United Counties League

Division 1

Tuesday 10th October 2017

Kick Off 19.45 Actual 19.49

Melton Town 1 Lutterworth Athletic 2,  attendance 83

21’ 0-1 (pen)

73’ 1-1

82’ 1-2

@ Melton Sports Village

( known as Digital Deadline Park under the current sponsor name)

Burton Road

Melton Mowbray

LE13 1DR

£5 Admission, including programme* , 12 pages.

I had previously visited Melton Town back on 27th July 1991 (3-3, versus Desborough Town, PSF) when they were members of the Central Midlands League. In those days, they played at Egerton Park, in Leicester Road, but the club were disbanded in 1992 when they were forced to take down their floodlights as they hadn’t got the necessary planning permission.

The current Chairman reformed the club in 2004, under the name Melton Mowbray, playing in the Leicester & District League, before moving to the North Leicestershire League in 2010. They won the league at the first attempt, which gained them promotion into the Leicestershire Senior League, Division 1. They were now based at the All England Sports Ground, Saxby Road, which I visited on 29th August 2011 (4-2, versus Hathern, League Cup 1st Round).

In 2016, having gained promotion into the United Counties League, they moved to their current ground and their name changed back to Melton Town. Despite this being a new ground, the club are rumoured to be on the move again, although this time it will only be to a different part of Melton Sports Village, in a ground that will be shared with the rugby club, who are also already based here at M.S.V.  on the other side of the car park to the football.

This was 10th v 6th at the start of play, although the visitors have now moved up to third place in the league table following this narrow win.

*Despite being advertised as £1, the programme was given away free with the admission charge. It is unusual, as far as match programmes go, as it is square, rather than the run of the mill rectangular shape.