What more could I ask for… I made it through a long working week, to the weekend and had a Friday night Southern Counties East Football League (Premier Division) fixture between Punjab United and Stansfeld, to enjoy. The first ever SCEFL Groundhop had delivered a huge range of potentially entertaining fixtures for the weekend, and…
Sevenoaks Town FC v Tooting & Mitcham United – Wednesday 5th October 2022 – The Bourne Stadium
This midweek fixture on a chilly evening in early October, saw me travel to the Bourne Stadium, Sevenoaks, to watch a first round Velocity Trophy tie between Sevenoaks Town, of the Isthmian League (South East Division) and Tooting & Mitcham United, of the Isthmian League (South Central Division). The Bourne Stadium has a capacity of…
London Lions FC v Virginia Water – Saturday 1st October 2022 – Rowley Lane Sports Association
Today I came with a friend, to the Elstree/ Boreham Wood area, to watch this Combined Counties Premier Division North tie between London Lions and Virginia Water. London Lions FC are known by their full name as Maccabi London Lions FC, having been founded as an all-Jewish club in the 1990s. The London Lions won…
Bearsted FC v Hollands & Blair – Tuesday 27th September 2022 – Otham Sports Club
Tonight’s game saw a return, to watch one of my favourite leagues, the Southern Counties East Football League (Premier Division). Bearsted FC play at Otham Sports club, on the fringes of Maidstone. The ground has a grandstand, clubhouse with refreshment and toilet facilities and floodlighting. The pitch is grass and looked to be in good…
Hinckley AFC v Stafford Town – Friday 23rd September 2022 – Kirkby Road (Barwell)
On a journey north, to drop my daughter at University, I stopped, with my father, to watch an FA Vase tie between Hinckley AFC and Stafford Town. Barwell sits on the edge of Hinckley, a town which lies between Leicester and Coventry. AfC Hinckley share the ground with Barwell FC. The Kirkby Road ground boasts…
Sittingbourne FC v Hythe Town – Tuesday 20th September 2022 – Woodstock Park (The Jarmans Solicitors Stadium)
Tonight’s game was an Isthmian League (South East) fixture between Sittingbourne FC and Hythe Town. I had considered going to see the Chatham Town replay but decided at the last minute to opt to see Sittingbourne for the first time in a year. Sittingbourne first team coach, Nick Davis, was appointed in May 2022, returning…
Metropolitan Police v Burgess Hill Town Fc – Saturday 17th September 2022 – Imber Court
For my second FA Cup tie of the day, I travelled 5 kilometres from Walton & Hersham to Imber Court, home of the Metropolitan Police. Imber Court has a capacity of 3000, with seating for 297. It has been the home of Met Police since they were founded in 1919. When Met Police enter the…
Walton and Hersham FC v Chatham Town FC – Saturday 17th September 2022 – Elmbridge Excel Sports Hub
This match was a first for me. A second qualifying round FA Cup tie involving two non league teams, which the BBC had chosen to broadcast live. Walton & Hersham FC play at the Elmbridge Excel Sports Hub, a £20 million complex which was opened in 2017, after the club moved from their previous Stompond…
K Sports v Deal Town – Monday 12th September 2022 – The Cobdown Stadium
After a quiet weekend where the FA had decided to cancel football at all levels, for three days, as a mark of respect for the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, I returned to watching football at the Cobdown Stadium for a Monday night Southern Counties East (SCEFL) Premier Division fixture. K Sports, managed by Ian…
Larkfield & New Hythe FC v Staplehurst Monarchs FC – Wednesday 7th September 2022 – Taray Group Community Stadium
Tonight’s midway game took me to the Taray Group Community Stadium, to see the Southern Counties East League Division 1 fixture between Larkfield & New Hythe FC and Staplehurst Monarchs FC. Both sides made their debut in the SCEFL league last year, with the home team making the play off final, before losing to Sutton…
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