Ahead of Saturday’s league match versus Stratford Town (3:00 KO), here are some important bits of information you may want to know…
ADMISSION
ALL ADULT TICKETS ARE £10 FOR THIS MATCH!
Online tickets can be purchased in advance from here.
Note that children under 13 now enter FREE, but must be accompanied by an adult.
- Adults: Online – £10. On the door – £10
- Disabled*: Online – £9. On the door – £10
- Over 65s: Online – £10. On the door – £10
- Youth (13 – 17: Online – £5. On the door – £6
- Children (0 – 12, must be accompanied by an adult): Free of charge
*Disabled Tickets with Qualifying ID; Attendant/Carer enters FREE. Information here.
Visitors to the UK Electrical Stadium should be aware of our Code of Conduct.
YOUTH MEMBERSHIP
Under 18s must be accompanied – unless a youth membership card is applied for. Ask at reception or the bar for more details should you wish to obtain one.
Equally, you can email commercial@bromsgrovesporting.co.uk for more details or click this link.
ADDRESS
The UK Electrical Stadium, Birmingham Road, Bromsgrove, B61 0DR
CAR PARKING
Go here for information.
PROGRAMMES
Matchday programmes are available for £2 near the main entrance.
In this issue:
- Usual columns from Rod and Scott
- Profile of Charlie Pavey
- From the Past -m the dramatic FA Vase match against Coventry United in 2017
- Comprehensive reports on recent girls’ matches
- Feature on bust ups by players on the same side
- The NLP column on Alan Devonshire’s remarkable career as a non-league manage
- Quiz on the last year’s events
- Full list of recent matches and forthcoming fixtures
- Guide to forthcoming away matches
MATCHDAY SPONSOR
We are delighted to have the McLaren family sponsoring this match.
50/50 DRAW
Get your 50/50 ticket outside the ground. Just £1 a ticket, with a big prize likely!
KIT FOR THIS MATCH
We will be wearing our red home kit.
LIVE UPDATES
Via our Twitter/X (@SportingFC), Facebook (Bromsgrove Sporting FC) and Instagram (rouslersofficial).
Twitter/X will be more in-depth than Facebook and Instagram.
VILLA v ARSENAL – 12:30 KO
The Aston Villa v Arsenal game will be shown in the Rousler Bar before this match. Bar opens at 12:00.
CHRISTMAS SHOPPING
We’ve got you sorted – take a look at our club shop for a whole host of Sporting goodies!
SNACK IN A BOX
Looking for something to eat at the game? Then look no further than our Snack in a Box offering – a menu can be found in the photo below!
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
To take a look last season’s corresponding fixture, played in August last year, click here.
For a list of both clubs’ recent results and previous encounters, click here.
OPPOSITION
- 2024/25 league position: 8th (Southern League Premier Central)
- This season so far: P19 W7 D5 L7. GD -4. They sit 12th.
- This season – away: P10 W3 D2 L5
- Last five league matches: W2 D1 L2
- Last five league matches – away: W2 D1 L2
- Last league match: Bury Town. Away. 1-2 win. Saturday.
- With 26 goals scored this season, only Alvechurch (18) have scored less out of all the teams outside of the relegation zone at present.
- The Bury win ended a run of three away league games without a win (D1 L2).
- The Bards have won their last two matches – Bury and a 2-1 home win versus Leiston (in between these, they were also beating Halesowen 1-0 at home, until the game was abandoned at half time due to the sad passing of Halesowen President Colin Brookes).
- Stratford’s season has been one of spells – prior to this current winning run of two matches, they’d gone six games without a league win (D3 L3). They also had an unbeaten run of four league games in October (W3 D1, including three consecutive wins) – prior to that, they lost away to Halesowen (1-0), but beforehand had gone on another unbeaten league run of four matches (W2 D2), thus making for a run of only one loss in nine league matches (W5 D3 L1).
- Furthermore, they began their season their season with three consecutive losses.
- Away from home in the league, they’ve only kept one clean sheet this season, that being a 0-0 draw at highflying Harborough (21st October). This was also their last clean sheet in all league games, making it seven without one
- Top scorer this season (as per footballwebpages.co.uk): Owen James – six goals.
