No swearing!!!

Sunday 16 August 2026, Palgrave Wanderers 6 SC Harling Exiles 2 - PSF, Wortham Playing Field

One of my rare visits to watch Sunday League Football, morning on own and drove further than I normally would for a Sunday game.

Palgrave no longer play in their village but in the next one, Wortham, just outside Diss. Village Hall, Bowls Club, tennis courts and a modern sports pavilion. Pitch not in that bad condition when you think of lack of rain we have had.

Both teams play in the Bury (St Edmunds) and District Sunday League, home team in Division 3 and visitors play in Division 4.

Home team took the lead after 6 minutes only for the visitors to get back on level terms within 60 seconds. Home team took control of the game but visitors still had a few chances to score. Palgrave added more goals in the 13, 31, 61, 68 and 83 minutes. Harling pulled one goal back with just 3 minutes to go.

Nice location to watch football and great to hear no players moaning, no stupid tackles and little swearing- not your usual Sunday football.

East Ipswich double - by bike!

Sarueday 15 August 2026

12 noon, Ipswich Town Under 182 2 Fulham Under 18s 5

Premier League 2

Bent Lane Training Ground



Ipswich started well and went ahead after 8 minutes but on 30 minutes a keeper error saw Fulham get back on level terms and after that it was the London club who dominated the game adding further goals in the 42, 53, 69 and 84 minutes, Ipswich did pull back one goal on the 80th minute. Poor discipline from both sides saw too many free kicks plus a 21 player punch up, interesting that the U16 game between the same clubs on the pitch next door also saw a 22 player punch up!

3pm 

Ipswich Wanderers 2 March Town United 0
FA Vase
Humber Doucy Lane


Both teams have started the season well and just a few places apart in the Easter Counties League , Premier Division, so expected a close game and that is what we got.

It took Wanderers 43 minutes to take the lead and they never felt safe with just one goal lead and it was not till the last minute of the game did they get the second to ensure they are in the hat for the next round.

Start with a loss

 Friday 14 August 2026, Ipswich Town Under 21s 2 Coventry City Under 21s 4 - Premier League 2 Cup, Colchester United.

Think this season will be a struggle for Ipswich, last season, first at this level, we did very well but this year seem to have entered every cup, so will be busy time for a young team, will be interested if our new manager plays 1st team squad players, last manager was never keen to do so.

Coventry scored after 34 minutes only for Ipswich to get back on terms a minute later - goal scored by a player who played in the World Cup, only a few weeks ago - Ali Hamedi. We then had a 13 minute delay due to an injury to the Ipswich keeper.

Second half saw 2 penalties to Coventry, so they went ahead, Ipswich got one back on 84 minutes only for City to add a 4th goal in the last minute.

That is what you call a stand!

 Sunday 19 July 2026, The Rodings & Waltham 2 Prettygate 0 - PSF, Little Waltham Sports Club

Two teams from the Saturday  Essex Border League playing on a Sunday, thought it may be a clash with cricket but the cricket ground is on the other side of the road in this small village, close to Chelmsford.

Was interested in this game as I think the home team will be at Step 7 this season , the Essex and Suffolk Border League, Premier Division.

First thoughts- the pitch is too small, if not it must be just at minimum size, also a very noticeable slope and after the heatwave, pitch hard and lacking grass. Decent car parking behind the club house and on street in the village, club house has a full bar (cheap)

One stand! Which looks like the old home dug out - made of wood and called the Brian Honeywood Stand, possibly named after a former Ipswich Youth player who went on to both play for and manage Chelmsford City.

Even start to the game before the hosts took the lead on21 minutes and added a second on 44 minutes. No further goals in the second half, visitors were a decent team (from Colchester, play in one of the lower Border League Divisions)

Thank the shot putters

 Saturday 18 July 2026, Chelmsford City 2 Ipswich Town Under 21s 0 - Melbourne Stadium, PSF

A goal in each half secured the win for the home side. The first goal, an own goal by the Ipswich keeper after the ball took a nasty bobble from where the shot's had landed from a recent Shot Putt Competition- the perils of having a football pitch inside an athletics track!

Closer than it sounds

Friday 17 July 2026, Cambridge City 3 Ipswich Town Under 18s 0 -  FWD - IP Community Stadium, PSF

Cambridge went ahead from almost the first attack of the game and added a second direct from a free kick but Ipswich played quite well , just conceding a third goal in the second half.

On plastic

 Saturday 11 July, Witham Town 1 Hendon 0, - PSF, New Rickstones Academy

Witham using this venue whilst work being done to their home ground and pitch.

Latest G3 pitch and well looked after. Game was quite even, with the home ream having the better of the 1st half and Hendon the second, however it was Witham who too the lead from scrappy play around the box in the 84th minute to get a win that was quite harsh on Hendon, who had missed a number of very easy chances in both halves.