The first warm and dry day in a while brought me after work to Maidstone United’s Gallagher Stadium, for the Kent FA, DFDS Kent Veterans Cup Final. The Gallagher Stadium makes a fine venue and surprisingly this was my first visit of the 2022-23 season. Both teams have backing from successful Kent clubs, Glebe FC…
Cockfosters FC v Moulton FC – Tuesday 25th April 2023 – Chalk Lane Ground
I was staying in Tottenham for work, so came across by tube to Cockfosters FC, at the very end of the Piccadilly line, to watch the home side play Moulton FC in the Gladwish Trophy Semi Final. The Chalk Lane ground is almost next to Cockfosters tube station and squeezed in next to the main…
Lydd Town v Tooting Bec – Saturday 22nd April 2023 – The Lindsey Field
After the midweek Semi Final penalty drama in the Southern Counties East Football League (SCEFL) Division 1 play-off game at Tooting Bec, I couldn’t not come to watch the final, to see how this match off concluded. As I’ve reported many times before in this blog, the SCEFL Division 1 is a league that I…
Tooting Bec v Larkfield & New Hythe FC – Wednesday 19th April 2023 – High Road (Chipstead)
Tonight looked on paper to be a truly enthralling match up between two of the Southern Counties East Football League (SCEFL) – Division 1’s most attractive sides. Tooting Bec are ground sharing with Chipstead FC at High Road this season and they play a side, in Larkfield & New Hythe, who have slipped from looking…
Chatham Town v Cray Valley Paper Mills – Saturday 15th April 2023 – The Bauvill
I came back, for the third Chatham Town game in seven days, to see them play at home to Cray Valley Paper Mills. The significance of this game couldn’t be downplayed, as Chatham required just one win to ensure the title of the Isthmian League South East Division in their first season back at this…
May & Baker FC v Barkingside FC – Friday 14th April 2023 – Parkside (Aveley)
Having been over in Thurrock throughout the day, I stayed on to see May & Baker FC play Barkingside in the Eastern Counties League (1st Division). The Parkside Stadium has great parking and comfortable seating in the main stand as well as a decent bar and a smaller seated stand and four covered standing areas….
Chatham Town v Ramsgate FC – Monday 10th April 2023 – The Bauvill Stadium
After having spent the day away with Chatham Town on Saturday, for their hard earned win at Lancing, I felt duty bound to attend the big game of the day in Kent today. Ramsgate sit in second place in the Isthmian League South East Division and Chatham are now top of the table, just two…
Lancing FC v Chatham Town – Saturday 8th April 2023 – Culver Road
A bright Spring day drew me down to Lancing FC on the South Coast, to see Lancing and Chatham Town of the Isthmian South East Division play a game of much significance, for both teams. Lancing FC moved to Culver Road in 1952 and a 350 seater stand was erected soon afterwards. The ground benefits…
Hawkenbury FC v Halls AFC Reserves – Friday 7th April 2023 – Green Court Sports Ground
My first visit to the Green Court Sports Ground at Swanley was on Good Friday for the 2023 final of the Senior Sevenoaks Charity Cup. This fixture was between Hawkenbury FC of the Sevenoaks & District Football League Premier Division and Halls AFC Reserves, who play in the Kent County League Division 3 (West). Green…
Larkfield & New Hythe v Lydd Town – Wednesday 5th April 2023 – The Taray Community Stadium
I came, with my youngest son, to Larkfield & New Hythe FC, to watch the 2nd versus 3rd tie in the Southern Counties East Football League (SCEFL) Division 1. The Taray Community Stadium, home of Larkfield & New Hythe is a simple and welcoming ground, always guaranteed to provide a good atmosphere and a perfect…
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