Hidden behind the garages

Saturday 19 July 2025, Brightlingsea Regent 4 Ipswich Town Under 18s 1 - PSF, North Road

Brightlingsea have moved up the pyramid quite  quickly and have improved their ground, but it is crammed in behind houses and one entrance sits behind two garages.

Good size crowd and most will have gone home happy. Regent started like a train and the Ipswich keeper had to make 3 good saves early on. Ipswich then got into the game and had most of the ball but never realy threatened to home team goal. Brightlingsea then went ahead with a header after 30 minutes and then added a second, also from a header after 43 minutes.

Second half saw Brightlingsea dominate the play adding a third from the penalty spot on 52 minutes then scoring the best goal of the game, with slick team move on 55 minutes. Ipswich scored a consolation on 84 minutes with a great individual goal

Winning run comes to an end

Saturday 20 April 2013, Brightlingsea Regent 1 Great Yarmouth Town 2, Thurlow Nunn Division One - North Road



The Essex side had not been beaten since September, so did my visit bring bad luck? Not sure, a weak side, promoted already and a Yarmouth side that looked much better than a mid table outfit. Yarmouth deserved the win and as they meet in the cup again soon it should make that game more interesting



70's Football fashion still alive on the Essex coast