Pre-season Friendly, Behind Closed Doors It’s not unusual for non-league football to have just a man and a dog watching, even more so with a pre-season friendly played out in the sweltering evening heat, but to watch Keynsham Town play in such circumstances is unusual. Normally the Ks attract a crowd of over 100 to [...]
Just last season these two teams were two steps of the National League System apart. Newly-promoted Street were on their way to a respectful eighth place finish in the Southern League. Keynsham on the other hand, were still recovering from just losing out on promotion the season before, but were on their way becoming Western [...]
In the 1960s I was a very keen Bristol St George fan, regularly attending home matches at Bell Hill and cycling to some of the away matches. This was back in the heady days when they were the best amateur football team in the Bristol area. I even came back from university to watch them [...]
This local derby attracted a bumper crowd of 235 to the AJN Stadium, not just because the two clubs are only a couple of miles apart, but also because it was the only match on for miles around. Say what you like about 3G pitches, local football supporters at least had something to watch. There [...]
‘Where the Place? Upon the Heath!’ the programme covers states and the ground, with its rolling, sloping pitch is about as different as you can get from Keynsham’s level 3G surface. However, it is as well maintained by groundsman Keith Huxley, who could be seen immediately after the match preparing it for their next home [...]
Chairman of Keynsham Walking Football, Mike Slucutt, presents the match before today’s game Today’s match ball was sponsored by Keynsham Walking Football. The club which has over 100 members meets every Tuesday and Friday mornings and Thursday evenings. Games are played on the main 3G pitch or in the courts at one end. For [...]
The crowd of 114 at the AJN Stadium were entertained to an end to end match which swung one way then another and then back again. In the first few minutes Jamie Noble burst through in the inside-right position but his shot was parried for a corner. From it the ball was swept back to [...]
Plymouth Parkway came to the AJN Stadium looking every bit like a Southern League Football Club in waiting. Their bus, parked in the car park, would be the envy of most clubs at that higher level. As the match started Plymouth immediately showed themselves to be a threat, with quick, decisive attacks. A long shot [...]
A bumper crowd of 304 at the AJN Stadium turned out on this holiday Saturday, probably more in hope than expectation, for the clash with league leaders Bradford Town. The first quarter of the match was a rather low-key affair with the visitors making all the running but failing to look really dangerous in front [...]
This much anticipated and several times postponed local derby finally got under way at the AJN Stadium, but even before kick-off, it was in doubt whether or not it would be completed. From the terraces where most Ks fans watched the match, it was difficult to make out which player was which on the far [...]