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LEAGUE ONE Nancekivell at helm for vital Argyle match

Details: Created on Sunday, 28 April 2019 10:07; Last Updated on Monday, 29 April 2019 08:52; Published on Sunday, 28 April 2019 10:07; Written by ROSS REID at Home Park

First team coach Kevin Nancekivell will take charge of Plymouth Argyle for their final League One game of season - at home to relegation rivals Scunthorpe United on Saturday - as manager Derek Adams and assistant Paul Wotton have been relieved of duties with immediate effect.

Argyle's 5-1 defeat at Accrington Stanley on Saturday saw the greens slip into the relegation zone following five defeats in a row.

NATIONAL LEAGUE South full times & final places

Details: Created on Saturday, 27 April 2019 16:59; Last Updated on Friday, 03 May 2019 15:39; Published on Saturday, 27 April 2019 16:59; Written by JAMES REID at fixtures desk

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Saturday April 27 2019
Billericay Town FC 0 Bath City FC 2 Bath finish 5th, play-offs
Chippenham Town FC 0 Chelmsford City FC 1 Chippenham 13th
St Albans City FC 0 Torquay United FC 4 United champions, 10 points clear
Truro City FC 3 Slough Town FC 3 Truro 20th, relegated
Weston-super-Mare AFC 1 Dulwich Hamlet FC 1 Weston 22nd, relegated
Woking FC 1 Gloucester City AFC 2 City 17th, safe, three wins in row

PLEASE NOTE...

* Gloucester City AFC play home games at Evesham United FC

SOUTH WEST RUGBY Promotion play-offs

Details: Created on Saturday, 27 April 2019 16:24; Last Updated on Friday, 03 May 2019 17:57; Published on Saturday, 27 April 2019 16:24

Saturday April 27
Step 4
Westcliff RFC 44 Barnstaple RFC 5
Westcliff promoted to National League 2 South
Step 5
Cornish All Blacks 33 Old Centralians RFC 22
CABs promoted to SW Premier
Step 6
Frome RFC 10 Buckingham RFC 23
Midsomer Norton RFC 15 Crediton 19
winners promoted to South West 1
Step 7
Burnham-on-Sea RFC 25 Bristol Saracens RFC 24
Sarries promoted to Western Counties
Step 8
Exeter Athletic RFC 29 Newquay Hornets RFC 5
Exeter Athletic promoted to Cornwall/Devon League
Step 9
Fairford RFC 11 Bream RFC 10
Fairford promoted to Gloucester 1

SOUTHERN LEAGUE Premier South full times

Details: Last Updated on Saturday, 27 April 2019 19:03; Published on Saturday, 27 April 2019 16:20

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Wednesday May 1
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Southern Prem play offs
Taunton Town FC vs Poole Town FC
Met Police FC vs Salisbury FC

Saturday April 27
Basingstoke Town 1 Taunton Town FC 2 Taunton runners-up
Hartley Wintney 3 Dorchester Town FC 1
Hendon FC 1 Swindon Supermarine FC 0
Kings Langley FC 2 Frome Town FC 0
Merthyr Town FC 1 Walton Casuals FC 2
Metropolitan Police FC 2 Gosport Borough FC 2 Met Police 3rd
Salisbury FC 0 Harrow Borough FC 6 Salisbury 4th
Staines Town FC 0 Poole Town FC 7 Poole 5th
Tiverton Town FC 1 Beaconsfield Town FC 1
Weymouth FC 3 Farnborough FC 0 Weymouth promoted champions
Wimborne Town FC 0 Chesham United FC 0

* Basingstoke, Frome, Staines relegated

ARGYLE TEAM NEWS Adams hoping top scorer Ladapo fit

Details: Created on Thursday, 25 April 2019 14:17; Last Updated on Saturday, 27 April 2019 09:09; Published on Thursday, 25 April 2019 14:17; Written by ROSS REID at Home Park

Plymouth Argyle boss Derek Adams is hoping free scoring target man Freddie Ladapo is fit for today’s crunch League One clash at Accrington Stanley.

Argyle are 20^th, a point and place above the bottom four with two games of the season to go and Adams admits: “It’s a cup final for us (on Saturday) and pivotal in our season.