The club has announced its initial tranche of friendlies as follows. Often a few more can be sneaked in so keep an eye on the official site for updates…
12th July - Sittingbourne (a)
19th July - Corinthian (a)
26th July - Thamesmead (a)
30th July - Eastbourne Borough (h)
2nd August - Slough Town (h)
Details of next year’s season tickets are out as follows.
Membership - £25
As a member of the club you will be able to attend the AGM and vote on proposals (i.e. you will be influencing the future of the club).
Season Ticket (£170 Adults, £120 Over 65s/Students & £55 Juniors (under 16))
Gives free entry to all home league games (not cup matches), home pre-season friendlies and Ryman Under 21 home League games, free parking within the ground on match days, with a parking permit and parking space allocated to you and includes all membership benefits above.
Vice President
As all of the above but with refreshments in board room before the game, at half-time and after the match. Price options are Under 60 ten year member - £1,500 and Over 60 Life Member - £1,500 OR for Season 2014/15, £330 Adults and £210 Over 65s.
The club is also offering an Early Bird discount on season tickets if you apply before 2 July of £10 off the above prices.
Contact ra.bligh@ntlworld.com for the necessary forms!
Leatherhead clinch promotion and inflict the same penalty agony we had to endure four years earlier. Bradbrook set us on our way. A lob on 13 minutes beat the ‘keeper and gave us the deserved lead. While we pressed unlike Guernsey the second goal couldn’t be found.
A half ******** time ******* team ******** talk from Cugley and the hosts came out firing. Leatherhead were forced to try and hang on and tired legs finally gave way when on 87 minutes Folkestone equalized.
Extra time went the same way as regular time but without the goals. Leatherhead, after regrouping, held their own but as the end neared Folkestone grew in confidence.
That confidence deserted them from the spot though with the impressive Ibrahim standing between them and success. While Draycott under hit his effort Bradbrook, Coyle and Smith all scored. Ibrahim saved two and his presence no doubt played a factor in the last telling penalty striking the post.
Promotion! Time to start planning for some new grounds…
Luke Pigden. Four years ago it was his open goal miss that led us into the fateful penalties that night where we lost 5-3. Only Kev Terry remains from that side that now looks ready for a serious challenge tomorrow. Folkestone’s recent form also makes them look a different proposition from the one that visited the Grove not so long ago.
So, the final beckons. Pity it is away but a fitting end to a very good season. We have Bradbrook in form and while Guernsey had Ross Allen we must now try and keep a player bound for the league quiet.
Kick off at 3pm. Directions here. Hope to see you there…
Leatherhead forge ahead into the final thanks to goals from Smith and Bradbrook. Leatherhead got off to the dream start with Smith opening the score as he ran onto a Bradbrook flick on minutes into the game. Bradbrook minutes later took the ball on the edge of the box, made room for a shot and curled his strike into the top right corner. A goal that even made Matt Le Tissier sit up and take note on twitter!
Another Bradbrook goal in the second half when he pounced on a knock down from a corner put us in charge. Until the 75th minute it was all Leatherhead and Guernsey were lucky not to go 5-0 down when two clear chances went begging. Guernsey was finding life with Bradbrook far too difficult and for a spell targeted him with some unpunished rough stuff.
Guernsey did get one back and suddenly the momentum changed and we were hanging on at the end when they scored another ten minutes from the end. All in all a perfect finish. Guernsey had some goals to think about in the Premier Inn, we celebrate a hard fought win. So many good performances do dwell on. Smart and Smith broke up attacks in midfield. Ryan at right back had the beating of their left back. Bradbrook couldn’t be touched. Jerry and Coyle kept Ross Allen quiet for much of the match.
On to Folkestone then on Saturday. Hopefully they will have some tired legs after their extra time win against Hastings last night…
Worthing come to the Grove in the final fixture of the season. A win will see us second place. Anything less will give Folkestone the chance to nick it from us.
