Ten points will clinch runners-up spot, and home advantage in the play-offs, although manager Mark Morsley still has his sights set on something higher.

With AFC beating Waltham Forest last Saturday, and division one north leaders Dartford losing at home to Brentwood, the destiny of the title is still far from clear.

The advantage still lies with Dartford, who have points in hand and a better goal difference.

Morsley is hoping AFC will improve their goal difference. "But you don't become reckless. If we win all our games and score enough goals to have a better goal difference than Dartford, so be it.

"It was an important win on Saturday, after our bad defeat at Bury," said Morsley. "It was vital we got back to winning."

AFC ground out a result in difficult conditions, with a strong wind and a heavy burst of rain just before the interval dictating events.

The conditions took Morsley by surprise. "When I walked across the pitch at half-time I changed what I was going to say to the players.

"Until the pitch started to cut up after 15 minutes I thought we looked really good. I didn't realise how bad and how difficult it was until the interval."

AFC visit Wingate and Finchley, who lie 17th in the table, on Saturday, looking for a double, having won 3-0 when the teams met at King's Marsh in October.

Canvey Island, still in the mix for the play-offs, are at King's Marsh on Tuesday (7.45pm). AFC won the first meeting 1-0 last month, courtesy of a superb injury-time strike from Darren Bethell.

AFC picked up the Ryman League division one north team performance of the month award for March for their 6-0 Isthmian League Cup semi-final victory at premier division Heybridge Swifts.

"It's always nice to pick up awards," said Morsley, "but there's only one award I want this season."

The final, against Ramsgate at Dartford, took place last night, and it meant a recall to the subs bench for Chris Tracey. AFC retained his Ryman registration when he moved to Long Melford as player-manager.

AFC have a minor injury crisis at present, with Brett Girling (groin) and Chris Bacon (knee) both failing fitness tests on Tuesday night, and James Rowe being ruled out by the hamstring injury he picked up on Saturday.

But Matty Clements was named among the subs last night, a tribute to the work of Tony Brightwell and Ian Jenkins in treating and getting players back to fitness.

"They really are making a difference," said Morsley. "There is a lot of feverish work going on behind the scenes to get people fit."

AFC will be running a middle schools penalty competition at the last home league game of the season against Potters Bar Town on Saturday, April 26.