First time winners

Thursday 8 May 2025, Hadley 4 Welwyn Garden City 2 - Herts FA Charity Cup, Final, Herts FA County Ground

Always find it strange that some County FAs have their own ground, especially when no club side seem to use it as a ground- maybe even stranger when Letchworth Eagles play at a ground not as good less than 200 meters away!

Ground has all you need, a very good main stand, plenty of covered standing and a cafe that sold hot drinks, food and booze and had no trouble coping with the 200 plus in attendance- and some of the Hadley fans seemed to be on a mission to make sure every can of beer was sold!

Hadley started off in a hurry and within 2 minutes were one up and dominating but Welwyn had a purple patch half way through that half and found themselves 2-1 up - but then disaster- straight Red card and down to 10 men.

Second half was all Hadley, took a while to get back on terms but in the end won quite easy with a cracking goal from distance by one of their centre backs, being the goal of the day.

115th time this cup has been held and neither Hadley or Welwyn had won it before. 

Amongst the posh houses.

Wednesday 7 December 2016, Hadley 0 Hitchin Town 3 - Hertfordshire FA Senior Cup, Quarter Final, Brickfield Lane

At the bottom of the A1 amongst the houses of city stockbrokers (and Premier League footballers) sits the home of Hadley FC. I say the 'home' but in fact the club have only just returned after 8 years sharing the ground of Potters Bar Town, closer to the M25.

Seems locals not too keen on a non- league football club sharing their leafy commuter belt. But thanks to hydraulic floodlights, football is back in this part of Barnet. Money has been spent, neat fence, enough stands for this level and a good flat pitch - the clubhouse is under redevelopment but they still got the Christmas Tree up!

On the pitch, Hitchin were too good, crowd wise the locals seem to still be keeping their distance, with over half the crowd being made up of hoppers and Hitchin fans. Wonder how low the crowds will drop once all hoppers have 'ticked' off this neat little ground?