Tonight’s game was played on the 3G pitch at Faversham Town’s Aquatherm Stadium and saw the Under 23 teams of Chatham Town and Faversham Town, meet each other in the Southern Counties East Football League (Development League East). Chatham Town U23 came into the fixture at the top of the league, having won 14 of…
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Hollands & Blair FC v VCD Athletic – Saturday 1st March 2025 – Star Meadow Sports Club
After a week of travelling for work, I came to the Star Meadow Sports club, in Gillingham, to watch a Southern Counties East Football League (SCEFL) Premier Division fixture between Hollands & Blair FC and the team who have put themselves clearly in the driving seat in the battle to win the league, VCD Athletic….
Corinthian FC v Sutton Athletic FC – Friday 14th February 2025 – Gay Dawn Farm
My wife was working on Valentines evening, so for the first year in a while I had a pass to watch football on the 14th February! I decided to venture down to the countryside near Dartford to watch Corinthian of the Southern Counties East Football League (SCEFL) Premier Division, in their match against Sutton Athletic,…
Larkfield & New Hythe FC v Stansfeld FC – Saturday 8th February 2025 – The Eden Estates Stadium
Today I needed a ground that was close enough to home so that I could head straight home afterwards to get sat down in time to watch my team, Birmingham City, in their live FA Cup fixture, at home to Newcastle United. I decided that I’d revert to a fixture in one of my favourite…
Rochester City v Cuxton 91 Reserves – Saturday 1st February 2025 – Bourne Park Stadium
To start the month of February I decided to head for a first visit to Bourne Park Stadium in Sittingbourne. The game was a Kent County League Division 1 Central and East fixture between Rochester City FC and Cuxton 91 Reserves. The Bourne Park Stadium in Sittingbourne was the training ground of Sittingbourne FC when…
Bognor Regis Town FC v Dover Athletic – Saturday 25th January 2025 – Nyewood Lane
After another stormy week, having seen the worst of Storm Eowyn on Friday, I precariously drove down to the south coast, to see Bognor Regis play the season’s surprise success story, Dover Athletic, in the Isthmian League Premier Division. Bognor Regis Town play at the Nyewood Lane Stadium, located in the very heart of the…
Hamble FC v Southampton FC CC – Wednesday 22nd January 2025 – The Abbey
A chance to visit a new ground midweek while down in Bournemouth saw me visit the Abbey, home of Hamble FC, in their Hampshire Senior Cup match against Southampton FC CC. The Abbey used to be known as the Shell-Mex ground, and is located in Hamble which is on the very edge of Southampton. The…
Faversham Town U23’s v Margate FC U23’s – Friday 17th January 2025 – Aquatherm Stadium
A Friday evening at the end of a long week and it was a match at one of my favourite local grounds that motivated me to leave the warmth of my home and drive to the Aquatherm Stadium. Tonight’s game was a quarter final tie in the Kent Intermediate Cup between Faversham Town’s Under 23…
Ringwood Town v Hamworthy United FC – Tuesday 14th January 2025 – MACRA Community Stadium
A warm January evening, after a spell of freezing cold weather, brought me to the MACRA Community Stadium, the home of Ringwood Town of the Wessex League Division One. The MACRA stadium benefits from good clubhouse facilities, including bar and refreshment provision, as well as one covered grandstand and a decent grass pitch with modern…
Kennington FC v VCD Athletic – Saturday 4th January 2025 – The Homelands Stadium
For my first report of 2025 I travelled down to Ashford to watch the Southern Counties East Football League (SCEFL) Premier Division fixture between Kennington FC and VCD Athletic. The weather was barely above freezing, with a promise of potential snow to come, so I was glad to be watching football at the Homelands Stadium,…
