Please see here the Wands confirmed home pre-season friendlies starting in July.
We begin on Saturday 4th July with a unique welcome to Flamingo Park’s new co-habitants for the 2026-27 season AFC Whyteleafe. This is a home friendly for both teams and will be free entry as we extend a warm Wands welcome to the officials, management, players and fans of AFC Whyteleafe. Kick off: 3 pm.
The Wands will next be away to National South Dover Athletic on Saturday 11th July, 3 pm ko.
More details about this match to follow. The Dover Athletic website is stating pre-season admission prices as:
£10 for adults, £9 for concessions, Under-18s £5, with Under-11s going FREE
Address: Crabble Athletic Ground, Lewisham Road, Dover, Kent CT17 0JB
This makes it the first of three successive pre-season games against National South opposition.
Next up on Tuesday 14th July the Wands welcome the Isthmian Premier League champions Folkestone Invicta ahead of their first National South season. Kick off 7.45 pm. Always a great and competitive game when we meet (last November 11th excepted) on what hopefully will be a balmy summer evening. Will England (or even Scotland) still be in with a chance of World Cup glory!
On Saturday 18th July we face a third National South side from Kent against Alan Dunne’s Tonbridge Angels side who have been well established in Step 2 since promotion from the Isthmian Premier in 2018-19. The teams last met in the FA Cup 4th QR in October 2024. Please note this match kicks off at 12 noon.
Next up on Tuesday 21st July Cray Valley PM travel the shortish distance from Eltham for the Cray Classico. Sadly not a league fixture this season following the Millers relegation to the Isthmian South-East but they are certainly looking to rebuild well and are looking up rather than down. Kick off 7.45 pm.
Finally on Saturday 25th July the Wands host a Crystal Palace XI for the third straight pre-season. The Palace side whatever the selection will be well worth a watch representing the Europa Conference League finalists. Kick off is 1 pm.
Tickets are available for £5 admission for these games online at www.cray-wanderers.com/tickets.
We finish off with a good one as the Wands head to Faversham Town on Saturday 1st August. Please note kick off is 1 pm.
This will be the first time Cray have visited Salters Lane since January 2019 and is always a great day out to the hops hotspot of Kent and the home of the Shepheard Neame Brewery.
This will cap off (the new season starts on 8th August) a really decent pre-season.