Kick off at 3pm. Good luck fellas.
Leatherhead were welcomed to this new ground by a friendly bunch considering the run they have been on. On the pitch they were equally as accommodating as it is clear they have yet to bond. A defender referring to the man between the sticks as “keeper” as opposed to “Smudger” etc.
Bradbrook and Theo were left on the bench for this encounter, pushing Parkinson into the no 9 shirt. It soon paid off with him collecting a cross at the edge of the box and stroking it low past “Keeper”.
There is one thing we can learn from this game. Avery is good in the air. He had already thundered one into the feet of the man on the post and soon after he leaped through a defender to score the second of the day. The third goal moments later came from Avery heading down towards Jerry who prodded home. He celebrated in disbelief he had scored.
Darren Smith was given an opportunity to make it four on 40 minutes. A free-kick right on the edge of the box sailed into the top right hand corner.
Second half and the damage was done. The home side were not looking dangerous and so we went about our business at a leisurely pace. Avery added a goal to his tally from an instinctive strike some 15 yards out.
No one wanted a goal more than Kev Terry but it didn’t go his way. Theo came on and could have scored a couple but luck was not on his side either.
Burgess Hill come to the Grove Saturday hoping to keep any chance of them making the play-offs alive. A win could give us the runners up spot…
Well that was disappointing. Leatherhead lose to a second half brace allowing Peacehaven to claim the title. Now all bad news as those below us too struggled.
Leatherhead could have built up a safe lead after a series of missed chances. Leatherhead were also accused of being a tad too robust as the home side made all three changes to accommodate injuries.
Herne Bay then went on to punish us with a double from Jordan Casey.
A rare week off now until we travel to a new look Crawley Down Gatwick…
Richard of Arabia masterminded a welcome win in Kent thanks to a last minute Kev Terry tap in. It look at first like it was going to be a formality with Draycott hitting the inside of the post in the first few minutes and their defence looking all at sea. So typical of a wounded animal that 20 minutes later they slotted one in from the edge of the box.
Leatherhead responded well with a stooping header from Draycott levelling, but then we seemed to take our foot off the pedal and they forced a number of corners to put together some pressure of their own.
Second half and we began to dominate so no surprise when debutant Richard Avery scored with another header. 2-1 and perhaps we could finally think the three points were ours… but then in a rare foray the home side won a free kick 30 yards out which was expertly bent into the back of the net whilst our wall still seemed to be lining up.
This buoyed Whitstable and moments later they carved us open only for their striker to inexplicably hit the post from 5 yards when faced with an open goal. Both sides had decent half chances, until in the last minute of injury time Eisa went on a mazy run, the ball found its way to Kev inside the box, he juggled it past the keeper and tapped home to much elation from the visiting few.
Herne Bay awaits…
(based on Dickie’s match report)
Leatherhead travel into the dust bowl of Whitstable tonight in a rare Thursday night outing. They must be playing catch up as they beat Eastbourne 3-2 on Tuesday. Leatherhead fans may as well find a nice B&B to stay in as they will be returning to that neck of the woods Saturday with a trip to Herne Bay.
Kick off at 7.45. Directions can be found here. Good luck fellas.
The game was not pretty but Folkestone were sent home pointless and lucky to have only conceded one. I did worry about this game given the ambitions of the 4th placed visitors who were looking over their shoulder at Merstham. I had nothing to fear as they turned up and were shackled from the start.
While on Wednesday it was almost a free for all the wide players set out with a clear instruction it would seem to “tuck in” and so the visitors resorted to a long ball game. Food and drink to “Terry Butcher and his mate” who kept any attack at bay for much of the 90 minutes. I do not want to do Ibrahim a disservice, he may have pulled off a wonderful save but I do not remember a meaningful attack until we got into the 4th minute of injury time in the second half.
Our goal was a screamer. A ball into the box was partially cleared which fell to Bradbrook who instinctively decided to hit it first time. It flew into the near corner leaving the diving ‘keeper no chance.
