Kent County League
Division 2 West
Saturday 11th April 2026
Kick Off 14.45 On Time!
Rotherhithe 0 F.C. Greenwich 1, attendance 36
82’ 0-1
@ Sparrows Farm Sports Centre
Sparrows Lane
New Eltham
London
SE9 2BP
No Admission or Programme.
This was 6th versus 3rd in the league table. Rotherhithe had nothing to play for, but F.C. Greenwich needed four points from their last three games to overhaul second in the table The Charcoal, who’ve already completed all their fixtures, to pip them for the second promotion place. The game was played at Sparrows Farm Sports Centre, which is sandwiched between the Charlton Athletic Training Ground and the home ground of Metrogas. Car parking is free here on weekends, with the changing room building adjacent. The pitch is at the rear, accessed through metal railings, where there are two pitches, one for rugby and the other for football, which is to the right. It was roped along one side, but the majority of the crowd stood with the two ‘benches’ on the unroped touchline.
The pitch was bone hard and dusty, coupled with a very strong wind that both teams struggled to master, especially kicking into it. There was plenty of effort and some crunching tackles, but very few good clear cut chances. Rotherhithe lost their ‘keeper to injury eleven minutes into the second half, but the stand in was an adequate substitute. He was finally beaten with eight minutes left, when a mishit cross from the right was controlled and fired low into the bottom corner to win it for the visitors. The final whistle was greeted with huge celebrations from the Greenwich contingent and although they’ve now gone up into second place, they still require another point to make promotion mathematically certain. They could still take the title too, as despite having played a game more than leaders Old Roan, who they trail by four points, the two still have to meet again.
This completed this division for me today and just leaves Division 2 East side Canterbury Eagles for the whole league. Unfortunately, they’ve played all their home games now, so that one will have to wait until next season.
