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OFFICIAL KNAPHILL FOOTBALL CLUB MATCHDAY PROGRAMME SEASON 2012-2013

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WHO’S WHO AT KNAPHILL FC?

Chairman David Freeman Vice Chairman Michael Garbutt Treasurer John Wood Senior Football Secretary Bryan Freeman Youth Team Secretary Nick Croshaw Ladies Secretary Pam Lawrence Club Welfare Officer Tina Taylor Club Liaison Officer Nick Croshaw Matchday Manager Peter Annette Clubhouse Manager Joan Annette First Team Joint Manager Kevin Bailey First Team Joint Manager Phil Ruggles First Team Coach Tom Davies Goalkeeper Coach Matt Edwards Reserves Manager Paul Dyer Reserves Assistant Manager Kevin Arnold Sports Injury Therapist Jennifer Thraves Youth Team Manager Gary Taylor Youth Team Coaches Mark Dawber Alex Lumley Max Fouracre Ladies First Team Manager Roy Lawrence Ladies Reserves Manager Adie Wilson

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Clubhouse - 01483 475150 Senior Football Secretary - Bryan Freeman 01932 560738/07876 162904 email: [email protected] Club Liaison Officer - Nick Croshaw 01252 878126/07804 698806 email: [email protected] Club Welfare Officer - Tina Taylor 01932 621214/07842 266585 email: [email protected] Matchday Manager - Peter Annette - 07510 664774 email: [email protected] Official Website - www.knaphillfootballclub.co.uk

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Phil Ruggles, Joint First Team & Player Manager

Firstly welcome to the Cobham FC players and officials and of course the three match officials to Redding Way. Well what a week makes in football. The club unfortunately lost our Reserve Team Manager Paul Dyer this week due to him resigning on Monday. We have filled the post with David Kelly who joins us with a wealth of experience previously with Westfield and recently Sheerwater (yes another one), we wish Dave all the best in his new post and lots of success aswell. Last week we played Feltham and got a well deserved and welcome three points. We went behind early on and to be honest didn't really get ourselves completely into the game. We changed things around at half time replacing Dean Pitcher with Charlie Postance. The second half we dug in very deep and to be fair I believe deserved the run of the green we got. James Felgate and Sam Dennison worked tirelessly in midfield against a hard working Feltham side who on another could and should of come away with all three points. We now need to take that effort and commitment forward into this game and hopefully continue the good work we are doing. Finally I would like to say the club is hosting their Race Night tonight so all supporters and players are welcome. Come On You Knappers! Ruggs

MATCH REPORT KNAPHILL 2

Feltham 1

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Saturday 10th November Kick Off 3.00pm Redding Way Combined Counties League Division One

Victory is sweet, especially when a team records only their third league win of the season, and their second one in ten league games. That’s what happened to Knaphill with a Phil Ruggles double giving the home side three valuable points at Redding Way on Saturday, to give the team an encouraging boost from the 2-1 win. It took a while for Knaphill to settle down, in a side that gave home first team debuts to three players in a game of which both sides had numerous opportunities to open up the game. But although the visitors had the better of the first half, Knaphill dug deep and produced and created more in the second period. As has often happened this season, Knaphill fell behind early in the game when in the ninth minute, the home defence showed some uncertainty in defending, allowing Francis Luke to put Feltham in the lead. Three minutes later, Knaphill responded when Anthony Gray had a goal attempt after twelve minutes pushed away by the keeper for a corner. Knaphill were a bit shaky with their distribution, something they improved upon in the second half. But despite creating plenty of opportunities, both teams were guilty of not being convincing in the final quarter of the pitch, especially Feltham who could have two or three up by the end of the half. Phil Ruggles went closest for Knaphill when his close range effort was hacked away to deny an equaliser on 28 minutes. Then keeper Bradleigh Porter on loan from Woking making his first appearance for Knaphill denied Feltham in the 36th minute as the visitors finished the half hanging on to their single goal lead. Knaphill had substitute Charlie Postance on for Dean Pitcher at the start of the second half in which the home side started well and after 52 minutes a perfect flighted corner from James Felgate was met by Ruggles who headed home the equaliser at the near post. Back in the game, and in the 65th minute the goal scorer was after a second, only to see his shot cannon off the post, which was immediately followed up by Gray’s effort which was blocked by the keeper. In the 80th minute Postance had what seemed the easiest chance of the half, and with a bit more composure should have given Knaphill the lead, but ballooned the shot high over the bar. But after more Knaphill grafting, the winning goal came after 87 minutes when Postance was upended in the 18 yard box, and Phil Ruggles duly despatched the penalty. A 2-1 lead that Knaphill held onto in a tense finish until the final whistle for three welcome and valuable points. Knaphill: Porter, Green, McShane, Perks, Edwards, Pitcher(Postance 46mins), Felgate, Dennison, Ruggles, Smith(Chimbima 72mins), Gray(Pym 67mins) Sub Not Used: Walters Scorer: Ruggles 52mins, 87mins.

