Trowbridge & District League

Division 1

Tuesday 31st August 2021

Kick Off 18.15 Actual 18.14

Semington Magpies 1 Freshford United 0, attendance 28

59’ 1-0

@ Little Marsh Playing Field

Cross Roads

Little Marsh

BA14 6JE

No Admission or Programme.

Living in the South East means there are very few non floodlit matches played at the start of the season, but there are plenty of options if you head westwards. This was the first game I had ever watched in the Trowbridge & District League, with Division 1 being the top tier.

I don’t know what was more disappointing, the fact that the Magpies didn’t play in black and white, or just how poor a standard the football was. It was dreadful, which perhaps shouldn’t be a surprise given that the two teams had only one win between them from their opening nine matches. It didn’t help that the pitch was far too wide (70 yards) for this level of football. Unbelievably, the game somehow managed to produce a goal, which was a lob over the ‘keeper from the corner of the 18 yard box. One goal was always going to be enough to win the game.

It was certainly not the greatest match to mark my 5,555th ground visit.