2pm 18 October 2025
Peterborough and District League, Premier Division
Uppingham Town 1 Crowland Town 2 (att 70)
When asked which team I actually support my answer is Leicester City, the place where I was born and lived for the first 12 months of my life.
Most of my support these days is from my armchair, but occasionally I go to games in person. A 7.45pm kick off at home to Portsmouth on a Saturday, while annoying for many, was a good opportunity.
It allowed plenty of time for groundhopping earlier in the day, and so I followed my morning game at Kimbolton with a trip to Rutland to see Uppingham Town host league leaders Crowland Town.
As well as being an attractive fixture, it was also within easy range of Leicester and, as an added bonus, it was the final ground I needed to complete the top division of the Peterborough and District League.
It was a tetchy game that for the most part simmered, before boiling over into a brief fracas following the final whistle. That was just moments after Crowland's winning goal, deep in stoppage time and against 10 men.
Uppingham had a player sent off, for a second booking, with about 20 minutes to play. His teammates defended valiantly, and were unlucky to concede a decisive goal so late in the game.
Earlier a penalty had given Crowland an early lead, before the game's best moment, a well struck shot from distance, levelled for Uppingham just before half time.
Uppingham Town play at Tod's Piece, a public recreation ground close to the centre of the town. The football club have a clubhouse on the site, and the pitch is roped off on matchdays when a pair of dugouts are also put in place.
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