Match Details:
EMIRATES FA CUP FIRST ROUND QUALIFYING
BADSHOT LEA v CRAY VALLEY (PM)
SAT 31ST 2024 – KICK OFF 15.00pm

VENUE: BADSHOT LEA FC, OPERATIX STADIUM, Westfield Lane, Off Riverdale, Wrecclesham, Farnham, Surrey GU10 4PF

ADMISSION: Adults £10, Concessions £5, Children U16 Free

TRAVEL DETAILS SUPPLIED BY BADSHOT LEA FC
Please Note (Do not rely 100% on Sat Nav as Westfield Lane is a dead end and there is no vehicle access to the ground)

By Car
Follow the A31 Farnham to Alton until you reach Coxbridge Roundabout. At the roundabout turn left onto the A325 signposted Wrecclesham. Follow this road into Wrecclesham and you will go under a railway bridge, past a Co-op on your left and follow the road up the hill to a mini roundabout. Turn right at the mini roundabout and stay on the A325, the Bengal Lounge Indian Restaurant is on the left. Continue on the A325 for a few hundred yards and you will see the Bear & Ragged Staff Public House on the right, turn immediately right after that and enter RIVERDALE
Once into RIVERDALE, turn immediately left into a lane with a Recreation Ground on the right. Follow the lane to the end, taking care with the speed bumps and you will see a green gate which is the entrance to our onsite car park and football ground. Please make sure you use the onsite car park

By Train & walking (There is a taxi rank right outside the station)
The nearest train station is Farnham and is about a 30 min walk. The quickest route is to walk down Station Hill to the traffic lights. Turn left and walk along the A31 Farnham By-pass and under the underpass. Turn left into Weydon Lane and walk right to the end of that past Bon East on your left and Weydon School on your left. At the end of Weydon Lane turn left into Wrecclesham Hill, A325, and proceed up the hill past the Co-op on the left. Turn right into Riverdale and follow the road all the way until the end. You will then see the recreation ground at the end on the right. Turn into the lane and follow down onto the site.

By Bus
Wrecclesham is served by Stagecoach Route 18 which originates from Aldershot and travels through Farnham (inc Train Station) Wrecclesham and finishes in Bordon. The nearest stop is called “Westfield Lane” which is directly opposite the entrance to Riverdale.

Our Opponents:
Known as the Baggies the club were founded in 1904 and play in the Isthmian South Central Division (step 4) having been promoted in season 2022/23. To reach the First Round Qualifying Round they have beaten Stansfeld 1-0 in the Extra Preliminary Round and Balham 4-1 in the preliminary Round. Both ties were at their home ground at Westfield Lane. They first entered the FA Cup in season 2009/10 and reached the second qualifying round, a feat repeated in 2019/20. The furthest they have reached is the third qualifying round when they lost to Chippenham Town in season 2012/13.

In the league the Baggies haven't enjoyed the best of starts losing all of their first three games, On Bank Holiday Monday they lost 1-2 at home to Horndean who have now won all three of their opening games. As we know though anything can happen in the Cup and the Baggies will be keen to kick start their season with a cup run.

The Millers:
Cray Valley (PM) first entered the FA Cup in season 2013/14. Last time out they reached the first round proper for the second time in four seasons, of course eventually losing in a replay to Charlton Athletic.Steve McKimm and his team will be conscious that they will be seen as favourites in this tie but will be aware of the pitfalls and cannot afford to be anything but at their best.

Previous Meetings:
The Baggies and the Millers have met once before on Sunday 4th November 2018 in the second round proper of the FA Vase. The Millers won 7-0 that day with the match being played at Camberley FC where the Baggies were ground sharing prior to moving to their new and current ground at Westfield Lane in 2019.

Sun 4-Nov 2018 THE BUILDBASE FA VASE SECOND ROUND
Badshot Lea 0 v Cray Valley (PM) 7
Goals: CV - Gayle 36, 73, Lisbie 67, 70, 89, Willock 90+1, N'Guessan 90+4
Attendance: 68
Cray Valley: Walker, Flack,Smith (Osborne 77), Hickey, Sains, Tumkaya, Gayle (Willock 76), Semakula, Edgar (White 75), Lisbie, N'Guessan. Unused subs: James, Babalola

Hat trick man Kevin Lisbie evades the attention of Badshot Lea defenders.

Cray Valley's ball retention on the deck was of the highest quality and Badshot Lea couldn't live with them, but it took Kevin Watson's men 36 minutes to break the deadlock, courtesy of Denzel Gayle's directed drive. Badshot Lea capitulated during the second half as Cray Valley scored six goals inside a clinical final 23 minutes. During that time Kevin Lisbie scored a hat-trick in 22 minutes to take his goalscoring tally for the season to 16. Gayle aded another to take his tally up to nine for the season, while Callum Willock came off the bench to score his first of the season and Joe N'Guessan capped an impressive display by scoring the seventh of the game and his sixth goal for the season.