Saturday Results Service

It was a black day for the area’s rugby teams as both Maidenhead and Marlow rugby clubs were relegated after suffering defeats on the last day of the season.

However, Maidenhead United's footballers offered something to cheer about as their third successive league victory meant they will be playing Conference South football again next season.

FOOTBALL:

Conference  South

Havant and Waterlooville  0(0)  – 3 (2) Maidenhead United
                                                                                     Newman 9
                                                                                  Robinson 21
                                                                                    Williams 70

The Magpies made it a hat-trick of wins as they impressively defeated play-off chasing Havant and Waterlooville to avoid relegation

Lee Newman gave Maidenhead an early lead before goals from Carl Wilson-Denis and Many Williams completed the comfortable victory.

Premier League

Arsenal 2 (2) – Reading 0 (0)
Adebayor 30
Gilberto 38

Reading were outclassed by a free-flowing Arsenal side looking to claim some pride from their disintegrating season.

Goals from Emmanuel Adebayor and Gilberto meant that Steve Coppell's men find themselves firmly in the relegation battle with only three games remaining.

League Two

Wycome Wanderers 1 (0) – Chester 0 (0)
McGleish 74

Scott McGleish grabbed his 26th league goal of the season to confirm Wycombe's place in the playoffs after draws for Chesterfield and Darlington.

Southern League S&W Division

Marlow 3 (3) –  Abingdon United 1 (0)
Roche 3                              Meade 70
Roche 30
Couch 43

Marlow stormed to a first-half 3-0 lead thanks to Jermaine Roche's double and Aaron Couch before allowing Abingdon back into the gamelate on.

RUGBY:

South West 1

Coney Hill 20 (14) – Maidenhead (5) 15

Maidenhead had only themselves to blame as they crashed to defeat away at Coney Hill who remain in the South West 1 league.

As relegation rivals Reading lost 25-22 to Bracknell, a Maidenhead win would made them safe and they visitors had a number of chances but Coney held on.

South West 2 East

Marlow 17 Henley 22

A last minute converted try relegated Marlow after they had dominated proceedings against fellow strugglers Henley.