A Tommy Lee Higgs goal from the spot gave them hope after they went 2-0 down in north London but as they fought for a late equaliser – which would still not have been enough to save them – the hosts scored twice more.
It means the Rocks’ 13-season stay at steps two and three of the non-league game is over – they will be back at step four in 2025-26.
See pictures from Wingate by Trevor Staff and Lyn Phillips on this page and those linked, or if you’re on the Observer app, just scroll down the single page. Get all the reaction to relegation in the Bognor Observer and on this website and the Observer app during the week.

1. Lyn Phillips
Wingate and Finchley v Rocks, Isthmian premier Photo: Trevor Staff and Lyn Phillips

2. Lyn Phillips
Wingate and Finchley v Rocks, Isthmian premier Photo: Trevor Staff and Lyn Phillips

3. Trevor Staff
Wingate and Finchley v Rocks, Isthmian premier Photo: Trevor Staff and Lyn Phillips

4. Trevor Staff
Wingate and Finchley v Rocks, Isthmian premier Photo: Trevor Staff and Lyn Phillips