St Leonards Social miss chance to move level with leaders, Rye Town lose perfect record, Bundy hits six for Welcroft Park

St Leonards Social missed the chance to move level on points with East Sussex Football League leaders Crowhurst after suffering their first Premier Division loss of the season.
By Simon Newstead
Published 18th Nov 2021, 10:09 BST
Updated 18th Nov 2021, 10:10 BST
St Leonards Social missed the chance to move level on points with East Sussex Football League leaders Crowhurst after suffering their first Premier Division loss of the seasonSt Leonards Social missed the chance to move level on points with East Sussex Football League leaders Crowhurst after suffering their first Premier Division loss of the season
St Leonards Social missed the chance to move level on points with East Sussex Football League leaders Crowhurst after suffering their first Premier Division loss of the season

Third-placed Social were beaten 5-0 away to Hawkhurst United on Saturday and remain three points off the pace as a result.

A Leon Fisher hat-trick and two from Jason Donoghue earned Hawkhurst their third league win of the campaign and moved them up a place to sixth.

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Second-placed Battle Town are still above Social on goal difference after their scheduled game away to Rock-a-Nore was cancelled.

Punnetts Town climbed to fourth on the back of a 4-0 victory at home to Northiam 75. Casey Ham continued his prolific form with two more goals, and there was one apiece for Craig Norman and Louis Walder.

DIVISION ONE

Division One pacesetters Rye Town saw their 100 percent league record brought to an end by a 2-1 defeat away to sixth-placed The JC Tackleway.

Rob Levett's goal wasn't enough to prevent Rye's run of six consecutive league wins being halted as Toby Payne and Kale Hakos struck for Tackleway.

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Rye are still two points clear of second-placed Bexhill AAC, although they've now played the same number of matches.

The clash between South Coast Athletico and Sedlescombe Rangers II was postponed.

DIVISION TWO

The one game in Division Two produced a 4-3 victory for Herstmonceux away to Bexhill Rovers.

Strikes by Charlie Chambers, Reece Davey, Connor Middleton and Jake Maynard helped lift Herstmonceux up a place to fourth.

DIVISION THREE

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Jamie Bundy plundered a six-goal salvo as Welcroft Park Rangers moved within three points of Division Three leaders Ninfield.

Bill Coles and Kirk Ferguson also found the net as free-scoring Welcroft Park won 8-3 away to Mountfield United, taking their goal tally to 19 in their last three matches.

The JC Tackleway II climbed above Mountfield into the top five in light of a 2-0 victory away to Bexhill AAC II. Steve Kentell and Rikki Matthews got the goals.

DIVISION FOUR

Parkfield pulled off a 2-0 success away to Battle Town III in the one Division Four fixture to go ahead.

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Craig Fullerton and Oliver Truman were on target as fourth-placed Parkfield moved within three points of the teams in second and third, albeit having played a game more.