Rye end bad day with fine victory
Just hours after their Sidney Allnutt Pavilion was ravaged by fire, the Quarterboys won 1-0 away to Redhill.
Scott Ramsay scored the only goal of the Sussex County Football League Division One encounter as Rye kept a third clean sheet in four games. Jack Dixon was sent-off for foul and abusive language.
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Hide AdElsewhere in the top flight, Sidley United suffered an agonising 4-3 defeat away to unbeaten Three Bridges and had Danny Spice sent-off in the second half.
The Blues were two-up at half time thanks to strikes by Kevin Rose and Chris Agutter. Allan McMinigal put Sidley 3-1 up in the second half, but a late Dan Cruikshank own goal meant they went home empty-handed.
Little Common got back to winning ways in Division Two with a 1-0 success away to Storrington. Casey Ham scored the only goal during the first half.
Westfield won 2-0 at home to Littlehampton Town courtesy of a goal in either half by David Pugh and Ashley Platts, the latter scoring his first for the club.
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Hide AdBexhill United were edged out 1-0 in a competitive game away to high-flying Loxwood, the only goal coming in the first 10 minutes of the second half.
Full reports on each game will appear in Friday's Observers.
Standings (played-points) '“ Division 1: 1 Crawley Down 4-10, 2 Crowborough Athletic 4-9, 3 Three Bridges 3-9, 4 East Grinstead Town 4-9, 5 Pagham 4-7, 6 RYE UNITED 4-7, 7 Shoreham 4-7, 8 Arundel 4-7, 9 Selsey 4-6, 10 Chichester City 4-5, 11 Hassocks 3-5, 12 Lingfield 3-4, 13 Redhill 4-4, 14 St Francis Rangers 3-4, 15 Peacehaven & Telscombe 4-3, 16 SIDLEY UNITED 4-3, 17 Ringmer 4-3, 18 Wick 4-2, 19 Eastbourne United AFC 4-1, 20 Hailsham Town 4-1.
Division 2: 1 Loxwood 4-12, 2 Lancing 4-10, 3 Seaford Town 5-10, 4 LITTLE COMMON 5-9, 5 Rustington 5-9, 6 Southwick 4-9, 7 AFC Uckfield 4-8, 8 WESTFIELD 5-7, 9 East Preston 4-7, 10 Steyning Town 4-6, 11 Worthing United 4-5, 12 BEXHILL UNITED 5-4, 13 Littlehampton Town 3-3, 14 Storrington 4-3, 15 Mile Oak 4-3, 16 Midhurst & Easebourne 5-2, 17 Oakwood 4-2, 18 Clymping 5-1.