Bedfordshire County League

Division 1

Wednesday 1st April 2026

Kick Off 18.15 Actual 18.07

Lea Sports P.S.G. 0 Bedford Albion 0, attendance 8

@ Pirton Recreation Ground

Walnut Tree Road

Pirton

SG5 3PX

No Admission or Programme.

I never got here when Pirton played games here in the South Midlands League back in the early 1990’s, but hardly surprising, as I wasn’t really targeting that level at the time, as I was only recently into ground hopping. Pirton Recreation Ground is now home to Lea Sports P.S.G. (stands for Pirton Shillington Gravenhurst, rather than a nod to the current French/European champions). There’s a couple of football pitches and a cricket pitch, as well as a large clubhouse/changing room building, with tonight’s game being on the pitch with a small stand, which is to the right of the complex when looking from the building/car park.

The match was 11th (out of 13) versus 8th in the league table and despite it failing to produce a goal, it was a very good game that kept the interest from start to finish, with neither side settling for the draw. The hosts came closest to breaking the deadlock in the first half, with a header that was cleared off the line. Bedford created the better second half chances, but were denied late on by a couple of point blank saves by the home ‘keeper and another couple of shots blocked by some resolute home defending.

With everyone present and warmed up in good time, the Referee was able to get the game underway eight minutes ahead of the scheduled 18.15 kick off. With everyone staying on the pitch for a quick halftime turnaround, we were done and dusted for 19.42. The light had just about held out, but would certainly have been a problem without the early start.

The M1 was slow, as expected, heading north from the M25/J6A to Luton, but no problems otherwise, whilst the return journey was totally trouble free, which is a real rarity these days.