Bank Holiday Tuesday (or Boxing Day 2) sees Valley at home in Yuletide action for the first time since 2011, as they take on former SCEFL rivals Corinthian.
Under the management of long term “Corinthian” Michael Golding, the sides enjoyed many a close encounter over an eight season period before Valley’s promotion to the Isthmian League at the end of the 2018/19 season.
The Hoops subsequent elevation in 2021 culminated in a highly respectable eighth place finish, although Valley have had the better of meetings between the two Clubs recently – remaining unbeaten with two wins in three Isthmian League encounters.
The Fakenham based Corinthians have found the going somewhat more difficult this season, with only two wins coming from their 16 matches to date – their sole “scalp” on the road coming courtesy of a strike from Brandon Davey at Sevenoaks in mid-October.
Like Valley, The Hoops were last in action three weeks ago - securing a point at bottom of the table Faversham Town despite playing the last 20 minutes with 10 men after Harvey Smith saw red.
Tommy Osborne’s men meanwhile come into the game on the back of a nine game unbeaten run – firing them into promotion contention, five points behind leaders Ramsgate.
After a weather induced mid-winter “break”, both sides will therefore be keen to end 2022 in style – even if for totally different reasons as they look for vital points towards their respective end of season “goals”.

FOOTNOTE
In the last 20 years, Valley have been in Boxing Day holiday action on only 3 previous occasions :-
Monday 26th December 2011 – Cray Valley (PM) 1 Fisher 2 (SCEFL)
Tuesday 27th December 2016 – AFC Croydon 4 Cray Valley (PM) 1 (SCEFL)
Monday 27th December 2021 – Corinthian 1 Cray Valley (PM) 1 (Isthmian League)

Pic : The joy and the despair as Connor Dymond settles the outcome when the teams last met at The artic Stadium

SEASON 2022/23 LEAGUE FORM GUIDE

Cray Valley (PM)
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Corinthian
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MATCH DETAILS

DATE:- TUESDAY 27th DECEMBER 2022, KICK-OFF 1PM

VENUE:- THE ARTIC STADIUM, BADGERS SPORTS, MIDDLE PARK AVENUE, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 5HP

MATCH OFFICIALS :-

Referee – Craig Charles
Assistants – James Black and Dele Sotimirin

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PREVIOUS MEETINGS

LEAGUE (Including SCEFL/Kent League)

Played 19
Won 8
Drawn 6
Lost 5

Isthmian league SE Div

Played 3
Won 2
Drawn 1
Lost 0

Season 2022/23

Mon 29 Aug 2022 – Corinthian 1 Cray Valley (PM) 2
Season 2021/22
Mon 27 Dec 2021 – Corinthian 1 Cray Valley (PM) 1
Mon 30 Aug 2021 - Cray Valley (PM) 1 Corinthian 0

CUPS (SCEFL Challenge Cup)

Played 1
Won 0
Drawn 0
Lost 1

LAST SEASON

BATTERED AND BRUISED CONNOR’S A DYMOND

CRAY VALLEY (PM) 1 CORINTHIAN 0 - 30 AUG 2021 - ATT 137
Dymond 64

MILLERS : Lewington, Dymond, Green, Semakula, Blanks ©, Tumkaya, Sammoutis (Hill 74), Barrington, Babalola, Warren, Ibrahiym
Not used : Gayle, Adeyemo, Morath-Gibbs, Beerling
Cautions : Tumkaya, Babalola

HOOPS : Prall, Holland, Trueman, James (Sawyer 88), Billings, Bath ©, Stirman (Edmundson 83), Mahoney, Tanner, Housego, Clarke (Johnson 77)
Not used: Miller, Lashley

Details of all previous meetings can be found at
https://www.crayvalleypmfc.com/a/season-202223--opponents-previous-meetings-62212.html?page=7

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