Half time entertainment ensued with a foul mouthed team talk from the visiting manager. You could tell by the limp applause that it had missed its target and Folkestone went out and played even worse than they had before. Leatherhead seemed quite content with this and so the game became rather stale. Three points were becoming a certainty.
It could have been made safer when in the last 10 minutes Leatherhead then started tearing into Folkestone. Theo was denied by the ‘keeper who had been lambasted by his manager for slicing a clearance. Then Ryan Mahal struck the crossbar from 6 yards when faced with an open goal.
These misses looked like they could haunt us only when the ref went on to find 2 to 3 minutes of extra extra time but we held out. A mid-week trip to Whitstable now awaits…
Even stranger than Dickie’s prediction was that of Folkestone’s manager in a press article claiming how their playoff hopes were boosted after a 5-0 win at Leatherhead. They can afford to be confident (although hopefully not that confident) with three players in the top 15 goal scorers with 48 goals between them.
Quite the challenge for us while Guernsey face Walton & Hersham in an evening kick-off.
Kick off at 3pm for us though. See you there!
Leatherhead entertain Eastbourne Town tonight in the league. A chance to increase the gap to eight points is at stake but caution to thinking the bottom placed side will be a push over.
Firstly we have had a bit of a wobble and we went to their place needing at least two goals to put pressure on the play-off places… while we won it was by a single Sam Blackman goal and so the dream slipped by.
Kick-off at 7.45pm. The last mid-week £5 game I believe! See you there.
With Guernsey losing the 1pm kick-off the opportunity was there to put up a five point cushion. A trip to a new ground was also in store for the travelling fans. What could possibly go wrong?
The main problem was the entertainment value. It was not easy on the eye and the only thing to look forward to was the unusual offering of lasagna and chips at half time.
With double carbs on the menu you could expect a similarly sluggish second half but changes breathed life into the game. None more so than Mo Eisa whose composed finish turned out to be the goal that separated the sides.
Five point gap retained and basement club Eastbourne Town come to the Grove Wednesday…
No second half flurry to save Leatherhead last night as we fall 1-0 to our visitors Hythe. Leatherhead missed some early chances to take the lead which came back to haunt them when Josh Burchell pounced on a loose ball in the box.
Guernsey play Whitstable tonight in an attempt to close the gap to just two points…
Twice now in recent weeks we have had to rely on a purple patch in the second half to get us the three points, on both occasions the new signing Theo has been at the heart of it.
If the last time we played them is anything to go by we will need such a goal rush tonight as they ground out a 1-0 win at their place.
Kick off at 7.45. £5 again I believe! Good luck fellas!
A worrying blip has emerged as for three of the last four games we have found life difficult. It appears that the loss of Coyle perhaps has unsettled the defensive unit as without his organization skills we have looked vulnerable.
Going forward we looked fine. Creating chances which were not being taken. Faversham on the other hand, despite our lack of confidence at the back, found clear chances hard to come by but still managed to score two from the slim pickings they had.
Second half and Leatherhead again pressed forward, albeit from a rather shaky platform after just conceding a third, and got their reward. Bradbrook got lucky with a ball striking his hand which placed it nicely in his path to score. Theo was then placed in a more advanced position alongside Bradbrook which unsettled the visitors but no goals came.
Back at home again for the visit of Three Bridges. We had a slow start against them away but came through impressively. I hope we can repeat that tomorrow…
Greetings from Zagreb which, as I expected, is as drab as a 3-2 defeat away to Merstham. That said the club need to move on from that defeat and focus on the task at hand. A visit from Faversham.
Faversham are just hovering below the play-off places and a timely run could see them burst into the promised land. With Hastings losing last night they would see tonight as the perfect opportunity. Let’s hope we are firing again.
Kick off at 7.45. £5 again I believe… good luck fellas.
