Two-Way Tie At The Top

Slough Town maintained top spot after making light work of bottom-markers Gosport Borough at Arbour Park.

A crowd of 678 saw the Rebels race into a 2-0 lead through Brad Wadkins after 14 and 34 minutes.

Boro pulled one back through Ife Onwuachu 2 minutes later, but the hosts took a 3-1 lead into half-time, courtesy of Manny Williams` goal in the 40th minute.

Wadkins went on to complete his hat-trick in the 72nd minute, with Williams adding his second and Slough`s fifth 9 minutes from the end.

King`s Lynn Town maintained points parity with Slough after a 2-1 win at The Walks against Bishop`s Stortford.

The Linnets struck twice in the first 17 minutes, starting with a 9th minute effort from former Norwich City star Grant Holt and then Ryan Hawkins 8 minutes later.

The young Blues side battled hard though and Freddie Moncur’s reply wasn’t enough to give them a share of the spoils.

Weymouth, who were joint-leaders with Slough and King`s Lynn after Saturday`s games, slipped to a surprise 2-0 defeat to Frome Town at their own Bob Lucas Stadium in front of a crowd of 805.

Joe Raynes gave the Somerset visitors an 18th minute lead, but it wasn`t until 4 minutes into stoppage time at the end of the game that they bagged a second from Darren Jefferies.

Kettering Town are fourth, but played out their third successive league goalless draw at sixth-placed Redditch United.

Hereford FC are fifth and maintained their unbeaten away record after drawing 2-2 at Ladysmead against seventh-placed Tiverton Town.

In front of a season`s best attendance of 620, Pablo Haysham’s 19th minute header put the visitors in front.

The Devonians levelled through a Owen Howe penalty after 26 minutes, but Lance Smith headed the Bulls into a 41st minute lead.

In a second half that was spoiled by a flurry of yellow cards, Tom Bath pulled Tivvy level with 6 minutes to go.

Hereford finished with ten-men when Mike McGrath was dismissed for a second bookable offence in the last few seconds.

Banbury United are a point and a place behind Tiverton, but they too were held to a home draw by mid-table Chesham United.

An early 9th minute goal from Jefferson Louis saw the Puritans in front.

But Chesham come back to equalise after 34 minutes through Lewis Toomey and leave with a deserved point.

At the other end of the table, Dunstable Town suffered an eleventh defeat in fifteen games, 1-0 at fellow strugglers Kings Langley, whose winning goal came courtesy of a 34th minute Dean Hitchcock penalty.

Dunstable slumped to second-bottom after St Ives Town moved above them following a 2-0 win at the Carlsberg Stadium against Biggleswade Town.

Peter Clark put the Saints ahead after 21 minutes and then Ben Syemour-Shove eventually made sure of only a second win of the season to date with a second goal 3 minutes from time.

There was an exciting encounter at Garden Walk between Royston Town and Farnborough.

It didn`t look good for the Crows as Boro led 2-0 at the break, thanks to goals from Jacob Evans after 33 minutes and Jamie Cureton right on the whistle.

Scott Bridges reduced the deficit in the 63rd minute, but an extraordinary final 6 minutes produced four more goals.

Jack Vasey bagged a brace in 2 minutes to give Royston the lead, only for Connor Calcutt to seemingly earn Boro a point with a 90th minute equaliser.

But no, Adam Murray headed the Crows` winner in the 4th minute of stoppage time.

There were late goals too at Penydarren Park between Merthyr Town and Stratford Town.

Goals from Ian Traylor for the Martyrs after 22 minutes and Dan Summerfield for the visitors on 40 minutes saw the teams go into half-time all-square.

Kerry Morgan eventually restored the home side`s lead in the 80th minute and then Eliot Richards made sure with a third in the 2nd minute of time added on at the end of the game.

The evening`s two other matches both ended 1-1.

Dylan Williams broke the deadlock for hosts St Neots Town 4 minutes into the second half against Hitchin Town.

But the Canaries left with a point, thanks to Brett Donnelly`s 70th minute equaliser.

And at the Camrose, Basingstoke Town`s young side took a 23rd minute lead against lowly Dorchester Town when Ross Carmichael put through his own goal.

However, Aaron Rodriguez salvaged a point for the Magpies in the 72nd minute.

By Steve Whitney