maintained their play-off place in the Ryman League Premier Division but were held to a 1-1 draw at mid-table Wealdstone.Cray Wanderers

Tommy Whitnell bundled in the rebound after Jack Clark’s fierce drive was tipped onto the bar just before the hour but Wands’ three-match winning run on the road came to an end thanks to an equaliser from the head of Wes Parker within a minute.

Margate moved within three points of the play-off places after thrashing fourth-placed Hendon 5-1.

After a goalless first half Matt Bodkin put Gate ahead on 58 minutes and Dan Stubbs' stunning strike doubled the advantage two minutes later.

The visitors hit back with a penalty from Paul Booth on 63 minutes only for Richard Avery to make it 3-1 moments later. Bodkin's second on 74 minutes and Kwesi Appiah’s 34th goal of the season on 85 made it five straight league wins for Chris Kinnear’s side.

Gate are well-placed to claim a play-off place as they have two games in hand on the three sides above them and three games on Lewes.

Maidstone United suffered a 1-0 reverse against 10-man Hythe Town at Reachfields to suffer a blow in their push for promotion from Ryman Division 1 South.

Nick Barnes (pictured) scored the only goal of the game against his former club on the hour, seeing an attempted cross swirl into the net with the help of the wind.

Town played the majority of the game a man short after skipper and leading scorer Dave Cook saw red for his part in an altercation involving both sides on 14 minutes after a challenge from Michael Phillips.

Eighth-placed Hythe are now just nine points behind the Stones - who still occupy the final play-off place but are six points behind leaders Bognor having played two more games.

Fourth-placed Folkestone Invicta also lost ground on the top-three, who all won, after a goalless draw at Eastbourne Town.

The hosts played the final half-hour with 10-men after the dismissal of Kai Birchard but Invicta could not find a way past Town stopper Kieron Thorp.

Invicta are now 10-games unbeaten but have drawn their last three.

Whitstable Town moved eight points clear of the drop-zone after a 1-0 win at Sittingbourne.

Debutant James Pinnock won a penalty for the visitors three minutes before the break and Scott Heard duly converted to seal the win.

The Brickies slipped to 17th and are now just four points clear of the Oystermen, who saw manager Justin Luchford sent from the dugout late-on after an altercation with a Bourne player.

Ramsgate overcame relegation-threatened Whyteleafe 3-2 to give their Kent rivals a boost and stay 10th.

Ian Pulman put the Rams ahead five minutes before the break but the hosts levelled within two minutes through Fred Fleming.

Luke Wheatley restored the Rams’ advantage three minutes into the second half and despite Elliot Mitchell restoring parity 20 minutes from time, Pulman’s second within 60 seconds sealed the points.

Faversham Town allowed a 1-0 lead to slip to a 3-1 defeat late-on at Crawley Down.

Matt Bourne put the Lilywhites ahead on the break 25 minutes from time but the hosts drew level two minutes later through Tom Burton.

Miles Mitchell then turned the game on its head on 75 minutes and Luke Blewden’s lob sealed the win in the dying seconds as Town slipped to 14th.

In Ryman Division 1 North, Chatham Town slipped to a 2-1 defeat at Romford.

The hosts began brightly and scored two goals in three minutes to take a 2-0 lead inside 12 minutes.

The Chats did pull one back with Lee Hales converting a penalty with the last kick of the game, but they fell to their fourth straight away league defeat and slipped to 15th in the table.

They are behind Thamesmead Town only on goal difference after Mead went down 2-0 at struggling Waltham Forest.

Mead are now four games without a win after conceding on 16 minutes and deep into second-half injury-time.