6.15pm 24 July 2026
Henry Hawtin Memorial Cup, Group A at Enstone
Charlbury Town 3 Chadlington 2 (att 76)
With a work-free Friday I had hoped for a new ground in the Welsh Cup, but the crop of Friday evening ties were all on grounds I'd been to previously. So instead I headed to Oxfordshire.
I'd been to Enstone previously as well, way back in 1990 for a match that was played on a pitch on the far side of the cricket square. But these days the primary pitch is the other of the two, closer to the clubhouse, and hence a desire to return.
Enstone doesn't currently have a team of its own, but in the season ahead the ground will apparently be used by a newly-former Burford Town, seemingly unable to get a suitable facility in Burford, and by the reserve side of Longford Park.
Neither were in action for this match, which was a group stage game in the annual pre-season Henry Hawtin Memorial Cup, which is played at Enstone. It may be pre-season, but these local rivals, both in the top division of the Witney and District League, were very competitive.
A dry and bumpy pitch didn't help a scrappy first half which ended goalless. Chadlington had been on the back foot for most of the opening half but went ahead soon after the break, against the run of play.
Soon after they added a second goal, but Charlbury responded well, scoring two quick goals of their own to get back level. It looked like ending in a draw, but in a lengthy period of stoppage time Charlbury scored a well-worked goal for a deserved win,
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