The Moles hit the road for their first away league game of the season. They travelled to Burnham to play Southall FC. In a close game, Southall won 2-1.
Photographer Daisy Spiers travelled to The 1878 Stadium to capture the action.
Author: Andrew Spiers
U18s win against Reading City
The U18s Moles beat Reading City 3-2 in a league game at the Iconic Stadium.
Goals from Dan Snow and skipper Ellis Smith took the young Moles in 2 up at half time. In the 2nd half, Reading City started strong and created lots of changes which were stopped by Keeper Euan Stiles who pulled of a couple of stunning saves. City got back to 2 -1 before Matt Tweed scored 5 minutes from end. City scoring in injury time to make final 3 -2.
You can catch the U18s in action next week when they have a home game against Penn & Tyler on Thursday 19th 7.30pm kick off.
Introducing: Southall FC
Following on from the Moles getting their first league points of the season, they hope to build on this with their first league away game of the season when the visit Southall FC.
Who are Southall FC?
Southall FC was founded in 1871, making it one of England’s oldest football clubs and they celebrated their 150th anniversary in 2021. They played friendlies for the first 20 years before joining the West London League. Their recent history involve them playing in both the Combined Counties and Spartan South Midland leagues. They were Spartan South Midland Division One champions in 2017–18 before then playing in the Combined Counties Premier division the following season.
The club has quite a role call of former players including Les Ferndinand, Alan Devonshire, Gordon Hill and Justin Fashanu. Given their location in West London, a lot of their players have gone on to play for Brentford, QPR, Fulham amongst other clubs.
Head to head record
Last season, the honours were shared but with very different results. Southall won their home game 8-0 whilst the Moles won their home game 1-0.
About The 1878 Stadium
Southall play at The 1878 Stadium, home of Burnham FC.
Address: The 1878 Stadium, Wymers Wood Road, Burnham, SL1 8JG
Please note that this is a CASH only venue.
August Player of The Month
With 3 Goals in 5 appearances and for his arrow in the top right corner against Longlevens, with 71% of the vote, Charlie George is your Player and Goal of the Month for August.
Binfield FC Girls
This season is going to the biggest for Binfield FC Girls. Our growing girls section will have U8’s, U10’s, 2 U12’s and U14’s teams.
The girls teams kicked off last Saturday in the Berkshire League. Binfield U8 Girls had their first match on Saturday and it was the first ever match for Binfield FC at this age group for girls football.
Well done girls and good luck for the season.
Keep an eye on the website for future updates.
Connor Jeanes on clean sheet and point vs Uxbridge
Connor Jeanes spoke to the Media Team after the Moles 0-0 draw against Uxbridge.
U18 Allieds – First Home Game
The U18 Moles have their first league home game. They play Reading City on Thursday 12th September 7.30pm at the Iconic Stadium.
Come down and watch the next generation of the Moles.
Adults -£5
Concession – £3
U16 – £1
Bar and tea bar open. Gates open 6.30pm
Venue – Binfield FC, The Iconic Stadium, Hill Farm Lane, Binfield, RG42 5NR
U23s Home Game vs Goring United
The U23s Moles are back in action again at the Iconic Stadium this Saturday. Following their 3-2 win over Wokingham Town Reserves, the U23s play Goring United who opened their season with a 4-1 win over Fleet Spurs.
Match Day: Saturday 14th September
Kick Off: 2pm
Come down and support the U23s – The bar will be open.
About The Iconic Stadium
Address: The Iconic Stadium, Hill Farm Lane, Binfield RG42 5NR
Introducing: Uxbridge FC
Football under floodlights is back at the Iconic Stadium. After three cup games in a row, the Moles are back in league action with a Monday night game against Uxbridge FC.
Who are Uxbridge FC?
Uxbridge FC were founded in 1871, celebrated their 150th anniversary last year and are one of the oldest clubs in the South of England. During the history of the club, they have played in a number of different leagues including the Corinthian, Athenian and then the Isthmian League which they joined in 1982.
The club finished second in Division Two South in 1984–85 and gained promotion to Division One, where they remained for twenty years. In the 2004–05 season, the club moved from the Isthmian league to the Southern league. They started in the Eastern division before being switched to the Central Division. In the 2018-19, they were moved again, this time to their current league Isthmian League Division One South Central.
Head to head record
Last season, the Moles and Uxbridge drew twice; 2-2 at Honeycroft whilst the return fixture at the Iconic Stadium finished 1-1 for the Moles to complete their great escape.
Tickets
Tickets can be purchased on the gate. Please note that we are a cashless stadium. Only card and contactless payment are accepted on the gate, for food and in the bar.
Prices are;
- Adults: £10
- Concession: £6
- Under 16: £1
About Hill Farm Lane
Address: The Iconic Stadium, Hill Farm Lane, Binfield RG42 5NR
Hill Farm Lane is a modern non-league football ground with parking on site, disabled access and more including:
- Licenced bar
- Tea bar serving hot and cold food
- Disabled access to pitch side
- Toilets
- Standing and seated covered areas to watch the match
- Card payments taken on the gate, in the bar and at the tea bar.
There are over 100 spaces available to park at the ground.
Match Photos: FA Trophy – Horndean Away
The Moles made the trip down the A3 to visit league newcomers Horndean FC in the FA Trophy. Despite the season only being a month old, the two teams had already met in the league with Horndean winning that game 4-0.
In this FA Trophy game, Horndean were 3-0 winners.
Horndean and the FA Trophy
Following on from their 3-1 win at Badshot Lea in the Velocity Cup, the Moles now move onto their third cup competition is just over a week – The FA Trophy.
