Portsmouth thumped Fareham 4-1 to go joint top of Division 3 although Emsworth remain first by half in the tie-breaker. Emsworth were themselves defeated by Chichester, a win that enabled Chichester, with a game in hand, to join Emsworth and Portsmouth on 8 points. Division 3 remains wide open on the run-in to the end of the season.
Division 1 Round 7
Chichester A 3-3 Gosport
2.R.Lukoshius ½ J.R.Wilkinson
Division 3 Round 7
Chichester C 3-2 Emsworth C
1.C.Squires 1-0 D.Jerome
2.M.Plumb 0-1 N.Parekh
3.I.Richardson 0-1 M.Davies
4.W.Turner 1-0 A.Parker
5.L.Stubbington 1-0 D.Cook
Portsmouth C 4-1 Fareham D
1.S.Russell 1-0 A.Butler
2.P.Hebblethwaite 1-0 R.Davies
3.B.Cochran 1-0 A.Krajewski
4.A.Bucchi 1-0 B.Chant
5.A.Colthup 0-1 K.White
Division 1 | P | W | D | L | Gs | Pts | |
1 | Chichester A | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 26½ | 9 |
2 | Gosport | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 9 |
3 | Portsmouth A | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 22½ | 7 |
4 | Fareham A | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 20½ | 7 |
5 | Cosham A | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 5 |
6 | Emsworth A | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 15½ | 5 |
Division 3 | P | W | D | L | Gs | Pts | |
1 | Emsworth C | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18½ | 8 |
2 | Portsmouth C | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 |
3 | Chichester C | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 8 |
4 | Fareham D | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 10½ | 2 |
5 | Fareham C | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
Information kindly provided by John Wheeler.