Visiting close friends and Flirty their dog, on the Isle of Wight, gave me the chance to watch a Wessex League (Premier Division) fixture between Cowes Sports FC and Andover New Street FC. The fixture was delayed to a 3.30 pm kick off because of delays to the ferry bringing the visitors to the Island….

The weather had begun to cool into an Autumnal early September evening and I made my first trip after a day at work, to visit the Tatnam Stadium in Poole. Poole Town moved to the Tatnam Stadium in 2000, with the main stand being built for £80,000 to allow them to meet the league requirements…

Having been to all but two of the Kent County League Premier Division grounds, I decided to start my final push to complete the league by visiting Hawkinge Town’s ground today to see their fixture against Bexley FC. The Hawkinge Pavilion Sports Ground provides covered standing under the main sports club and bar’s canopy. The…

A return to warm typical summer weather and I came down to Staplehurst, south of Maidstone, to see a Southern Counties East Development League fixture between Staplehurst Monarchs U23’s and Lordswood FC U23’s. The league season hadn’t really got underway properly for either side prior to tonight’s game. This added a sense of openness and…

A warm late August evening saw me travel after work, to the edges of Wimborne, near Bournemouth, to see a Wessex League Division 1 clash between Verwood Town and Lymington Town. The Potterne Park ground, home to Verwood Town, boasts floodlighting, covered seating and covered standing provision, as well as a tea hut and a…

I made the journey down to the coast this evening to make my first visit to Palatine Park, home of Worthing Town, to see the Southern Combination (West) U23 League fixture between the “town” and “united” teams of Worthing. Palatine Park Sports Centre is based in Goring, to the west of Worthing and boasts floodlighting…

The early 6.30 pm kick off drew me in for a second visit to the Appleyard Sports ground (otherwise known as the UK Paper Sports Ground) to watch a Kent County League Division 1 fixture between AFC Rangers and Rochester City. Appleyard Sports ground consists of two football pitches alongside a clubhouse and bar. The…

I was heading north to visit family and spend a few days in the North East, so looked for where I could find the furthest north a Kent side playing football in todays league and FA Cup fixtures. I decided upon the FA Cup Preliminary Round fixture between Harrow Borough FC, who play in the…

In the midst of enjoying a holiday break full of decorating, I made time to travel 40 miles across to make my first ever visit to the Haven Centre, home of Crawley Down Gatwick FC. The Haven Centre has a bar and clubhouse. At the rear is the ground which boasts a covered grandstand with…

Travelled back from a visit to a friend in Suffolk and surprisingly made it home in time to catch the first ever FA Cup match (Extra Preliminary Round) in Larkfield & New Hythe’s 63 year history, against fellow Southern Counties East Football League Premier Division rivals, Kennington FC. The home team are really feeling a…