Potters Bar Town vs Cray Wanderers – Isthmian Premier – Saturday 6th December, 3 pm – Match Preview
Cray Wanderers play the first of four league fixtures in December on Saturday as the Wands head to Potters Bar Town looking to maintain a three game unbeaten run. Kick off 3 pm
Tim O’Shea’s side lie 7th in the Isthmian Premier League table on 29 points and last Saturday picked up a point from an eleventh draw of the season at Canvey Island. After a first half that saw two penalty saves Quade Taylor’s fine finish just after Canvey took the lead earned a point that was merited.
The game saw two new arrivals on the bench in Ayman El-Mogharbel and Freddie Price who both made their debuts and also Frankie Raymond and Taylor returned from suspension. Due to Tom Bonner’s red card late on he will be suspended for the trip to Hertfordshire.
The Wands continue into December with matches against Whitehawk (H), Wingate & Finchley (A) and Cray Valley PM (H) to finish what has been a fine 2025 but first will have to overcome the challenge of Potters Bar Town who need the points sitting at the bottom of the table.
The Scholars recently saw Sammy Moore return to the club as manager and on Tuesday night ended an eight game run without a win with a bragging rights local derby 2-1 win at St Albans City. Goals from Damary Amyadike and an 84th minute winner from Nana Kyei earned the three points. This moved Potters Bar Town onto eleven points nine off Cray Valley in 18th place.
So far at home Potters Bar Town who have returned to the Lantern Stadium and a new 3G surface after a season at Kings Langley have beaten Canvey Island (1-0) and drawn with Wingate & Finchley (3-3) with defeats against Burgess Hill Town (0-1), Brentwood Town (3-4), St Albans City (2-4), Cray Valley PM (2-3), Aveley (2-3), Folkestone Invicta (0-3) and Whitehawk (2-3). Away from home Potters Bar won at Chichester City (3-1) and St Albans City (2-1), drew at Hashtag United and lost at Lewes, Ramsgate, Dartford, Billericay Town, Carshalton Athletic and Burgess Hill Town last Saturday.
Last season’s games saw Cray win 4-0 at Potters Bar in November, 2024 with Josh Williams (2), Kenny Coker and Nyren Clunis. The Wands won a close encounter 1-0 on 11th January with a Coker goal. Overall the teams have met eleven times with Cray winning five, Potters Bar two and three draws.
With Potters Bar boosted by Tuesday night’s win and Cray looking to maintain a playoff push this should be a fascinating match.
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DIRECTIONS TO POTTERS BAR TOWN & ADMISSION COSTS
Parkfield
Watkins Rise (off The Walk)
Potters Bar
Hertfordshire
EN6 1QB
Admission Prices: Adults: £13.00
Concessions: £10.00 (Over 65’s, ID for proof of age may be required)
New Generation: £5 (17-21 years, students, ID for proof of age may be required)
Pitch: 3G
Match Programme: Online
Travelling By Car
Directions from M25
Come off at Junction 24, take A111 exit (Southgate Road) towards Potters Bar. Continue to traffic lights then turn right at A1000 on to High Street. After passing BP garage on left and a pedestrian crossing turn left into the Walk after 200 metres turn right into Watkins Rise and the ground is to your right
Please do not park in Mayfair Lodge Care Home car park – as you may be clamped
Please use the Car Park adjacent to the ground. You may also park on one side of the entrance part to Watkins Rise, but ensure you allow access for Emergency vehicles.
Travelling By Train to Potters Bar Station
Trains go to Potters Bar via London Kings Cross station. Trains run half hourly on as Saturday at 27 & 57 past the hour and takes 19 minutes to get there calling at Finsbury Park and then Potters Bar. Returns to Kings Cross are at 00 & 30 past the hour.
The ground is 10 minutes’ walk from Potters Bar Station. Exit the station and turn right and almost immediately right again into The Walk. Ground is around a mile on the left hand side.
For buses no’s 84, 298 or 313 will take you close to the ground.
Nearest Pubs/restaurants
As you are fairly close to the High Street there are a number of options available. There is the Cask and Stillage (19 High Street) and the Oakmere House Harvester (an old Country House), while fairly close and if time on your hands there’s the Old Manor and the Admiral Byng (JD Wetherspoon) on Darkes Lane and going a bit out of your way are the Strafford (Cranborne Parade, Mutton Lane) and the Builders Arms (Heath Road).
Potters Bar is a commuter town in Hertfordshire about 13 miles from central London. It is situated on the Great North Road one of a couple of routes out of the City of London which will take you to the North of England. Much of the town was owned by the Byng family and own the Wrotham Park Estate between Potters Bar and Barnet (pictured).
Potters Bar was also the scene of a couple of serious railway incidents, in 1946 and a derailment in May 2002 cost the lives of seven people and injured another 11.
For Golf enthusiasts there is a Golf course in Potters Bar which was used by the great Tony Jacklin who hailed from the town as did clarinettist Acker Bilk who lived partly in Potters Bar and in Somerset. Also actor Martin Freeman comes from the town.