Off on the road again to play our old friends Merstham and meet up with Hayden Bird. On getting the directions I noticed their website had a section called Bird Banter… a section that should be moderated after his attack on the league led to a bit of humble pie being eaten…
On the game itself and after scoring four goals I sometimes find a side can go off the boil so I hope that isn’t the case tomorrow. Things are hotting up and we can’t rely on sea breezes and spring flowers to get us home advantage in the play-offs or (dare I say it) the title…
Directions found here. Kick off at 3pm. See you there.
A massive night of football tonight. Never mind the England friendly, just look at the fixtures in the Ryman League One South…
Horsham vs Tooting & Mitcham United
Leatherhead vs Ramsgate
Peacehaven & Telscombe vs Folkestone Invicta
We take on a Kent club that have fallen away of late but still lie in a dangerous 8th place. Two of our promotion rivals slug it out near Brighton… meanwhile Tooting travel to Horsham.
Another £5 game I believe tonight! Kick off at 7.45. See you there.
Leatherhead suffered a two goal defeat on their travels as their hitman continues his run while ours was at home. The weekend got off to a bumpy start as it was. While I was on a nice early flight as the day went on the winds grew stronger and by the time the players’ delayed plane slammed down the winds had grown to gusts of 40-50 mpg. I dare say we will have a few Dennis Bergkamps in our ranks if we are to play there again.
With the players tucked up in bed the fans hit the town with varying degrees of composure… sore heads all round for the big match.
With a crowd of over 1,200 you should expect an atmosphere but Guernsey is not like that. Polite, friendly and welcoming yes. Boisterous no. It is the only crowd I have heard “Let’s all have a disco” being sung sitting down.
The game itself did not really live up to the expectations. In the first half the ball was largely stuck in the middle third with each team cancelling each other out. When it did break for a rare attack the slim majority of attempts fell to the home side. Theo, who shone in the week, had some moments that caused the home team concern but not quite the same display as he was made to play a Bradbrook-esque role of chasing and stretching play rather than a ball to his quick feet.
Second half and Guernsey took the lead. Ross Allen providing the killer blow. Leatherhead began to stir. The best chance falling to Kev Terry who rose at the far post but his header could not be directed on target.
Ross Allen soon added his second. It appeared like he had scuffed it but when you’re hot you’re hot and the ball found the far post. Leatherhead now threw everything at them and the home side began to buckle. Coyle also had a looping header on target but the handsome / cocky ‘keeper tipped it over. A back header from their defender had to be cleared off the line to prevent an own goal.
Once those scares passed Guernsey started playing for time and finished the game the victors. We still remain second though and it is important we remain there to prevent another trip to the Island in May…
For much of the game, from Leatherhead’s perspective there was little to cheer about. A bright opening spell lasted about 10 minutes until Horsham began to dominate the game. During this spell we played some neat stuff with Bradbrook going clear but pushing his shot wide of the stand in ‘keeper and the goal. Horsham’s goal was a thunderous strike that gave Ibrahim no chance after their striker had found some space in the box.
Second half and it really didn’t look like Leatherhead were going to get anything from this game. There was one bright spark though in Theo Fairweather Johnson who had been introduced at half time. Early signs were there that he could bring something to the game and when Bradbrook was withdrawn he was pretty much our last home.
Our opening goal came from Theo. He had fed in Kev Terry who had blazed over minutes earlier. Seeing that Theo had continued his run he prodding it back to him who in turn poked it past the ‘keeper. Not long later Theo was given a diagonal ball to run in on and his deft shot on the turn eluded the ‘keeper and snuck in off the far post. Quite the introduction.
Horsham must have felt completely robbed and the ref appeared to agree, awarding them plenty of free kicks in the last ten minutes but we hung on.
