The heatwave had finally broken and a few days of rain had preceded this Bank Holiday Monday fixture. I decided to venture to Alfold, a village near the Dunsfold Aerodrome, famous for being the Top Gear test track, for the deby day match between Alfold and Rudgwick FC. The season has only just begun and…

I was lucky enough this week to be invited to join my good friend, Trevor Knell and the Sussex Statman, Chris Prior, on their weekly podcast about the Sussex Non-League scene, the Sussex Preview. This podcast has become part of my essential listening, along with much of Trev’s social media and writing each week. The…

So, being such a great father I brought my daughter, on her visit from Northamptonshire, across to Peacehaven to watch FA Cup Qualifying round action between Peacehaven & Telscombe FC and Margate FC, both sides playing this season in the Isthmian League South East Division. To be fair despite I am sure, non-league football not…

A bit of a drive from home, on a warm Friday evening in yet another heatwave to hit the South East, took me to the home of Sandhurst Town to enjoy some FA Vase action against Wokingham Town. Bottom Meadow (The SB Stadium) was built with lottery funding and opened in 1997. The ground has…

A glorious day saw me drive across to Swansea to meet my old friend Les to watch my beloved Blues play away in the Carabao Cup against Swansea City. We had been given hospitality tickets so had great seats on the halfway line (padded seats too!) at the Swanseacity Stadium. The stadium has modern facilities…

Tonight I made a journey of an hour along the coast towards Portsmouth and the King George V Sports Complex, home of Mob Albion of the Hampshire League Division 1. The King George V Sports Complex boasts a modern 3G pitch, with a standing area, as well as the adjacent sports centre with refreshment and…

Tonight some cloudy and overcast weather, although not the much needed rain that most local grounds staff would have been looking for, saw me head locally to the home of Southern Combination Football League (SCFL) Division 2 side, TD Shipley FC. TD Shipley, managed by Scott Howe, came very close to winning promotion in 2025-26,…

So bright sun brought me to Gorings Mead, the home of Horsham YM FC for my first league game of the season. The two sides today, including the visitors, AFC Varndeanians were both members of the Southern Combination Football League (SCFL) Premier Division. Horsham YM FC, also known as the YM, had a good season…

It had been a long and hot week at work, I decided to wind down and enjoy the weekend by taking myself a short distance from my home to watch Saltdean United FC of the Southern Combination Football League (SCFL) Division 1, play Crawley Down Gatwick Town of the SCFL Premier Division. Saltdean United had…

I thought I’d start the new season with a visit to a favourite ground of mine, Horsham’s Fusion Aviation Stadium, to see Horsham FC of the National League South, open their pre season fixtures with a home game against Eastleigh FC of the National League. Horsham FC, known as the Hornets and managed by Dom…