SUPPORTERS' GUIDE | Dulwich Hamlet vs Arsenal | Women's Capital Cup Final
The Hamlet women travel to the Honeycroft Stadium this evening to take on Arsenal in the Women's Capital Cup final in what will be Manager Ryan Dempsey's last game in charge.
The team made their way to the final through beating London Bees, Enfield Town and Tottenham Hotspur. Our last outing was at Champion Hill where we beat League Champions, Real Bedford 3-1 ending their season's unbeaten record in front of a crowd of 600.
Arsenal won the cup final in the 2023/24 season final beating Wimbledon 2-1 at Hounslow FC's Ground. The Hamlet's previous appearance in this final was a 2-0 defeat in the 2021/22 season to Ashford Town at Dorking FC's Meadowbank Stadium.
WHAT KIT ARE WE WEARING?
We'll be in our pink & blue home kit.
HOW DO YOU GET THERE?
Address: Uxbridge Football Club, Horton Road, West Drayton Middlesex, UB7 8HX.
BY TRAIN:
The nearest station is West Drayton. From East Dulwich take a train to London Bridge, change onto the Jubilee Line and get off at Bond Street and then take the Elizabeth line to West Drayton. From there the ground is about 15 minutes walk. If you are going via London Victoria you can get the train to Oxford Circus, walk to Bond Street then take the Elizabeth Line to West Drayton.
BY BUS:
Bus U5 (Bus Stop 'E' - every 12 minutes) will take you from outside Hayes and Harlington Station (also on the Elizabeth Line). The journey takes 12 mins. Get off the bus at Iron Bridge Road and then it is a five minute walk to the ground. The 350 bus (Bus Stop 'L' 0 Every 20 minutes) to Heathrow Terminal Five will also drop you off near the ground.
TICKETS:
Tickets for this cup final clash can be purchased from the Middlesex FA website here.
Prices are £5 for adults and £3 for Concessions & Youth (14 Years and Under, Students)
DRINKING:
The area is a bit of a pub desert but the De Burgh Arms is next to West Drayton Railway Station and then a 15 minute walk to the ground. Beer prices are reasonable but the pork scratchings are very expensive according to a recent Trip Advisor report. They also serve Indian Food.
De Burgh Arms, 2 Station Approach, West Drayton UB7 7DQ.
Alternatively the club have a decent bar.
MATCH CENTRE:
Can't join us at the Honeycroft? Follow the match on our match centre here.
ANOTHER CUP FINAL?:
Yes indeed! Our reserves will be taking on Clapton CFC in the London and South East Regional Women's League Cup on Sunday 25th May at the The Gallagher Stadium, Maidstone. Tickets here!
Goddard bags a brace at end of season awards.
Following our 3-1 victory over Real Bedford on Sunday afternoon and our reserves 1-1 draw with Hackney we joined together for our women's section end of season awards.
For the reserves, Anna Stones bagged players player and Cassidy Walcott won young player of the season.
Elsewhere Izar Olano-Barnes secured the goal of the season award following her over head kick against Bognor in the L&SERWFL Plate semi-final earlier this season. Finally Emily Auld won player of the season following a number if impressive displays.
For the 1st team Martha Goddard bagged a brace as she won young player of the season and the supporters' player of the season. They go with the April player of the month award she won before the match.
Phoebe Leitch won managers player before the retiring Tash Stephens secured the goal of the season award following her incredible strike away to Cambridge United.
We'd like to thank the Dulwich Hamlet Supporters' Trust for sponsoring our end of season awards and our player of the month awards throughout the 24/25 season.
IN PHOTOS | Dulwich Hamlet vs Real Bedford
Liam Asman takes us through our final home match of our debut FAWNL season.
INTERVIEW | Ryan Dempsey | Real Bedford | 27/4/25
An emotional Ryan Dempsey reflects on our 3-1 victory over league champions Real Bedford and a brief look back at his time in the Champion Hill dugout here.
CUP FINAL UP NEXT:
Our final match under Ryan will be on Tuesday 13th May when we play Arsenal in the Capital Women's Cup final. Get your tickets here.
ryan dempsey to depart Champion Hill after over 5 years in the dugout
I am sad to have to announce that Ryan Dempsey, our women’s first team manager has confirmed his intention to step down at the end of this season after five and a half years in the role.
During his time in charge, the club, the team and the women’s game has gone from strength to strength and he leaves us in the position we all aspired to reach when we restarted women’s football, playing tier 4 football in the National League in front of crowds of a size and passion that have set a fantastic bar for what can be achieved in the game.
I hope as many of you as possible will be able to join us on Sunday for what will be Ryan’s final league game in the home dugout and you will be able to read more from Brit Saylor and Ryan himself in the programme.
I’d personally like to thank Ryan for leading us through some incredibly difficult times which would have challenged the staying power of all bar the strongest of characters especially having to overcome the disappointment of being passed over for promotion despite finishing top in both covid-interrupted seasons only to bounce back and secure promotion via our league championship win last season.
Hopefully we will still get to welcome Ryan and his family at Champion Hill who have themselves been fantastic supporters of the club and perhaps he will even still find time to play the odd game for the supporters’ team.
On behalf of the club and the board, thank you Ryan.
Ben Clasper, Chairman
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Champion Hill Stadium,
Edgar Kail Way,
East Dulwich,
London.
SE22 8BD.
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