The hosts went into the game at the foot of the table with no points on the board; but for eighty minutes it looked like they were about to rectify that. However, Sonny Shilling burst that bubble in the final 10 minutes to maintain Buckhurst Hill’s 100 per cent winning record.

Old Southendian, despite their hard battle against the Premier Division leaders, remain at the foot of the table and are now winless in five.

Manford Way have also made a winless start to the campaign and lost 2-1 at home to Great Baddow this weekend.

Dan Gage scored a brace for Great Baddow which moves them up to tenth; Lee Lashley scored for Manford Way who remain in the bottom two.

Catholic United have not made the start that they, or indeed anyone, was expecting.

Last season’s Premier Division champions seems to be suffering a hangover as they were gunned down at Rayleigh Town who won the game 3-1 with Max Jones notching a hat-trick.

Catholic United have drawn one and lost the remainder of their opening four games and sit one place above the drop zone. Rayleigh sit fourth after this success.

Harold Wood Athletic were beaten 3-2 by Bishop’s Stortford Swifts which keeps them in second place, but now three points behind Buckhurst Hill.

Rob Whitnell and Joe Stevens provided the Harold Wood goals, but a Charles Brown brace plus a goal from Mark Nougher secured the points for Swifts which moves them up to fifth.

Kelvedon Hatch remain third after a 2-1 win at Leigh Ramblers.

Dan Gilliard and Mike Daniels scored the Kelvedon goals with Matt Brinklow the Leigh scorer.

Sungate provided Canning Town with one of their goals, the other one was supplied by Tom Quinn as Canning came over with a 2-0 away win.

Jamie Miller fired Basildon Town to the top of the Division One table; his solitary goal inflicted a 1-0 defeat on Old Chelmsfordians that also sees his side maintain their one percent winning start to the season.

Snaresbrook move up to third after a similar score line over May & Baker E.C. Res. Harry Price scored the goal in that one.

Shenfield AFC picked up a 5-2 away win at Frenford Res. with braces for Jordan Elliot and Mitch Day, with Sam Bubb also chipping in.

Meanwhile, Herongate Athletic beat Ramsden Scotia 5-2 at home with Perry Aldridge and Ben Lambert notching braces while Ben Crouch provided the other goal. Keegan Risley and Sam Wren supplied the Ramsden replies.

In Division Two, Runwell Sports were able to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat on Saturday; going into the final 25 minutes of the game, Runwell were trailing 2-0 but goals from Callum Prin, Declan Clarke, plus an unfortunate own goal saw them run out 3-2 winners.

Peter Spicer bagged both of Toby’s goals in a 2-2 draw with Shoebury Town. The visitors equalised in the final minute to salvage a point with Aaron Day and Dom Binns their marksmen.

A Jason Patmore brace plus goals from Dwayne Francis-Riley and Troy Reed helped Rochford Town beat Beacon Hill Rovers 4-2. Charlie Brewer and Steve Bennett scored for Beacon Hill.

Westhamians remain top of Division Three after a 3-1 win at Roydon.

Tom Pennells, Ben Jones and Sam Jones supplied the goals. Old Southendian Res. are up to second after they secure a 3-1 win at White Ensign Res.

Ryan Kelly, Pete Jelley and Ben Franklin scored the goals, and while Zach Somerset-Butley was able to find the net with one penalty, Old Southendian keeper George Dugdale was able to save the other one.

Hutton Res and Academy Soccer played out a tight, tough battle; but any late comers would have missed the only goal of the game as Luis Ruiz provided that for Academy Soccer inside the opening minute.

In the Essex Premier Cup, Galleywood were trailing to a Ross Carpenter goal which Ongar Town were able to hold onto going into the final 20 minutes of their first round tie.

However, Galleywood rallied and went on to win the game 2-1, with Thomas Watling and Jack Chatterway their marksmen.

FC Hamlets moved into the next round of the London Junior Cup after overcoming Hackney Wick Res 3-1 in their first round tie.