The Peacocks are on the road for their next two Vanarama National League South fixtures starting with the trip to Chippenham Town tomorrow evening (5th September), ko 7.45pm.
Saturday’s victory over Dartford made it five games unbeaten for Town as they settle into their second season at Step 2 and they will be aiming to keep that run going when they take on a Chippenham side who sit in 10th position with 11 points from their opening seven games. They started off the campaign with two wins and two losses but are now unbeaten in three games following away draws at Braintree and Dover sandwiching a home victory over Slough. This will be the Bluebirds’ 7th season in the National League South since gaining promotion from the Southern League in 2017 and they have added to their numbers for 2023-24 with several acquisitions including former Peacocks’ midfielder Luke Spokes from Bath City, defender Luke Haines from Hereford, midfielder Jake Evans from Hungerford Town and ex-Woking man Tyreke Johnson while strikers Craig Fasanmade and Matt McClure who both netted in the most recent meeting between the sides remain at the Wiltshire club and started Saturday’s match at Dover.
The Peacocks will travel to the Thornbury Surfacing Stadium in good shape, with the weekend win lifting them up to 5th place although they have yet to claim three points on the road this season. The squad is unchanged from the Dartford game, with Head of Football Rob Dray stating:” We have to take one game at a time in this league as it starts to pan out. Chippenham have started well again and will be a different test to the last two games we’ve played. We are aware that you can easily lose three games in a week such is the standard, but we carry on with the fundamentals that we have done so well in during the first month.”
Traveller Info
Ground: The Thornbury Surfacing Stadium, Bristol Road, Chippenham, Wiltshire SN14 6LR
Ground to Ground: 74.0 miles (via M5/M4)
Directions: Exit M4 and take the A350 signposted Chippenham / Poole for approx three miles. At first roundabout Malmesbury Road take second exit signposted Trowbridge / Bath. At the third roundabout Bumpers Farm take the exit signposted Town Centre / Calne A4. At the Folly mini-roundabout go straight ahead signposted A4 / Town Centre. The football ground is approx 600 yards on the left immediately before a pedestrian crossing.
Admission: Adults £15, Concessions (Senior Citizens, Students or Armed Forces with ID) £11, Juniors (16-18 yrs) £5, Under 16’s Free accompanied by paying adult otherwise £3
Match commentary will be available on Peacocks Radio HERE
The game is being streamed live on National League TV
Last meeting: despite taking the lead through Ross Stearn, the Peacocks were beaten 3-1 in Wiltshire on 14th March in the National League South last season. Will Richards equalised for the hosts before they added two more in the second half through Matt McClure and Craig Fasanmade. Relive the match highlights HERE