The season’s in full swing and the dates for your diary coming thick and fast: for league fixtures this month, as well as for the numerous cup competitions in various stages of qualifying, early rounds, or eternal glory. There’ll be unforgettable nights under the Champion Hill lights or magical mystery tours to places as yet undiscovered. Depending on the draw!
Starting with the League, our Women’s first team host Actonians at Champion Hill on Sunday 6th October; then travel to Queens Park Rangers on Sunday 27th. There’s some extra bite in that one, and with the strong travelling support from the Pepper Army, away games in general are making for increasingly memorable days out. Meanwhile our Women’s reserves face Richmond & Kew at home on the 6th; then travel to Leatherhead on the 20th and Hackney on 27th.
Our Men kick off the month with a Tuesday night trip to Chichester City on the 1st. Saturday 12th October sees the visit of Hastings United to Champion Hill; followed by Billericay Town at home on Saturday 19th. Don’t miss either of those and the chance to join a packed autumn-chilled Champion Hill, one of the finest feels this side of Chianti. The month ends with a seaside jolly to face Folkestone Invicta on Saturday 26th, and a reminder of what summer was.
To the Cup draws: there are fixtures for our Women’s first team in the FA Cup on Sunday 13th and in the National League Cup, if we progress, on Sunday 20th; as well as potential progress in the Isthmian League Cup – keep your eyes peeled for details of who we’ll face, and where, on the club site at dulwichhamlet.co.uk or on social media. We’ve got a feeling there’s cup magic in the air this year.
Similarly for our Men, whose next knockout clash will be in the FA Trophy on Saturday 5th. Those who’ve followed Dulwich men’s cup exploits in recent years will know to be realistic, but to quote from Hamlet for a second month running, if it be not now, yet it will come.
Join us at Champion Hill and on the road in readiness for it all. And please consider joining our Supporters’ Trust to get even more involved. The Trust is the voice of our fans at the heart of our community. You can join online at dhst.org.uk or come and meet us at the Mega Container on match days.
What’s more, the Trust creates the fabulous threads seen all around SE22 and beyond. Alongside unique replica shirts and tops singing of the hills of south London, there’s a new design promising Delicious Football, and a range celebrating our friendship with Altona 93, ready for next year’s mouth-watering centenary tour. Look out for details of fundraising events throughout the season as we gear up for Hamburg.
Meanwhile, we’re up for the Cups; Up the Hamlet!
Pic credit: Rob Avis