March is the Month of Expectation
March is upon us as we hurtle towards the season’s business end. There are just ten more league games for our men’s side, and only six for our women’s first team, so scribble these dates in your diary quick smart to make sure you don’t miss out on the run-in to the run-in. All the things we do not know will start to reveal themselves on the dates below.
March Fixtures
The month kicks off with floodlit cup action, on the evening of Tuesday 3rd, as our men take the short away trip to our neighbours at Fisher FC for the quarter final of the London Senior Cup. Fisher plays at St Paul’s Sports Ground in Rotherhithe, right beside the Thames. With a spectacular backdrop, an evening there under the lights is always a treat, and this time offers a chance to get tantalisingly close to silverware.
Back in the league, Saturday 7th sees our men on the road again, playing away at St Albans City, while on Sunday 8th our women host Queens Park Rangers, the first of this month’s Champion Hill humdingers. Just three days later our men are back at the Hill and under the lights for the visit of Whitehawk on the evening of Tuesday 10th.
On Saturday 14th our men head towards the south coast to meet Lewes at their glorious Dripping Pan, before heading back to Champion Hill to host Billericay Town the following week, Saturday 21st. Our women, meanwhile, will be preparing for their trip to face Milton Keynes Dons on Sunday 22nd. Then the month ends with a classic Champion Hill double-header as our men host Potters Bar Town on Saturday 28th, and our women welcome AFC Sudbury the following day.
Meanwhile our women’s reserves are in home action, at our training centre at Green Dale, against Actonians on Sunday 8th and Clapton CFC on Sunday 22nd; while our youth team have a busy month too, with three fixtures in the Kent Youth League coming up. For all the fixture news and to secure your tickets and beat the queues, head to dulwichhamletfc.co.uk/fixtures
Looking good
As this March madness kicks in, you’ll need something colourful to wear, and the Dulwich Hamlet Supporters’ Trust, as always, has the answer. The Trust provides all your pink ‘n’ blue finery, from the Mega Container on match days and online, and the big news this month is that our much sought-after goalkeepers’ shirts are now available to order, online only. Choose from green, blue or orange, in stylish monochrome check, in all adult and children’s sizes, when you order at dhst.org.uk/clubshop. If you haven’t already bagged one, there are still plenty of this season’s outfield shirts available too, but it’s the keepers’ jerseys which will be the talk of Dulwich town this March.
Bring the colour, bring the noise and Up the Hamlet!
Pic credits: Morris Shamah
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This article first appeared in the March issue of SE22.