Pre-Season Friendly

Monday 15th July 2019

Kick Off 19.45 Actual 19.50

Sporting Club Thamesmead 2 Welling Park 2, attendance 52

7’ 1-0

41’ 1-1

47’ 2-1

87’ 2-2

@ Bayliss Avenue, 3G Pitch

Thamesmead

London

SE28 8NJ

No Admission or Programme.

I had visited Bayliss Avenue back on 2nd May 1994 when I saw Thamesmead Town beat Chatham Town 4-1 in a Kent League match. The concept of artificial pitches hadn’t really took off then, but there is now a 3G Pitch built behind the main ground that runs parallel. There is no spectator access inside the cage, but there is a good view from the balcony of the clubhouse.

S.C. Thamesmead play in the Southern Counties East League Division 1, whilst Welling Park are in Division 1 West of the Kent County League, some two levels lower. The game was end to end and although Thamesmead scored early in each half, it was Welling who finished the stronger, scoring late goals in each half to get a deserved 2-2 draw.