Londoners have fallen in love with cycling and there is plenty to explore in and around the capital Lifestyle Sign up for the best picks from our travel I would like to be emailed about offers, event and updates from Evening Standard. Read our privacy notice It was recently announced that there are now twice as many bikes as cars in City of London 'Square Mile'. The huge rise has been fuelled by the increase in dockless bikes Clearly Londoners have cottoned on to the fact that two wheels are often a much lovelier way to travel through the city than the tube or bus hybrid or you want to pick up a dockless bike to take for a spin across the city these are the best cycling routes across London For more details and a route map, click here historic pubs and alleys and onto the fantastic Maritime Greenwich World Heritage Site It’s a fantastic route on which to see lots of the major sites of London from the Tower of London to the Cutty Sark in Greenwich along traffic-free paths and quiet streets Royal Parks 20mph speed limit for cyclists could prevent return of London Duathlon Lime bike rider miraculously avoids serious injury in bus crash These are London's best running spots and routes Past AXA Startup Angel winners share their tips For more details and a route map, click here Enjoy 8 miles (13km) between Wandsworth and Carshalton on traffic-free paths and quiet streets follow the river Wandle - a chalk stream with a long and interesting history - to stunning chalk downlands above Croydon This route forms part of National Route 20 of the National Cycle Network There are more than 10 parks and green spaces which lie on the route discover the industrial past of the river Wandle and escape the bustle of south-west London restaurants and local attractions such as Merton Abbey Mills For more details and a route map, click here For more details and a route map, click here For more details and a route map, click here From busy Greenwich to the town of Cheshunt in Hertfordshire, this 20-mile route threads through the Lee Valley Regional Park. Along the way you’ll pass Hackney, Walthamstow and Tottenham Marshes (now drained), and Walthamstow Wetlands Nature Reserve go from the heart of historical maritime London For a relaxed family cycle ride or if you use a wheelchair handcycle or pushchair we recommend Victoria Park the Lea Valley between Stratford and Tottenham and the Lea Valley regional park between Waltham Cross and Broxbourne Stop en route to visit the Mudchute park and city farm stop off for refreshments and the Tumble Bay playground and neighbouring cafe in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and weave through the River Lea Country Park For more details and a route map, click here Routes provided by Sustrans, sustrans.co.uk Prince Louis steals the show at VE Day parade as he keeps dad William looking sharp and mimics brother George Prince Louis steals show with sweet antics at VE parade VE Day 2025 fashion: best looks from the day VE Day 2025 fashion: Princess of Wales to Lady Victoria Starmer Royals watch historic flypast as huge crowds turns out for VE Day 80th anniversary  Royals watch historic Red Arrows flypast for VE Day 80th anniversary UK tourists face major travel shake-up as Dubai airport set to close Ukraine 'launches stunning Kursk offensive' in major blow for Putin ahead of Victory Day celebrations Ukraine 'launches stunning Kursk offensive' in blow for Putin David Beckham’s 50th birthday bash in London 'shut down' by council over noise complaints David Beckham’s 50th birthday bash 'shut down' over noise complaints Dartford’s fourteen-game unbeaten league run at Bericote Powerhouse Princes Park was ended by an excellent Carshalton Athletic side in front of 1,851 supporters on a glorious afternoon It was a tough start for Ady Pennock’s side as the Robins frustrated the Darts at the back and were efficient at the other end the warning signs were soon evident when Carshalton tested Jacob Marsden within three minutes before the excellent Abdulla Salami did indeed fire the visitors ahead after ten minutes The hosts did begin to grow into the game after a while with Michael Olarewaju forcing Aaron Watkins into a superb save from his long-range drive (26) Olly Box followed that up with a strike of his own but it was deflected behind by a Robin defender (33) and it wasn’t long before Carshalton broke through with a swift counter-attack… only to see Salami fire agonisingly wide of the far post (39) as Brian Ifeanyi tapped home to provide the visitors with a two-goal cushion at the break (45+5) Ady Pennock made three changes in personnel at the start of the second-half The Dartford boss would go on to replace Michael Olarewaju with Louis Dunne (75) in a bid to salvage something from the game The changes had a positive impact initially with Eddie Dsane firing narrowly wide of Watkins’ upright (48) before George Whitefield met Hayden Bullas’ deep cross to head in his ninth goal of the season and halve the deficit (65) Olly Box sent a free-kick straight into the grateful arms of Watkins (71) before Jeremiah Pinder missed a glorious opportunity to equalise from close-range (78) substitute Nabael Ghannam restored the visitors’ advantage with a low strike (82) before netting his second of the afternoon to seal the win for the Robins deep into stoppage time (90+6) Hayden Bullas’ excellent performance was a bright spark for the Darts this afternoon a performance of which earned him a thoroughly deserved Man of The Match award to go along with his assist for Whitefield’s goal Dartford had already confirmed a place in the playoffs which begin with the visit of Cray Valley PM next week Josh Hill and Co will certainly be ready for the next stage of what has been a thrilling and competitive season Abdulla Salami.SUBSTITUTES: Paris Hamilton-Downes Match Photos Gallery GrassbanksDartfordKentDA1 1RTUnited Kingdom Telephone: 01322 299991Email: