The December football fun’s upon us and that means festive fixtures galore. It’s party time.

To get us in the mood the month kicks off with a spicy cup tie, as our Women’s firsts travel to Chatham Town for an Isthmian Cup quarter-final clash on Wednesday 4th. So far in this competition our Women have finished 9-0 and 5-0 winners, so expect more of the same to send us into the semis and the party season.

The following Saturday the 7th, our Men host Dover Athletic at Champion Hill. A top of the table side and big scorers themselves; though surely Dover wouldn’t be rude enough to spoil our Christmas party, which follows straight after the match. 

The Hamlet fans’ knees up is hosted by the Supporters’ Trust in the clubhouse at Champion Hill and promises superb raffle prizes, extended Mega Container opening for all your Christmas shopping and DJs with all the tunes. We’ll be raising funds for the centenary trip to Altona in Hamburg next year so join us after the match, and late into the night, if you can.

Our Women have an early start the next morning as they travel to Norwich in one of the standout trips of the season. Despite being newly promoted our Hamlet side only narrowly lost out to Norwich City on the first day of the campaign and are more than holding their own at this level, currently only three points behind The Canaries. Away days like this are to be savoured and sung about. 

Days later on Tuesday 10th our Men are on the road too, visiting The Dripping Pan in Lewes – scene of the recent, agonisingly narrow defeat in the FA Cup for our Women – where they’ll try to even the score and keep up our party spirit.

Saturday 14th sees our Men still on at the road and heading to Dartford; followed by our Women hosting London Seaward at Champion Hill on Sunday 15th. After that they can start to think about the tinsel, with no further fixtures scheduled before the new year – cue: another party.

But no such let up for our Men, or our fantastic staff and volunteers at Champion Hill, as we host Cray Valley Paper Mills on Saturday 21st –the perfect time to stock up your stockings with all things pink ‘n’ blue – before a festive thriller at the Hill when Carshalton Athletic visit us on Boxing Day.

Before the year’s out our Men visit Whitehawk on Saturday 28th, then on New Year’s Day head to Cray Wanderers’ Flamingo Park on the Sidcup Bypass. If that isn’t enough to put you in the party mood, I don’t know what is.

How about the chance to join our Supporters’ Trust – the voice of our fans at the heart of our community – or the thought of the Hamlet Hounds calendar for 2025, coming soon. It’s all gearing up at Champion Hill, so let’s get the party started. Up the Hamlet!

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