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GU21 News around the ground

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Good afternoon everyone and welcome to our opponents today Cobham, their players, officials and supporters, and also to our three match officials, Referee Vince Penfold and his two Assistants Mike Ellsmore and Tom Ellsmore for a fixture which could be named the basement encounter. Both of today’s teams have been struggling in the first three months of the season, but although Knaphill won their match against Feltham last weekend, they remained third from bottom, but only on goal difference with the two clubs above them. Knaphill have ten points from 14 games, and Cobham have eight points also from 14 games, and having lost 4-0 at home to Eversley last week, dropped to a place below their hosts today. It was good to see Knaphill gain all three points last

weekend against another team not that far from

the bottom three, Feltham. But having only won

their third league game of the season, the previous

two having been registered one away and one at

home, the win on Saturday was an encouraging

one, and to some degree, relief. Overall it was a

grafted, battling performance, although Knaphill

did have to suffer going behind to their opponents

again when Feltham scored after just nine minutes.

However, with both sides failing to turn creativity

into scoring goals, Feltham’s lead was abruptly

dented seven minutes into the second half when

Phil Ruggles equalised for the home side, as the

team went on to show a determined display. But it

was not until the 87th minute that Knaphill scored

what was to be the winner, and it was a second

goal for Ruggles who tucked away a penalty after Charlie Postance was upended in the box. The Man of the Match award went to Phil Ruggles whose two goals gave us the three points, and he can be seen pictured below with his bottle of champagne from Chairman David Freeman. After that, he might be seeking another couple of goals today! So, three valuable points on Saturday, and today it would be nice to secure back to back wins. Knaphill – the challenge is yours!

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Knaphill Reserves manager Paul Dyer resigned this week, with the team having hit a bad patch of results over the last few games including heavy defeats by Farleigh Rovers Reserves and Farnham Town Reserves. Last Saturday’s Reserve Challenge Cup match at Raynes Park Vale Reserves was called off due to a waterlogged pitch. Today the Reserves are away to Sandhurst Town Reserves. However, we are pleased to announce that Dave Kelly has replaced Paul as Reserve Team Manager. Dave, pictured below joins us from local rivals Sheerwater having spent a spell at our other local rivals Westfield prior.

Last weekend Knaphill Ladies lost 4-2 at home the Carshalton Athletic Ladies, and this Sunday turn their attention to Cup football when they entertain Abbey Rangers Girls in the County Cup, kick off at Redding Way is 1.45pm. Next week it’s back to League duty when they’re away to Kent Magpies. Fixture off the pitch takes place here this evening, when Knaphill players, officials, families and friends, will be participating in a Race Night event which will include food and kicks off at 7.30pm, and we hope everyone will have an enjoyable social evening.

Back to this afternoon’s game, and valuable points up for grabs as both teams will be seeking to make strides to get clear of the basement in Division One. Looking ahead to Knaphill’s fixtures coming up, and next Saturday we make the away trip to Epsom Athletic kick off 3pm, followed by another away game on Saturday 1st December to South Kilburn kick off 2pm. Next home game at Redding Way will be on Saturday 8th December with a local derby against Westfield, kick off 3pm. Enjoy the game…….Bryan

Knaphill Football Club are featured once again

in the latest edition of the Football Focus

Magazine this month.