info@dartfordfc.com Dartford FC prides itself on being a community club wholly committed to eradicating all forms of discrimination and we continue to take a zero-tolerance approach we remind all supporters that anyone using discriminatory or abusive language will be asked to leave the stadium immediately and will face future punishment by | Mar 16, 2025 | Match Day Reports Isthmian Premier – Saturday 15th March – Match Report Carshalton Athletic                                      2 Cray Wanderers                                            1  Cray Wanderers outside hopes of reaching the Isthmian Premier playoffs took a knock as Carshalton Athletic moved up to 6th after a last gasp victory as ex-Wand Mason Saunders-Henry bundled in a header in the last minute to edge a closely fought match at Colston Avenue  Cray edged a goalless first half of few chances but fell behind in the 61st minute when Fabio Saraiva who was on the day the best Robins player fired in from Olu Babajide’s cross Cray showed their resilience and levelled in the 73rd minute through substitute Victor Damyanov who showed great composure for one so young to slip the ball through Aaron Watkins’ legs Carshalton though were not to be denied the three points can claimed the points with a scrappy winner when a free kick was glanced against the post and Saunders-Henry headed in from close range The win keeps Carshalton just two points behind 5th placed Dover and must be considered live playoff contenders  On a mild afternoon played in mid-March sunshine throughout the match pitted the teams in 8th and 10th at the start of the game and although it wasn’t a classic after a fairly sedate first half hour it became an intriguing contest between two confident sides with the Cray Massive in good hearty voice behind the goal  There was a blow for Cray with Soul Kader absent through an injury picked up in training so fellow Bromley loanee George Penn came in his place with ex-Robin Nyren Clunis playing as the loan striker Carshalton had lost just one of the last 11 league games and there was an unchanged lineup to the side which won at Cheshunt last Saturday with a couple of other ex-Wands starting in Josh Shonibare and David Smith  The match started with Carshalton threatening with a shot wide from Michael Dada but Cray very lively and won a couple of corners and were playing the ball around nicely but couldn’t quite get into a real position to test Aaron Watkins seriously in the Robins goal  For Carshalton Dada saw a shot held by Shaun Rowley but the game began to pick up and in the 30th minute Josh Williams cut inside from the right and hit a low shot saved by Watkins Sharon Ifeanyi down the right put over a cross that was pushed away and came to Paris Hamilton-Downes whose shot was turned round the left post well by Rowley  Cray came closest in the first half to breaking the deadlock five minutes before the break when down the right of the area Williams fired in a shot at the near post pushed out by Watkins and then saved the follow up strike from Lateef Adaja  At half time it seemed like the game was just beginning to warm up and little to choose between the teams  The second half began very scrappy but livened up when Fabio Saraiva received the ball for Carshalton and he hit a decent strike from the edge of the area which Rowley had to get behind and push over for a corner striker Tom Borders came on for George Penn and showed some positive touches up front but chances for Cray were few and far between  In the 61st minute Carshalton took the lead when a loose ball was picked up Saraiva who played the ball out to the left to Olu Babujide who had time to play in a cross into the box for Saraiva who hit the ball first time into the net from 12 yards  Cray now had to stay in the game with Victor Damyanov coming on for Adaja and Eze Ebezoume fired a shot well over the bar  The Wands though kept plugging away and over the game deservedly levelled when down the right Williams worked his way to just outside the area and unselfishly laid the ball across to Damyanov who with supreme confidence and assurance slotted the ball under Watkins for his first league goal of what could be many for the Wands  A draw was probably not the score both were looking for in their quest for the playoffs and both tried to get a positive result Frankie Raymond fired over from a free kick in a central position twenty yards out  Carshalton almost took the lead when Luke Read from outside the box hit a fine strike which Rowley did superbly to push over for a corner  It was the final minute when Carshalton won a free kick out on the right and the ball into the box saw a header glanced against the left post possibly by David Smith but following up substitute Mason Saunders-Henry was nodded into the net  Cray looked to respond in the added time with Tom Bonner playing up front but it wasn’t to be as the final ball into him was lacking and in the end ran out of time and made it back to back away defeats against fellow playoff contenders but had run them close and maybe a game where a point apiece would have been a fair reflection of the proceedings  The Wands will next have two home matches to finish March with Bowers & Pitsea who need the points to move off the bottom of the table on Saturday 22nd March and then Dover who are now just two points clear of Carshalton and Chichester City on 29th March New Stadium First Team Tickets Club News Contact Us Instagram YouTube Twitter Our club sponsor page Horsham secured an Isthmian Premier Division play-off spot for a second consecutive year with a dominant victory over Carshalton Athletic on Saturday Roared on by hundreds of travelling faithful boosting the crowd into four figures – exactly double their hosts’ average attendance this season – Lucas Rodrigues and Ola Ogunwamide’s first half efforts put the Hornets in cruise control squeezing a close-range attempt over the line for a