Tooting & Mitcham United v Cray Wanderers – London Senior Cup 2nd Round – Tuesday 13th October, 7.45 pm
Cray Wanderers begin a busy cup week by taking their London Senior Cup bow for the season this evening with a trip to Tooting & Mitcham United in the 2nd Round. Kick off 7.45 pm.
Please note the tie will go to penalties if level after ninety minutes and the winners will be away to the winners of the all SCEFL Premier clash between AFC Greenwich Borough v Fisher which takes place on 17th November.
With Saturday’s FA Cup tie at Bedford Town firmly in mind tonight is likely to be a side boasting members of the U23s side currently third in the SCEFL Development League West.
Last Tuesday a number of players featured in the 2-0 win vs Punjab United in the Kent Senior Cup with Archie Morley, Ralph Short, Miller Fleming, Billy Wall, Jack Anderson, Michael Ihiedi, Abdul Cole, Caden Havell-Olding and Sam Robinson all featuring and impressing.
Cray will face a Tooting & Mitcham United club that have won the London Senior Cup eight times with the last victory in 2020-21 and been many great battles in the past.
Jamie Byatt’s side play in the Combined Counties Premier League South and finished 3rd last season losing to Fleet Town in the playoffs.
On Saturday they exited the FA Vase losing 2-1 at Cove with Max Oldham scoring in added time.
Tooting & Mitcham United have made an inconsistent start to the league season and stand 14th in the table. So far they beat Balham (3-1), Eversley and California (4-0), Godalming Town (2-0) and were beaten by Camberley Town (1-2) and leaders Fleet Town (0-2). Away from home they beat Corinthian Casuals (2-0) and Epsom & Ewell (3-2) and lost at Yateley United, Redhill, Virginia Water, Sutton Common Rovers and Knaphill. In the FA Cup Tooting & Mitchan were beaten by Petts Wood and Holmesdale after a extra-preliminary round replay.
Tooting & Mitcham United had some great battles with the Wands over many years especially since the Isthmian seasons and the sides meet in the London Senior Cup for the eighth time with Cray winning the last time out on 8th November 2023, 4-2 at Hayes Lane with Yahya Bamba (2), Gary Lockye and Nyren Clunis scoring with Kieran Campbell and Blake Loyza for Tooting & Mitcham.
This should be a good test for the Wands tonight and seek a continuation of good Cup form this season.
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Admission and Directions
Tooting & Mitcham United FC
Imperial Fields
Bishopsford Road
Morden
SM4 6BF
Admission: £8 adults, £5 cSeniors (60 & over), carers, £6 students (upon presentation of student card), Juniors, free
Printed programme: Yes
Car: There is plenty of parking at the stadium, but best to arrive early, to ensure a parking space is still available.
From the M25 take Junction 8 (A217) and follow signs to Sutton. Continue on A217 to Rosehill, take the 3rd exit at the roundabout and follow signs to Mitcham onto Bishopsford Road. Imperial Fields is situated approximately one mile down the road on the right hand side, opposite the petrol garage.
Tram: You are best from Bromley (the 354 bus from Bromley North) to make your way to Beckenham Junction and take the tram to the Mitcham Tramlink stop. Then walk up Tramway Path and turn left on to London Road. Walk past the Fire Station and Imperial Fields is a short walk further along, situated on your left once you have crossed the bridge.
Train: The nearest stations are Mitcham Junction or Tooting.
From Mitcham Junction train station, take the tram one stop to Mitcham and Imperial Fields is a short walk from the station (see below). From Tooting train station, catch the 280 bus to Wandle Road bus stop.
https://tfl.gov.uk/tram/route/tram/
Bus: 118 or 280 to Bishopsford Road bus stop.
Tube: Morden Station (Northern Line) then take the 118 bus from bus stop C, five stops to Bishopsford Road.
Nearest pubs:
Possibly best to stick to the club house as very good but the nearest pub would be the Surrey Arms on Morden Road. If you find yourself in Mitcham then you have on London Road, the White Lion of Mortimer, the Kings Arms and the Gardeners Arms should all be able to satisfy you and not far from Mitcham Junction station but perhaps slightly going away from the ground.
Imperial Fields is in Morden which is part of the London Borough of Merton and the Northern Line’s final destination South or first going north. Morden adjoins Merton Park and Wimbledon to the North, Mitcham to the east, Sutton to the south and Worcester Park to the west.
Morden Hall Park is a National Trust park is on the banks of the River Wandle and adjacent to the Town Centre and houses Morden Hall, a manor house which dates back to the 1770’s. With very good transport links this makes it a very good trip for a London Underground enthusiast and those that like to do the Northern Line walk or pub crawl.
