MATCH PREVIEW
BY ISAAC GLEAVE
Well, we’re coming towards the end of another campaign. Safety seems secure for Shaun Saunders’ side as promotion-hopefuls Carshalton Athletic head down to The Enclosed Ground for the first time since January 2019.
Charlie Walker’s looped strike was cancelled out in the 74th minute as the Hawks held onto a wellearned point, ending a string of consecutive defeats without scoring. A stern test awaits, with plenty on the line for the other type of bird.
Team News
Joey Taylor and Imran Kayani returned on Monday for the visit to Lewes after spending the last few weeks away on international duty. Lloyd Dawes is getting closer to a return and will be assessed before Saturday’s clash, as Saunders was relieved to have a strong bench behind him at The Dripping Pan.
The Opposition
It’s been a positive year for The Robins as they look set to build on last season’s 11th place finish, though they might end this campaign leaving frustrated as they eye a final play-off place that looks almost certain to be snatched by Horsham. They’ll just need to win every game to hold any hope of playing a few extra games this season, and they probably deserve to, as well. For Carshalton have proved stiff opposition this season, and arrive into Saturday defeated just once from their previous 10 matches. It’s a race to the finish, and they’re a strong side well in the mix.
One to Watch | Oluwabunmi Babajide
Joining in the summer, it’s been quite the campaign for the Carshalton forward who has found the net in 19 games in all competitions. Babajide is described as a winger, but he’s also been deployed as a centre forward. He came through the ranks at Queens Park Rangers, and has also playedapparently- for Millwall and Colchester United. In the early part of last season he was with Corinthian-Casuals, making eight appearances and scoring in defeat against Aveley. He also spent time at Waltham Abbey last season.
Previous Meetings
Carshalton claimed the points in this season’s reverse fixture, coming from behind to sink Saunders’ side in south London after Charlie Walker had opened the scoring early on.
Before that, the two sides last locked horns in the 2018/19 season, where goals from Nathaniel Pinney and Sinn’kaye Christie earned a 2-2 draw on a windy, biting day at The Enclosed Ground.
In the reverse fixture, Carshalton cruised to a 2-0. Prior to this, the clubs were in the same league in the 2012/13 campaign, where Whitehawk completed a Ryman Premier double, with a 2-0 and 1-0 win to help propel the Hawks to National League South.
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THE VISITORS CARSHALTON ATHLETIC
Whilst Whitehawk still have seven more games to play this season, Carshalton Athletic will have only three to play following the final peep of the referee’s whistle this afternoon. And they’ll need every point available to them to squeeze their way into the play-offs at the race for promotion intensifies. They’ve been excellent this season, The Robins, but have played three games more and still sit three points off Horsham – the side most capable of catching. In the end it will come down to whether Horsham have the nerve to keep hold of that final play-off place, and Peter Adeniyi’s side will need to win every game remaining to have the slightest chance – and that feat, on recent form, will be the easiest part to the puzzle.
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6th 1905 League Position Top Goalscorer: Oluwabunmi Babajide Home Ground: Colston Avenue Year Established
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Spectators shall not:
