25 Crockenhill ... 23 6 6 11 34 54 24 Kent F Utd..... 24 6 5 13 32 51 23 Rusthall ........ 24 3 5 16 25 56 14 Eltham Pal .... 23 2 1 20 18 83 7 Lewisham ..... 24 1 3 20 16 73 6
Eltham Palace 1 Meridian 3, Lewisham 1 APM Contrast 3, Lydd 4 Crockenhill 0, Orpington 0 Seven Acre & Sidcup 2, Phoenix Sports Res 0 Gravesham 6, Rusthall 1 FC Elmstead 2, Sheppey 2 Forest Hill 1.
FC Elmstead 4 Forest Hill 0, Glebe 2 Sutton Ath 0.
Crockenhill v Bridon Ropes, Forest Hill Park v Bearsted, Gravesham Borough v Lydd, Kent Football Utd v Sutton Ath, Meridian v Lewisham, Rusthall v got involved as well – I think I was the most sensible one there. I was saying ‘come on, let’s get sorted, it’s not over’ but they weren’t listening to me.
“I was talking to a few of the boys on Sunday – Paul Booth, Shaun Welford and Mickey Phillips – and we were saying it was one of the most memorable days.
“I played against Huddersfield in the FA Cup and we had the promotion at Maidstone but because this is so fresh, it feels like a bigger achievement.”
Lye believes Ashford’s Vase heroics have put more pressure on their league form in Southern Counties East.
His third-placed side are 18 points behind leaders Hollands & Blair but Sheppey, Seven Acre & Sidcup v FC Elmstead.
Eltham Palace v Orpington, FC Elmstead v Lydd.
AC London v Kent Football Utd, Bearsted v Phoenix Sports Res, Bridon Ropes v Rusthall, Gravesham v Sheppey, Lewisham v Crockehill, Seven Acre & Sidcup v Glebe. Fav Strike ..... 15 11 2 2 41 20 35 Erith 147 Sp.. 16 10 4 2 31 12 34 Snodland ...... 16 9 3 4 36 31 30 Stansfeld ...... 15 8 4 3 39 19 27 Kennington ... 14 7 2 5 28 20 23 Guru Nanak .. 16 6 3 7 26 19 21 Bexley .......... 11 6 1 4 27 17 19 Metrogas ...... 14 6 1 7 24 23 19 Fleetdown..... 18 5 4 9 24 27 19 Greenways.... 14 6 1 7 21 25 19 Borden Vill .... 16 4 6 6 20 32 18 Staplehurst ... 15 4 4 7 21 33 16 Hildenboro .... 12 3 3 6 16 36 12 Halstead Utd . 14 2 2 10 11 31 8 Tudor Sports . 14 1 4 9 12 32 7 N Romney ..... 14 9 4 1 41 17 31 E Kent Coll .... 14 9 2 3 36 21 29 Hawkinge ..... 10 6 1 3 23 18 19 Lydd Town R... 9 6 0 3 20 19 18 APM Ctrst R .. 15 6 3 6 24 28 18 Deal Comm... 14 5 2 7 33 30 17 Hollands Res. 13 4 5 4 33 33 17 Bearsted R .... 15 4 4 7 19 29 16 Sutton Ath R . 11 3 5 3 19 14 13 Ide Hill .......... 13 4 1 8 32 35 13 Bredhurst J ... 12 0 1 11 8 44 1 Rolvenden..... 11 9 2 0 38 9 29 Sth Darenth .. 13 9 1 3 36 15 28 Deal Res ....... 15 8 3 4 40 21 27 Larkfield ......... 9 5 3 1 19 8 18 S’brne Com... 11 4 0 7 24 43 12 E Kent Coll R . 12 3 2 7 19 27 10 Sheppey Res. 11 2 3 6 15 19 9 N Romney R.... 9 3 0 6 14 27 9 Ashford Res .. 13 2 0 11 21 47 6 Kenningtn R .. 10 1 1 8 7 40 4 Willesboro..... 16 11 2 3 59 20 35 Cuxton 91 ..... 15 9 3 3 74 24 30 L Sharsted .... 16 9 1 6 57 41 28 W Farleigh .... 14 6 4 4 35 26 22 Yalding.......... 13 7 1 5 36 28 22 Snodland R ... 12 7 1 4 28 29 22 Aylesford ...... 15 6 2 7 38 34 20 Univ of Kent .. 14 4 5 5 31 35 17 Borden V R.... 10 4 2 4 20 20 14 Guru N Res ... 14 4 2 8 37 48 14 Stplhurst R.... 14 3 4 7 25 39 13 Tankerton ..... 17 1 1 15 16112 3 Greenways 0 Erith 147 Sports 2, Guru Nanak 1 Kennington 1, Halstead 0 Hildenborough Ath 0, Snodland Town 1 Borden Village 1, Staplehurst P-P Tudor Sports.
