Match Information
Saturday 25th November
Leiston v Stamford
Pitching In Southern League Central Premier
3pm kick off
Watson & Hillhouse Stadium, Victory Road, Leiston, IP16 4DQ
Tel: - 01728 830308.

Admission Prices
Adults £12
Concessions £9 (over 65’s)
Students (with ID) £7
U16’s £3
U5’s FREE

Printed Programme for £2.

Members Bar and Main Hall (Bar) both open from midday, with the members bar showing the Manchester City v Liverpool match (12.30pm kick off).

Refreshments available throughout the day with the snack hatch also open near the club shop.

Car Parking in the main club.

Match Sponsors: - LFC Vice-Presidents.

Match Ball Sponsor: - Chris Ellins.

Game 15/42.

Leiston host Stamford in a first ever meeting between the two teams on Saturday at Victory Road.

Leiston bowed out of the FA Trophy on a cold Tuesday night in midweek to Peterborough Sports and will hope they can turn their fortunes around for this game. The Blues dropped a place to 20th in the league table on Tuesday also, with AFC Sudbury leapfrogging them after beating Coalville Town 3-0 away from home.

It will be the Blues last home game for at least four weeks as they head to Alvechurch, Nuneaton Borough, Hitchin Town and Bromsgrove Sporting in the next four games before returning to Suffolk on Saturday 23rd December against Stratford Town.

Stamford have made a great start in the league so far and sit just outside the play-off places at present, behind Leamington on goal difference. They have 29 points from 17 league games so far.

Form Guide: -

LEISTON: - DLLWD

STAMFORD: - WWDLD.

Stamford were formed in 1896 and are nicknamed ‘The Daniels’. They were promoted last campaign, winning the Northern Division One Central League.

The club played their football in the East Midlands League, Northamptonshire League and in the United Counties League in their early days. The club came to be known as "The Daniels" after Daniel Lambert, often cited as England's heaviest ever man, a Leicester resident who died in Stamford and is buried in the town. The club reached the First Round Proper of the FA Cup in the 2016-2017 season, beating Wrexham 3-2 away in a 4th Round Qualifying Replay. They lost 3-0 to Hartepool United in the First Round. Blues keeper Sam Donkin was their keeper in that cup run.

Matches in the Pitching In Southern Central Premier at the weekend: -

AFC Sudbury v Stourbridge
Alvechurch v Kettering Town
Berkhamsted v St Ives Town
Coalville Town v Halesowen Town
Leamington v Redditch United
LEISTON v STAMFORD
Long Eaton v Stratford Town
Mickleover v Nuneaton Borough
Needham Market v Bromsgrove Sporting
Royston Town v Barwell.

Meanwhile, the Blues U23’s are off on their travel again, this time in Cambridgeshire when they head to FC Parson Drove.

The youngsters had an excellent 4-1 win at FC Peterborough last weekend, with Charlie Atkin (2), Eddie Jackson and Emille Dozzell on the scoresheet. The win lifted the team four places off the bottom of the table, up to 17th place. After Saturday’s game, the U23’s look forward to six games in December, (three at home and three away). Diss Town, Harwich & Parkeston and Holbeach United all visit Suffolk while the U23’s visit Stanway Pegasus, Wivenhoe Town and Needham Market U23’s.

FC Parson Drove sit in 9th place at present, with 30 points from their 20 league games.

Games in the Thurlow Nunn First Division North on Saturday: -

Dussindale & Hellesdon Rovers v Haverhill Rovers
FC PARSON DROVE v LEISTON U23’s
Framlingham Town v Cornard United
Haverhill Borough v Harwich & Parkeston
Holbeach United v Stanway Pegasus
Holland v Great Yarmouth Town
Norwich CBS v Needham Market U23’s
Whittlesey Athletic v AFC Sudbury Reserves.