1pm 4 April 2026
Essex Alliance League, Senior Division
Fairlop Rovers 2 Haringey Borough reserves 0 (att 5)
I don't know why this game was scheduled for 1pm but, with another nearby Essex Alliance League fixture having a similarly unusual kick-off time of 4pm, it allowed for a handy double.
Fairlop Rovers have relocated during the season into the Levels Centre of Excellence, also, or formerly, known as the Broadfields Sports Ground. It's accessed directly from the North Circular Road.
Since the move most home games have been postponed, and it was easy to see why. Thankfully drier recent weather meant the pitch was playable, but the surface was very poor and didn't help either team. Unsurprisingly it was a scrappy encounter.
Fairlop Rovers, needing points at the wrong end of the table, took an early lead, then doubled it just before half time.
After that they were never really in danger. A late red card ended any slim hopes Haringey had of getting back into the match.
I understand there are plans to replace the venue's grass pitch with an artificial surface, but for now the pitch is simply roped off along each touchline.
There's a pavilion with changing rooms, and a small car park. The drone of traffic on the North Circular Road is ever present.
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