The chant of 'we are Premier League' will be ringing out in the streets of Leatherhead for at least the next 12 months.

The Tanners produced a remarkable comeback on Saturday to edge into the Ryman Premier League thanks to a 4-3 extra-time play-off final win over Dulwich Hamlet, despite being 3-1 down after 84 minutes.

That's when Kev Terry intervened though and wrote himself into Tanners folklore with a hat-trick, the third of which in the ninth minute of extra time proved to be the winner that returned Leatherhead to the top tier of the Ryman league for the first time since 1983.

"Saturday was a fantastic day, the type of day that will never be repeated," said manager Mick Sullivan.

"I had been through one day when I was at Merstham and we had a fantastic comeback like that against Consett, but I never thought I would ever be involved in a game of football similar to that again.

"The players showed in leaps and bounds all the spirit I expect out of football players that have played under me.

"Saturday was even more immense because of how the crowd reacted at the end.

"The sheer elation of what we had achieved and all the emotions to come out of all those players and supporters was something special."

Sullivan now plans to make additions to his squad as they look to be strong enough to avoid an immediate return to Division One South next season.

He is hopeful of keeping hold of prolific goalscorers Tommy Hutchings and Greg Andrews, who scored the first on Saturday to take their partnership total to 72 this season.

"I don't know if they will stay but I would like to think they would want to be at the next level," said Sullivan.

"Had we not won Saturday we might not have held on to them but winning has probably kept our players together.

"They are a close knit bunch of players so I don't anticipate losing anyone but you never know in football."

Sullivan's joy was tempered slightly by defeat in the Surrey Senior Cup final on Tuesday, when two second half goals saw Corinthian Casuals claim the trophy with a 2-0 win.

"I never want to lose a game of football," he said.

"I wanted it badly but I am just so disappointed we didn't have enough left in the gas tank to do it.

"I wanted both promotion and the cup, it would have been history making."