Kent football results and summary

Birchall scored 11 goals in Dover's FA cup run

Dover Athletic striker Adam Birchall took his tally for the season to a club record 40 with two goals in the Whites' 2-1 win over Dorchester.

The victory means Dover are four points away from the Blue Square Bet South play-off places with two games in hand.

Birchall told BBC Radio Kent: "I haven't been thinking of records, I've just been playing my hardest.

"Now I know I've got the record it's great but I've got to look at the bigger picture."

Welling also won, 4-1 at Eastleigh, but Ebbsfleet and Dartford lost.

Andy Pugh scored twice in the first 25 minutes for the Wings, who were able to make their first outfield signing of the season in midweek after having their transfer embargo lifted.

Manager Jamie Day said: "It was nice, it makes a change to be able to bring someone in. Ben Martin did really well, he started.

"We played really well after the disappointing result last Saturday. The boys played really well. We matched them physically, I thought we were comfortable."

Ebbsfleet's 3-2 defeat at Weston Super Mare means they drop to fourth place, and after the leaders Braintree dropped points manager Liam Daish regarded it as a wasted opportunity.

"It was not a good day defensively," he said. "Three glaring individual mistakes cost us. We go a goal ahead and you should keep it like that for a little while but we didn't defend the far stick.

"I felt confident at half-time, I thought we'd learn from that but their second or third goals haven't been down to them, we've given them the opportunity to score the second and the third."

Jay Saunders noted an improvement in Maidstone United's performance in his first game since being asked to take charge of the side until the end of the season.

Saunders, who up until the departure of Andy Ford on Tuesday night had been captain, saw his side lose 2-0 to Billericay by conceding two late goals.

"We deserved something out of it," he said. "It was me who gave the ball away on the edge of their box for the first goal, but overall I am pleased with the boys, we should have got something but that's the way it's been going for us."

Margate's players reacted to the dismissal of manager Iain O'Connell on Friday with a 3-2 win at Hendon, Craig Cloke, Tom Bradbourne and Wayne Wilson scored the goals.

Director Keith Piper has begun the search for a permanent manager and told BBC Radio Kent O'Connell's departure was purely down to results.

"Iain asked for assurances about his position for next season, the club wasn't able to give him those assurances, the rest is history," he said.

"We'll appoint a caretaker manager for Tuesday's game and we will take whatever time we need to find the right person."

Ramsgate and Whitstable Town were Kent's only other winners in the Ryman league while Hythe Town extended their lead at the top of the Kent League to four points with a 2-0 win at Beckenham.

Results

Saturday, 19 March 2011

Blue Square Bet South
Dover 2-1 Dorchester
Eastleigh 1-4 Welling
Staines Town 2-0 Dartford
Weston Super Mare 3-2 Ebbsfleet
Woking 1-0 Bromley

Ryman Premier Division
Canvey Island 1-0 Tonbridge
Cray 1-1 Horsham
Hendon 2-3 Margate
Maidstone 0-2 Billericay
Wealdstone 1-1 Folkestone

Ryman South
Chipstead 2-2 Chatham
Corinthian Casuals 3-2 Sittingbourne
Faversham 1-1 Burgess Hill
Ramsgate 1-0 Godalming
Worthing 1-2 Whitstable

Ryman North
Thamesmead 0-3 Potters Bar

Kent League
Beckenham 0-2 Hythe
Erith/Belvedere 0-2 Holmesdale
Fisher 3-3 Deal
Greenwich 2-0 Corinthian
Lordswood 2-1 Sevenoaks
Tunbridge Wells 0-3 VCD Athletic

Kent County League Premier League
Bly Spartans 1-2 Phoenix Sports
Fleet Leisure 1-2 Cray Valley
Hollands And Blair 3-0 Snodland
Lewis Borough 0-1 Rusthall
Stanfield O And B 4-2 Bridon Ropes
Sutton Athletic 3-2 Bearsted
Tonbridge Invicta 2-5 Charlton Athletic Community

Divison One
APM 4-0 University Of Kent
Belvedere 0-0 Farnborough OBG
Chipstead 4-1 Tudor Sports
Coney Hall 0-2 AFC Sevenoaks
Crockenhill 2-0 Forest Hill Park
Kennington 1-3 Sheppey United
Larkfield And New Hythe 2-3 Sheerness East
Milton And Fulston Utd 2-3 Staplehurst And Monarchs Utd
New Romney 1-2 Otford United
Wickham Park 0-2 Green Ways

Division Two
Bexley 5-0 Westerham
Blackheath Utd 2-1 Hildenborough
Borden Village 3-1 Broadstairs
Halls 0-1 Bexley Borough
Lanes End 3-3 Bexlians
Malgo 1-4 Lydd Town
Meridian 0-3 Seven Acre Sports
N.K. Aces 2-1 Hawkenbury
Platt Utd 7-1 Tenterden Town

Eastern Section Les Leckie Cup semi-finals
Bredhurst Juniors 1-1 Saga Sports And Social
(Saga won 5-4 On Penalties)
Swale Utd 1-3 Bromley Green

Weald Of Kent Senior Charity Cup semi-final
Woodstock Park 2-1 Canterbury City