A 2-0 defeat at Braintree leaves them unable to finish in the top seven and be part of the end-of-season promotion knockouts.
The best Danny Bloor’s side can hope for is an eighth-placed finish – but it has still been a fine season for the team from Priory Lane, whose campaign ends at home to Concord Rangers next Saturday.
See 42 pictures from the defeat at Braintree – by Lydia and Nick Redman – on this page and the ones linked and get the latest from the Lane in the Eastbourne Herald on Friday.
See 42 pictures from the defeat at Braintree – by Lydia and Nick Redman – on this page and the ones linked and get the latest from the Lane in the Eastbourne Herald on Friday.
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Action from Eastbourne Borough's defeat at Braintree in the National Lague South Photo: Lydia and Nick Redman
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Action from Eastbourne Borough's defeat at Braintree in the National Lague South Photo: Lydia and Nick Redman
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Action from Eastbourne Borough's defeat at Braintree in the National Lague South Photo: Trevor Round:Lydia and Nick Redman
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Action from Eastbourne Borough's defeat at Braintree in the National Lague South Photo: Lydia and Nick Redman