Women's FA Cup | | Fleet Town vs Dulwich Hamlet
Our women's side has been drawn away to Fleet Town in the 3rd qualifying round of the 24/25 Adobe Women's FA Cup. The tie is due to take place on Sunday 13th October with kick-off at 15:00.
The Hamlet reached the 2nd round of the competition last season before suffering defeat to Billericay Town. Before that a then record crowd saw us overcome London Bees 2-0.
Fleet Town defeated Badshot Lea in the 2nd qualifying round on Sunday 8-2 to advance to this stage of the competition. Competing domestically in the Southern Region Women's Football League Division One South 2 leagues below the Hamlet.
They've only featured once in the league this season securing a valuable victory 5-0 over QK Southampton.
We return to Champion Hill a week before our FA Cup tie as we host Actonians in the FAWNL South East. Tickets for that game on Sunday 6th October are available now by clicking here.
PREVIEW | Chatham Town vs Dulwich Hamlet | FAWNL | 25/09/24
The Hamlet hit the road again tomorrow night and head to take on Chatham Town in Kent.
The hosts suffered relegation from tier 3 last season and have begun life in the 4th tier with a mixed bag of results. Picking up 8 points in their opening 5 games with 2 wins and 2 draws.
Their last win came on the opening day of September when they comfortably dispatched a London Bees side 4-0. Since then they've picked up 2 points with draws against Real Bedford and QPR.
The Hamlet head to Kent on the bag of one of their best results of the season after comfortable dispatching a Cambridge United side 2-0 in front of over 800 people at the Abbey Stadium on Sunday.
Angie Dunbar-Bonnie picked up another goal before Tash Stephens bagged her 4th goal in 2 games with a long range strike early on in the 2nd half.
It was the perfect response by a Hamlet side who suffered a shock defeat to London Bees in North London 2 weeks prior.
These sides are separated by just 1 point in the FAWNL South East with the Hamlet having 3 wins already this campaign.
It's 3 away games in a row for the South Londoners as they head to Moneyfields FC on Sunday in the 24/25 FAWNL Cup with kick-oof at the John Jenkins stadium at 14:00.
The Dulwich Hamlet Women return to Champion Hill on Sunday 6th October as we host Actonians. Tickets are available now by clicking here.
PREVIEW | Dulwich Hamlet vs AFC Croydon Athletic
Our Women return to Champion Hill tonight ahead of a busy 2 week period with them facing away games against Cambridge United, Chatham Town and Moneyfields all before the end of September.
The Hamlet boosted by a weekend off head into Isthmian Women's Cup action having firmly put the surprise defeat to London Bee's behind them.
Tonight they take on an AFC Croydon side who's club has been thrown into the limelight in recent years following investment from former Crystal Palace player Wilfred Zaha and chart topper Stormzy.
The Isthmian Women's Cup is a competition made up of women's teams who have a men's team competing in one of the four Isthmian League divisions. AFC Croydon Athletic's men's side secured promotion from step 5 last season thanks to victory in the play-offs.
What's on tonight at the Hill:
Doors open at 18:30. We are only opening turnstiles 1-4 at the Dog Kennel Hill end of Champion Hill.
Due to this game being a cup fixture season tickets are NOT valid. Tickets can be purchased for this game in advance from Fanbase by clicking here.
Community
We're continuing to take donations for the Albrighton Community Centre foodbank. Donations can be made at the turnstiles or via our main reception.
On the TV's
We've got 2 men's games on the TV's from 20:00. Coventry City host Tottenham Hotspur in the Carabao Cup whilst Inter Milan host Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League.
Food
Just the one food stall open this evening. Come&Go Souvlaki will be available from the moment the turnstiles open. So enjoy your dinner right here under the Champion Hill floodlights.
Drink
Only our inside bar will be serving drinks tonight. It like the rest of the stadium opens at 18:30 with perfect views of the Champion Hill pitch.
Our teabar, found next to Come&Go Souvlaki is also open serving hold and cold refreshments as well as some light snacks.
Can't join us?
Can't join us tonight? We'll have live coverage on our radio channel with Lindsay and Mikey. You can tune in from around 19:40 here.
NEXT UP: Dulwich Hamlet Women vs AFC Croydon Athletic
The Hamlet women return to SE22 on Wednesday night as we take on AFC Croydon in the Istmian Women's league cup. Kick-off is at 19:45. Due to this being a cup game season tickets ARE NOT valid.
The Hamlet women will be aiming to put a shock defeat to London Bees behind them as we suffered our 2nd defeat of the season in North London. You can take a read of the match report here.
Tickets for the clash can be purchased on Fanbase by clicking here.
PREVIEW | London Bees vs Dulwich Hamlet FC | 08/09/24
The Hamlet Women will look to continue their fine form as they head to take on London Bees in North London on Sunday afternoon.
These two sides met in last seasons FA Cup campaign with the Hamlet causing a cup shock in front of a then record crowd of 647 at Champion Hill.
The Hamlet head north on the back of 3 wins from their previous 3. Wins over London Seaward in the league and cup and a a convincing victory against Ashford Town (Middlesex) last weekend.
The hosts suffered relegation from the FAWNL South Division last season, they haven't started the campaign with flying colours. They secured their only point of the season so far on the opening day after a 2-2 draw against QPR.
After that it was defeats against Real Bedford Town and Chatham Town that sandwiched a victory over Actonians in the FAWNL Cup determining round.
The visitors will be boosted by the long awaited return of Summer Roberts who made a scoring return to the team last weekend as she calmly dispatched a shot into the roof of the net. Ede Buchele has left the club following her temporary period at the Hill.
Ede heads off to University in the coming days and we'd like to wish her all the best at University and we look forward to seeing her back at the Hill when she returns.
When these sides met last season a record crowd of 647 packed into the Hill to see the Hamlet convincingly dispatch there then higher league opponents. You can check out the highlights of the game here.
Venue
The Hive, Camrose Ave, London HA8 6AG. The nearest station is Canons Park on the Jubilee Line.
Can't join us?
Lindsay and David will have live radio coverage of the game from around 13:50, you can join them live here.
Next at the Hill
The Hamlet return to SE22 on Sunday 15th September as we take on Chesham United. Tickets for that game are available now and you can purchase yours here.
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Champion Hill Stadium,
Edgar Kail Way,
East Dulwich,
London.
SE22 8BD.
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