What a few months for Harrow Town - from a relegation reprieve to topping the table in the Isthmian Premier League.
An unlikely 3-1 win at promotion hopefuls Wingate and Finchley has left Steve Baker’s side sitting pretty at the top of the division after two games, only three months after they were saved from the drop when Worcester resigned from the north section of the league.
They began their league season with a 2-1 win over Harlow Town on Saturday, with debutant Anthony O’Connor grabbing a brace.
Boro had to do it the hard way after Alex Read put the visitors ahead from a corner, but they struck back within two minutes when O’Connor connected with Kurtis Cumberbatch’s curling free-kick.
Baker may have been settling for a point when his new signing popped up with six minutes to go, when he was again fed by Cumberbatch, and slotted home the winner.
The bouncing Boro continued their good week at the Maurice Rebak Stadium on Tuesday, seeing off talented Wingate with ease.
They flew out of the blocks as Cumberbatch fired them into a 10th-minute lead, and recovered well after former player Marc Charles-Smith equalised for the hosts.
Second-half goals from Charles Banya and another from O’Connor gave the visitors the points, and an opening two wins for the first time in 40 years.
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