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H SEVENOAKS (FACup1RQReplay) SAT 07 H ASCOT UNITED (FATrophy3RQ) A HytheTown(FATrophy3R) H SAT 03 SAT 30 Worthing(FACup3RQ) H/A OPPONENT K.O. ATT. RES. POS. SAT 12 AUGUST A H H H Margate 15:00 358 546 400 742 544 304 251 401 1-2 0-0 3-3 3-0 3-1 0-0 2-1 2-1 16 16 16 12 10 8M.Walker Morrison Morrison Morrison Morrison Worrall Morrison Worrall Worrall 1 Wright Wright Worrall Brewer Brewer Brewer Brewer 1 Brewer Brewer Worrall Tennent Tennent Tennent Tennent Tennent Cocoracchio Cocoracchio Cocoracchio Cocoracchio Cocoracchio Cody Cody Cocoracchio TUE 15 HASTINGS 19:45 SAT 19 WINGATE &FINCHLEY 15:00 SAT 26 A BillericayTown 15:00 MON 28 HORSHAM 15:00 SEPTEMBER SAT 02 SAT 09 A A H A H A A H H A H H H CanveyIsland Sevenoaks(FACup1RQ) TUE 05 15:00 19:45 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 SAT 16 REDHILL (FACup2RQ) SAT 23 A FolkestoneInvicta OCTOBER 15:00 19:45 19:45 SAT 14 TUE 10 H HASHTAG UNITED 15:00 SAT 21 DULWICH HAMLET HARINGEY BOROUGH H TUE 17 CROWBOROUGH ATHLETIC (SSC) 15:00 TUE 24 BOGNORREGIS TOWN 19:45 A Kingstonian(FATrophy1R) 19:45 NOVEMBER WED 01 ChathamTown 15:00 SAT 18 SAT 11 H LEWES (FATrophy2R) 15:00 TUE 21 EnfieldTown 19:45 SAT 25 A PottersBarTown 15:00 WED 29 A CrayWanderers 19:45 SAT 02 DECEMBER JANUARY H H H H H A Hornchurch 15:00 TUE 05 MARGATE (VelocityCup3R) 19:45 A SAT 16 CarshaltonAthletic 15:00 TUE 12 19:45 TUE 26 LEWES 19:45 SAT 30 BILLERICAYTOWN 15:00 MON 01 A Horsham 15:00 SAT 06 MARGATE 15:00 SAT 13 A Wingate&Finchley 15:00 TUE 23 BOGNOR REGIS TOWN (SSC) 19:45 SAT 27 A Cheshunt 15:00 TUE 30 H KINGSTONIAN (VelocityCup4R) 15:00 CHATHAM TOWN 15:00 TUE 06 H CHESHUNT 19:45 SAT 10 A HaringeyBorough 15:00 SAT 17 FOLKESTONE INVICTA 15:00 H TUE 27 CRAY WANDERERS 19:45 H TUE 20 HARINGEY BOROUGH (VelocityCupQF) 19:45 SAT 24 A HashtagUnited 15:00 SAT 09 DulwichHamlet 15:00 TUE 19 A BognorRegisTown 19:45 SAT 16 A Kingstonian 15:00 SAT 23 H HORNCHURCH 15:00 SAT 30 CANVEYISLAND 15:00 MON 01 APRIL A Lewes 15:00 SAT 06 CARSHALTON ALTHETIC 15:00 TUE 09 CONCORD RANGERS 19:45 SAT 13 HastingsUnited 15:00 19:45 SAT 20 TUE 16 A H H A H ConcordRangers 15:00 15:00 TUE 23 ENFIELD TOWN KINGSTONIAN 19:45 DATE M.Walker M.Walker M.Walker M.Walker Tennent Tennent Tennent Tennent Tennent Tennent Tennent Tennent Tennent Tennent Tennent Tennent Cody Cocoracchio Cocoracchio Cocoracchio Cocoracchio Cocoracchio Cocoracchio Cocoracchio Cocoracchio Cocoracchio Dixon (C) Dixon (C) Worrall Worrall Brewer Brewer Brewer Worrall Worrall Brewer 559 725 1,409 357 259 528 97 633 395 4 - 0 1 - 1 1 - 2 2 - 0 2 - 1 1 - 1 5 - 2 1 - 1 3 - 2-8 5 4 7 4 M. Walker M. Walker M. Walker M. Walker M. Walker M. Walker M. Walker M. Walker M. Walker M. Walker M. Walker M. Walker Morrison Morrison Morrison Morrison Morrison Morrison Morrison Morrison Morrison Morrison Morrison Wright Wright Wright Wright Wright Wright Wright Wright Wright Wright Parker Wright
Cocoracchio Cocoracchio Brewer 118 4 - 0 - M. Walker Morrison Wright 1 Tennent Cocoracchio Worrall 907 0 - 1 8 M. Walker Morrison Wright Tennent Cocoracchio Brewer 723 3 - 1 - M. Walker Morrison Wright FEBRUARY MARCH Tennent Cocoracchio Worrall 365 4 - 4 10 M. Walker Morrison Wright Tennent Cocoracchio Brewer 185 0 - 1 12 M. Walker Morrison Wright Tennent Cocoracchio Harris 189 2 - 2 10 M. Walker Morrison Wright Wright Wright Tennent Tennent Tennent Tennent Tennent Tennent Tennent Tennent Tennent Tennent Tennent Tennent Tennent Tennent Tennent Tennent Malins Brewer Cocoracchio Brewer 166 2 - 3 - M. Walker Daly Daly Wright Tennent Tennent Cocoracchio Cocoracchio Cocoracchio Cocoracchio