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Cobham football club were formed by villagers in 1892 entering a junior league. The home ground was never settled with various fields around the outskirts of the village being used at different times. During the late 1920's they played in the Kingston and district league winning division 1 in 1928/29 and 1929/30. In the 1930's they gained intermediate status and quickly achieved senior status in 1938 upon election to the Surrey senior league. After interruption by the war, Cobham became league champions in 1948/9 narrowly missing the double by losing in the league cup final. The club made home at Cobham recreation ground until 1955/6 when it moved to Anvil lane also known as the Leg 'O' Mutton field. The club took its nickname from the word anvil and so became the hammers. Most recently the club were founder members of the combined counties league moving up from the now defunct Surrey senior league. They finished second to Ash Utd in 1998/9. The pride of place on the clubhouse wall goes to a picture of Reg Madgwick, who served as player, committee member and fund raiser.He requested hid ashes be scattered on the pitch and left all his worldly possessions to the club and this season we have renamed the ground The Reg Madgwick Stadium in his honour. The clubs floodlights were installed in1997/8 and were christened with a game with a game against Conference side Woking Fc. The hammers most recent silverware was in 2001/2 when they beat Bedfont FC 3-2 in the Combined Counties League Premier Challenge Cup. Since then the club have had to fight hard to bring the club back into financial stability as they where left in virtual ruin and substantial debt, but now under different leadership and direction Cobham are on a sound foundation.

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the fixture list DATE FIXTURE K.O RES ATT

Aug 4 Eversley & California 3pm 2-3 60 Nash Redrup J.Ward Pearce Brainch L.Parrington 1

Aug 11 South Kilburn CCL1 3pm 2-4 29 Nash Redrup Worthington Pearce J.Green P.Craig

Aug 18 Warlingham CCL1 3pm 1-2 21 Nash Redrup J.Ward M.Ward Headland P.Craig

Aug 25 Mole Valley SCR CCL1(prov) 3pm 1-0 33 Nash Redrup J.Ward Pearce Headland P.Craig

Aug 27 Frimley Green CCL1 11.30am 0-5 101 Nash Redrup J.Ward Niven Headland Pearce

Sept 1 Ash Utd FAVQR1 3pm 2-1 29 Nash Redrup J.Ward M.Ward Headland P.Craig

Sept 8 Epsom Athletic CCL1 3pm 0-4 32 Nash Redrup Pearce Nevin Headland P.Craig

Sept 15 Spelthorne Sports CCL1 3pm 5-0 59 Nash Cox Doble McShane Headland Green

Sept 22 AFC Croydon Athletic CCL1 3pm 2-3 41 McGregor Cox Doble Niven McShane Pitcher

