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Saturday's Blue Square South Wrap

Jeff King's Chelmsford City claimed pole position in the Blue Square South on Saturday while Maidenhead and Basingstoke picked up wins on the road.

AFC Wimbledon 4-1 Bishop's Stortford

AFC Wimbledon claimed third place in the Blue Square South after smashing four goals past Bishop's Stortford at Kingsmeadow.

The Bishops drew first blood when Piers Wixon's 3rd minute finish handed them lead but the hosts stuck to their gameplan and drew level through Sam Hatton's 24th minute effort.

The second period belonged to the Wombles, who produced an improved performance to grab the game by the scruff of the neck.

The hosts claimed the lead after 54 minutes thanks to Jon Main but saw themselves reduced to ten men four minutes later when Jake Leberl was given his marching orders.

However, it didn't seem to hamper them too much as Main popped up again in the 65th minute to make it 3-1.

Danny Kedwell completed seven minutes from time to put the result beyond doubt.

Bath City 1-0 Fisher Athletic

Bath City moved into the top-half of the table on Saturday after edging out Fisher Athletic at Twerton Park.

The first half ended goalless with neither of the two sides able to fashion very many clear-cut chances in front of goal.

The home supporters must have been getting quite worried in the second period as the match looked to be heading for a drab draw before forward Martin Paul found the back of the net with a 72nd minute strike.

Braintree Town 3-2 Newport County

Braintree Town earned themselves some breathing room in the bottom half of the table after seeing off the challenge of Newport County in a five-goal thriller.

The Iron claimed the lead after 24 minutes through striker Danny Hockton and Newport's on-loan defender Justyn Roberts restored parity with a 39th minute effort.

Braintree reclaimed the lead in the 45th minute thanks to defender Billy Burgess, only for Newport's on-loan striker Craig Reid to level the scores a minute later.

The hosts found it tough going against an obstinate Exiles defence in the second period and finally reclaimed the lead when Hockton fired home a 79th minute effort.

Bromley 0-2 Basingstoke

Basingstoke Town returned to winning ways on Saturday after easing past a lacklustre Bromley at The Courage Stadium.

The hosts broke the deadlock after 24 minutes when on-loan Reading midfielder Mitchell Bryant found the back of the net.

'Stoke continued to press their advantage and doubled their tally just three minutes later through on-loan Brentford forward Ross Montague.

Despite having the home advantage, the Ravens were unable to draw level and their supporters would have been left frustrated by their inability to find the back of the net.

Dorchester 0-1 Chelmsford

Chelmsford City knocked Team Bath off the top of the table after edging out Dorchester Town at the Avenue Stadium.

The Clarets made a perfect start to the game with Dave Rainford giving them the lead with his 2nd minute strike.

Despite having the home advantage, Dorchester were unable to break down a resilient Chelmsford defence which managed to hold firm until the final whistle.

Eastleigh 3-3 Hayes & Yeading

Eastleigh and Hayes & Yeading provided plenty of entertainment for both sets of supporters as they played to a six-goal draw at Silverlake Stadium.

The Spitfires started well with midfielder Anthony Riviere opening the scoring after just two minutes and striker Jamie Brown doubling their advantage with an 8th minute finish.

However, United rallied well and pulled one back through Josh Scott in the 13th minute and the forward popped up again in the 32nd minute to restore parity.

Hayes & Yeading striker Kieran Knight gave his side the lead nine minutes after the break but their lead was short-lived as Jamie Brown bagged a 53rd minute equaliser.

Hampton & Richmond 3-0 Team Bath

Hampton & Richmond Borough moved up to the edge of the play-off places with a comfortable victory against Ged Roddy's Team Bath at Beveree Stadium.

The Beavers broke the deadlock in first-half injury time thanks to John Scarborough and doubled their advantage when midfielder Shaun Macauley found the back of the net five minutes after the break.

Ben Wright scored Hampton's third in the 54th minute to put the game beyond the reach of their opponents.

Havant and W 0-2 Worcester

Worcester City closed the gap on the play-off places with a comfortable win against Havant and Waterlooville at West Leigh Park.

The visitors broke the deadlock under somewhat fortunate circumstances when Havant defender Jay Smith put the ball in his own net.

The Loyals doubled their advantage three minutes after the break through forward Marco Adaggio and held their nerve to collect all three points.

St Albans 1-0 Bognor Regis Town

St Albans City moved up to tenth place in the Blue Square South after edging out Bognor Regis Town with a solitary strike at Clarence Park.

Sam Hurrell broke the deadlock after 22 minutes and the Saints soaked up loads of pressure from the Rocks in the second period to claim a narrow win.

Thurrock 1-2 Maidenhead Utd

Maidenhead United claimed fourth place in the Blue Square South on Saturday with a fairly comfortable win against Thurrock at Ship Lane.

The Magpies claimed the lead after 21 minutes thanks to Iranian defender Bobby Behzadi but the hosts rallied and drew level six minutes later through defender Rob Swain.

The scores remained unchanged heading into the break but the visitors had the edge over their opponents in the second period.

Forward Lee Newman popped up in the 73rd minute to give his side the lead and help them claim all three points.

Welling 2-0 Weston-S-Mare

Andy Ford's Welling United moved closer towards the play-off places with a comfortable win against Weston-Super-Mare at Park View Road.

The Wings made a flying start to the match as they opened the scoring virtually from the kick-off.

On-loan Stevenage striker Jerome Anderson made the perfect start on his debut, finding the back of the net after just three minutes.

Welling continued to press their early advantage and doubled their tally in the 31st minute thanks to midfielder Lee Blackburn.

The scores remained unchanged for the remainder of the match as the host claimed a well-deserved three points.