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Millers ready for play-off clash at Maldon

10:45am Tuesday 30th April 2013

JUSTIN Gardner, the Millers boss, is in confident mood ahead of his side’s play-off semi-final clash with Maldon & Tiptree tonight.

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Grays Athletic triumph over rampant Aveley

12:01pm Wednesday 20th February 2013

Aveley 0, Grays Athletic 1

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Millers spin to routine win over Ware

1:09pm Tuesday 29th January 2013

AVELEY 3, WARE 1

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Borough's sides progress in county cup

12:07pm Wednesday 31st October 2012

Tilbury and Aveley win their Essex cup ties to progress

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Millers great run comes to an end

11:23am Wednesday 31st October 2012

Waltham Forest 2, Aveley 1

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Fifth win on the spin takes Millers up the table

12:44am Tuesday 23rd October 2012

AVELEY produced two top performances within 48-hours to climb to third in Ryman Division One North.

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"There are positives" as Millers crash out of FA Cup

10:03pm Saturday 22nd September 2012

JUSTIN Gardner, the Aveley boss, insisted there were positives to take from a game that saw his side dumped out of their second cup competition in a week.

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Aveley hunt down hawks in thrilling encounter

10:18am Thursday 23rd August 2012

Aveley come from 3-1 down to beat Harlow Town 4-3 as Thurrock lose second game on the spin

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Campaign kicks-off for Thurrock's non-league teams

12:48am Sunday 19th August 2012

THURROCK'S non-league football sides kickstarted their Ryman league campaigns yesterday, as temperatures soared to their highest of the year.

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Thurrock edge out Aveley in close encounter

11:20pm Wednesday 8th August 2012

Thurrock beat Aveley 2-1 in close pre-season clash at Ship Lane

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Aveley's play-off hopes dashed by Boreham Wood

10:23pm Monday 26th April 2010

RYMAN PREMIER: Aveley's dream of winning promotion to the Blue Square South is over.

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Victory for Ryman Premier Aveley sees Millers continue great season

10:26am Monday 26th April 2010

Aveley 2, Tonbridge Angels 0 FOOTBALL: THE Millers will attempt to continue one of the finest success stories of the non-league season tonight when they host Boreham Wood in the play-off semi-finals.

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Aveley FC now need two wins

6:00am Thursday 22nd April 2010

NON-League Preview: Despite their 2-1 defeat at Billericay Town on Tuesday night, Aveley are still in line for a place in the end of season Ryman Premier play-offs.

• 50 point tally nearer for Aveley FC
• Coventry's troops determined to thwart Rangers

Aveley still on course for play-offs

9:57am Monday 19th April 2010

Dartford 2 Aveley 2 THE Millers remain on course for a place in the play-offs following this battling point at champions Dartford.

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50 point tally nearer for Aveley FC

4:40pm Friday 2nd April 2010

WITH just nine games to go in a hectic three-week spell, Aveley FC are just two points short of that tally.

Impetus interrupted for Aveley FC

9:41am Monday 29th March 2010

Aveley 3 Kingstonian 4 THIS defeat in a seven-goal thriller with second-placed Kingstonian may have been the beginning of the end of Millers’ hopes of making a late push for the play-offs themselves in their first season in the top flight.

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Chadfields display delights Aveley fans

11:17am Monday 22nd March 2010

Aveley 2, Boreham Wood 0 THE Millers, whose main concern in their first season at this level has always been maintaining their top flight status, now find themselves only one place and four points from the play-offs after a great run.

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Premier stay within the grasp of of improving Aveley

11:30am Friday 19th March 2010

MILLERS have always made it plain that, in their first season in the top flight, their main aim has been to retain their Premier status.

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Frustration for Aveley

10:20am Monday 15th March 2010

Bognor Regis Town 1, Aveley 1 THE Millers picked up a vital point at relegation-threatened Bognor, but it could have been three. The visitors took a 21st-minute lead when home defender Lewis Dunk was left looking a donut when he miscued a clearance into his own net.

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Millers nearer magic 50 points

11:30am Friday 12th March 2010

RYMAN PREMIER: Aveley are now just nine short of the 50 points total they’ve always reckoned will be enough to make certain of them maintaining the top flight status they fought for last term.

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Ashford Town outgunned by determined Aveley

9:01am Monday 8th March 2010

Aveley 2, Ashford Town (Mx) 1 THE Millers climbed to 14th and are now just 12 points away from the 50-point target they feel certain they ensure staying in the top flight.

• Aveley 2 Enfield Town 2

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Millers chief wants guarantee of top level soccer

8:33am Friday 5th March 2010

AVELEY boss Rod Stringer is anxious that his side reach the 50 point target he feels certain will ensure his side retain their status at the top level.

Clash is another victim of wet week

9:11am Monday 1st March 2010

BILLERICAY Town have made major additions to their strike force as they prepare for a busy and vital run-in to the end of the season.

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Aveley will not have to face Town's young goalmonger

8:52am Friday 26th February 2010

BILLERICAY Town manager Brian Statham’s hopes of giving top scorer Billy Bricknell a runout prior to tomorrow’s vital home match with Essex rivals Aveley were dashed.

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Harrow's Cook scores brace to upend Aveley

9:19am Monday 22nd February 2010

Aveley saw their three-match winning league run come to an end with this 2-1 home defeat.

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Brockwell crowd see Aveley trounce Canvey

10:44am Monday 15th February 2010

CANVEY could hardly have picked a worse afternoon to launch their latest ticket initiative.

