FOOTBALL: Denied At The Death
Ebbsfleet United 2, Hastings United 2(Ebbsfleet win 4-1 on penalties) Hastings United came within a couple of minutes of a notable FA Cup scalp last Saturday, only to concede a 30-yard belter in added time and then lose in the…
FOOTBALL: Competitive Season Starts At Pilot Field
First competitive match of season 2020/21 for the Hastings United men’s team will take place at Pilot Field on Saturday (12th September) when they entertain Herne Bay in a preliminary round of the Emirates FA Cup. The crowd will be…
FOOTBALL: Spectators back at Pilot Field
Football returned to Pilot Field as a spectator sport last Saturday when Hastings United hosted Folkestone Invicta in a pre-season friendly. Under Football Association guidelines which apply until 31st August, numbers attending were limited to not more than 15% of …
FOOTBALL: United Prepare But For What?
The majority of last year’s Hastings United squad have re-signed for the 2020/21 season together with some heralded new recruits, and embarked on a series of pre-season friendly games from the beginning of this ; Off the field, both energetic…
FOOTBALL: October Resumption At Pilot Field?
The government and the Football Association (FA) have together come up with different solutions for the resumption of elite football, on the one hand, and of grassroots play, on the other, as the pandemic recedes – see the main feature…
FOOTBALL: No Fruits Of The Season?
Hastings United will challenge FA decision to expunge results The Premier League and English Football League have yet to decide how to resolve their unfinished schedules. Supporters of Liverpool (waiting to celebrate their first league title in 30 years) and…
Betvictor Isthmian League: The Run-in
A glance at the league table below shows that there are four teams still with realistic ambitions to challenge for the South-East Division title over the last six weeks of the season, and thus gain automatic promotion to the Isthmian…
FOOTBALL: Cup Defeats For Hastings But Credit Where It’s Due
Hastings United 2, Brighton Under-23s 3 (Sussex Senior Cup) Weymouth 1, Hastings United 0 (FA Trophy) Hastings United have suffered two cup exits in the past week. But on each occasion they gave a good account of themselves against supposedly…
FOOTBALL: Elphick Injured, Hastings Cornered
Hastings United 2, Whitehawk 2 Playing in drenching rain for the second successive Saturday at Pilot Field, Hastings United fought out an entertaining FA Trophy tie with visitors Whitehawk, which will have been replayed on Tuesday if weather has allowed.…
FOOTBALL: A Re-Balance – United At The Top
In HIP 137, a fortnight ago, I reported on the boardroom comings and goings at Pilot Field, as new Hastings United CEO Billy Wood arrived and three long-serving club directors departed. But whatever upheavals there may have been off the…