I was travelling back from West Wales and a projected 90 minute delay on the M4 motorway, at junction 15, convinced me to pull off at Swindon to come and see this preseason friendly game. the entrance ticket was £10 online when I got in the ground there was so much space I sat high…

This evening I decided, after having such a good experience at Dover last Saturday, to follow it up with another East Kent derby game. I travelled to the Belmont ground to watch Whitstable, of the Isthmian League, South East division, (Step 8 of football’s pyramid) play in a preseason friendly against Margate Fc, a league…

As I drove upto Dover for this pre-season friendly fixture (and local derby) the sun came out to break through what had, upto then, been a grey and stormy sky. I found free parking on Crabble Road, outside a pub. Then I had a short walk upto the ground, although it’s a steep climb! Dover…

This pre-season, friendly game was played on a gloriously hot July Saturday afternoon. The Bourne Stadium, previously known as Greatness Park, is quite basic with two small seated stands along the side of the pitch and a very small seated stand behind the goal. Car parking was free and it cost £6 to watch this…

This friendly between Hollands & Blair of the Southern Counties East Football League (Premier Division) and Cray Wanderers of the Isthmian League (Premier Division) was played on a warm sunny Tuesday evening. Star Meadow is a simple ground on the edge of Gillingham. It boasts two covered stands for seated fans and a covered shelter…

Today’s match was played at Leamington’s Co-op stadium. This was a friendly that had originally been scheduled with the Coventry City Fc first team, but earlier this week was changed to an under 23 fixture. I was visiting my parents with my children and as a result was accompanied to this game by my father…

This friendly game was played on a humid and grey Saturday afternoon. The Woodstock Park ground can be found down a winding country lane on the Kent Science Park. Sittingbourne FC were founded in 1886 and were founder members of the Kent league. they currently play in the Isthmian League South East Division. Sittingbourne FC…

It was a warm June evening, although grey and overcast, at the Bauvill stadium for the final of the post lockdown tournament. A month ago I had watched these teams draw 4-4 in the group stages. Kick off was delayed until 8.00 pm due to latecomers in the crowd still accessing the ground. When the…

This was the last round of group games in the post lockdown tournament. The weather had flipped from being hot and sunny for my previous two games, to being cool and damp today. Parking was free and a steward directed me into a space, as I finally located the ground at the top of Rede…

It was a warm June evening for this post-lockdown tournament fixture between Chatham Town FC (red shirts and white shorts) and Lordswood FC (sky blue shirts and shorts). There was a decent crowd in when I arrived 25 minutes prior to the 7.45 pm kick off. The mini tournament has been really popular, and the…