Saturday 22nd March 2025
Sutton Athletic v Erith & Belvedere
Presence & Co Southern Counties East Football League
Kick-off 3.00pm
Lower Road Ground, Lower Road, Hextable, BR8 7RZ

As we enter the tail end of the season we take the trip down to Hextable to take on Sutton Athletic tomorrow

Here are all the details for tomorrow's game.

Admission Prices
£8 - Adults
£5 - Concessions
£4 - Under 16's
Free- Under 12's

Match Officials
Referee: David Lambert
Assistant Referees: Luke Thomas & Edward Grange

The Opposition
Club Name: Sutton Athletic
Ground: Lower Road Ground, Lower Road, Hextable, BR8 7RZ
Distance from Park View Road (Round Trip): 12.6 miles
Colours: Green & White
Manager: Peter Nolan
Last Season: 20th

History
Sutton Athletic Football Club was formed in 1898 and is one of four clubs, in the Kent County Football League, that has been founded for over 100 years. From its beginning, many of the players, managers and committee members have come from the village of Sutton-at-Hone and their ownership and commitment to the club is as prevalent today as it was all those years ago.

The squad size stands close to 60 players and the competition amongst these, for places, is fierce and exchange of players between the teams continues to be done amicably which has resulted in squad enhancement and good team ethics. Off the field the club continues to grow and goes from strength to strength and with the club developing the new Academy sides, having increased youth sides and the inclusion of The Sutts first ever Vets side, its exciting times at the Sutts. The club and ground continues to develop and a fantastic location for sport and community hub.

The 2016-17 was impressive and the club finished in 3rd place but unfortunately lost a lot of the players that got the club there so the following campaign was more of a rebuilding one. After a poor start they lads finished superbly and ended in a reasonable 11th place.
A huge improvement was made in 2018/19 with the side finishing 5th before the Coronovirus Pandemic wiped out the 2019/20 season, but not before we made an impressive run in the FA Cup, being the last SCEFL side standing and recording a 6-0 home win over Ashford Town.

2019/20 also fell to Covid but the following year was to be a great one for the Club. A second placed league finish meant a place in the Play-Offs where a win against Tooting Bec set-up a final appearance at home to Larkfield & New Hythe.

A record crowd of over 500 watched us go to extra-time where Billy Muckle hit a scorcher of a free-kick to book us a spot in the Premier Division.

2022/23 then saw us take up a place at Step 5 for the first time ever and we ended the season in a very respectable 14th place. It was 20th in 23/24 and now we go again this year aiming to continue our progression as a club, with Ryan Huckle leading the side.

Head to Head
Played: 10
Deres: 5
Draws: 3
Sutts: 2
Dears Goals: 28
Sutts Goals: 19

Last Meeting
28/09/2024 - SCEFL Premier Division
Deres 2 - Aderonmu 61',76'
Sutton Athletic 2 - Desanges 18', Kurti 27'

Elsewhere in the League
All Kick Offs are 3.00pm unless stated

Saturday
SCEFL Premier Division
Corinthian v Rusthall
Faversham Town v Holmesdale
Kennington v Hollands & Blair
Larkfield & New Hythe v Whitstable Town
Lordswood v Tunbridge Wells
Lydd Town v Bearsted
Stansfeld v Fisher

VCD Athletic v Punjab United

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Canterbury City v Rochester United
Clapton Community v Croydon
Forest Hill Park v Lewisham Borough
Halls AFC v Tooting Bec
Meridian VP v FC Elmstead
SC Thamesmead v Welling Town
Soul Tower Hamlets v Bridon Ropes
Staplehurst Monarchs v Greenways