Bletchingley finished their campaign with a 1-1 home draw with Phoenix United to win the championship by three points.
Bletchingley were crowned champions after beating league leaders St Francis Flyers 4-1 at home. Phoenix United continued their impressive end of season form with a 4-1 win at Maidenbower Village, a result that saw them climb some three places up to sixth.
Ifield Edwards II saw their slim chance of the title or runners up spot disappear as they paid for missed chances, going down 3-1 at second bottom Phoenix United. Dave Pethers was Ifield's scorer. Bletchingley moved to within a point of leaders St Francis Flyers as they closed in on the title after winning 5-0 at Maidenbower Village.
Bletchingley kept their hopes of winning the Premier title alive with a narrow 2-1 win at Merstham Newton, although Bletchingley cannot afford to drop any points in their remaining four games if they are to make it.
Bletchingley lost their Mid Sussex Senior Charity Cup semi final 4-1 to County League Division Three side Broadbridge Heath after forcing extra time, but a hat trick in eight minutes of the second period from Nathan Bradnum saw them go out.
Bletchingley won through to the semi finals of the Mid Sussex Senior Charity Cup after beating West Sussex Division Two side Faygate United 3-2 away, after extra time.
In the league there were just the two games. Phoenix United drew 3-3 at home with Three Bridges 'A', while Sporting Crawley completed their miserable season with their fifteenth defeat in sixteen games as Real Hydraquip beat them 9-3.
Ifield Edwards remain top and improved their goal difference with a 14-1 thrashing of bottom side Sporting Crawley at home. Nick Iron with six, Dave Pethers with four and a brace apiece for Kevin Moudoumou and Devon McKenzie did the damage.
St Francis Flyers kept the pressure on in second place thanks to a 5-0 home win over Maidenbower Village. Merstham Newton just edged out Phoenix United 2-1 at home to move up to third.
In the Second Round of the Crawley Senior Cup Premier side Phoenix United edged out Division One FG Galaxy 1-0 at home, with Dave Neathey scoring the only goal. In the Third Round Premier side St Francis Flyers eliminated Division Two Wingspan 2-0 at home. Another Premier versus Division Two tie saw Bletchingley beat Border Wanderers 8-0 at home.
In the league Ifield Edwards are the new leaders, winning a scrappy game 1-0 at Three Bridges 'A', with Devon McKenzie scoring the only goal of the game with just ten minutes to go. Merstham Newton remain fourth despite winning 9-0 at Real Hydraquip, while Maidenbower Village move up a place to fifth thanks to a 4-2 win over bottom side Sporting Crawley.There were mixed fortunes for Premier sides in the Crawley Charity Shield semi finals. Ifield Edwards II booked their place in the final, beating St Francis Flyers 4-2 at Ewhurst Place. Nick Iron and an own goal saw Ifield through, while Alex Lavan netted twice for Flyers. In the other tie Merstham Newton were beaten 3-1 at Division one side FG Galaxy.
Phoenix United's Second Round Mid Sussex Senior Charity Cup tie at Mid Sussex League side Felbridge was postponed.
In the only league game Bletchingley moved up to second in the table after beating bottom side Sporting Crawley 5-1 away.
Five of the nine Premier League sides were involved in the Second Round of the Crawley Charity Shield. Performance of the day was at Ifield Edwards II where the home side knocked out in-form Bletchingley. After the sides had finished 3-3 at the end of full time, with Nick Iron netting all three for Ifield. Extra time couldn't separate the sides and Ifield Edwards II won 6-5 on penalties. St Francis Flyers also won through as they eliminated Division One side Broadfield 5-1 at home. Merstham Newton won the other all Premier tie, beating Phoenix United 8-1 at Magpie Wood. The only league game saw Three Bridges 'A' draw 2-2 at home with Maidenbower Village.
In the all Premier tie in the First Round of the Mid Sussex Senior Charity Cup Phoenix United knocked out Real Hydraquip after beating them 5-1 at Magpie Wood. A James Tester penalty was Hydraquip's reply.
In the Crawley Senior Cup Second Round Bletchingley carried on their impressive scoring form as they won 5-0 at Maidenbower Village.
