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Maldon & Tiptree appoint Steve Butterworth despite interest in Fisher manager Ajay Ashanike
Lordswood 3-0 Bearsted - We brought a team here that we thought we could win this game of football, says Bearsted boss Kevin Stevens, as his centre-half Colby Wait could find himself in big trouble with FA for alleged homophobic slur
Sporting Club Thamesmead 3-1 Tunbridge Wells - First and foremost I've got to look in the mirror, a part of a manager's job is to motivate his team and it was like watching a train crash, admits Tunbridge Wells boss Steve Ives
Fisher 5-4 Bearsted - Maldon & Tiptree chairman has made it obvious enough to say it’s me they want and I believe they'll come up with a second offer to get me over the line, says Fisher boss Ajay Ashanike
Charlton Athletic appoint Jamie Day as their new professional development academy coach

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LORDSWOOD 3-0 BEARSTED
Southern Counties East Football League Challenge Cup First Round
Tuesday 29 September 2026
Stephen McCartney reports from Martyn Grove

LORDSWOOD manager Callum O’Shea praised his side’s togetherness on a night where Bearsted lost their discipline as last season’s Challenge Cup Finalists suffered a First Round exit.

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SPORTING CLUB THAMESMEAD 3-1 TUNBRIDGE WELLS
Southern Counties East Football League Challenge Cup First Round
Monday 28 September 2026
Stephen McCartney reports from Bayliss Avenue

TUNBRIDGE WELLS manager Steve Ives says he has to look in the mirror and work out why his side lacked motivation after watching a train crash after his side slumped to an embarrassing defeat at tenth-tier side Sporting Club Thamesmead.