No time for a Travelling Tanners update this week. We set off tomorrow at 8am for the big game away at Guernsey. If you don’t know the directions etc. by now you are rather stuffed…
Leatherhead’s season of goodwill continues as the game tonight will only cost £5. I am not convinced the demand curve is suitably elastic to truly benefit but you shouldn’t need too much incentive to come tonight. Leatherhead are going well and look to try and close the gap on first place to just one…
Horsham stand in the way of this though. They have steadied the ship from last year and, while a shadow of the team that once played at Queen Street, they can still spoil the evening.
Kick off at 7.45. See you there for once!
A rash of goals at Leatherhead to put pressure on Peacehaven on Wednesday night. Despite the long enforced layoff Tom Bradbrook’s form has not deserted him. Opening the scoring in the opening minutes. Tom Parkinson soon got into the act making it 2-0.
The score line does not tell the full story. It was a workman like performance built on a solid foundation of two early goals. While Redhill made it interesting with a goal in the second half, Tom Bradbrook made it safe in the closing minutes.
Walton Casuals come to the Grove Saturday…
Well, fingers crossed. Perhaps there is some real hope that the game is on. The players are itching. Could be a great night to come down to The Grove to watch the Tanners. Not least as the game will be £5 (according to a text message I received prior to the last game that was cancelled).
Points being dropped around us. Exciting times. Kick off at 7.45… look for twitter for updates though.
Not only was it a great evening but I'm pleased to say that £2,084 was raised by Tanners Aid.
Thanks to all of you for making this such a great occasion.
Leatherhead travel to Tooting & Mitcham (subject to weather) for a crucial league fixture. Our old friends have already acknowledged history is not on their side with 1 draw and 5 losses being inflicted over the last couple of years.
Kick off at 3pm. Directions can be found here. Good luck fellas.
Great news that the fund raising musical event has SOLD OUT this Friday. Hope all of you who have tickets have a great night. If you do not have a ticket do not go to The Grove as you will not sweet talk your way in. There is a good Blondie documentary on BBC4 though…
While there was a notable absence in Bradbrook a strong starting eleven was sent to Woking for the quarter final tie. The game lacked something though and it was left for the more experienced Woking (with 6 first team regulars) to control much of the game.
Woking got their reward after 20 minutes. Their striker working his way along the edge of the box until he found room to shoot into the bottom left corner. They doubled their lead just ten minutes later when an incisive move cut us apart allowing for the simplest of tap ins for the ex-Fulham striker Betsy.
Second half and Leatherhead had more about them. Not quite the fight of a Tiger but more of a cornered Mongoose. On the hour mark the increased effort paid off when we won a penalty which Darren Smith calmly slotted away.
The revival was killed off just ten minutes later when a swift move made it 3-1. Had Draycott finished his chance when clean through it may have made for an interesting finish but as it was the hosts were quite comfortable.
Out the cup but very much still in the promotion race. Tooting on Saturday!
Quarter final action tonight and a trip to Woking, where I haven’t seen a happy ending for the Tanners but the unusual night of Monday may indicate a less than full strength side being played.
More good news is that it is only £5 to get in. We did get a lot of rain so I will update the site via twitter with news of pitch inspections (if needed).
Kick off at 7.45. Directions can be found here. See you there!
Here is the deal. The game as it stands is ON. If heavy rain comes then that may change things but I have heard we are in good shape.
Those at the club have worked hard to get the ground as ship shape as possible given the repeat floods and police escorts out of the ground etc, so it will be good test out what new facilities we have. Also, for those ground baggers, I understand the pitch may have moved a few degrees so it may even count as a new ground. Either way, get on down to The Grove and support your local club.
Kick off at 3pm. See you there.
Leatherhead are going through a little Man City spell at the moment. Scoring quite freely and when not conceding penalties keeping a clean sheet.
Draycott got us on our way, latching onto a inswinging free kick to nod us in front. From the sublime to the ridiculous for our second. Bradbrook was tackled some 20 yards out as he attempted a strike at goal. Then the moment all supporters love. The ball starts flying towards goal and a somewhat panicked Maan could do little but watch it bobble in. Quite the own goal!
