Saturday February 21

 

FIRST DIVISION

Banstead Athletic P-P Rochester United

Chessington & Hook P-P Lydd Town

Croydon 4-2 SC Thamesmead

Lordswood 4-1 Lewisham Borough

Sheppey Sports 2-2 Halls AFC

Staplehurst Monarchs P-P SE Dons

Welling Town 3-2 Bridon Ropes

 

With the top three all out of action, the spotlight shifted to the chasing pack — and a couple of play-off hopefuls grabbed it with both hands.

Three fixtures fell to waterlogged pitches, but four went ahead and delivered plenty.

Lordswood are up to fourth after a dominant home display. Thomas Davey set the tone inside six minutes, before Timmy Babington and Rameses Meseorisa struck early in the second half to put clear daylight between the sides. Shaquon Williams added a fourth late on.
Andrea Carrera pulled one back for Lewisham, but it was little consolation. Borough are now ten without a win and nervously looking over their shoulder in 14th.

Croydon climbed into the play-off places for the first time this season after an entertaining win over SC Thamesmead. It lifts the Trams to a season-high fifth — and confirms they are hitting form at exactly the right time.
Cameron Macmillan (2) led the charge again, with Tom Barton and Tom Walters also on target. Lewis Cann struck twice for Thamesmead to keep it competitive, but Croydon always looked to have the edge.

An action-packed first half saw all four goals in a competitive game between Sheppey Sports and Halls AFC. Jack Marsh (pen) and David Latunde put Sheppey ahead early, only for Ben Martin and James Bayford to haul Halls level before the break.
No further goals after the interval means the points are shared. Sheppey move up to seventh, while Halls remain 11th.

The biggest result at the bottom came at the Erith Stadium, where Welling Town edged a five-goal thriller to climb out of the drop zone.
Thomas Ngegba struck twice — including a penalty — before Kelvin De Graft netted what proved to be the winner. Emmanuel Oshinowo (pen) and Thomas Brown replied for Bridon Ropes, but defeat leaves them second bottom and now nine without a win.

With the title contenders watching on, it was a day for the play-off chasers and relegation battlers to shape the table. And they did exactly that.

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