Sunny Norfolk

Tuesday 29 April 2025, Easton 4 Mundford 0, Anglian Combination, Premier Division, Mattishall Playing Field

Mundford already relegated and one down in the first minute, it looked like we may be in for a goal fest, however even after adding a second goal in the 10th minute, and having most of the ball, Easton found it hard to add to their goal total.

In fact a few of the younger Mundford players showed a good level of skill and even created a few chances for themselves to score, and would expect a number of them to move to other senior clubs during the summer. 

Second half was a bit scrappier with Mundford defending for most of the half, Easton added 2 more goals in the 50th and 82nd minute then had a penalty saved with 5 minutes left.

A few Mundford supporters present, the club should be congratulated for fulfilling all their fixtures when other clubs would have just folded when they found themselves cut adrift.

Ground wise, not in Easton, but in Mattishall, small concrete stand, brick dug outs. The pitch is the far side of the cricket ground, the clubhouse was open and doing a good trade in beer on a warm evening. 

Getting used to Village Green football

Saturday 19 December 2020, Scole United 2 Mundford 1 - Anglian Combination, Premier Division, Ransome Avenue

With Boris producing new tiers as quick as Liverpool scoring goals against Palace, it seems any football we watch for a while will be local, so today instead of Step 5 or 6, we found ourselves watching Step 7 football close to the Suffolk/Norfolk border.

Scole started the better team and dominated the first half and went in two up at the break. Mundford did not play badly but were too quick to blame the ref or others when it did not go right.

Second half started and it seemed Mundford were going to let their football do the talking and they soon got a goal back. Scole then took back control and Mundford went back to arguing. In the end a deserved win for the home team. 

Breckland Derby

Wednesday 9 November 2016, Mundford 1 Attleborough Town 3 - Anglian Combination Division 1, The Glebe

A rare floodlight game in the Anglian Combination and a ground I had passed hundreds of times - and I was impressed! A good game with five goals with the visitors winning it with the help of a couple of goalkeeping errors.

Cricket pavilion open and bar doing good trade, the tea and coffee was harder to get hold of as just one kettle meant a long queue. A good night of football and home just after 10!