APM Contrast Res 1 East Kent College 4, Bredhurst Juniors 0 Hollands & Blair Res 2, Hawkinge Town 1 New Romney 2, Ide Hill 2 Bearsted Res 1, Sutton Ath Res 7 Lydd Town Res 0.
Ashford Utd Res 3 East Kent College Res 5, Deal Town Res 1 Kings Hill 3, Larkfield 2 South Darenth 1, Rolvenden 8 Sittingbourne Community 0.
Borden Village Res P-P Guru Nanak Res, Little Sharsted 4 Aylesford 2, Tankerton 1 Snodland Town Res 3, West Farleigh 1 Univ of Kent 1, Willesborough 2 Cuxton 91 0, Yalding & Laddingford 3 Staplehurst have four games in hand.
They face two home games in four days – Beckenham on Saturday and Rochester on Tuesday.
Lye said: “The Vase has been a nice break from the league but it puts pressure on the league because we have points to make up.
“We’ve been able to play with freedom in the Vase but the league is the priority for me and I still think we can win it –100%. We want to get out of this league as soon as we can.”
New signing Matt Newman suffered a knee injury training with Folkestone last Thursday – he’s dual-registrated with Neil Cugley’s side – and is expected to be out for six weeks. Kennington Res 1 Sheppey Utd Res 2.
Erith 147 Sports v Hildenborough Ath, Faversham Strike Force Seniors v Borden Village, Fleetdown Utd v Staplehurst, Greenways v Bexley, Kennington v Stansfeld, Metrogas v Guru Nanak, Tudor Sports v Halstead Utd.
Bearsted Res v Ide Hill, Deal Community Sports v Bredhurst Juniors, Hollands & Blair Res v East Kent College, New Romney v APM Contrast Res, Sutton Ath Res v Hawkinge Town.
Ashford Utd Res v South Darenth, East Kent College Res v Kings Hill, Sheppey Utd Res v New Romney Res, Sittingbourne Community v Kennington Res.
Borden Village Res v West Farleigh, Snodland Town Res v Little Sharsted, Staplehurst Res v Aylesford, Univ of Kent v Yalding & Laddingford.
