Ahead of today’s home league match versus Banbury United (3:00 KO), here are some important bits of information you may want to know…
NEW SAFETY MEASURES
Following concerns regarding fanbase safety, we shall be starting a policy of not allowing anybody aged 16 or younger entry without an adult to our games (one adult may allow entry for up to four children).
Any individual stating they are older will be asked for I.D. for proof of age.
Click here for more information.
NON LEAGUE DAY
Saturday is the annual ‘Non League Day’, and it’s all geared up to be a big day at Sporting.
There is plenty going on so click the link here for more information – including information on our Athletic Bilbao link up, a shirt raffle and our Non League Day offers.
Click here to read a variety of articles, including from Athletic Bilbao, Pitching In and the Southern League.
Sporting’s Media Officer, Max Banner, was live on the talkSPORT’s Hawksbee & Jacobs show a couple of weeks ago, talking about this collaboration with Athletic Bilbao. To have a listen, click here and start from around 25 minutes and 30 seconds!
SHIRT RAFFLE
- We will be raffling off two Athletic Bilbao shirts on Saturday, as part of our Non League Day celebrations!
- £2 a ticket – sold near the programme table after you’ve walked through the turnstiles
- Proceeds go to our chosen charity for the season, St Basils, and the draw will take place in the bar at 5:30pm!
ADMISSION – PAY ON GATE
- Adults – £12
- Over 65s – £9
- Disabled supporters – £10 (with qualifying ID – check here)
- 12-17 yr old – £3
- Under 12s (FREE – special offer for this game).
Under 17’s MUST be accompanied by an adult.
50% entry for anybody who brings a 2024/25 PL/EFL season ticket.
Card or cash at the turnstiles. Cash only for outdoor food outlets. Card and cash at the indoor bar.
Visitors to the UK Electrical Stadium should be aware of our Code of Conduct.
FAMILY TICKET
- This season, we have launched a family ticket deal that sees two adults and three children get in for £25.
- This ticket also entitles you to 10% off all food & drink.
- To get this ticket, enter through the main office reception.
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.
- Usual columns from chairman Rod Brown and manager Scott Adey-Linforth
- Profile of First Team coach Karl Fellows
- From the archives: Sporting vs Racing Club Warwick (2017)
- Quiz from Steve Richards
- Results and fixtures for Ladies and Colts teams
- Article on Athletic Bilbao and the link with Non-League Day
- The Non-League Paper column on Non-League Day
MATCHDAY SPONSORS
Given the prestigious nature of Non League Day, we are excited to announce that we will have two match sponsors for the game.
In keeping with our European theme, Mediterranean tapas restaurant Casa Med – a favourite of so many Bromsgrovians – will be one of our sponsors.
The other sponsor is Gary MacPherson, who is celebrating his 60th birthday with friends – he will be promoting the Harry Bennett Foundation Charity and the Catshill FC Over 50s side.
50/50
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 home red 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.
ROUSLER BAR (Showing SKy Sports & TNT sPORTS)
Plenty of choice and all drinks from soft drinks, spirits, bottles, and draught.
We will be launching some great offers in our bar at this game, including…
- Gin Tree – any four double gins (with tonic or mixer) for £10.
- Heineken Zero/Corona Zero – 2 for £4.
- Shipyard/Doom Bar – 2 for £6.
- Desperados Beer – 2 for £4.
- Smirnoff Ice – 2 for £4.
- Jagerbombs – £3.50 each.
- Red Bull on draught.
GREAT FOOD AVAILABLE
Partridge’s Butchers will continue to provide our matchday food – click here for more information!
The food will be served by our ‘Snack in a Box’ offering at the Cafe hatch!
PREVIOUS MEETINGS
To take a look at the last corresponding fixture in October 2021, click here.
For a list of all of our previous encounters and both clubs’ recent results, click here.
OPPOSITION
- This season: P34 W11 D12 L11. 45 points. GD -3. They sit 13th (of 22 teams).
- This season (away): P16 W4 D6 L6. 18 points. GD -4.
- Last five league games: W1 D3 L1
- Last five league away games: W1 D2 L2
- Most recent match: 1-0 home win vs Royston (Saturday)
- Most recent away match: 0-0 draw at Stourbridge (11th March)
- No team has drawn more in the league this season than the Puritans (12 – tied with Biggleswade).
- With 57 goals in their league games this season (27 scored and 30 conceded), this is the lowest total of any team (next lowest is Alvechurch with 74).
- Their 27 goals scored is the lowest in the league – Biggleswade are the second lowest (36).
- Their 30 goals conceded is also the lowest in the league – Alvechurch are the next lowest (35).
- This theme is similar for away games too. Their 13 scored is the lowest – Sudbury next lowest on 16. Their 17 is the joint lowest conceded, with Stamford.
- A 1-0 loss to Halesowen (8th March) has been their only defeat in their last five league games (W1 D1 L3).
- The win against Royston last time out ended a run of six league matches without a win – D3 L3. Directly before that run of six games, they were seven unbeaten (W4 D3) in the league.
- They also went on an eight game winless run in the league across November and December (D4 L4). This was brought to an end by a 1-0 win at home to St Ives on 28th December – that being their only win across those two months.
- They’ve drawn three of their last five league matches (Stourbridge 0-0 A, Harborough 2-2 H, Alvechurch 0-0 H) – only Royston have drawn more across the same period (4).
- Only Royston games have seen less goals across every side’s last five league games (Royston’s have seen five – 2 scored, 3 conceded. Banbury’s have seen six – 3 scored, 3 conceded).
- And in terms of the last 10, it’s tied with Royston, on 17 (Banbury 8 scored and 9 conceded, Royston 7 scored and 10 conceded).
- The 2-2 draw with Harborough was the only league game in the last eight where both teams have scored. These have included four clean sheets and two scoreless games.
- They are winless in four league matches on road (D2 L2) Their last away win against Sudbury (1-2, 4th Jan). Prior to that, it was a 0-2 win at Biggleswade on 22nd October.
- The clean sheet versus Stourbridge was their first in five away matches. The last before that was at Redditch on Boxing Day, which also finished 0-0. Prior to the Redditch game, it was the aforementioned Biggleswade game.