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Doyle put Aveley ahead at weekend

9:19am Monday 8th February 2010

Aveley 2, Maidstone United 0 Aveley will go into tonight’s home Essex derby with Billericay Town in confident mood after easing their own relegation fears with Saturday’s win over the Kent visitors.

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Three losses has knocked Aveley

10:08am Friday 5th February 2010

THREE straight league defeats has seen the Millers drop close to the relegation zone.

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Agony for Millers at the hands of high-flying Sutton United

8:57am Monday 1st February 2010

Sutton United 3, Aveley 2 THE Millers’ third defeat in a week, this time at a Sutton side now just one place off the play-offs, leaves them just two points away from the drop zone.

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Less than Jolly Millers looking to end tough week

10:05am Friday 29th January 2010

THE Millers have been far from jolly over the past week, losing 2-1 at home to Tooting and then going down 3-2 at Boreham Wood on Tuesday night.

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Frustration for Aveley as Tooting & Mitcham show power

9:56am Monday 25th January 2010

Aveley 1, Tooting & Mitcham 2 Millers’ chance of gaining some reward from this home clash with the play-off chasing Terrors disappeared when star striker Martin Tuohy missed a great chance.

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Tooting and Mitcham will be tough opponents for mid-table Millers

4:00pm Thursday 21st January 2010

RYMAN PREMIER: Having played out a thrilling 3-3 draw at Harrow Borough in midweek, the Millers are set for another tough contest on Saturday.

• Tough tests for Ryman North duo

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Visitors under pressure from the start

10:39am Wednesday 20th January 2010

FOOTBALL: Sunday's U15 Cup game saw Aveley register an emphatic 3-0 County Cup 4th Round win over Boca.

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Wealdstone are Millers weekend opponents

1:30am Friday 15th January 2010

RYMAN PREMIER: Aveley will be particularly hopeful of getting into action tomorrow afternoon as their midweek game has already been ruled out!

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Draw is frustrating for Aveley FC

11:22am Thursday 31st December 2009

Millers’ hopes of climbing into the top half of the table were ended when the visiting Urchins earned a point with an equaliser from the penalty spot five minutes into injury-time.

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Stringer strengthens squad at Aveley FC

2:42pm Wednesday 23rd December 2009

RYMAN PREMIER: Aveley manager Rod Stringer has strengthend his squad with the signing of Greg Lincoln from Blue Square South neighbours Thurrock.

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Millers march towards top half

5:55pm Monday 14th December 2009

THE Millers, in their first term back in the top flight, are standing 12th and on the verge of re-entering the top half of the table.

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Carshalton Athletic no match for Aveley FC

9:19am Monday 7th December 2009

Carshalton Athletic 0, Aveley 3 The visiting Millers had every reason to be jolly after completing a league double in Surrey with this comprehensive success.

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Millers will be hoping waterlogging will not thwart them again against Billericay Town

1:50am Friday 4th December 2009

AVELEY will make a second attempt at hosting their Essex Senior Cup fourth round tie with Billericay Town on Monday night. The match was called off last Monday due to a waterlogged pitch.

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Rusty Aveley stumble to Hendon

9:53am Monday 30th November 2009

Aveley 1 Hendon 2 Bad weather and opposition teams being involved in knockout competitions had restricted Millers to just one game in the previous three weeks.

• Faltering Aveley FC must square up to Hendon

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Faltering Aveley FC must square up to Hendon

8:00am Friday 27th November 2009

RYMAN PREMIER: Having had three of their last four games postponed due to waterlogged pitches, Aveley will be hoping for a busy return to action.

• Ryman Premier Aveley FC aim high

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Frustration as Aveley suffer in Kent clash

11:52am Monday 9th November 2009

Tonbridge Angels 3, Aveley 2 Millers twice led, but eventually returned from Kent with no reward.

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Mill Field faithful see great Millers display

9:29am Monday 2nd November 2009

THE Millers were delighted to see a miserable October come to a happy end with home victory over Canvey.

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Surrey visitors too strong for Aveley FC

9:39am Wednesday 7th October 2009

Aveley 0, Sutton United 1 Newly-promoted Millers’ good start to life in the top flight came grinding to a halt at the hands of their Surrey visitors.

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London Colney no push-over for Aveley

9:09am Monday 14th September 2009

London Colney 1, Aveley 1 The Millers’ first qualifying round visit to a side playing at three levels below the Ryman Premier outfit had expected to be something of a formality.

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Millers want to take league success into FA Cup

10:52am Friday 11th September 2009

AVELEY will be hoping that their success in Ryman Premier will be mirrored by success in the FA Cup.

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Tuohy puts Aveley in sixth place

9:44am Monday 7th September 2009

Aveley 2, Wealdstone 2 MILLERS’ hot-shot striker Martin Tuohy was back in the news — but this time for the right reasons.

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Ryman Premier Aveley FC aim high

10:36am Friday 28th August 2009

AVELEY have been showing they should not be underestimated in the Ryman Premier.

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Millers Reserves put Cheshunt to the sword

11:15am Thursday 27th August 2009

Aveley 4, Cheshunt 0 Two goals from Neil Richmond sewaled this Reserve side win.

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Aveley signal intent in Top flight

11:06am Monday 24th August 2009

Kingstonian 1, Aveley 6 After picking up seven points from their first three games, the newly-promoted Millers have announced their arrival in the top flight in a big way.

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