Walton & Hersham knew it wasn’t their night and the flood gates opened. Draycott grabbing another. Semakula had an easy task of heading into an empty net after Maan had saved from Bradbrook. Then finally the man who had done everything but score did. Bradbrook ended the night with a goal.
Now the focus returns on The Grove. After ALL this rain will there be a game on..?
Leatherhead travel to a familiar looking Walton & Hersham side with quite a few ex-Tanners on display… the likes of the Maan brothers, Dan Dean, Jon Boswell, Big Vern and Greg Andrews will be on display. Perhaps Hayden Bird has revised his Leatherhead signing policy…
Meanwhile I had the joy of winning tickets to the Capital One Cup semi-final… then the misery of seeing Man City score 6 goals to make it a dead game. Oh well… better luck tonight for Leatherhead I hope.
Directions to Stompond Lane can be found here. Kick off at 7.45. Good luck fellas.
The tough Surrey Senior Cup draw of Woking away appears to have been arranged for Monday, 27 January with 7.45 kick-off. A strange day for football unless the Sky cameras plan to be there perhaps...
A pulsating game down on the coast as Leatherhead came out 4-2 winners but not without some scares. On penalties Worthing edged it 2-1 but when you have Bradbrook scoring in open play you always have a chance to overcome that.
It all started so well for Leatherhead taking the lead in the 9th minute when a long throw beat the defence and allowed Bradbrook unchecked to stroke home. Our lead only lasted 8 minutes as a quick breakaway forced panic in the box and Worthing equalised from the resultant penalty.
Leatherhead managed their own counter attack which allowed Darren Smith a simply side foot to restore our lead. Half time 2-1.
Second half and a foul on Draycott in the box allowed Darren Smith to get his second from the spot. 3-1 and Dicky started the “Easy” chant only to see the impressive Ibrahim bring down a player in the box. Worthing’s second penalty and a nervy end to the game.
Deep into injury time Elisa made it safe. While it looked like he fluffed his chance when rounding the ‘keeper he summoned just enough composure to get the ball over the line.
An impressive win and Walton & Hersham await on Tuesday.
Even by my standards I have little information on this game that saw us through to the next round of the Surrey Senior Cup in muddy conditions. With Bradbrook, Nnamani and Ibrahim watching on the side lines it took two penalties to make the game ours.
Eisa made and took one of those penalties. The rest… wait for the official report… Next up Worthing away on Saturday!
It’s been a while since we last met but tonight we travel to Camberley in the Surrey Senior Cup. A competition we should enjoy more and certainly tonight, after a weekend off, we should be ready to give our hosts plenty to think about.
Kick off at 7.45. Directions can be found here. Good luck fellas.
Sunday 11.30am Leatherhead will feature on Talksport live show as part of CAPITAL ONE Ground Improvements Funding following flood damage.
Richard Brady will be making the case for Leatherhead...
The club is running another work party tomorrow to help get the ground ready for the next game (hopefully 25 January). The club house is drying out so much of the work will be outside.
Work party starts at 9am.
In case you missed this within the update provided from the club yesterday the proposal to switch the Faversham game to their place (as we have yet to play each other) did not work out as they have a private function.
Therefore we are without football this weekend… suggestions of where to go instead anyone?
Perhaps Leatherhead should have trained at The Grove this week to get used to the conditions as it was a surprise to see the game on when I arrived at kick off. The ball did not look like it was going to bounce in either goal mouth but we had made a long journey so let's see what we could get from the game...From Peter Ashdown.
A RED ALERT flood warning just issued by Environment Agency.
Water levels are rising rapidly this morning with the car park and pitch flooded with water entering lower part of clubhouse again and boardroom. Gates are locked, and mains electricity turned off at request of police.
Flood levels expected to rise over next few hours.