third Matt Jones reports from The War Memorial Sports Ground Read Full Match Report ✅ cruising for play off,,hope all goes well 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The forward featured a couple of times for the first team at the beginning of last season before picking up an injury which kept him out of action for over a year Kader scored his first senior goal at home to Wealdstone during our promotion winning season Carshalton Athletic host Hastings United on Saturday Site Proudly Designed & Developed by Tilt Digital Dover Athletic suffered a frustrating 3-1 defeat against Carshalton Athletic at the Megger Community Stadium despite controlling large portions of the match and creating multiple chances The match began with Dover on the front foot controlling possession and looking the more dangerous side Francis Mampolo had an early opportunity in the eighth minute but his effort was well saved by Carshalton goalkeeper Mackenzie Foley with an audacious long-range volley narrowly missing the target in the 17th minute The home side looked particularly threatening from set-pieces with George Nikaj heading just wide in the 21st minute and Luke Baptiste also going close two minutes later Dover found themselves behind against the run of play in the 42nd minute A cutback into the penalty area saw David Smith’s initial attempt blocked but he reacted quickly to slot home from close range Dover had a golden opportunity to level the score early in the second half when they were awarded a penalty in the 53rd minute but his low strike to Foley’s left was brilliantly saved by the Carshalton keeper Carshalton doubled their lead in the 69th minute beating his marker on the left and squaring the ball for Mason Saunders-Henry who calmly slotted past Jordan Gillmore to make it 2-0 the visitors put the game beyond reach as Joshua Shonibare managed to squeeze the ball into the bottom corner from a tight angle Dover made a series of substitutions to try and change the game but they could only manage a late consolation goal Baptiste finally got his reward for a determined performance finding the net to ensure the match ended 3-1 Despite having numerous opportunities throughout the match Dover were left ruing their wastefulness in front of goal The Whites dominated for large spells but lacked the cutting edge needed to capitalise on their superiority Dover Athletic 1-3 Carshalton AthleticIsthmian League – Premier DivisionVenue: Crabble Athletic GroundAttendance: 881Referee: Steven Goldup After two long away trips over the festive period to face Potters Bar Town and Dover Athletic we return home for our next match against Carshalton Athletic on Saturday The two clubs have faced each other regularly in recent years in fact since the Hornets were promoted to the Isthmian Premier Division they have played each other ten times with the Robins often coming out on top with five wins Our visitors were undoubtedly the better team when the Hornets first arrived in the Premier Division having regularly made the play-offs and when the Hornets have finished near the top of the table the Robins have been a mid-table side and this has been reflected in the ‘head to head’ results Currently Horsham are in 5th place with 38 points four places above Carshalton who have 32 points Current league form also favours the hosts who are second only to Dartford with five wins and just a solitary loss in their last six compared to our visitors who have two wins Carshalton are currently managed by Peter Adeniyi who was at the helm from 2017 through to 2022 before departing help out his previous club Merstham who were battling to avoid relegation at the time Carshalton is in the London Borough of Sutton where they have had a fierce rivalry for many years with Sutton United their matches drawing large crowds in excess of 1500 Their other local rivals include Kingstonian and Tooting & Mitcham The Robins signed goal scorer David Smith in November and he has notched eight goals in all competitions But the club stalwart is undoubtedly skipper Tommy Bradford who now plays as an attacking midfielder He scores plenty of goals and has racked up over 150 in his 13 years wearing a Robins jersey Manager Dom Di Paola speaking on Thursday evening was asked if he was prioritising the forthcoming game against Worthing in the Sussex Senior Cup the next game is always the one I focus on We won’t worry about Worthing until after Saturdays match.” Giving an update on player availability he said: “‘We have picked up a lot of injuries recently It’s been the worst period of the season so far in that respect and it’s the result of having to cope with so many matches “Brivs (Jack Brivio) is the most concerning Bobby-Joe Taylor has a hamstring injury and could be out for several weeks Ajakaiye is still not quite right but could be back soon “Philpot is not improving at the moment and may need another couple of weeks and to add to that list Dicko annoyingly picked up a knock against Dover and won’t play Saturday “But on a positive note the whole squad has been used in recent weeks most players have got minutes under their belts and have performed well when called upon.” but can the Hornets make it five wins in a row and start the New Year with a bang Turnstiles will open at 12pm with the match kicking off at 3pm with all the usual offerings there for everyone to enjoy Pick up an award-winning programme (£3 cash at the kiosk or pay by card in the club shop) and a 50/50 draw ticket then make your way to our comfortable clubhouse All our food and drink outlets will be open as usual and we would recommend purchasing your ticket online rather than at the turnstile as this will help to avoid any delays at the stadium entrance Supporters are reminded that parking is only available at the Park & Ride catching the number 23 or 98 bus from town or be dropped off so you don’t have to worry about finding a space A huge thank