I Know there quite a few non league lovers on here. Just wandered into this game and there’s at least 100 supporters here. Played at Brighouse Town FC which is a big deal at this level
Four pounds to get in which I suppose is fair
Who’s playing?
The ‘Cock and Bottle’ pub (wonderfully named) don’t even know who they beat but had a great following
No other country has such support down to pub level
The Cock and Bottle were 3 2 down at HT but rinsed it in the second half. Wonderful scenes right now as friends and girlfriends celebrate on the pitch
So great to see in the sunshine we are enjoying here in the UK right now
The losing team were ‘Halifax United’ who brought a very impressive following
I don’t know if it’s still the case but AP used to host all manner of local cup finals? I remember a school friend of mine playing for Kings Church in a church cup final. And Pete Couhig, formerly of this parish, played on the hallowed turf for Lane End in some kind of Wycombe District cup final? Must’ve been a half decent turnout that night!
I played and lost a semi final for Stokenchurch Middle School where the prize was a final at AP. We got to to the final the next year but the venue was Stokenchurch
The Wycombe Combination cup used to take place on a bank holiday Monday at Loakes Park.
It was quite prestigious then, and used to get healthy crowds. I went a number of times.
One of the times i didnt go, turned out to be quite a volatile affair, involving Wycombe Carribean. It must of been early 80’s, i remember Carribean wearing bright Orange shirts, with black trim, reminiscent of the Coventry kit at the time.
Does the Church League still do a prayer before the game starts?
I believe they have moved this to Thame’s ground now. It’s still a lovely event when I refereed it over 10 yrs ago