You have to feel sorry for Ramsgate you made the trip up to Leatherhead only to be turned back after the referee called it off.Ramsgate arrive to a festive Fetcham Grove that is boasting a “happy hour” before the game as well as the football on the big screen. Ramsgate though are not feeling as festive as I thought they would as they sit in 8th. At one point I thought they would be up there in this lead pack with us but there is still time for a revival.
Hopefully Leatherhead can find their scoring boots to provide some festive cheer on the pitch after a goalless draw at Corinthian-Casuals deprived us of the “Jingle Bells” song away fans love to sing at this time of year.
Kick off at 3pm. See you there!
The last away game before Christmas so drop the missus off at the Bentall Centre and pop back for this encounter. Leatherhead face Corinthian-Casuals tomorrow in the league knowing that a win COULD take them to the top of the league as Hastings play on Monday and Peacehaven have a tricky game against Worthing.
It is not necessarily easy for us. While we have our hit man in Bradbrook they have their own threat in Jamie Byatt who has notched up double figures this season so far, an ex-Tanner in Steve Barilli … and let’s not mention the bogey ground!
Kick off at 3pm. Direction can be found here. See you there.
Leatherhead go through to the third round of the Surrey Senior Cup after a close encounter with Molesey last night. A game played in good spirits both on and off the pitch was won thanks to a first half Leroy goal.
Another big game for Leatherhead tonight. Early pace setters Walton Casuals are set to entertain us tonight and further warning signs that this could be a tough game were issued when they announced two new signings.
Two ex-Leatherhead players line up tonight for the hosts. Gabriel Odunakie, who seems to have a knack of scoring on his debut and Mo Maan in goal.
Kick off at 7.45 down by the Thames. Good luck fellas.
Now that the, albeit welcome, distraction of the FA Cups has passed Leatherhead have found a new rich seam of form that has seen us climb into the pack of title chasers rather than appearing like mere play-off hopefuls. Winning the big games is one thing but consistently beating those in the lower half of the table has been an Achilles heel but perhaps now have we cracked it?
Certainly when you have two players in form as we have in Draycott and Bradbrook we have a chance. Those two notched up a goal apiece in the first half we were on our way.
Second half and Tom Bradbrook made it Leatherhead 3-0 Sittingbourne after rounding the keeper and finishing well to further add to his impressive tally.
On to Tuesday. A big one again with a trip to one of the best pubs outside a non-league ground and second place Walton Casuals.
Southampton, Eastleigh, Guernsey. Three massive clubs that have had the joy of Matt Le Tissier playing for them and one of them are coming to The Grove tonight. The new high profile new addition to the league have stumbled a little bit with some draws but they are still creeping up the league.
Rod has broken the forum fatwa and announced a curry is on offer, so get to the Grove early and enjoy some pre-match sustenance.
Kick off at 7.45. Good luck fellas!
Quite a different performance from that was on show on Tuesday night as Three Bridges' defence was tested for much of the 90 minutes. Luckily for the Leatherhead's forwards the service to them was better than that of the tea bar or they would have been restricted to just one or two chances.A trip Crawley way to visit our new friends Three Bridges. They are finding life in this league a little hard and while they sit outside the relegation zone they only have four wins to their name. They have landed a new striker though so their fortunes could well change.
I have heard Tuesday night was a hard game to watch and we offered little. I hope we improve in time for my return to these shores…
Kick off at 3pm. Directions can be found here. See you there!
Two points dropped or a point gained? Given we played out the last 16 minutes with 10 men you could say we came off quite happy but given our promotion aspirations the inability to concentrate on the league is disappointing.
From reports received it was Burgess Hill who controlled much of this game. Hitting the post once.
A trip to Three Bridges on Saturday to help focus the mind…
Leatherhead face Burgess Hill Town tonight in the league. No news on their site as to whether the pitch is in trouble. I assume it is fighting fit and well rested as they have gone after nearly three weeks without a game.