you to Neil Harding Loft Ladders Ltd for sponsoring Saturday’s match by | Nov 30, 2024 | Match Day Reports Isthmian Premier – Saturday 30th November – Match Report Cray Wanderers                                        1 Carshalton Athletic                                   1 Cray Wanderers edged out of the bottom four into 18th place in the Isthmian Premier after a 1-1 draw against Carshalton Athletic in a brisk and lively encounter at Flamingo Park The game picked up pace from the 35th minute when Carshalton were awarded a penalty and ex-Wand David Smith’s spot kick was turned aside superbly by Shaun Rowley for his third penalty save of the season Carshalton who had been on top in the first half took the lead three minutes later when Abdul Sankoh tucked home a tidy finish down the left of the area but two minutes later Nathan Jeche scored his first Cray Wanderers goal firing in from Darion Dowrich’s cross The dramatic half continued into stoppage time when Kwaku Frimpong was sent off for Carshalton for a tackle on Nyren Clunis The second half saw no goals but Cray came close to winning the game with Josh Williams twice denied by fine saves from Dion Henry and late on Lateef Adaja saw an effort blocked by Olu Atewologun but in the end finished in a draw as Cray continued a decent run of form against the Robins The game was the first at Flamingo Park in the league since 2nd November and on a mild afternoon totally in contrast to last Saturday’s breezefest at Canvey Island Cray began the game in 19th place and from the side which played at Canvey there were a couple of changes to the starting lineup for Cray with Toby King coming in for Lateef Adaja winger Josh Shonibare previously with Derby County Carshalton in 8th place are a very good footballing side and had drawn at Hastings United in midweek and there were three changes to their starting lineup with Oliver Hamstead Tommy Bradford and Abdul Sankoh coming in for Paris Hamilton-Downes The match began at a brisk pace and Cray came close in the 2nd minute when Josh Williams down the right flashed a shot across goal Then down the left Darion Dowrich set up Toby King for a low shot which was blocked inside the area Carshalton came close in the 8th minute when from a corner down the right the ball came to Oliver Hamstead who with his back to goal planted a shot against the top of the crossbar the very lively Sharon Ifeanyi made a run forward down the left and played the ball out to the far post where Kola Salami fired wide This was followed by Shaun Rowley’s clearance being miss-hit under pressure and hit Frankie Raymond and looped over for a corner In the 19th minute Carshalton came closest yet when Salami was put through despite Remi Sutton being down with a head knock but Shaun Rowley made an excellent blocked save Williams shot well wide and then at the other end from a corner The game had been engaging but the last ten plus minutes of the half saw the match open up dramatically In the 35th minute Carshalton were awarded a penalty which at first viewing looked a bit harsh as down the left Ifeanyi was deemed to have been brought down by Ike Orji close to the left byline David Smith who had scored five goals in eight games saw his penalty pushed out brilliantly by Shaun Rowley at his left post to make it three penalties saved out of five in match play this season That was a temporary reprieve for Cray when in the 38th minute Carshalton took the lead when Kwaku Frimpong played a superb ball through to Abdul Sankoh who down the left of the area tucked away a tidy finish and had been on the cards Cray Wanderers though showed great character to hit back within two minutes when the again excellent Darion Dowrich picked up the ball down the left and ran towards goal and put over a cross which fell to Nathan Jeche to fire into the net form ten yards for his first Wands goal The game still continued to be dramatic and before halftime Fabio Camacho-Saraiva’s free kick outside the area was deflected over for a corner for Carshalton in the 3rd minute of stoppage time the Robins were reduced to ten men when Frimpong was shown a straight red card for a stern challenge on Nyren Clunis and the half came to a dramatic close The second half was a bit more pragmatic but was still an incredibly watchable contest and both defences and keepers were in top form Carshalton began lively and Ifeanyi saw an early cross cleared away while for Cray a good cross from Ike Orji was met by a header from Charlie Edwards which was claimed by Dion Henry After Lateef Adaja was introduced in place of Edwards Cray created two big openings in two minutes with first from a free kick out on the left Franke Raymond’s cross was helped across by Tom Bonner and Josh Williams low header was met by an excellent scooped save by Henry low down by the left post Williams came close again when from 20 yards saw his goalbound shot pushed over the bar one handed by Henry This was followed by Toby King playing a good ball through to Jeche who shot wide of the left post and then substitute and debutante Josh Shonibare shot wide at the right post from Raymond’s ball across Smith from a free kick in a decent position to the right of the area saw his shot hit the frame behind the goal Remi Sutton’s cross came to Shonibare who set up King who lashed a shot wide With ten minutes to go Carshalton had a flurry going forward and Darnell Goather-Braithwaite hit a shot which Rowley got down to save Ifeanyi’s excellent deceptive cross-shot Rowley got a slight touch to divert the ball and Bonner did well to clear the ball away From here though with the game going into the dying minutes and six minutes of injury time Cray came closest to picking up all three points Sutton’s cross was glanced off substitute Kenny Coker for Jeche who shot just wide of the left post Cray were unlucky not to score when Bonner played a ball forward for Adaja to chase down the right