Saturday football: Mark McGhee off the mark for Eastbourne Borough and a hat-trick for Town’s Dan Perry

Eastbourne Borough’s Mark McGhee is off the mark thanks to a hard-fought 0-0 draw at Hampton and Richmond.
By Derren Howard
Published 3rd Mar 2019, 06:50 BST
Updated 3rd Mar 2019, 08:05 BST
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Mark McGhee

It was the first point for McGhee since taking over as interim manager following the sacking of previous manager Jamie Howell. His first match in charge was a 3-0 home loss against Wealdstone.

Mark Smith was back in goal for the Sports as the former Borough stopper returned on loan from Billericay.

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Borough are 15th in the National League South and this Saturday they welcome Chelmsford to Priory Lane.

A hat-trick from Daniel Perry guided Eastbourne Town to a convincing 5-0 triumph at Pagham.

It the perfect response from Town, who are third in the Southern Combination Premier, following last week’s 4-1 home loss to Horsham.

Aaron Capon and Dan Bowell were also on target for John Lambert’s men.

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Next up is home match against Litte Common at the Saffrons next Saturday.

Bottom of the table Eastbourne United suffered a narrow 1-0 loss at league leaders Chichester. Arron Hopkinson’s relegation battlers will resume their battle to avoid the drop this Saturday as they welcome struggling Langney Wanderers to the Oval.

Langney enjoyed a crucial victory to ease their relegation concerns thanks to 1-0 home win against Crawley Down Gatwick. Richard Pingling scored the only goal of the match for Kenny McCreadie’s men.

In division one, two goals from Paul Weatherby ensured Hailsham recorded a 3-1 win at Storrington. Joey Pout was also on target for Paul Turner’s team. This Saturday they welcome Alfold to the Beaconsfield.