The weather was warm and the sun out in full early summer glory on this Saturday at the end of May, for the final of the DFDS Kent Junior Cup A, between Orpington FC and Littlebourne Saturday FC, played at Maidstone United’s Gallagher Stadium. Orpington FC play in the Kent County League Division 2 West,…

This Kent County Premier League tie had all the appearances of a cup final with the league title at stake for the winning side. Borden Village, had home advantage and came into the final league game of the season, a point clear of Minster, meaning a draw or victory would guarantee the title. Minster FC…

The warm sunshine brought me a short drive from Selhurst Park, where I had just watched Palace beat West Ham 4-3, to the Mayfield Stadium. The Mayfield is the home of AFC Croydon, from whom today’s home side, Balham FC, groundshare, The Mayfield Stadium is accessed from a lane which takes you from Croydon to…

The first warm and dry day in a while brought me after work to Maidstone United’s Gallagher Stadium, for the Kent FA, DFDS Kent Veterans Cup Final. The Gallagher Stadium makes a fine venue and surprisingly this was my first visit of the 2022-23 season. Both teams have backing from successful Kent clubs, Glebe FC…

I was staying in Tottenham for work, so came across by tube to Cockfosters FC, at the very end of the Piccadilly line, to watch the home side play Moulton FC in the Gladwish Trophy Semi Final. The Chalk Lane ground is almost next to Cockfosters tube station and squeezed in next to the main…

After the midweek Semi Final penalty drama in the Southern Counties East Football League (SCEFL) Division 1 play-off game at Tooting Bec, I couldn’t not come to watch the final, to see how this match off concluded. As I’ve reported many times before in this blog, the SCEFL Division 1 is a league that I…

Tonight looked on paper to be a truly enthralling match up between two of the Southern Counties East Football League (SCEFL) – Division 1’s most attractive sides. Tooting Bec are ground sharing with Chipstead FC at High Road this season and they play a side, in Larkfield & New Hythe, who have slipped from looking…

I came back, for the third Chatham Town game in seven days, to see them play at home to Cray Valley Paper Mills. The significance of this game couldn’t be downplayed, as Chatham required just one win to ensure the title of the Isthmian League South East Division in their first season back at this…

Having been over in Thurrock throughout the day, I stayed on to see May & Baker FC play Barkingside in the Eastern Counties League (1st Division). The Parkside Stadium has great parking and comfortable seating in the main stand as well as a decent bar and a smaller seated stand and four covered standing areas….

After having spent the day away with Chatham Town on Saturday, for their hard earned win at Lancing, I felt duty bound to attend the big game of the day in Kent today. Ramsgate sit in second place in the Isthmian League South East Division and Chatham are now top of the table, just two…