but Henry in goal was caught a bit out of his goal and a Adaja looked to shoot Olu Atewologun made a great blocked tackle and the ball was put behind for a corner close to the goal line There was still time from the corner for Coker to head wide but in the end a good game of football ended honours even and Cray had played well especially in the second half and merited at least a point at the end Cray move up one place to 18th place on 16 points and now as the year begins to wind down will be looking to continue to grab points to look to move away from the bottom four Performances have generally been very good in the last few games and haven’t quite got the points haul deserved three points outside the playoffs look a good outside bet for promotion but Cray have matches coming up against sides like Dover Billericay and Hendon and shows just how tough and competitive this league is this season and Cray will be fighting in all games to give them all a contest The Wands next game will be on Saturday 7th December at Bowers & Pitsea 3 pm ko and the next home match vs Chichester City on Tuesday 10th December Folkestone Invicta began November with a defeat at Carshalton Athletic Andy Drury’s side unable to end a winless run a The War Memorial Sports Ground that stretches all the way back to 2008 Invicta landed up without captain Ian Gayle Further bad fortune befell Drury in the warm up at winger Matthias Fanimo pulled up with a niggle that would force a change before kick off Invicta started the afternoon strong and it didn’t take long for Dan Smith to score his 10th goal of the season After Smith was caught by a defender in the 8th minute Jack Jebb delivered the free kick from a wide right position to find Invicta’s top scorer powerful and too much for debutant keeper Sam Roberts to keep out It took some time for Carshalton to eventually begin to get on top in the came a first chance coming for them in the 29th minute as the dangerous Sharon Ifeanyi found Abdul Sankoh inside the penalty area who struck his first time effort against the post The hosts had very much grown into the game and were undoubtedly on top before half time but Invicta had defended well to otherwise limit them to a few effort from distance that would have cleared the car park behind the stand had it not been for the netting there to catch them Carshalton created a first opening for debutant scorer David Smith within 5 minutes of the restart the former Invicta bagsman having signed from Cray Wanderers earlier in the week Smith got himself onto a ball into the front post but was unable to turn it on target The key moment of the afternoon came in the 56th minute as Sam Blackman had a goal ruled out for offside Jebb delivered another dangerous free kick into the box Blackman heading back across the goalkeeper and inside the post only for the linesman’s flag to deny Invicta a 2-0 lead despite replays showing Blackman clearly onside He was shortly afterwards replaced by Joe Turner making his debut for Invicta having joined from Horsham Mason Saunders Henry meeting a low corner at the front post to turn it home and level the scores Invicta limited the hosts to 1 long range effort on 70 minutes that headed just past the post but resistance was finally broken inside the last 10 minutes a cross from the right taking a touch off an attacker at the front post that diverted it into the path of David Smith for a tap in to give Carshalton the lead Despite being second best in the second half Invicta were able to apply late pressure and very nearly snatched a point with virtually the final kick of the afternoon Gavin Hoyte delivered a cross from the right that found Dan Smith 15 yards from goal Smith firing a vicious volley towards goal only to see it rattle back off the crossbar Carshalton would survive the final seconds to make it 12 games between the sides without a win for Invicta Alcaline Stadium Cheriton Road Folkestone Kent CT19 5JU Majority shareholder Addington Leisure Ltd Manager Dom Di Paola will hope he can commemorate his 10th anniversary since taking charge of the Hornets with victory over Carshalton Athletic this Saturday as the title race and play-off push heats up for both sides Horsham need just a solitary point to guarantee an Isthmian Premier play-off place for a second successive year while three points could elevate them to top of the table depending on any slip ups from the top two who travel to Whitehawk and Potters Bar Town respectively a win will at the very least keep Horsham firmly in the title race with only three games to go Saturday’s opponents are embroiled in their own promotion fight as one of six teams with a feasible chance of claiming the other two remaining play-off spots Though that task was made more difficult after a 3-0 defeat to fellow contenders Chatham Town most recently they’ll still be looking to pounce on any dropped points from those above them The Robins’ form has been mixed of late they embarked on a six-game winning streak between January and February but their last six games have seen them lose twice win thrice and draw once – a 4-4 epic with Bognor Regis Town their results have been remarkably consistent with four of the last five games in all competitions ending in narrow 1-0 victories they’ve not been involved in a game that the winning side has won by two goals or more since February 1st even if some of the performances have been more dominant than the record books would suggest some may look nervously at the importance of goal difference Ahead of our short excursion to The War Memorial Ground They have also already got one over Peter Adeniyi’s side this season The return fixture at The Fusion Aviation Community Stadium in January ended comfortably with Reece Myles-Meekums Charlie Hester-Cook and James Hammond supplying the goals in a 3-0 win can Dom Di Paola register his 264th league win for the Hornets or will the Robins spoil the party with