10.30am 7 November 2025
Army FA, Massey Trophy, Division One
Royal Engineers 2 Royal Corps of Signals 2 (att 16)
Royal Engineers reached four of the first seven FA Cup Finals, winning the trophy just once in 1875. These days their quests for silverware are more modest, but they went into this fixture leading the Army FA's Massey Trophy competition.
There are two divisions of six teams, with most fixtures played on Friday mornings. Some venues are inside secure military sites with no public access, but the Sappers ground in Chatham is open to civilian spectators.
It's a good ground, with a large seated stand at one end, at a slight angle to the pitch. The playing area is enclosed and floodlit, there's an attractive pavilion and, between a pair of dugouts, a smaller, uncovered, stand.
The home side should have had the perfect start after being awarded a penalty in the opening minutes. But the spot kick was poor and easily saved. The Royal Signals went close when a goal-bound shot was tipped onto the crossbar by the Engineers' keeper.
The visitors broke the deadlock after half-an-hour, and 10 minutes later they added a second. Royal Engineers kept themselves in the game with goal in stoppage time at the end of the half.
The entertainment continued after the break, although we had to wait until the 89th minute for another goal. The home team scored it, rescuing a point they deserved.
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