An early kick off for you tonight. It is at 7.30pm. Directions found here. Good luck fellas!
Hayden’s season isn’t getting any better. His team of ex-Leatherhead players failed to make themselves at home as Draycott’s second half goal proved to be the difference.
Leatherhead climb into the play-off places and a trip to Burgess Hill on Tuesday to see if we can climb further…
Tomorrow (weather permitting) will see Merstham arrive to the Grove. The Merstham team reads like a Who’s Who of old Leatherhead favourites and friends. Hayden Bird also comes to the Grove with his Merstham side that are failing to live up to the promise they did in the pre-season when there was a revolving door stationed on the Epsom Road with many players heading to our old rival.
They are having a terrible run but represent a wounded animal to a side that can now “concentrate on the league”…
Kick off at 3pm. Good luck fellas!
Leatherhead come back from a goal down to take all three points today at The Grove. Goals from Draycott and Griffiths get us back to winning ways.
No action until Saturday where we play Dulwich Hamandchipsonshoulders in the Trophy. Get there early to drink cans of drink outside anyone?
After our exit from the FA cup I did not see this result coming. Travelling away to Lewes with league fixtures piling up I had a fear we wouldn’t be up for it but a good display saw us over the line.
Lewes took the lead but goals in either side of half time set us up into the next round. Draw today on the radio.
The FA Trophy and I don’t see eye to eye. I can’t get excited about it but now it represents one of our last hoorays in cup football this season. Should be quite a good gate though. Lewes are a well supported club who are no doubting looking to make us feel welcome.
If you love Lewes’ great football posters see ours here. Directions can be found here. Kick off at 3pm.
A home tie against Canvey Island COULD have been the Fourth Qualifying Round in the FA Cup. The side sit in the bottom half of the Ryman Premier.
Oh, what might have been…
Fairy dust one week. Peter Pan the next but today The Lost Boys were put out of the FA Cup in emphatic style by our hosts Biggleswade.
Leatherhead played a defensive game. Bradbrook asked to work alone and it would seemed we had learnt nothing from our trip to Binfield. There two centre backs could marshal the exposed Bradbrook as the long obvious aerial balls were pumped in. Today was no different.
After some opening scares we held our own but we looked under par. Then on the stroke of half time Biggleswade got the opener and it was only a few minutes after the restart they made it 2-0.
Only then was Bradbrook allowed some more advanced support in the form of Draycott and it paid off. Draycott scored to put us in with a shout but then it fell apart. Biggleswade made it three within a minute and heads fell.
Two goals in the last three minutes confirmed today as a disaster but not many Leatherhead fans were there to see it. The writing seemed on the wall long before the fourth and fifth goal went in.
Good luck to Biggleswade. On to Lewes in The Trophy then…
The big one tomorrow. An away trip in the third qualifying round to a ground we have visited before. Biggleswade. In a recent radio interview their manager is quite happy with the draw. They have played 22 FA Cup games at their ground and only lost one. There within the remaining 21 lies a hidden story of a late Kev Terry equaliser and a win for Leatherhead in the replay.
We have Bradbrook back after being coaxed away by a Secret Sheikh deployed by Walton & Hersham perhaps. He spent the week in Dubai.
Directions can be found here. Kick off at 3pm. See you there!
Walton & Hersham are coming to play in the Robert Dyas League Cup. Robert Dyas, what a store. Full of storage and filing gadgets that prevent you from forgetting things.
Kick off at 7.45. Good luck fellas.
FA Trophy action tomorrow and the visit of Ryman Div 1 North opponents Harlow Town. They sit in 10th but have outscored us with an impressive 30 goals to their name. That is better than any team in our league.
Could be a mixed bag. The team has taken some knocks in recent weeks and the FA Cup waits in the wings so on the one hand I can see this being low on the priorities. Then on the other hand a couple of new faces enter the mix for a chance for them to impress. Only one way to find out…
Kick off at 3pm. Good luck fellas.
