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Weymouth 1 Worthing 4
Ollie Pearce with 3
25 in his last 15. 4 hattricks since your advent calendar started. Mental.
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[Football] The Non-League Football Thread- 2023/24 Edition
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Weymouth 1 Worthing 4
Ollie Pearce with 3
25 in his last 15. 4 hattricks since your advent calendar started. Mental.
Dick Knights Mumm
Take me Home Falmer Road
1-1 at the Shooting Field as Steyning have to settle for a point. For 20 minutes in the second half it was the Alamo but Crawley Down also missed a couple of real chances. With the top two losing it’s a point closer but a frustrating afternoon. A decent crowd.
atfc village
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2 0 win on live tv v Alty
Deanbha
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Dorking B 1 Worthing utd 2. Sets up Tuesday. 1st v 2nd Worthing utd v Roffey. Worthing have a very young squad and are gunning for promotion. Proper football with money barely involved!
Roffey on the other hand have hand 100k injected in from a certain player.
Roffey on the other hand have hand 100k injected in from a certain player.
brighton terra
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Worthing had a player sent off after 14 minutes, when they led 1-0, and a second player sent off in added on time.
AZ Gull
@SeagullsAcademy @seagullsacademy.bsky.social
and their manager sent off!
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
A bitter sweet trip down memory lane for me yesterday, a visit to Withdean to watch Horsham YMCA play AFC Varndeanians at the their adopted home.
Sweet, as l did love our old home when the Albion were there, so many happy memories, but bitter as it was so sad to see the old place is now falling apart. Absolutely no upkeep has been done by the local council since the Albion moved on, the old temporary south stand has long since gone or course, along with the stand that was erected to house the visiting fans behind the goal. The original stand behind the Sportsman pub is the only one remaining, but has seen much better days, some of the seats in it are broken and unusable, and you need to be careful where you walk as the floor is very uneven. The old Albion players lounge and changing block is a shadow of it's former self too, broken fittings and faded paint on the walls.
Getting back to the football though, a most unexpected 5-0 away win for YM. If only we played as well as that every week! Lewis's brother Carl Dunk started at number 4 for Varndenians, a tall centre half just like his brother, the big difference beaing that he is the much fatter and slower version!
Sweet, as l did love our old home when the Albion were there, so many happy memories, but bitter as it was so sad to see the old place is now falling apart. Absolutely no upkeep has been done by the local council since the Albion moved on, the old temporary south stand has long since gone or course, along with the stand that was erected to house the visiting fans behind the goal. The original stand behind the Sportsman pub is the only one remaining, but has seen much better days, some of the seats in it are broken and unusable, and you need to be careful where you walk as the floor is very uneven. The old Albion players lounge and changing block is a shadow of it's former self too, broken fittings and faded paint on the walls.
Getting back to the football though, a most unexpected 5-0 away win for YM. If only we played as well as that every week! Lewis's brother Carl Dunk started at number 4 for Varndenians, a tall centre half just like his brother, the big difference beaing that he is the much fatter and slower version!
Peacehaven Wild Kids
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Went to see Peacehaven lose away at Eastbourne United.
Be honest I spent most of the time in the clubhouse having a few beers.
Don’t have any enthusiasm for them these days.
Be honest I spent most of the time in the clubhouse having a few beers.
Don’t have any enthusiasm for them these days.
Cowfold Seagull
Fan of the 17 bus
No enthusiasm for the football, or no enthiasm for beer?
The Lemming Stomper
Under the flag
It'd only be beer in a parallel universe
stewart12
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- Jan 16, 2019
- 1,921
Ground number 11 yesterday (I am 1/5th of the way there!) was the stunning Trafalgar Ground, home of Newhaven Town for their SCFL Premier League clash with Eastbourne Town.
I. LOVE. THIS. GROUND.
This was one that had been on the bucket list for a long time, mostly, of course, due to it's preposterous two tiered stand.
We got the train to Newhaven Town, paid pilgrimage to one of Newhaven's premier tourist destinations, the memorial bench to deceased American rapper Eazy-E on Denton Island. Took in a couple of "delightful" Newhaven pubs including the Prince of Wales which felt like it was stuck in a time warp, before wandering down to the ground. Newhaven must be one of the cheapest pint towns in Sussex.
The ground is about 15 mins in total from the station I'd say and not far from the town centre really. It's quite a nice walk down the river and the ground is in a larger park with tennis courts and a massive bmx/skatepark overlooking the ground. Newhaven Fort is nearby also.
A special treat was that there was a ferry docked for the entire duration of the game, dominating the Newhaven skyline.
The ground itself is of course completely dominated by the incredible two tiered main stand. This, I believe, makes this ground the only football ground in Sussex, other than the Amex, to have a two tiered stand. Other than this beast there is an uncovered seated stand behind one goal with hard standing on the other two sides. The seats are, I believe, a remnant of the Albion's time at Withdean. Bit of a shame that they're not in Newhaven's colours but hey ho...