supporters encouraged to don their yellow or pink HFC bucket hats for the occasion in what is being dubbed ‘Bucket Hat Day’ by fans Always a well-attended fixture, predominantly due to the close proximity and direct public transport links, kick-off at Colston Avenue is at 3pm, and tickets can be bought in advance HERE and supporters are encouraged to buy in advance as ‘on the gate’ prices are an extra £1: The Hornets continued their impressive run of form with this emphatic 3-0 victory over Carshalton Athletic making it five wins on the bounce to consolidate their 5th place position in the Isthmian Premier Division Table with two games in hand over most of the teams above them Reece Meekums broke the deadlock late in the first half and Charlie Hester-Cook gave the hosts a two-goal cushion three minutes after the interval to which James Hammond added a stoppage time penalty to secure a comfortable victory images and match highlights can be found at the link below Read Full Match Report by | Mar 14, 2025 | Front Page Carshalton Athletic v Cray Wanderers – Isthmian Premier – Saturday 15th March Cray Wanderers continue their challenge for the playoffs on Saturday as Neil Smith’s side head to a Carshalton Athletic side with similar aspirations as 8th host 10th in the Isthmian Premier Cray will be looking to maintain the momentum of last Saturday’s winning start to March with a 3-1 home win vs Canvey Island which leaves Cray in 10th Place on 51 points after Wingate & Finchley moved up into 9th in midweek The win against Canvey was well deserved and earned with two first half goals scored by Frankie Raymond from the penalty spot ten minutes before half time and then Soul Kader who continued his remarkable scoring start to life back with Cray on loan from Bromley making it six goals in five matches three minutes later Canvey threatened a comeback early in the second half and pulled a goal back but Cray regrouped and Lateef Adaja’s classy strike nineteen minutes from time sealed the win and made it 13 unbeaten at home With safety practically guaranteed over the 50 points mark there is little pressure on Cray in regards to the drop but it was a low key 1-1 draw with Carshalton at Flamingo Park on 30th November which began the Wands revival from the bottom four to above midtable in four months Abdul Sankoh gave the Robins a 38th minute lead but Nathan Jeche who has since signed on dual reg with Whitstable Town notched a leveller two minutes later against a Carshalton side that finished with ten men Saturday sees what is always a quality game of football on the 3G at Colston Avenue and Carshalton as is usual are in and around the playoffs and six straight league wins in January and February have given them a punchers chance of the top 5 They have 55 points from 34 games five behind 5th placed Dover and have a respectable +11 goal difference Peter Adeniyi’s side who by most observers and judges say play the best football in the division were 1-0 winners at Cheshunt with Luke Read’s 14th minute winner proving decisive Carshalton have beaten Wingate & Finchley (3-2) Hastings United (2-1) & Canvey Island (2-1) Cheshunt (1-1) Whitehawk (2-2) and Bognor Regis Town (4-4) with the only defeats coming against Dartford (0-1) Chichester City (1-2) and Cray Valley PM (1-2) Away from home the Robins won at Chichester City (3-1) Hastings United & Cray Wanderers and were beaten by Canvey Island Leading scorer is David Smith who Wands fans may recall began the season with Cray with 13 goals The Wands have a decent recent record at Carshalton having won two and drawn one of the last three visits to Colston Avenue including a 2-1 win in January 2024 where Ellis Brown scored twice This should be a cracking game between two sides in confident mood and also perhaps under the radar a little in terms of possible promotion contenders Admission £12 adults £9 concessions (online £11 adults, £8 concs) https://www.carshaltonathletic.co.uk/tickets Programme Online & available now to view Dover Athletic showed resilience and determination as they snatched a last-minute equaliser to draw 1-1 against Carshalton Athletic in the Isthmian League Premier Division Despite going behind early in the second half Luke Baptiste’s 92nd-minute overhead kick ensured the visitors left South London with a hard-earned point forcing the Robins to deal with a couple of early crosses into their box an early break in play at the 5-minute mark occurred when Alfie Matthews went down and required treatment This momentarily slowed the pace of the game allowing Carshalton to gradually settle in The first significant chance came in the 13th minute for Dover when George Nikaj’s free header from a Sesay cross at the back post sailed just over the bar It was a golden opportunity that hinted at Dover’s attacking threat with Walker in the Dover goal standing firm to deny multiple attempts One notable save came in the 24th minute as Vose struck through a crowd of players but Walker reacted well to gather the shot Matthews had Dover’s best opportunity curling a well-struck free-kick toward the top corner only for Carshalton’s Mackenzie Foley to produce a brilliant diving save to keep the scores level at halftime Carshalton came out stronger in the second Tommy Bradford controlled a cross from Read inside the box and fired a half-volley off the crossbar and in A looping header from Eniye Amgbaduba in the 68th minute reminded the hosts that the visitors were still dangerous a sharp shot from Charles-Cook on the edge of the box was superbly saved again by Foley It looked as though Carshalton would hold on for all three points until the dying moments of stoppage time Dover’s persistence paid off as a long throw-in caused chaos in the box allowing Luke Baptiste to execute a spectacular overhead kick to level the match at 1-1 breaking Carshalton hearts in the 92nd minute Carshalton Athletic 1Tommy Bradford (54′)Dover Athletic 