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  • Leyton go four it

    Leyton 4 Ramsgate 1 (Ryman Premier) LEYTON came back from a week's break to deliver a crushing defeat to third-in-the-table Ramsgate on Saturday. Assistant manager Kevin Wilkins said: "We asked the players before the game where they wanted to

  • Dagger's Still named top man

    Dag& Redbridge 0 Southport 0 (Nationwide Conf) DECEMBER has yet to match up to the high-flying success of November for Dagenham and Redbridge boss John Still, named manager of the previous month. Still led the Daggers to three wins from three in

  • Cor blimey, Orient grab replay

    Torquay United 1 Leyton Orient 1 (League One) ORIENT'S FA Cup dreams were kept alive by a 76th minute equaliser from Wayne Corden, to earn a replay against League Two strugglers Torquay. The Gulls, under the guidance of new manager Lubos Kubik,

  • Unstuck against the Toffees

    Everton 2 West Ham 0 (Barclays Premiership) THE wind howled through Goodison Park on Saturday, but it was not the wind of change, as West Ham crashed to their ninth consecutive defeat on the road this season. The Hammers have failed to score for

  • Miserable ending for beaten Bancroft

    Bancroft 15 Dagenham 27 (Essex One) BANCROFT remain rooted to the foot of the table, as despite an improved performance they crashed to a home defeat. From the whistle the hosts put pressure on Dagenham, which finally told in the fifth minute when

  • It’s a happy Clap-py

    Ilford Wanderers 15 Upper Clapton 25 (Essex One) UPPER Clapton recorded only their second league win of the season, after seeing off fellow strugglers and local rivals Ilford Wanderers. The visitors started brightly, but some good tackling and defensive

  • Woodford make turkeys of the Norfolk boys

    Woodford 21 Norwich 19 (London Two North) AFTER a poor start to the season, Woodford secured a morale-boosting victory against mid-table Norwich. The home team shone throughout and with Newbury, Williams and Phillipson providing good play Woodford

  • That’s entertainment for Ongar

    Ongar 29 Stanford-le-Hope 26 (Essex Three) THESE two clubs, who find themselves in the lower half of the league provided an entertaining game. Despite being smaller, the technical ability of the Ongar pack shone through and from a lineout the ball

  • Battling Wanstead can’t do enough

    S Woodham Ferrers 24 Wanstead 21 (Essex One) DESPITE a much improved performance by Wanstead they just came up short of snatching victory at table toppers South Woodham Ferrers. The visitors looked a lot sharper from the outset and only good defensive

  • Chingford are the losers in this Civil war

    Chingford 11 Civil Service 12 (London Two North) CHINGFORD who were sitting third in the table at the start of the day took on Civil Service who were a point and one place behind. The returning Neil Carlsson was the first to register points when

  • Woodford strike gold with Claybury glory

    IT was gold all round for Woodford's athletes in the Essex Cross-Country Championships at Claybury Park. Bernadine Pritchart won the women's race for Woodford Green AC with Essex Ladies, with the race for men aged over 50 won by by Dave Cox. The home