I came, to what promised to be a promotion party at Chatham Town, on a cloudy but warm, Bank Holiday Easter Monday, at the Bauvill Stadium. The atmosphere, when I arrived was already celebratory, with a Caribbean style Jerk shack erected pitchside and Damian Marley’s “Welcome to Jamrock”, pumping from the sound system. My most…

I decided to travel down alone, for my first ever visit to the Hanbury Stadium, Haywards Heath, on a beautifully warm Easter bank holiday weekend, for this Isthmian League South East Division tie. The Hanbury Stadium was opened, by Sir Stanley Rous, in 1952, for the inaugural match against local rivals Horsham. This season the…

A first visit, accompanied by my daughter, on a relatively warm, April evening, to Merland Rise, home of Banstead FC, of the Combined Counties Premier Division South. Banstead Athletic came into the game still with an outside chance of escaping the relegation places, being eleven points behind AFC Croydon Athletic, who sit in 18th place,…

As anyone who reads my site regularly will know, I’m not a huge fan of watching non-league football in athletics stadiums. The distance from the pitch because of the track, can make the magic of the game somewhat lessened, plus the games can lack atmosphere, as the stadium are not designed with football and fans…

I’m on holiday this week, so after a trip to the Isle of Wight last weekend, I decided to drive a little way again, to Merstham, near Caterham in Surrey, for this evening’s Isthmian Premier League fixture at the Whisky Bible Stadium, home of Merstham FC. The Whisky Bible Stadium holds 2,500 people at capacity,…

A visit to the Isle of Wight to meet up with an old friend, meant a chance to see a first ever Wessex League Division 1 match, between Newport (IOW) and Ash United. The Smallbrook Stadium is located on the fringes of Ryde in the North of the island. Newport (IOW) FC ground share, with…

A bright, sunny spring afternoon brought both I and a friend to a first ever visit to the Wibbandune Sports Ground, home of both Colliers Wood United and Westside FC. The Wibbandune Sports Ground is just off the A3 in Colliers Wood, and boasts a grass pitch, seated main stand, covered standing and a fine…

This mild, Spring like and very dry, midweek March evening, posed a great opportunity to return for my second visit of the season, to the Taray Group Community Stadium, the home of Larkfield & New Hythe FC. This Southern Counties East Football League Division 1 match was played between Larkfield & New Hythe who sit…

A rained off tie at Colliers Wood United FC, for their Combined Counties Premier League tie with Beckenham Town tonight, led me to look for a game a bit closer to home. This Southern Counties East Football League Division 1 fixture, was played on a wet midweek evening, under the lights at the Jubilee Sports…

This was a first visit to the Champion Hill Stadium, accompanied by my eldest son, to see National League South’s Dulwich Hamlet play. Dulwich Hamlet have the biggest average attendance this season, in the National League South, with an average of 2649 a game. That is a really impressive figure for a team, whose stadium…