In the league St Francis Flyers remain top despite being hammered 6-2 at home by Ifield Edwards II who move up to second. Nick Iron (2), Reece Neupert, Jamal Sultan, Devon McKenzie and Nick Butcher did the damage for Ifield. In the days other league game Three Bridges 'A' surprisingly won 1-0 at third-placed Merstham Newton, and move up a couple of places to fifth.
All games postponed
: In the Second Round of the Mid Sussex Senior Cup Bletchingley gained a good win over County League Division Three side Ifield Edwards following a 5-4 home win. Justin Stott scored three and Mel Thomas with a brace scored the Bletchingley.
Just the one league game survived the weather and Merstham Newton took advantage to move up to third after beating bottom side Sporting Crawley 8-0 at Ewhurst Place, where Sheriff, Strong, Beattie, Chapman, Harding and Jenns with three, were all on target for the visitors.
In the First Round of the Surrey Intermediate Cup Bletchingley kept up their recent very impressive scoring rate with a 16-0 home win over Tongham, while Merstham Newton drew 2-2 after extra time at Farleigh Rovers, but went through on penalties after winning the shoot-out 3-1. In the Crawley Senior Cup First Division FG Galaxy knocked out Sporting Crawley with a 7-0 home win in the First Round with two goals apiece for Michael Blinch and Ryan Eggleton, while Ben King, John Redley and Jamie Fiveash were also on the mark for Galaxy.
In the league a goal from Danny Hill helped St Francis Flyers move to the top despite only drawing 1-1 at Maidenbower Village as Bletchingley were involved in the cup and Ifield Edwards had their home game with Three Bridges 'A' postponed. The days' other game saw Real Hydraquip move out of the bottom three as a brace from Jamie Edwards and one from Tom Joseph gave them a 3-2 win at home to Phoenix United, a result that drops them to second bottom.
Phoenix United's second round tie in the Sussex Intermediate Cup at Magpie Wood against St Leonards Social was postponed.
There were only three league games played last Saturday and the top match saw Ifield Edwards II take on Merstham Newton at home, and it was Ifield who came out on top as a second half goal from Nick Iron was enough to secure the three points. St Francis Flyers move up a place to third following their 2-0 home win over Real Hydraquip, with Angelo Mancuso and Dimitar Anagchev getting the goals, while Three Bridges 'A' heaped more misery on Sporting Crawley as they hammered them 13-0, making it 52 goals conceded in just six league games!
Maidenbower Village's second round tie in the Sussex Intermediate Cup at Surburban League South leaders Eastbourne Borough II was abandoned after 62 minutes with the home side leading 3-0. There were only two league games played last Saturday and the Premier table has new leaders as Bletchingley continued their good form with an amazing 17-1 home win over Sporting Crawley which almost doubled their goal difference, while Sporting are currently conceding goals at an average of eight a game! Albert Daylrmple scored their consolation.
In the other game Real Hydraquip moved out of the bottom two courtesy of a surprise 2-1 home win over Ifield Edwards II. Jamie Edwards gave Hydraquip the lead, but Devon McKenizie equalised in the first half. Despite Ifield's pressure it was Tony Brehme who scored the winner in the second half.
In the Crawley Charity Shield First Round two Premier sides met and it was Phoenix United who emerged victorious following a 7-4 win at Sporting Crawley. Sporting's goals were scored by James Clark, Albert Dalrymple, Nick Ryder and Chris Gower.
In the league the top two sides before play were both beaten as Merstham Newton went down 4-2 at Maidenbower Village, who move up a place to fifth, and Bletchingley won 4-0 at previous second placed and unbeaten Ifield Edwards II to take over second place. St Francis Flyers won 5-1 at Three Bridges 'A' to make it four teams all on twelve points at the top of the table. Danny Hills and Angelo Mancuso both netted braces and Phil Williamson scored the fifth.
In the Mid Sussex Senior Cup First Round there were mixed fortunes for Crawley's two Premier League sides, Real Hydraquip went through after winning 2-1 at Mid Sussex Premier League side Forest Row, with goals from Jamie Edwards and Lee Cooper, but Sporting Crawley weren't so fortunate and they went out after losing 9-1 at home to Mid Sussex Division One side Felbridge.