Sept 29 Banstead Athletic CCL1 3pm 1-1 16 McGregor Cox Doble Niven McShane Perks

Oct 2 Westfield D1C R2 7.30pm 2-1 86 McGregor Cox Doble Niven McShane Edwards

Oct 6 Staines Lammas CCL1 3pm 4-2 25 McGregor Cox Doble Niven McShane Edwards

Oct 13 Worcester Park CCL1 3pm 4-2 27 McGregor Cox Doble Niven Perks Felgate

Oct 16 Mole Valley SCR PCC2 7.30pm 3-1 33 Taylor Cox Doble Niven 1 Perks McShane

Oct 20 Sheerwater CCL1 3pm 2-1 80 Taylor Cox Doble Niven Perks McShane

Oct 23 Cove SCC R2 7.30pm 4-2 37 Taylor Smith Doble Edwards Green Cox

Oct 27 Staines Lammas CCL1 3pm 0-1 44 McGregor Smith Doble Edwards Green Cox

Nov 3 Farleigh Rovers SPC1 1.30pm 4-1 10 Ruggles Cox Doble Perks Green Smith 1

Nov 10 Feltham CCL1 3pm 2-1 40 Porter Green Perks Edwards McShane Dennison

Nov 17 Cobham CCL1 3pm

Nov 24 Epsom Athletic CCL1 3pm

Dec 1 South Kilburn CCL1 2pm

Dec 8 Westfield CCL1 3pm

Dec 15 Mole Valley SCR CCL1 3pm

Dec 22 CB Hounslow Utd CCL1 2pm

Dec 29 Warlingham CCL1 3pm

Jan 5 Eversley & California CCL1 2pm

Jan 12 Feltham CCL1 3pm

Jan 19 Farleigh Rovers CCL1 3pm

Jan 26 Westfield CCL1 3pm

Feb 2 Sheerwater CCL1 3pm

Feb 9 Frimley Green CCL1 3pm

Feb 16 Cobham CCL1 3pm

Feb 23 Banstead Athletic CCL1 3pm

STARTING ELEVEN

Home games in red - First Sub Second Sub Third Sub - Yellow Card Red Card - 1 = Goals scored CCL = League PCC = Premier Challenge Cup D1C = Division 1 Cup FAV = FA Vase SPC = Surrey Premier Cup SCC = Southern Combination Cup

Greenwood Weatherall Knowles Craig 1 Fouracre Timba Green Doyle Bernard C.Parrington

Greenwood Weatherall Knowles 1 Craig Timba 1 Postance Brainch Batica Abdellah

Greenwood 1 L.Craig 1 Knowles Postance Dart Batica Coates Light

Greenwood L.Craig Knowles Postance Dart Batica Coates Light

Fouracre L.Craig Knowles Coombes Abdellah Postance Cox Dart Harvey M.Ward

Greenwood Williams Knowles 1 Pym Jones Coombes L.Craig Dart Fouracre Niven

Greenwood Williams L.Craig Pym Jones Dart Coombes Fouracre

Greenwood Felgate Ruggles Pym Dart Hennessey Roissetter

Pym Felgate Ruggles Hennessey Headland 2 Dart Green Roissetter Postance Smith

Postance 1 Felgate Ruggles Hennessey Headland Roissetter Smith

Postance 1 Felgate Ruggles Hennessey Knowles 1 Roissetter Smith Pym Headland

Postance Felgate Ruggles 1 Hennessey 1 Knowles Roissetter Pitcher Perks Wilson Coats

Postance 1 Edwards Pym 3 Hennessey Wilson Roissetter Davis

Postance Edwards Pym Felgate Wilson Roissetter Davis

Postance Edwards 1 Pym Hennessey Felgate Roissetter Cope Ruggles Green

Postance 1 Pitcher Pym 1 Hennessey Felgate Roissetter Ruggles Niven Perks

Postance Pitcher Pym Hennessey Felgate Roissetter Ruggles Dawber Chimbina Hamilton

Postance Pitcher Edwards Hennessey Felgate Gray Davis McShane

Felgate Pitcher Smith Ruggles 2 Gray Pym Postance Walters Chimbina

T.b.c :AFC Croydon Athletic, CB Hounslow Utd, Spelthorne Sports, Worcester Park, Feltham (cup)

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Sat 17 Nov 12 FA Carlsberg Vase – 2nd Round Ash United v South Park Croydon v Newbury Erith Town v Guernsey Littlehampton Town v Hanworth Villa Premier Division Badshot Lea v Hartley Wintney Camberley Town v Cove Epsom & Ewell v Chessington & Hook United Horley Town v Sandhurst Town Molesey v Dorking Raynes Park Vale v Farnham Town Wembley v Egham Town Lemon Recoridngs Division One Challenge Cup – 3rd Round Farleigh Rovers v AFC Croydon Athletic (1.30 p.m.) Division One Banstead Athletic v Spelthorne Sports Epsom Athletic v Worcester Park Eversley & California v CB Hounslow United (2.00 p.m.) Feltham v Staines Lammas Knaphill v Cobham Mole Valley SCR v Warlingham South Kilburn v Westfield (2.00 p.m.) Surrey Intermediate Cup – 1st Round Warlingham Res v Shalford Social Reserve Challenge Cup – 1st Round CB Hounslow United Res v Farnham Town Res (1.30 p.m.) Reserve Division Frimley Green Res v Raynes Park Vale Res Sandhurst Town Res v Knaphill Res Westfield Res v Ash United Res Worcester Park Res v Sheerwater Res (2.00 p.m.)

