This was my first visit to see Staplehurst Monarchs in their inaugural season in the Southern Counties East Football League Division 1. It was also the final Kent ground at level ten and above that I had yet to visit. I chose a bright, but chilly, Saturday afternoon in February to travel to this match….

I travelled with my eldest son, after work on a cold Friday evening, down to Crabtree Park, the home of Wick FC, near Littlehampton in Sussex. Wick FC and Mile Oak FC play at the tenth level of the English football pyramid, in the Southern Combination League Division 1. The table, prior to kick off,…

I came up today to visit my parents in the Cotswolds and met with my father, to visit the Flying Monk ground, in Malmesbury, Wiltshire, for a Midland Hellenic League Division 1 clash. The teams involved were, mid table, Malmesbury Victoria and second in the table, Studley FC. The Flying Monk ground gets its name…

It was a bright and clear Saturday afternoon when I returned to the Bauvill Stadium, for my first Southern Counties East Football League (SCEFL) Premier Division tie of 2022. The Bauvill has enjoyed a bumper season with attendances regularly hitting 600 plus. At the table topping Sheppey United match, earlier this month, an incredible 1876…

Having watched a nail-biting Isthmian League North game last night, I decided to travel today to watch VCD Athletic in their Isthmian League South East match at home to Whitstable Town. I had never been to “The Oakwood” before and drove upto it from home in about 25 minutes, with the ground being situated in…

For the second Friday running, I went to an Isthmian League North game involving Maldon & Tiptree FC. This time they were at home, playing Hashtag United who sitting in eighth place, were four points above Maldon & Tiptree, although having played three games more. The Park Drive ground holds capacity for 2800 fans, with…

The drive over to East Grinstead was delayed because of a crash on the M25 but the ground was simple to find once I reached the A22. I was able to park on a road opposite the driveway to the stadium which took me on foot, past the rifle range and into the club’s car…

This Isthmian League North fixture on a cold Friday evening was a good opportunity to meet a good friend and enjoy football in a league I haven’t watched since a match at Aveley’s ground back in October. On that occasion Maldon & Tiptree, then on the verge of the play off places, narrowly lost to…

This game was scheduled for an earlier 2.00 pm kick off, on a very wet and chilly January weekend. The match was played between two teams battling in the Southern Counties East Football League Division 1, at Step 6 of the football pyramid. Over a year ago, in October 2020, I had been fortunate enough…

For my first game of 2022, I decided to revisit Maidstone United’s Gallagher Stadium for the Vanorama National League South fixture between the home team and their local rivals, Tonbridge Angels. The Gallagher Stadium is a modern ground, opened as recently as 2012, with a large main stand, offering 750 seats and a newly added…