Match Details:
PITCHING IN ISTHMIAN LEAGUE – SOUTH EAST DIVISION
CRAY VALLEY (PM) v ASHFORD UNITED
SAT 27TH JANUARY 2024 – KICK OFF 15.00pm
VENUE:- THE ARTIC STADIUM, BADGERS SPORTS, MIDDLE PARK AVENUE, ELTHAM, LONDON, SE9 5HP
Please be aware the ground is situated within the new ULEZ zone so certain vehicles could be subject to charge.
Nearest train station: Eltham approx 20 minutes walk to the ground.
ADMISSION PRICES : - PAY BY CASH OR CARD AT THE TURNSTILE
ADULTS - £10, CONCESSIONS (+65 & Students, with ID) - £6, CHILDREN 11-17 £2. CHILDREN U11 Free
Isthmian League matches Only: Special club offer for limited period:
Concession rate £6 available on production of a season ticket for any Premier, Football League or National League Side for this season or your "Greenwich One Card"
PROGRAMME - £2.50
MATCH OFFICIALS :-
Referee - Patrick Nixon
Assistants - Samuel Holland and Alphie Ibrahim
Match Preview:
Our Opponents:
Ashford United nicknamed the Nuts & Bolts are managed by Kevin Watson who along with one of his assistants Tommy Osborne will, of course, need no introduction to the Millers having served the club so well in the past. Another former Miller is Connor Dymond a mainstay of the Nuts and Bolts side this season, however he is likely to be missing on Saturday. through suspension, having been sent off against Ramsgate. Other ex-Millers now part of the Nuts & Bolts squad are goalkeeper Chris Lewington and midfielder Anthony Edgar.
After beating Three Bridges 3-2 on the first Saturday in January Ashford United have suffered four defeats on the spin, three of them by a 0-1 scoreline and the other a 2-3 defeat by league leaders Ramsgate after taking a first half two goal lead. They currently sit in 11th place with 29 points from 22 games.
Leading goalscorers in all competitions are Vince Bola and Danny Parish both on ten although It was recently announced that the latter has left the club. Two new arrivals are recent signing Midfielder Bradley Ryan from Beckenham Town and short term loan signing defender Will Moses from Folkestone Invicta.
The Millers
Manager Steve McKimm and his team have now played exactly half of their league games 19 and remain unbeaten with fourteen wins and five draws. They currently sit 2nd on 47 points.
Previous Meetings:
Cray Valley v Ashford United
League
2023/24 Away W 2-0
2022/23 Home W 5-1 Away L 0-1
2021/22 Home W 1-0 Away L 1-3
2019/20 Covid Home W 3-1 Away W 2-1
2016/17 Home L 2-5 Away L 0-2
2015/16 Home L 0-5 Away L 0-1
2014/15 Home W 3-2 Away W 1-0
2013/14 Home L 0-2 Away D 1-1
Played 15
Won 7
Drew 1
Lost 7
Play Off Semi Final:
2021/22 Away L 0-1
Played 1
Lost 1
Cup
2016/17 Home L 0-2 (Challenge Cup Quarter Final)
2016/17 @MaidstoneFC L 1-2 (Kent Senior Trophy Final)
2015/16 Home W 5-1 (FA Cup)
Played 3
Won 1
Drew 0
Lost 2
Last meeting
Season 2023/24
PITCHING-IN ISTHMIAN LEAGUE SE DIV
ASHFORD UNITED 0 CRAY VALLEY (PM) 2 - 28 NOV 2023 - ATT 267
Goals: CV - Ademiluyi 38, Lisbie 41
Match Report and Photos:
https://www.crayvalleypmfc.com/teams/228820/match-centre/1-14039204/report
Last Meeting at the Artic Stadium
Season 2022/23
PITCHING IN ISTHMIAN LEAGUE SE DIV
CRAY VALLEY (PM) 5 ASHFORD UNITED 1 - 11 MAR 2023 - ATT 147
Goals CV - Adeyemo 10, 37, 51 Coombes 45, 45
AU - Lockyer 64
Match Report and Photos:
https://www.crayvalleypmfc.com/teams/228820/match-centre/1-10701704/report
Details of all previous meetings can be found at:
https://www.crayvalleypmfc.com/a/season-202324--opponents-previous-meetings-62212.html?page=2