Wins for Sidley, Westfield & Common
Sidley United won to eclipse last season’s points total in Division One, while Little Common and Westfield triumphed to aid their Division Two survival quests.
The 2-1 win over Redhill also means Sidley are guaranteed to better their 2010/11 position of 13th. Goals from Callum McDonald and Allan McMinigal put Sidley two-up at half time before Redhill pulled one back.
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Hide AdWestfield look virtually certain to avoid the bottom two following a dramatic 4-3 success away to mid-table Storrington which made it one defeat in seven games.
David Pugh and Gordon Cuddington scored two each for a Westfield side which led 1-0 and 3-1, but needed a 90th minute winner from Pugh to take the points.
Common picked up a sorely-needed first victory of 2012 with a 5-2 win at home to in-form Loxwood, although it still wasn’t enough to take them out of the drop zone.
A Drew Greenall brace put them two-up at half time, and although Loxwood pulled one back, two from Jamie Crone and Jordan Wood’s header saw Common home before the visitors nabbed a late consolation.
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Standings (played-points) – Division 1: 1 RYE UNITED 35-80, 2 Three Bridges 33-78, 3 Lancing 34-77, 4 Pagham 34-66, 5 Hassocks 36-66, 6 Peacehaven & Telscombe 34-63, 7 Lingfield 34-61, 8 Redhill 34-53, 9 AFC Uckfield 34-49, 10 East Grinstead Town 35-49, 11 SIDLEY UNITED 36-49, 12 Selsey 35-43, 13 Crowborough Athletic 36-40, 14 Arundel 35-37, 15 Worthing United 34-36, 16 Horsham YMCA 36-36, 17 Ringmer 35-35, 18 Shoreham 36-35, 19 St Francis Rangers 35-16, 20 Chichester City 33-11.
Division 2: 1 East Preston 31-86, 2 Hailsham Town 30-69, 3 Dorking Wanderers 30-60, 4 Littlehampton Town 31-51, 5 Eastbourne United AFC 33-50, 6 BEXHILL UNITED 32-49, 7 Loxwood 31-49, 8 Southwick 34-48, 9 Storrington 32-40, 10 Mile Oak 34-40, 11 Rustington 32-40, 12 WESTFIELD 31-33, 13 Steyning Town 31-33, 14 Wick 31-33, 15 Midhurst & Easebourne 31-29, 16 Seaford Town 32-28, 17 LITTLE COMMON 32-28, 18 Oakwood 32-27.