Having watched an exciting cup tie last night I came today to see a game in what regular readers know is one of my favourite leagues, the Southern Counties East Football League (SCEFL) Division 1. There is always honest football played at this level (6 of the National League system) and usually a lot of…
Three Bridges FC v Erith Town FC – Friday 2nd September 2022 – Jubilee Field
For the first September match of the season, I decided to visit Jubilee Field, the home of Isthmian League, Three Bridges FC, for their FA Cup 1st Qualifying round fixture with Erith Town. Erith Town play in the Southern Counties East Football League (Premier Division) and this season has seen them make a disappointing start,…
Chatham Town v Burgess Hill Town – Saturday 27th August 2022 – The Bauvill Stadium
I thought long and hard about where to visit today as there were a wide range of games available, with the FA Vase Qualifying round and SCEFL games on offer. In the end, having travelled up to Hertfordshire last night to watch Cray Wanderers, I felt that coming more locally, to Chatham Town, to watch…
Bishop’s Stortford v Cray Wanderers – Friday 26th August 2022 – Woodside Park
I used a visit to drop my children off in the Midlands, as an opportunity on the return journey, to visit Woodside Park, home of the Isthmian Premier League’s Bishop Stortford. Woodside Park holds a capacity of 4525 with 525 seated. It was opened in 1999 when Bishop’s Stortford played Norwich City. The ground benefits…
Fisher FC v Sittingbourne FC – Saturday 20th August 2022 – St Paul’s Sports Ground
My second visit to the St Paul’s Sports ground took me to see the FA Cup qualifying match between Fisher FC, of the Southern Counties East Football League Premier Division and Sittingbourne FC of the Isthmian South East league. The St Paul’s Sports ground boasts a 3G pitch, floodlighting, a grandstand and covered standing as…
Snodland Town v Larkfield & New Hythe FC – Wednesday 17th August 2022 – Potyn’s Field Stadium
This local derby in the Southern Counties East League Division 1, also reflected two of the teams expected to challenge for promotion coming together. As regular readers will know the SCEFL league Division 1 is one of my favourite leagues to watch and these two sides are some of the more attack minded and entertaining…
Greenways FC v Kent Football United – Monday 15th August 2022 – Cobdown Stadium
Cobdown is the home of Greenways as well as that of K Sports, who play in the Southern Counties East Premier League. This was a Division 1 fixture and as ever in the SCEFL I went into the tie with the expectations of goals and excitement. Greenways home is on the edge of Maidstone and…
Otford United v Ide Hill FC – Friday 12th August 2022 – Otford Recreation Ground
This Friday night fixture represented a first opportunity for me to visit the home of Otford United. This game with local rivals, IDE Hill FC, was the opening Kent County Premier League fixture of the season. I came with my son, to find the ground, which is tucked away behind Otford High Street. There was…
Long Crendon FC v Littleton FC – Tuesday 9th August 2022 – Court Place Farm
I was staying with family up in the Cotswolds so for the second local game of my stay, I travelled with my father to watch this game at a ground which was new to us both. The Hellenic League Division 1, however, is a league I have visited before, having seen Littleton, FC Stratford, Bourton…
Horley Town v Sevenoaks Town FC – Saturday 6th August 2022 – The New Defence
A Saturday afternoon in the middle of, what had now been, a 4 week heatwave, took me on a first ever visit to Surrey’s New Defence Stadium, home of Horley Town of the Combined Counties Premier League. They were drawn in the Extra qualifying round of the Emirates FA Cup, against Sevenoaks Town FC of…
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