Newcomers Dover Athletic claimed pole position with a 2-0 win against Thurrock, while Woking moved up to second place with a hard fought victory at Basingstoke.
The Cards got off to a flying start thanks to Delano Sam-Yorke's fourth minute goal but found themselves back on even terms when Basingstoke defender Sean Hankin found the back of the net one minute after the break.
However, the stalemate didn't last long as on-loan Brentford striker Moses Ademola restored Woking's slender advantage just five minutes later.
Eastleigh moved up to 13th position in the league standings with a 2-0 win against Bath City at Twerton Park.
Striker Andy Forbes opened the scoring after just three minutes of play and defender Tom Jordan doubled their advantage with a goal in the 18th minute.
Dorchester Town claimed all three points in a trilling match against Havant and Waterlooville, which produced no less than seven goals.
The hosts drew first blood when striker Matt Groves found the back of the net with a 2nd minute strike but Hawks forward Manny Williams restored parity in the 27th minute.
The Magpies reclaimed the lead in the 63rd minute through Ryan Moss and the striker was on target again two minutes later to put his side in a commanding position.
Turkish striker Mustafa Tiryaki pulled one back for the visitors in the 69th minute only for Portuguese midfielder Ivan Forbes to restore Dorchester's two-goal lead in the 74th minute.
Defender Sam Pearce managed to claw another one back for Shaun Gale's side three minutes later to ensure a thrilling finish to a high-scoring encounter.
Elsewhere, A Charlie Sheringham hat-trick helped Bishop's Stortford record a fairly comfortable win over Hampton & Richmond Borough, while Maidenhead picked up all three points with a 2-0 win against Welling United at York Road.
Dover's impressive start to the campaign shows no signs of letting up after another victory on the road on Tuesday evening.
Forward Adam Birchall opened the scoring after 11 minutes and fellow striker Francis Collin made sure of the result with a goal in injury time.
Basingstoke 1-2 Woking
Bath City 0-2 Eastleigh
Bromley 1-1 Braintree Town
Dorchester 4-3 Havant and W
Hampton & Richmond 1-3 Bishop's Stortford
Maidenhead Utd 2-0 Welling
St Albans 1-3 Staines Town
Thurrock 0-2 Dover
Weston-S-Mare 3-1 Worcester
Posted: Tuesday , September 08, 2009
Well done Newport County. Looking forward to a Welsh derby next season... MORE >>
By gvred on Fri, 12th March 10
| BlueSq South Standings | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newport County | 85 |
| 2 | Chelmsford | 61 |
| 3 | Braintree Town | 58 |
| 4 | Staines Town | 57 |
| 5 | Bath City | 56 |
| 6 | Eastleigh | 53 |
| 7 | Dover | 53 |
| 8 | St Albans | 51 |
| 9 | Thurrock | 50 |
| 10 | Welling United | 50 |
| Full standings | ||
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