PWD L F A Ps Market Hotel ... 8 6 1 1 25 9 19 AFC Loco ........ 7 5 2 0 25 5 17 A’ford Dynmo.. 9 4 2 3 22 19 14 Hamstreet....... 6 4 0 2 15 9 12 Mersham Spt .. 6 2 1 3 13 17 7 Brewmaster .... 6 1 3 2 20 16 6 Aldington ........ 9 1 1 7 11 42 4 Troggs FC ....... 7 1 0 6 13 27 3 The Shepherd Neame Kent Grand National is the feature event on the card when the 2016 South East point-to-point season gets under way at Charing on Sunday. More than 100 entries have been received across the six races, with 14 set to contest the National, a three mile, four furlong, test of stamina. Last season’s champion jockey Philip Hall rides Adept Approach, who won both his starts last season but fell on his last outing in a hunter chase at Fontwell Park. Leading veteran jockey Pete Bull partners Mr Bennett, while area leading 2015 trainer Nick Pearce has Come On You and 2014 top horse The Vicar entered, although the former could take his chance in the conditions race later. Rose Grissell could send out Owenacurra and Kornati Kid who finished first and third in a tight finish to the Conditions race last season. Several horses are set for their racecourse debut in the opening maiden race, including Grissell’s Grayhawk, Bull’s Margot Fontaine and Pearce trained Florabell. Ian Cobb has Letskeepit Simple entered, fifth at Larkhill earlier in the season, while Why Lie looks the one to beat having finished second in his start in May last year. Reigning champion lady jockey Gina Andrews has a choice of rides in the Open – Can Mestret, trained by her father as well as Rey Nacardo who is handled by local trainer, Brook-based David Phelan. The six-race card starts at noon, with the National due off at 1.10pm. Admission is £10 per person with under-16s free. Car parking is also free. Willesboro A.. 10 9 1 1 48 16 28 Charing Sun .... 9 5 2 2 17 8 17 Sandgate AFC . 9 5 2 2 16 16 17 Iden Park ........ 7 4 0 3 32 18 12 S’hope/Beavr .. 6 3 2 1 19 11 11 Shep Sprtans .. 8 2 3 3 21 16 9 Kennington ..... 9 3 1 5 24 20 7 Cheriton AFC. 10 2 1 7 23 38 7 R Heathens ..... 9 0 0 9 5 62 0
Charing Sunday 1 Willesborough Athletic 2. Prince Albert ... 9 7 2 0 37 13 23 Lolzors............ 9 6 1 2 37 15 19 Willesbro A R .. 9 5 2 2 33 20 17 New Romney .. 9 5 0 4 23 27 15 Grasshoppers . 9 4 2 3 26 31 14 Fox Sunday ..... 8 4 0 4 23 32 12 Appledore ....... 8 2 2 4 17 24 8 Burton Grove... 6 1 1 4 18 25 4 Charing Sun R. 9 1 1 7 12 26 4 A’ford Cava ..... 6 0 1 5 11 24 1
Willesborough Athletic Res 7 Fox Sunday 2. Mersham S R .. 9 8 1 0 29 5 25 Oceans Elvn .. 10 5 4 1 28 17 19 A’ford Utd C .. 12 6 1 5 39 35 19 Givaudan ........ 7 6 0 1 25 8 18 Ashstne Gala... 8 4 3 1 26 17 15 A’ford Sprtns .. 9 4 1 4 15 25 13 Kingsnorth P ... 9 3 0 6 21 21 9 Stour Valley .... 9 2 1 6 16 33 7 Troggs Res ..... 9 1 2 6 17 25 5 Aldington Res . 6 1 1 4 8 23 4 Plough Inn ...... 8 0 2 6 15 30 2 Oceans Eleven v Mersham Sp R.
Ashstone Galacticos v Ashford Spartans, Stour Valley v Ashford United Colts, Troggs Res v Aldington Res. Tenterden T .. 12 9 3 0 68 11 30 Brom Green .. 13 8 2 3 76 20 26 Wittersham ..... 9 8 1 0 79 6 25 Smarden....... 14 8 0 6 57 28 24 Willes Ath R .. 12 7 1 4 43 29 22 Aldington ........ 9 5 2 2 43 14 17 Three Mariners 9 5 0 4 36 29 15 Park Farm..... 11 5 0 6 35 37 15 Smeeth & B .. 13 3 1 10 29 61 10 Rolvenden R. 11 3 1 7 35 75 10 Lydd Town A. 13 3 1 9 24 83 10 Biddenden .... 13 0 0 13 12144 0
Smarden 1 Tenterden Town 2, Smeeth & Brabourne 1 Rolvenden Res 2, Wittersham v Biddenden – postponed.
New Romney Res v Aldington – postponed.
Aldington v Biddenden, Bromley Green v Rolvenden Res, Lydd Town A v Willesborough Ath Res, Park Farm v Smarden, Smeeth & Brabourne v Wittersham, Tenterden Town v The Three Mariners.