Dartford end Eastbourne Borough's league winning run with 4-1 win, plus more results
Dartford had lost four of their previous five league games in October. They spent the week reversing that run against two sides in the top four. On Tuesday 3 November they won 2-1 at Lewes, with player-manager Ben Greenhalgh scoring in the 22nd minute and Dan Smith adding a second seven minutes later. Brian Garzon pulled one back in the 82nd minute, but Dartford held on.
On Saturday 7 November they were far more emphatic against Eastbourne Borough, who arrived having won eight consecutive league games. According to the club's report, a crowd of 1,108 watched Dartford lead 4-0 at half-time. Smith scored in the 15th minute, Max Fiddes in the 26th, Greenhalgh in the 34th, and Fiddes again in stoppage time. Liam Nash pulled one back for Borough in the 72nd minute, and Fiddes was named man of the match. After the Lewes game, Greenhalgh had said: "We don't fear anyone is this league and I think we've been obvious with that. We've been relentless."
Lewes were beaten by Dartford on the Tuesday but bounced back that Saturday, winning 3-2 at Dulwich Hamlet in front of 3,092. Danny Mills, playing his 300th game for Dulwich, scored just before the interval. Kurtis Cumberbatch, in his first Lewes goal, equalised shortly after the break, and captain Josh Spinks headed the visitors in front. Bobby Unwin then added a third in the last ten minutes. Lonit Talla scored a second for Dulwich just before eight minutes of added time, but Lewes held out. "I think we were excellent today," said manager Craig Nelson, who singled out Unwin's impact from the bench.
Also on Saturday 7 November, Chatham Town drew 1-1 at home to Burgess Hill Town, and Three Bridges drew 1-1 with Brentwood Town. Carshalton Athletic beat Cheshunt 4-2, according to Carshalton's post-match interview tweet. Chatham also signed winger Sam Adeyeye from Maldon & Tiptree, who scored 20 goals for the Jammers last season, and made him available straight away.
