Kings Langley will be made to wait until next weekend to learn what division they’ll be playing in next season after late drama strengthened their survival hopes.

Edu-Toiny Pendred’s 91st-minute winner at Northwood on Monday sparked jubilant scenes from the travelling support and it ensures that only a Leverstock Green win on the last day of the term next Saturday, when Kings are out of action with a bye week, would see them drop to Step Five.

They remain two points above the Green and in 18th, with their local rivals also overcoming Stotfold on Monday, but Kings did their job and Steve Heath will now be hoping for a favour from his old side AFC Dunstable who host Levy next week.

Kings went ahead in the Easter Monday derby at Northwood thanks to a Darnell Luke strike, but conceded twice in the space of two minutes shortly after half time to surrender their advantage and put their place in The Southern League Division One Central in severe jeopardy.

However, they bounced back superbly and substitute Lucas Pedrozo equalised in the 63rd minute. They pushed for a winner but survived their own scare as the hosts hit the post and it looked like they would have to settle for a point that would have left them ahead of the Green on goal difference alone. But up stepped Edu, first looping a shot agonisingly onto the post and then reacting quickest to tap home the rebound in the first minute of additional time - a kick that could have huge consequences for the side’s future.

A nervous wait is ahead for Steve Heath and his men but speaking to Olly Bayliss on The Non-League Show on Monday evening, the Kings manager, who has committed to take charge next season come what may, said he can take pride from the efforts of his troops. “No matter what happens now, we’ve given everything today and that’s all you can ask.”

He hailed the away support from the Kings fans, praising it as “absolutely brilliant”, and suggested they played a huge part in proceedings on the pitch. “I’m not sure we would have got the win without them. So thanks to the supporters today.”

Whether they come out on top of what has been a thrilling battle at the bottom of the table or not, Heath vows to “learn” from the experience and reaffirmed his promise to Chairman Darren Eliot ahead of next year, saying he hopes that if his team do stay up, they “won’t be in this situation ever again”, but that if the worst was to happen his team will be doing “everything in our power to come back up”.

Olly posed a final question to Heath: would he be in attendance at Creasey Park - the place he called home for 10 years - on Saturday, for the game that decides his team’s destiny next year?

Steve replies “I really don’t know!”, but for now he’s done all that he can and, alongside many Kings fans, his eyes are sure to be fixed on affairs next week with his heart in his mouth and his nerves put to the test!