In the Crawley Charity Shield First Round Division One leaders FG Galaxy brought Maidenbower Village back down to earth following their Intermediate Cup triumph of the previous week with a 6-3 win, while Bletchingley hammered fellow Premier League side Three Bridges 'A' 12-1.
In the league the top two sides both won, Merstham Newton won 2-1 at Phoenix United to stay top thanks to goals from Nathan McDonnell and Steve Povey, while Ifield Edwards II beat third-placed St Francis Flyers 4-0 at Edwards Sports Club. Dave Pethers gave Ifield the lead just before half time, and in the second half Nick Butcher netted a brace and Aaron Smith got the fourth.
Maidenbower Village are through to the Second Round of the Sussex Intermediate Cup following their impressive 3-0 home win over County League Reserve Section West league leaders Midhurst & Easebourne II, and their reward is a tie with Eastbourne Borough II away. Danny Craig, Chris Dempsey and Tom Cousins scoring the goals.
Sporting Crawley were not so fortunate as they went down 4-1 at Brighton Premier League side Montpelier Villa. In the Crawley Senior Cup Ifield Edwards II proved too strong for Second Division Sporting Devils and ran out 5-1 winners. Dave Pethers got the ball rolling and Nick Iron weighed in with four more, while Ryan Gardener scored for Sporting Devils.
In the Second Round of the Crawley Charity Shield Merstham Newton ran out comfortable 5-1 winners at Real Hydraquip.
In the league third-placed St Francis Flyers were beaten 3-1 at home by Phoenix United who move up a place to fifth.
Bletchingley continued their recent good form with a 4-0 win at Three Bridges 'A', a win that moves them up to join three sides at the top on nine points.
In the First Round of the Crawley Charity Shield Ifield Edwards II had a comfortable 7-1 win at Division One side Horley Wanderers. Nick Iron led the way with a hat trick and there were furthers goals from Devon McKenzie (2), Chris Jackson and an own goal. Stuart Macpherson scored a consolation for Horley.
In the league Merstham Newton lost their 100% record as they went down 2-1 at home to St Francis Flyers. Bletchingley move above Maidenbower Village into fourth place after beating them 5-1 at home. Phoenix United move up a couple of places following their 4-2 home win over Sporting Crawley. Three Bridges 'A' dropped Real Hydraquip back into the bottom two after beating them 5-2 at Langley Green, with Ikolodo with two, Ripley, Roberts and Neale on target for Bridges.
In the First Round of the Crawley Charity Shield St Francis Flyers beat Division One side Furnace Green Rovers 4-2. In the league Merstham Newton continued their good start and retain top spot following their 8-3 home win over Sporting Crawley, who at least managed to score their first goals of the season through Chris Gower, Kevin Clifford and Albert Dalrymple, Beattie netted a brace for Merstham. Ifield Edwards made life hard for themselves as they missed a host of chances before finally beating Phoenix United 2-1 at home. Sam Familton put Phoenix ahead, but two goals from Dave Pethers gave Ifield the points. Maidenbower Village enjoyed their first ever win over Three Bridges 'A' emerging 3-2 winners, Canis Rivers, Ben Hurren and Robert Stacey were on the mark for Maidenbower. Real Hydraquip scored their first goals of the season and picked up their first points following a 2-1 win at Bletchingley.
St Francis Flyers made it two wins out of two as they won 5-0 at newly promoted Sporting Crawley. Merstham Newton began their season with a 6-0 win over the other newly promoted side Real Hydraquip. IFIELD EDWARDS II began their season with a 5-3 win at Maidenbower Village and are third. the day's other game saw Three Bridges 'A' and Phoenix United share the points following a 2-2 draw.
Only one game was completed of the three scheduled for last Saturday and its St Francis Flyers who find themselves at the top following their 3-1 home win over Bletchingley. Ifield Edwards II home game with Real Hydraquip was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch, while Phoenix United's home game with Merstham Newton also fell foul of the weather.