Sun 18 Nov 12 FA Carlsberg Vase – 2nd Round Erith & Belvedere v Frimley Green (3.00 p.m.) Mon 19 Nov 12 Premier Division Windsor v Bedfont Sports Grant-McLellan Youth Cup – 2nd Round Dorking U18 v Horley Town U18 Tue 20 Nov 12 Surrey Senior Cup – 2nd Round Molesey v Badshot Lea Middlesex Charity Cup – 1st Round Cockfosters v Wembley Middlesex Premier Cup – 1st Round Feltham v North Greenford United Res EL Records Premier Challenge Cup – 3rd Round Chessington & Hook United v Mole Valley SCR Wed 21 Nov 12 Surrey Senior Cup – 2nd Round Croydon v Horley Town EL Records Premier Challenge Cup – 2nd Round Colliers Wood United v South Park (7.30 p.m.)

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Sat 24 Nov 12 Premier Division Bedfont Sports v Sandhurst Town Camberley Town v Epsom & Ewell Cove v Chessington & Hook United Croydon v Ash United Dorking v Colliers Wood United Egham Town v Horley Town Farnham Town v Hartley Wintney Guernsey v South Park Hanworth Villa v Molesey Raynes Park Vale v Badshot Lea Windsor v Wembley Division One Banstead Athletic v Eversley & California CB Hounslow United v Feltham (2.00 p.m.) Cobham v Westfield Epsom Athletic v Knaphill Farleigh Rovers v Mole Valley SCR (2.00 p.m.) Frimley Green v AFC Croydon Athletic South Kilburn v Staines Lammas (2.00 p.m.) Spelthorne Sports v Sheerwater (2.00 p.m.) Worcester Park v Warlingham (2.00 p.m.) Reserve Division Ash United Res v Frimley Green Res Knaphill Res v Farleigh Rovers Res Sandhurst Town Res v Farnham Town Res Sheerwater Res v Raynes Park Vale Res (2.00 p.m.) Warlingham Res v Worcester Park Res (2.00 p.m.) Westfield Res v CB Hounslow United Res

Cherry Red Records Combined Counties Football League

Division One

P W D L F A Pts

1 Westfield 14 12 0 2 37 20 36

2 South Kilburn 15 9 5 1 32 14 32

3 Frimley Green 11 10 1 0 40 8 31

4 Eversley & California 14 9 1 4 45 24 28

5 Mole Valley SCR 13 8 1 4 30 13 25

6 Spelthorne Sports 13 8 1 4 31 19 25

7 Epsom Athletic 14 7 3 4 35 34 24

8 Worcester Park 14 7 2 5 34 24 23

9 AFC Croydon Athletic 12 6 2 4 27 26 20

10 Staines Lammas 12 5 1 6 27 33 16

11 Banstead Athletic 13 3 4 6 16 18 13

12 Warlingham 12 3 2 7 24 36 11

13 Sheerwater 12 3 2 7 19 35 11

14 Feltham 12 3 1 8 18 27 10

15 Farleigh Rovers 12 3 1 8 16 30 10

16 Knaphill 14 3 1 10 18 37 10

17 Cobham 14 2 2 10 17 35 8

18 CB Hounslow United 13 1 0 12 20 53 3

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Reserve Section

P W D L F A Pts

1 Farnham Town Reserves 11 10 0 1 54 12 30

2 Raynes Park Vale Reserves 10 10 0 0 43 9 30

3 Farleigh Rovers Reserves 8 7 0 1 24 1 21

4 CB Hounslow United Reserves 10 5 1 4 24 21 16

5 Warlingham Reserves 8 4 1 3 24 21 13

6 Ash United Reserves 10 4 0 6 18 30 12

7 Sandhurst Town Reserves 10 4 0 6 15 29 12

8 Westfield Reserves 9 4 0 5 19 19 9

9 Worcester Park Reserves 8 3 0 5 17 21 9

10 Knaphill Reserves 8 2 1 5 15 27 7

11 Frimley Green Reserves 10 0 1 9 8 38 1

12 Sheerwater Reserves 8 0 0 8 4 37 0

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My Footballing hero was?... Dennis Bergkemp... My Favourite Football Ground?... Emirates... My Greatest Achievement?... Winning Cup and League with Manorcroft... If I didn’t have football growing up I would?... Play and follow Rugby... If I could change anything I would?... Try and elevate the diving by players! Also wish I hadn't left Manorcroft, and stayed longer with the Club in earlier years... I love football because?... I like the buzz of the game, and enjoyment generally playing in a game since I was seven years old.