Cocoracchio Cocoracchio Cocoracchio Cocoracchio Cocoracchio Cocoracchio Cocoracchio Cocoracchio Cocoracchio Cocoracchio Cocoracchio Cocoracchio Cocoracchio Cocoracchio Cocoracchio Harris Cocoracchio Malins Brewer Brewer Worrall Worrall Worrall Malins Malins Worrall Worrall Harris 1 Brewer Brewer Brewer Brewer Brewer Brewer Brewer Perez 422 1,145 533 1,318 1 - 2 1 - 2 0 - 1 1 - 0 13 15 15 14 391 3 - 2 13 181 1 - 5 14 159 0 - 3326 91 0 - 2 2 - 2 14 371 145 422 315 146 246 159 2,644 149 502 454 409 1,975 1 - 2 2 - 0 1 - 1 3 - 2 1 - 2 1 - 1 2 - 0 0 - 0 4 - 1 2 - 2 0 - 4 0 - 2 1 - 1 17 15 15 14 15 14 14 14 13 14 15 15M. Walker M. Walker M. Walker M. Walker M. Walker M. Walker M. Walker M. Walker M. Walker M. Walker M. Walker M. Walker M. Walker M. Walker M. Walker M. Walker M. Walker M. Walker M. Walker M. Walker M. Walker M. Walker Daly Wright Morrison Morrison Morrison Morrison Morrison Morrison Morrison Morrison Morrison Morrison Morrison Morrison Morrison Morrison Morrison Morrison Morrison Morrison Morrison Tutt Tutt Tutt Tennent Brewer Daly 118 3 - 1 - M. Walker Morrison Wright Wright Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor 1 Taylor Taylor Taylor Worrall Worrall Taylor Taylor Taylor Taylor 1 Downs Taylor Wright Tennent Cocoracchio Brewer Brewer Brewer Tennent Tennent Brewer Worrall 523 0 - 0 9 M. Walker Morrison Daly 16 H SAT 27 POTTERS BARTOWN
FIXTURES & RESULTS 2023/24
NEXT UP
AT THE ENCLOSED GROUND
Next up for the Hawks at The Enclosed Ground is the midweek hosting of Concord Rangers, set for this coming Tuesday, 9 April (barring any more rain…). At this point in the season it is just a case of getting these games played, and with no free midweeks remaining until the end of the campaign, we must pray to the weather Gods above that no more rain is forecasted, otherwise it’s a Thursday night sort of vibe.
Concord come into this, potentially, the division’s basement side. They will stay in that position if they are unable to get a result against Wingate & Finchley today, as hope appears to have faded from Thames Road. They have been plagued by postponements themselves, and the lack of momentum certainly hasn’t helped their quest as back-toback relegations seem an almost certainty.
They’ve lost their previous 10 league matches ahead of today, as they prepare for the journey down to Sussex on Tuesday.
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2023/24 ISTHMIAN PREMIER LEAGUE # Team Pl W D L HW HD HL AW AD AL GF GA DIFF PTS 1 Hornchurch 36 26 7 3 13 4 1 13 3 2 86 28 58 85 2 ChathamTown 38 23 6 9 15 1 3 8 5 6 81 54 27 75 3 EnfieldTown 37 19 10 8 11 4 4 8 6 4 69 50 19 67 4 Wingate&Finchley 37 20 6 11 11 1 6 9 5 5 69 58 11 66 5 Horsham 35 19 7 9 10 4 5 9 3 4 54 43 11 64 6 CarshaltonAthletic 38 17 10 11 10 3 6 7 7 5 69 50 19 61 7 BillericayTown 38 19 4 15 10 2 7 9 2 8 63 47 16 61 8 HastingsUnited 36 17 8 11 9 5 5 8 3 6 65 47 18 59 9 DulwichHamlet 38 16 10 12 10 5 4 6 5 8 70 59 11 58 10 HashtagUnited 39 15 13 11 6 7 6 9 6 5 76 67 9 58 11 BognorRegisTown 37 13 13 11 7 9 3 6 4 8 62 58 4 52 12 Lewes 36 15 7 14 9 3 6 6 4 8 56 63 -7 52 13 PottersBarTown 34 13 9 12 5 6 4 8 3 8 57 54 3 48 14 CrayWanderers 38 12 11 15 6 8 6 6 3 9 47 55 -8 47 15 Whitehawk 35 11 13 11 7 4 5 4 9 6 50 52 -2 46 16 FolkestoneInvicta 37 12 9 16 6 6 6 6 3 10 53 60 -7 45 17 CanveyIsland 36 13 5 18 8 3 6 5 2 12 53 67 -14 44 18 Cheshunt 37 10 6 21 7 1 10 3 5 11 48 64 -16 36 19 Margate 37 7 9 21 5 6 8 2 3 13 39 70 -31 30 20 HaringeyBorough 37 5 9 23 3 5 11 2 4 12 28 75 -47 24 21 Kingstonian 37 5 6 26 5 1 13 0 5 13 52 89 -37 21 22 ConcordRangers 35 5 6 24 3 4 11 2 2 13 29 66 -37 21
