3pm 4 October 2025
Southern Combination League, Division One
Ringmer AFC 0 Godalming Town 1 (att 85)
I had hoped the impact of Storm Amy would be diminished by the time I reached the East Sussex village of Ringmer, but this was another game in which the conditions were dominant.
Godalming Town, unbeaten league leaders, played into the wind in the first half. While their superior quality was evident, and they were dangerous when they attacked, it was the home side who had more chances.
They failed to score though, and then shortly before half time an ugly fracas, which included punches being thrown, resulted in a red card for each team.
Five minutes into the second half we had a third sending off. The Ringmer keeper kicked out at a Godalming player as he jumped up to gather an attempted through ball.
The visitors scored the penalty that followed but, despite having both a numerical advantage and the stiff breeze behind them, they were unable to add any more goals.
Ringmer's nine men put in a great effort, and gave the visitors some nervous moments as they tried, in vain, to find a way back into the game.
Ringmer AFC - formed by a merger of Ringmer FC and AFC Ringmer - won promotion to step six of the FA's National League System last season.
They're based at the Caburn Community Ground, a relatively new venue that has an artificial pitch and a couple of small seated stands either side of a two-storey pavilion. Spectator access is along one side and at one end.
I was last in Ringmer in December 1988, to watch the pre-merger Ringmer FC on a ground that's since disappeared under housing.
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