Entry was £7 and £1 for a programme.
Once we'd gotten over the image of the gargantuan main stand we popped into the clubhouse, which is on the ground floor of the main stand. It's pretty small to be honest with quite a limited drinks selection. Given the size of the stand there must be available space for a bigger clubhouse- I mean, for example, what it gods earth is behind the seats in the upper tier?!?! It does get a big thumbs up though as the walls are plastered with Newhaven Town memorabilia which always goes down well with me.
We spent the second half in the upper tier and it did not disappoint. A fair few people were actually standing at the back as there is even a fairly big walkway at the back of the stand. They've even provided drinks holders, it's like they were on crack when they built this stand, it's absolutely amazing. The view of the pitch from up there is almost UNPARALELLED in Sussex football. BUT WHAT IS BEHIND THE STAND?!?!?!?!
Speaking of beverages, Bovril was a reasonable £1.30.
The game was a bizarre one. Newhaven were top of the league and had only lost 1 league game all season but were absolutely torn to pieces by 7th placed Eastbourne Town who won 4-0. Don't know if Newhaven had players missing but they were pretty poor. Eastbourne Town played superbly though.
This is a proper stunner. If they could just get the finishing touches done here and get proper seating in, open up behind the top tier this place would be an elite venue for sure.
I. LOVE. THIS. GROUND.
This was one that had been on the bucket list for a long time, mostly, of course, due to it's preposterous two tiered stand.
We got the train to Newhaven Town, paid pilgrimage to one of Newhaven's premier tourist destinations, the memorial bench to deceased American rapper Eazy-E on Denton Island. Took in a couple of "delightful" Newhaven pubs including the Prince of Wales which felt like it was stuck in a time warp, before wandering down to the ground. Newhaven must be one of the cheapest pint towns in Sussex.
The ground is about 15 mins in total from the station I'd say and not far from the town centre really. It's quite a nice walk down the river and the ground is in a larger park with tennis courts and a massive bmx/skatepark overlooking the ground. Newhaven Fort is nearby also.
A special treat was that there was a ferry docked for the entire duration of the game, dominating the Newhaven skyline.
The ground itself is of course completely dominated by the incredible two tiered main stand. This, I believe, makes this ground the only football ground in Sussex, other than the Amex, to have a two tiered stand. Other than this beast there is an uncovered seated stand behind one goal with hard standing on the other two sides. The seats are, I believe, a remnant of the Albion's time at Withdean. Bit of a shame that they're not in Newhaven's colours but hey ho...
Entry was £7 and £1 for a programme.
Once we'd gotten over the image of the gargantuan main stand we popped into the clubhouse, which is on the ground floor of the main stand. It's pretty small to be honest with quite a limited drinks selection. Given the size of the stand there must be available space for a bigger clubhouse- I mean, for example, what it gods earth is behind the seats in the upper tier?!?! It does get a big thumbs up though as the walls are plastered with Newhaven Town memorabilia which always goes down well with me.
We spent the second half in the upper tier and it did not disappoint. A fair few people were actually standing at the back as there is even a fairly big walkway at the back of the stand. They've even provided drinks holders, it's like they were on crack when they built this stand, it's absolutely amazing. The view of the pitch from up there is almost UNPARALELLED in Sussex football. BUT WHAT IS BEHIND THE STAND?!?!?!?!
Speaking of beverages, Bovril was a reasonable £1.30.
The game was a bizarre one. Newhaven were top of the league and had only lost 1 league game all season but were absolutely torn to pieces by 7th placed Eastbourne Town who won 4-0. Don't know if Newhaven had players missing but they were pretty poor. Eastbourne Town played superbly though.
This is a proper stunner. If they could just get the finishing touches done here and get proper seating in, open up behind the top tier this place would be an elite venue for sure.
MattBackHome
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- Jul 7, 2003
- 11,876
Yeah it's fantastic isn't it. The Fort Road Cafe just outside the ground is amazing as well. Haven't been for ages
Very good, sorry to be that person but it’s Newhaven FC, not Town.
I usually go to home matches but quite pleased I made the correct decision to miss this one. (The result and weather)
The clubhouse used to be in the metal container’s just inside the gate, the new clubhouse has been in the stand for approximately 6 years, it’s not big as you said but definitely better than the shipping containers.
The club has been making ground improvements over the last several years, the car park being the latest project.
I’m sure the empty space behind the upper tier will be opened up and refurbished one day.
Deanbha
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Another great review! Will you be at the Worthing Utd v Roffey match tonight?
stewart12
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- Jan 16, 2019
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yes I am! Was intending to go last tuesday but glad it was called off so I could attend this top of the table clash
Deanbha
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Nice one. See you tonight.
sydney
tinky ****in winky
have been following worthing of late and this lad Pearce .....could do a job..?? 2nd aren't they...?
Insel affe
HellBilly
enjoyed that match to be honest, I have a soft spot for Aldershot, as I used to live there, actually the first ground I went to aged about 5 or 6