I was up in the Cotswolds visiting family, so decided to come to see a Midland Hellenic League Division 1 fixture, at Five Acres. Five acres is a ground set in open countryside and boasts two small covered seated stands alongside the pitch and one behind the goal. It also boasts a clubhouse, with bar…
Aveley FC v Maldon & Tiptree FC – Friday 22nd October 2021 – Parkside Stadium
I went to this Isthmian League (North Division) game on a Friday night in what has been an unseasonably warm, though very wet, October. I decided to brave crossing the Thames at Dartford in rush hour to attend my first match at the Parkside stadium. Aveley FC moved to Parkside in 2017-18. The new stadium…
Hythe Town FC v Hastings United – Tuesday 19th October 2021 – Reachfields Stadium
It was a warm and dry Tuesday night when I ventured down to Hythe’s ground, to see their Isthmian League (South East) fixture with Hastings United. As with South coast rivals, Ramsgate, last Saturday, I had a warm welcome and the club shop (entrance within the stand below) is really impressive. Within 5 minutes of…
Ramsgate FC v Burgess Hill Town FC – Saturday 16th October 2021 – Southwood Stadium
After much deliberation, I decided to travel down to Ramsgate’s Southwood stadium for the Isthmian League South East Division tie with Burgess Hill Town Fc. The welcome at Ramsgate was the warmest I’d had anywhere. My father has tasked me to get pin badges for him wherever I go to add to his collection. On…
Holmesdale FC v Welling Town FC – Wednesday 13th October 2021 – Oakley Road Ground
This Southern Counties East Football League, Premier Division, match was played on a dry Autumn evening, under the lights, at Oakley Road in Bromley. The home team, Holmesdale FC, had made a decent start to the season, securing 19 points from their opening 13 games, to secure a top eight position, in what is a…
Chatham Town FC v Tunbridge Wells FC – Saturday 9th October 2021 – The Bauvill Stadium
I came with an old friend to see my first game of the 2021-22 season at the Bauvill stadium, home of Chatham Town. The Bauvill is a modern stadium with good covered seating and standing areas, bars and refreshment provision. Chatham came into the season, having won the post lockdown tournament and with expectations high…
Welling Town FC v Sheppey United – Saturday 2nd October 2021 – Efes Stadium, Glentworth Sports Club
This Southern Counties East Football League, (SCEFL) Premier Division match, was played at the Efes Stadium at Glentworth Sports Club, which is situated in Dartford, on a chilly and wet, October Saturday afternoon. Welling Town came into the fixture languishing in sixteenth place, on the edge of the relegation zone, after six league matches, although…
Tonbridge Angels FC v Dorking Wanderers FC – Saturday 25th September 2021 – Longmead Stadium
This National League South fixture was played on a warm but cloudy Autumn Saturday afternoon in Tonbridge. The petrol shortage left me looking as close to home as I could find for today’s fixture. I chose this tie at a ground I had never visited before and was looking forward to, what I predicted would…
Deal Town FC v Erith & Belvedere FC – Saturday 18th September 2021 – Charles Sports Ground
This game was played on a warm Autumnal Saturday afternoon at the Charles Sports Ground near the coast in Deal. There had been a range of Kent Senior Cup, FA Cup and league matches to choose from as alternatives today, however this Southern Counties East Football League, Premier Division match looked to be a very…
Beckenham Town FC v AFC Croydon Athletic – Tuesday 14th September 2021 – Eden Park Avenue
This Combined Counties Premier league tie was played on a warm, wet and misty September evening. Tonight’s game has specific significance because both Beckenham Town and AFC Croydon Athletic, had been moved, in the non league restructure this summer, from the Southern Counties East Premier Division, to the equivalent Combined Counties league. The sides have…