1Luke Baptiste (90+2′)Isthmian League – Premier DivisionAttendance: 496Kick-off: 3pm Referee: Kyfer MayhewVenue: War Memorial Sports Ground 12 Darnell Goather-Braithwaite SUBS: 16 Steve Gody 23 George WILKINSON SUBS: 4 Jeremiah GYEBI On a day in which they briefly flirted with top spot Horsham celebrated securing a play-off place for a second successive year after claiming a comfortable three points against Carshalton Athletic Marking Dom Di Paola’s 10th anniversary in charge Lucas Rodrigues’ early opener got his side off to a dream start before Ola Ogunwamide doubled their lead with a sublime strike And Reece Myles-Meekums’ scrambled effort just past the hour sealed a 25th win of the season which following Dartford and Billericay Town’s triumphs also leaves the top three separated by just two points with three games to go Di Paola made only one change from last week’s victory over Canvey Island as Charlie Hester-Cook returned to the starting XI for the first time since February 22nd against Cray Valley PM made two; the suspended Michael Dada making way for Mason Saunders-Henry and Kyron Horsley-McKay dropping to the bench for Dylan Pepe the Robins appeared to be Horsham’s sternest test of their four remaining league fixtures but it didn’t take long for the away side to confound those expectations A pumped forward goal-kick was immaculately brought down by Rodrigues who quickly exchanged a one-two with Ogunwamide Slipped in by an equally exquisite reverse pass from the Horsham winger Rodrigues slotted under the onrushing Aaron Watkins sending the hundreds of travelling fans capped with their finest yellow and green (and in some cases Isaac Philpot and Jack Strange patrolled their backline with calm and James Hammond and Danny Barker were their trademark solid selves in midfield And they were well worth their two-goal lead when it came in the 21st minute An awkward backwards header was pounced upon by Ogunwamide who carved forward and up against a Paris Hamilton-Downes who clearly hadn’t done his homework cut inside to curl a wonderful strike into the far corner stifling and subduing their opponents at every opportunity and it wasn’t until the 40th minute that the next chance came Dispossessing Sharon Ifeanyi deep inside the Horsham half Ogunwamide lurched into the vacated space down the wing taking on Hamilton-Downes who had evidently done some revision since their last encounter closing the angle so Ogunwamide was caught in two minds whether to cross or shoot with Rodrigues and Hester-Cook arriving in the box but a tame delivery let him down and the chance was squandered Joshua Shonibare escaped from Harvey Sparks on the right before lofting a cross over everyone then Ifeanyi pulled away from Ogunwamide on the opposite flank to pitch a much better delivery into the box his planted header was hooked clear off the line by Lewis Carey’s quick reflexes this time averting Lee Harding to the byline only for Strange to block his pull-back out for a corner which came to nothing Dylan Pepe’s clipped balls forward for the hosts failed to find a target in the first half so the centre-back opted to take an alternate approach early in the second picking off Ogunwamide before bursting nearly the full length of the pitch and dinking a pass over to a hitherto anonymous Tommy Bradford but that too had the same outcome; the ball trickling out of play Fabio Camacho-Saraiva forced Carey into his first save of the match when his fierce effort was well-matched by the outstretched keeper while Watkins down the other end did just as well denying Harding’s instinctive strike at the back-post following Sparks’ deep corner Ogunwamide’s enticing cross picked out Meekums whose header squirmed over the line Meekums had already peeled away to take the plaudits came closest to reducing the arrears when latching on to Smith’s threaded pass inside the box super defending from Harding and Philpot saw them sandwich the substitute A surprising eight minutes of stoppage time began with Camacho-Saraiva’s venomous free-kick being pushed away by Carey before Daniel Ajakaiye launched a counter-attack taking on lone defender Horsley-McKay and sliding it through to Hammond who by this point had come on for an injured Watkins in a rare instance of naming a goalkeeper on the bench proving worthwhile Hammond placed his strike straight at the substitute keeper The scoreline from the reverse fixture in January repeated Horsham1Lewis Carey3Harvey Sparks4Danny Barker5Isaac Philpot6Jack Strange7James Hammond11Ola Ogunwamide8Charlie Hester-Cook17Lucas Rodrigues18Reece Meekums20Lee HardingSubstitutes2Jake Elliott16Montel Agyemang10Daniel Ajakaiye15Jack Brivio19Chris Dickson Carshalton Athletic1Aaron Watkins15Luke Read6Dylan Pepe14Fabio Camacho-Saraiva10Tommy Bradford7Sharon Ifeanyi9David Smith17Joshua Shonibare11Mason Saunders-Henry12Kalvin Lumbombo-Kalala3Paris Hamilton-DownesSubstitutes13Mackenzie Foley18Abdul Sankoh20Kyron Horsley-McKay4Nabeel Ghannam19Kola Salami The Isthmian Premier title race couldn’t be much tighter with the top three level on points Yet the Darts have a far inferior goal difference meaning they will need league leaders Billericay Town and second place Horsham to slip up to stand a chance of becoming champions Realistically the permutations are simple for Adrian Pennock’s side A Dartford win will see them return to the National South if Billericay Town and Horsham fail to get maximum points If the Darts draw they will need the top two to lose With Billericay Town eight goals ahead of the Darts and Horsham seven history isn’t on Dartford’s side when the title comes down to goal difference On three previous occasions the Darts have narrowly lost out having been level on points The most recent of times came in the 2017/2018 National South season The club suffered the same fate in 1996 (Kent League) and 1988 (Southern Premier) Billericay Town (1st) v Cheshunt (15th)Dartford (3rd) v Carshalton Athletic (7th)Horsham (2nd) v Hashtag United (8th) Dartford had the title in their own hands but the two point advantage was erased once they drew 2-2 at Cray Wanderers In the space of ninety minutes the Darts went from top to third Pennock made one change to the side that beat Dover Athletic on Good Friday Samir Carruthers was named on the bench after struggling with injury recently and in came Louis Dunne In an entertaining Kent derby it took until half hour for Dartford to lead in their first ever visit to Flamingo Park Sam Odaudu’s long throw found its way to Callum Jones For eight minutes the Darts had one hand on the league trophy as the two other title challengers had yet to find a breakthrough When Frankie Raymond converted a penalty for the hosts then it was back to square one and a final day decider Cray Wanderers went in front through Lateef Adaja but Dartford bounced back quickly when Denzelle Olopade scored his second goal over the Easter period Michael Olarewaju was sent off with ten minutes remaining in the final moments of the game Eddie Dsane hit the crossbar and Jones had his effort cleared off the line Dartford have now rescued 19 points from losing positions this season whether those points are crucial come the final whistle on Saturday remains to be seen The Darts now know they will have to at least keep their unbeaten home run going to be in with a chance of winning the division Dartford’s last league defeat came 15 games ago back in October since then they have won ten and drawn four in the Isthmian Premier on their own patch If Pennock’s side add another victory on Saturday it will complete a double over Carshalton Athletic Dsane opened his account in the first half to score his first goal for the club Good work from Olopade set up the striker to give Dartford a lead inside the first twenty minutes The Darts held off Carshalton Athletic late on with spirited defending and a good goalkeeping performance by the on loan Matt Kerbey Dartford have only ever lost once to the Robins and are currently unbeaten in four against the Surrey side but the Darts have failed to beat them at home in the three previous meetings The F.A Trophy first round replay ended 1-1 in 1991 and needed a second replay Carshalton Athletic were 3-2 winners in 2008 Jamie Day and John Guest scoring for the Darts The following season the two teams drew 1-1 again Richard Jolly put the Robins in front and Jamie Coyle equalised Since the loss to the Surrey side at Princes Park the Darts have recorded three away victories against Saturday’s opponents scoring a total of seven without reply Highlights courtesy of the late sonytino After an impressive 5-1 win against Dulwich Hamlet on Easter Monday Carshalton Athletic will finish either seventh or eighth A point on the weekend will keep them ahead of Hashtag United but defeat on the final day and a win for the Tags will see the two teams swap places The Darts will be hoping Hashtag United do them a favour when they visit Horsham There have plenty of goals during March and April when the Robins have been involved On Monday they were three up by half time courtesy of Fabio Camacho-Saraiva and a David Smith brace Dylan Pepe and Mason Saunders-Henry added two more before Dulwich Hamlet’s last minute consolation Featuring in the Robins win was former Dart Kalvin Kalala who made 26 appearances for Dartford and scored five goals during the 2021/2022 campaign The games over Easter came too soon for the injured former loanee The midfielder was on loan for a month at Dartford in September 2022 and only managed two substitute appearances His loan spell was cut short after picking up a red card and suspension before being recalled by AFC Wimbledon Peter Adeniyi’s side made it a perfect Easter by beating Lewes 3-1 thanks to two injury time goals The second half comeback was completed when Nabeel Ghannam equalised Sharon Ifeany put the visitors ahead and Tommy Bradford made sure of maximum points Consecutive victories was just the tonic for the pair of 3-0 defeats first at Chatham Town then on their own patch versus Horsham the Robins thrashed Bowers and Pitsea 6-1 and at the beginning of last month they drew 4-4 with Bognor Regis Town Carshalton Athletic came from three down to lead before conceding a last minute equaliser against the Rocks The Robins are guaranteed their highest finish since coming runners up in 2019 and next season will be their eighth consecutive year in the Isthmian Premier Dartford wins: 4 / Carshalton Athletic wins: 1 / Draws: 3 Carshalton Athletic 0 – 1 Dartford (24/08/2024 – Isthmian Premier)Dartford 1 – 1 Carshalton Athletic (23/01/2010 – Isthmian Premier)Carshalton Athletic 0 – 4 Dartford (19/09/2009 – Isthmian Premier)Carshalton Athletic 0 – 2 Dartford (20/12/2008 – Isthmian Premier)Dartford 2 – 3 Carshalton Athletic (02/09/2008 – Isthmian Premier)Carshalton Athletic 2– 3 Dartford (21/01/1991 – F.A Trophy) Trailing from the first leg of the 1988 Southern League Cup final against Bromsgrove Rovers The second leg on this day 37 years go didn’t start well when Dartford missed a penalty at Watling Street Kurt Davidson and Colin Johnson scored to help Dartford lift the league cup Twenty years later it was party time at Princes Park when captain Alex O’Brien lifted the league trophy Crowned Isthmian Division One North champions a week earlier the Darts celebrated with a 1-0 win over Wingate and Finchley the Darts added more silverware to the cabinet winning the Kent Senior Cup Elliot Bradbrook opened the scoring against Charlton Athletic before the visitors equalised Ronnie Vint and Ben Francis added two more for the Darts in the 3-1 victory We can confirm that Midfielder Kalvin Kalala has joined Carshalton Thank you to Kalvin for his efforts in a Clarets shirt and we wish him all the best for the future Chelmsford City FC © 2025 It looks like you haven't added any items to your cart yet.