LEISTON are back on home soil at the Flannery Stadium on Saturday afternoon as they entertain Redditch United in the Pitching In Southern League Premier Division Central writes Craig Cooper.

The Blues are 10th in the early league standings on five points while Redditch United are currently sitting in 15th spot, having drawn three games and lost one.

Chris Wigger will hopefully have Cameron Rayworth back for the game after missing last week’s game at Stourbridge through illness, while Adam Marriott could feature after suffering a couple of injury setbacks in pre-season.

PREVIOUS SIX REDDITCH VISITS TO LEISTON

1 September 2018
Leiston 4 (Noel Aitkens, Chris Henderson, Byron Lawrence, Jake Reed) Redditch United 3 (Leam Howards (2), Liam Francis)
Att: 267

21 August 2021
Leiston 1 (Adam Mills) Redditch United 2 (Daniel Djurovic, Dan Sweeney (p))
Att: 222

26 November 2022
Leiston 2 (Ben Fowkes, own goal) Redditch United 1 (Bernard Mensah Junior)
Att: 203

4 November 2023
Leiston 0 Redditch United 1 (Alex Cameron)
Att: 119

1 February 2025
Leiston 1 (Jamar Loza) Redditch United 0
Att: 242

23 August 2025
Leiston 2 (Ryan Jarvis, Kyle Callan-McFadden) Redditch United 0
Att: 150

MEET REDDITCH UNITED

REDDITCH United FC are situated in Worcestershire and they play their home games at the Valley Stadium.

They were founded in 1891 and were first known as Redditch Town. They stayed up last season by three points, coming fifth from bottom as they finished in 18th position.

Under Redditch FC, they reached the First Round of the FA Cup in the 1960/1961 season, while as Redditch United they reached Round One of the FA Cup again in 1971/1972 before losing.

They were Southern League North winners in 1975/1976 and were Southern Western winners in 2003/2004.

REDDITCH FUN FACTS

MORE than 80,000 people live in Redditch

In the 1800’s, Redditch was a global leader in making needles.

It is the second biggest town in Worcestershire, behind Worcester.

Some attractions and places of interest in the town are the Bordesley Abbey and the Forge Mill Needles Museum.

Redditch is twinned with Auxerre in France (in 1956) and Mtwara in Tanzania (in 1986).

Last season, Redditch United missed out on the play-offs, finishing with 70 points from their 42 games.

GAMES COMING UP FOR THE BLUES

Monday 31st Aug: Bury Town (Away)
Saturday 5th Sep: Grays Athletic (Away) Emirates FA Cup 1st Round Qualifying
Saturday 12th Sep: Banbury United (Away)
Tuesday 22nd Sep: Peterborough Sports (HOME)
Tuesday 29th Sep: Real Bedford (Away)

Game 5/42

Match Sponsor: MR IAN SMITH

MATCH INFORMATION
Blues v Redditch United
Pitching In Southern League Premier Division Central
Saturday, August 29th, 3pm kick off
The Flannery Stadium, Victory Road, Leiston, Suffolk, IP16 4DQ
Tel: 01728 830308

Admission Prices:
Adults £13
Concessions (over 65s) £10
Students (with ID) £7
Under 16's £3
Under 5's Free of charge
ONLINE TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE

Printed matchday programme on sale: £2.50