A visit to Weymouth for work saw me within a short journey of a visit to St Mary’s Field, Bridport, for a summer evening’s friendly fixture. The weather in the day had, for once, stayed dry so I went hopeful of an exciting evening fixture. Bridport FC, known as the Bees, play in the South…

The first fixture of the 2024-25 season came for me at Oaklands Park, Chichester, where Chichester City, newly promoted into the Isthmian Premier Division, faced Pagham FC of the Southern Combination Football League Premier Division. Chichester’s Oaklands Park was opened in 2008, with the club moving from their Church Road ground. The ground boasts a…

I decided that my final game of the 2023-24 season would involve a DLR trip from Lewisham, near to where I had been working, up to Stratford and then back to West Ham, where I could access Plaistow and the Memorial Park ground. Tonight’s fixture was a late catch up fixture in the step 7…

As the season raced towards its conclusion I came to watch the Kent County Inter Regional Challenge Cup Final between Guru Nanak FC and Stansfeld (O&B) FC. Today’s final was played at the home of Larkfield & New Hythe FC and as it was a final, attracted a loud crowd of 245. Guru Nanak are…

As the season crept towards its end I had the pleasure of a visit to the Bauvill, home of Chatham Town FC, to watch the Kent County FA DFDS Kent Intermediate Challenge shield final between Minster FC and Halls AFC. The Shield is a competition for teams who compete at Step 6 of Kent football….

A wet and cool bank holiday Monday dawned as the biggest game in both side’s seasons brought Enfield Town and Chatham Town to the Bauvill Stadium, for the Isthmian League Premier Division play-off final. The prize was a place in the National League South for the 2024-2025 season. Regular readers will know I need to…

A cool but dry evening brought me after work down to Chatham Town, to watch the home side seek their third consecutive promotion campaign, with a play-off semi-final against Horsham. Kevin Hake’s Chatham side had qualified for a home tie in the play off, finishing second, on 79 points, whilst Horsham, managed by Dominic di…

A grey and drizzly day brought me a first trip to the Guru Nanak sports ground in Gravesend to watch the Kent County League Division 1 – (Central and East) fixture between Guru Nanak FC and Whitstable Town Under 23’s. Guru Nanak FC was founded in 1965 by a group of Punjabi students based in…

The season’s end brought me to Potyn’s Field to watch Snodland Town play their final home game of the season against VCD Athletic. Snodland Town have had a disappointing final third of the season, seeing their play-off hopes fade away, due to dropped points in February and March, which have left them 12 points off…

A warm and sunny Saturday saw me come with my friend Richard, a Folkestone Invicta supporter, to see Chatham Town who coming into the match sat in second place, pushing to secure a home tie in the upcoming play-offs as they sought a third successive promotion and this time upto the National League South. Their…