Our opponents this time are Horndean who we have already met once this season – losing 4-0 to them on the opening day. Horndean have only played once in the FA Trophy before – last season when they lost 2-3 to our local rivals Ascot United.
Match day: Saturday 7th September KO 3pm
Tickets are £10 Adults and £7 Concessions
Horndean play at Five Heads Park, Five Heads Road, Horndean, Hampshire PO8 9NZ
The Story of Binfield and the FA Trophy
Did you know that this is only the fourth season that the Moles have been competing in the FA Trophy? The FA Trophy is for teams competing in Steps 1–4 of the National League System so we only entered it following our promotion to the Isthmian League South Central Division in the 2021/22 season.
As we now start our journey in this years FA Trophy, we take a look back at how we got on in the FA Trophy in the last three seasons.
2021-22 Season
Our first ever game in the FA Trophy was away to North Leigh in the 2nd qualifying round. The game finished 2-2 with The Moles coming back from being 2-0 down after 20 minutes. We progressed through to the next round with a 4-1 win in the penalty shootout.
In the 3rd qualifying round, we were drawn away to Herne Bay. In front of a crowd of 260, the Moles won 2-0 to qualify for the first round. The Moles drew Cinderford Town for their first FA Trophy home game. They came away as 3-0 winners to continue their impressive debut FA Trophy season.
In the second round, The Moles were drawn at home against Truro City. The Moles were 3-0 down by half-time and despite second half goal from Ollie Harris and Josh Howell, it couldn’t stop The Moles from exiting the FA Trophy.
2022-23 Season
Our 2022-23 FA Trophy run started with an away game against Marlow Town FC. First half goals came from Johnny Efedje and Jonathan Denton and there were two more in the second half from Sean Moore and Brandon Curtis. A strong performance had The Moles winning 4-0.
In the 2nd qualifying round, The Moles had yet another away cup game – this time away to Thame United. Roger Herridge’s first match in caretaker charge saw Binfield overcome Thame United thanks to goals from James Beauchamp and Taylor Morgan. The game finished 2-1 to The Moles.
In the 3rd qualifying round, The Moles drew Hendon away. In a tight game which finished 0-0, The Moles progressed with a 5-4 win on penalties.
Progressing through to the 1st round proper, The Moles had the long trip to Tavistock AFC. The Moles were 2-0 down after 30 mins and despite a late goal from James Beauchamp, they were unable to close the gap and lost 2-1.
2023-24 Season
The Moles were drawn away to Ashford United. The game was played at Chatham Town FC. It was a poor performance from the Moles and the ended up getting by 7-1. The consolation goal coming from a Ben Stallard free kick.
2024-25 Season
This season we have been drawn against league newcomers Horndean FC. The Moles have already lost 4-0 to them in the league. Can they get revenge on their trip down the A3?
September Fixtures
We have a busy month of fixtures in September;
- 2 Cup Games
- New Grounds To Visit
- Evenings at the Iconic
- 7 Games in total
The full fixture list is;
September 3, 2024 @ 7:45 pm – Badshot Lea Fc vs Binfield – Velocity Trophy
September 7, 2024 @ 3:00 pm – Horndean F.c. vs Binfield – FA Trophy
September 9, 2024 @ 7:45 pm – Binfield vs Uxbridge – Isthmian League South Central Division One
September 14, 2024 @ 3:00 pm – Southall vs Binfield – Isthmian League South Central Division One
September 21, 2024 @ 3:00 pm – Binfield vs Hanworth Villa – Isthmian League South Central Division One
September 24, 2024 @ 7:45 pm – Farnham Town vs Binfield – Isthmian League South Central Division One
September 28, 2024 @ 3:00 pm – Kingstonian FC vs Binfield – Isthmian League South Central Division One
Introducing: Badshot Lea FC
Following on from the Moles exit from the FA Cup, they have two more cup competitions this week. The first up is the Velocity Cup tie away to Badshot Lea.
Fixture Date: Tuesday 3rd September. KO: 19:45
Who are Badshot Lea FC?
Established in 1904, Badshot Lea Football Club played in local leagues before joining the Surrey Intermediate League, where they won Division One in 1936-37, 1937-38, and 1985-86. After winning the Challenge Cup in 1987-88 and the Invitation Cup in 1989-90, they were relegated to Division Two but won the division in 1992-93. They then moved to Division One East of the Hellenic League in 2003, winning the Supplementary Cup in 2005-06 and being promoted to the Premier Division in 2006-07. They made their debut in the FA Cup in 2014 and were relegated to Division One in 2016-17 but promoted back to the Premier Division the following season. The club was placed in the Premier Division South in 2021 and was runners-up in the division in 2022-23, earning promotion.
Didn’t we play Badshot Lea in this competition last season?
Funny you should ask. Yes, the Moles faced Badshot Lea in the early rounds of this competition last season. The Moles put out a team of youngsters and triallists. However, Badshot Lea were too strong and ran out 6-0 winners.
In the league, Badshot beat the Moles 3-0 at the Iconic Stadium whilst in the reverse fixture (played in Slough due to the bad weather), the Moles won 5-2 which contributed to the Great Escape.
Where do Badshot Lea FC play?
Badshot Lea FC play at the Operatix Community Ground. The address is Westfield Lane (Entrance off Riverdale), Wrecclesham, Farnham, Surrey GU10 4PF.
Entrance off Riverdale. Do not rely 100% on Sat Nav as Westfield Lane is a dead end and there is no vehicle access to the ground.
Match Photos: FA Cup – Lordswood FC
The Moles travelled to Chatham in Kent for their 1st qualifying round game against Lordswood FC. Lordswood proved to be a stronger team and came away as 3-1.
Daisy Spiers was there to photograph the game.
