Following a disappointing loss against Bromsgrove Sporting on Saturday, the Poppies swiftly return to action this Tuesday in the Southern League Premier Central with a visit to Alvechurch. ‘The Church’, under the stewardship of Tim Flowers, are in sparking form having won seven of their last ten league games (one draw 1-1 Biggleswade Town, and only two losses 1-2 Stratford and 0-1 Spalding United) most notably on Saturday beating AFC Telford 3-1 at home. Whilst their home form over the latter part of the season has been patchy (19th in the home form guide), Alvechurch have recorded three wins on the bounce (3-1 AFC Telford, 3-2 Barwell and 0-4 Lowestoft) and scored 10 goals.
In contrast, whilst only eight places and eight points separate the two teams, KTFC have slumped to eighteenth in the league form guide with Alvechurch reaching third place securing thirteen points to Kettering’s five over the past six games. Indeed, the Poppies have lost their last three games shipping seven goals in the process slipping to fifth place in the league albeit with three games in hand and three points adrift of the current leaders Bedford. Fans will be looking for an improvement in performance from KTFC at Lye Meadow. COYP!




HEAD 2 HEAD
Season V Comp F-A Att: Poppies Scorers
2018-19 H ESLSPC 1-2 1567 Stanley A ESLSPC 3-1 359 Hoenes.2, Towers
2023-24 H PISLPC 2-0 783 Yussuf.2 A PISLPC 1-1 321 Miller
POPPIES WINS: 2 GOALS FOR: 7
THE CHURCH WINS: 1 GOALS AGAINST: 4 DRAWS 1
POPPIES STATS:
Highest home win: 2-0 2023-24 (PISLPC)
Highest away win: 3-1 2018-19 (ESLSPC)
Highest home defeat: 1-2 2018-19 (ESLSPC)
Highest home attendance: 1569 2018-19 (ESLSPC)
Lowest home attendance: 783 2023-24 (PISLPC)
Highest away attendance: 359 2018-19 (ESLSPC)
Lowest away attendance: 321 2022-24 (PINSLPC)
Most goals in a game for the Poppies v Alvechurch (2)
Rhys Hoenes (2018-19), Adi Yussuf (2023-24)
Played for both clubs (10)
Goalkeepers
Steve Stott, Nick Wright, Orrin Pendley, Michael McGrath, Kyle Perry, Khaellem Bailey-Nicholls, Dan Jezeph, Kobe Chong, Kemy Agustien, Omari Sterling-James.
Alvechurch players sent off v Kettering Town (1)
Mackenzie Lamb 2023-24 (a)
ALVECHURCH
Manager – Tim Flowers
Ground – Lye Meadow
Position in League –
Leading League scorer – (6) Dylan Allen-Hadley
Form last 5 – WWWDL = 10pts
Form last 5 away – WDWWL = 10pts
Form last 5 home – WWLLW = 9pts
THE CHURCH SO FAR….
Date | Comp | Opposition | R | F-A | Att | Goalscorers | |
Aug | 10 | PISLPC | Bishop’s Stortford | L | 1-2 | Sterling-James | |
Aug | 13 | PISLPC | Harborough Town | D | 1-1 | 329 | Willis (p) |
Aug | 17 | PISLPC | Biggleswade Town | W | 2-1 | 258 | Sweeney.2 |
Aug | 24 | PISLPC | Royston Town | W | 2-0 | Wakefield, Barnet | |
Aug | 26 | PISLPC | Banbury United | L | 0-1 | 502 | |
Aug | 31 | FAC1Q | Anstey Nomads | L | 1-3 | Allen-Hadley | |
Sep | 6 | PISLPC | Hitchin Town | W | 1-0 | Sweeney | |
Sep | 9 | PISLPC | Redditch United | W | 1-0 | Allen-Hadley | |
Sep | 14 | PISLPC | Halesowen Town | W | 1-0 | 704 | Shaw |
Sep | 21 | PISLPC | Stamford AFC | L | 0-1 | 287 | |
Sep | 28 | PISLPC | Stourbridge | L | 1-2 | 559 | Sweeney |
Oct | 5 | FAT3Q | Spalding United | W | 2-1 | Solademi, Sullivan | |
Oct | 15 | PISLPC | AFC Telford United | D | 1-1 | Dyer | |
Oct | 19 | PISLPC | St Ives Town | L | 0-1 | 350 | |
Oct | 26 | FAT1 | Stourbridge | W | 1-0 | Dyer | |
Nov | 2 | PISLPC | AFC Sudbury | L | 0-1 | ||
Nov | 9 | PISLPC | Barwell | L | 3-5 | Wragg, Barnett, Reka | |
Nov | 12 | PISLPC | Leiston | L | 1-2 | Batchelor | |
Nov | 16 | FAT2 | Chasetown | D | 0-0* | 328 | |
Nov | 23 | PISLPC | Bedford Town | W | 1-0 | 186 | Crowther |
Nov | 30 | PISLPC | Bromsgrove Sporting | W | 2-0 | Pearce, Wragg | |
Dec | 7 | FAT3 | Boston United | L | 0-1 | ||
Dec | 14 | PISLPC | Spalding United | L | 0-1 | 209 | |
Dec | 21 | PISLPC | Harborough Town | W | 1-0 | Willock | |
Dec | 26 | PISLPC | Stratford Town | L | 1-2 | 480 | Willock |
Dec | 28 | PISLPC | Biggleswade Town | D | 1-1 | Willis | |
Jan | 14 | PISLPC | Lowestoft Town | W | 4-0 | Allen-Hadley, Willis, Pearce, Crowther | |
Jan | 18 | PISLPC | Barwell | W | 3-2 | 245 | Allen-Hadley.2 (1p), Stretton |
Jan | 25 | PISLPC | AFC Telford United | W | 3-1 | 480 | Allen-Hadley.2 (1p), Willis |
* won 5-4 on pens |