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Knaphill’s impressive U18’s side continued their excellent form in the Southern Youth League with a six game unbeaten league and cup run from mid-September to the end of October, only stopped by a last gasp 3-2 defeat by Shalford. The year started with only three players returning from last year’s campaign with goalkeeper Craig Taylor, left-back Josh Dawber and this season’s captain, Jonny Coats. This meant a very different squad starting their first game in the Southern Youth League in late August at Godalming Town and how pleasing was it to see a fine 2-1 victory for the Knappers with young striker Mekhail McLaughlin getting both goals. This proved to be a false dawn however as trips to Farnham Town and Guildford City both ended in heavy defeats 2-4 & 1-4 respectively; the Knaphill goals from Stevie Kemp, Hamid Senousaoui & Jamal Rodney. The only consistency was that Jonny Coats came away with two ‘Man 0f the Match’ awards (given by the opposition) and three bookings. The youngsters needed to take a long look at themselves and look to repair the damage done to both their position in the table and the teams over-all morale before their next game. That next match saw a long trip down to Cranleigh and a morale boosting 1-1 draw in a very tight game, played at 100mph and in a great spirit. Matt Willard made his debut in goal and helped keep the Knappers in the game whilst Jonny picked up his third MoM in 4 games. The fifth consecutive away game, due to issues with the use of the floodlights at Redding Way, saw a visit to Sandhurst Town and the fastest goals of the season so far as Jamal Rodney nipped in to score after just 21 seconds. A second goal from Jamal and a powerful Jakub Kurdziel header from the big defender saw a comfortable 3-0 lead at half-time. However Sandhurst came storming back in the second half and with ten minutes left had the score at 3-2, again a big defensive effort held the home side at bay and the Knappers recorded their second league win of the season. The latest game was a strong away performance against all the odds at Fleet Spurs where one player failed to arrive, a second Jack Lewis was injured in the warm-up, and with Robert Litchfield stepping into the breach for his first start of the campaign and with only two fit players on the bench it was all hands to the pump. Fleet scored first and it looked as if it could have been a long night. However goals from Conor Davison (2) on his seasonal debut, Charlie Felicien with his first touch after coming on as a sub and a tap-in from Jamal resulting in a 4-2 victory and a return to the top of the table. Special mention should go to the rest of the squad: Ahmed Abdali who has made the centre back position (in a strong back three) his own; Louis Herbert with great expertise in the midfield holding role, Scott James who has only made two starts so far, but shows promise; Ben Landi who along with Craig and Jonny has made appearances for the senior Knaphill teams. youngsters Nathan Leonard and Harry Rosier who will get further chances to shine; the non-stop motor-mouth that is Kabir Odekunle; Mr ‘Shoot-on-sight’ Turkay Suleyman, Kallum Parker-Andrew who has had little time to shine so far this season and Hamid Senousaoui whose goal against Farnham was one of the few bright spots in a disappointing game.

The Grant-McLellan Cup 1st round tie against Windsor which was played at Molesey FC’s Walton Road ground last Monday night, ended in a heart rendering 6-5 defeat on penalties after a hard fought 3-3 draw. With Knaphill 3-1 down after 23 minutes it didn’t look good, but a superb team effort turned the tie around with a last gasp (90+2 mins) free-kick from Turkay Suleyman.

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2 Knaphill 9 5 1 3 18 18 16

3 Godalming Town 6 4 0 2 12 7 12

4 Shalford 6 4 0 2 15 13 12

5 Guildford City 6 3 1 2 14 10 10

6 Fleet Spurs 5 3 0 2 15 12 9

7 Hartley Wintney 6 2 1 3 8 9 7

8 Ash United 5 1 1 3 9 12 4

9 Cranleigh 6 1 1 4 9 18 4

10 Sandhurst Town 5 1 0 4 7 16 3

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