Broom strikes as Honiton Town win in South Devon
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Honiton Town claimed a second successive South West Peninsula League Eastern Division away success with a 1-0 win at Galmpton and Roselands.
The Hippos, who had last been in action on December 9 when they won 5-1 at Sidmouth Town, were good value for the points in South Devon, banked thanks to a 79th minute Dan Broom header from a Ben Ede free-kick.
The game was one of only three in the Eastern Division to beat the weather on the first Saturday of 2018. The other matches saw Budleigh Salterton defeat Brixham 2-0 while Torridgeside and Newton Abbot Spurs dew 1-1.
The victory, a fifth of the league campaign for the Hippos, takes them above Galmpton and Roselands in the table.
Next up for Town is a Saturday, January 13, home game against Brixham.
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Table after the January 6 matches
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Newton Abbot Spurs 19 13 1 5 41 20 40
Bovey Tracey 15 11 1 3 33 23 34
Budleigh Salterton 20 10 3 7 57 31 33
Crediton United 17 10 2 5 33 21 32
University of Exeter 18 10 1 7 49 36 31
St Martins 16 10 1 5 29 25 31
Axminster Town 18 8 3 7 36 34 27
Teignmouth 14 8 2 4 35 22 26
Torridgeside 14 7 3 4 36 24 24
Ilfracombe Town 15 6 4 5 26 26 22
Brixham AFC 18 5 7 6 30 34 22
Sidmouth Town 21 5 6 10 39 50 21
Honiton Town 19 5 4 10 31 42 19
Galmpton & Roselands 19 5 2 12 26 38 17
Appledore 17 4 4 9 19 44 16
Liverton United 17 3 2 12 18 42 11
Alphington 17 3 2 12 21 47 11