Whilst Kettering Town go into Saturdays home game against Bromsgrove Sporting no longer in top spot, only ten points separate the top ten teams in the league and with three games in hand over the current leaders Halesowen, and only two points adrift, there are good grounds for optimism as we enter the second half of the season.
The Rouslers have been in good form recently, notching up five wins (Royston 2-0; Stratford 2-3; Stourbridge 2-0; Halesowen 0-2; Bishop’s Stortford 0-2), two draws (Spalding 1-1; Hitchin 1-1), and three losses (Leiston 0-1; Alvechurch 0-2; Sudbury 1-0). Bromsgrove are in seventeenth place, thirteen points behind the Poppies who are in fourth place and only two points off relegation.
KTFC have a good record against Bromsgrove with three unbeaten games against them since 2023, most notably, the 2-1 away win earlier in the season. Excluding the Hillier Cup fixture earlier in the week, the Poppies resume their league campaign, with only three wins and four losses in the past ten games following a disappointing but hard fought 2-3 defeat at Redditch United last Saturday. A welcome return to the fortress of Latimer Park where we have won seven games out of ten in all competitions bodes well for an entertaining match. Enjoy the game! COYP!




BROMSGROVE SPORTING
Season V Comp F-A Att: Poppies Scorers
2023-24 H PISLPC 1-1 541 Jarvis
A PISLPC 2-1 774 Lewthwaite, Langmead
2024-25 A PISLPC 2-1 731 Ranger, Edwards
POPPIES WINS: 2 GOALS FOR: 5
ROUSLERS WINS: 0 GOALS AGAINST: 3 DRAWS 1
Managers (2)
Thomas Baillie, Mike McGrath (P/M)
Played for both clubs (9)
Kyle Perry, Luke Ward, Jordan Wilson, Matthew Barnes-Homer, Mike McGrath, Joe Curtis, Mo Sebbeh, George Forsyth, Kieron Dawes.
League debuts (4)
Jonny Edwards 2024-25 (a) scored on debut
Josh Blunkell 2023-24 (a)
Luca Purse 2023-24 (a)
O’Shane Stewart 2023-24 (a)
THE ROUSLERS SO FAR…
Date | Comp | Opposition | R | F-A | Att | Goalscorers | |
Aug | 10 | PISLPC | Hitchin Town | W | 3-1 | Palmer, Meddows, Wragg | |
Aug | 13 | PISLPC | Stratford Town | L | 1-3 | 828 | Roberts |
Aug | 17 | PISLPC | Spalding United | W | 2-0 | 604 | Wragg, Cook (p) |
Aug | 24 | PISLPC | Lowestoft Town | L | 0-3 | ||
Aug | 26 | PISLPC | Halesowen Town | L | 1-2 | 1310 | Wragg |
Aug | 31 | FAC1Q | Belper Town | D | 2-2 | Robinson.2 | |
Sep | 3 | FAC1QR | Belper Town | W | 2-1 | 517 | Meddows, Snape |
Sep | 6 | PISLPC | Biggleswade Town | W | 1-0 | Meddows | |
Sep | 10 | PISLPC | AFC Telford United | L | 1-2 | Crook | |
Sep | 14 | FAC2Q | Bottesford Town | W | 2-0 | 575 | Meddows, Crook |
Sep | 21 | PISLPC | St Ives Town | L | 2-3 | 475 | Crook.2 |
Sep | 24 | PISLPC | Redditch United | L | 1-2 | 907 | King |
Sep | 28 | FAC3Q | Chelmsford City | L | 1-2 | Whittingham | |
Oct | 5 | FAT3Q | Chasetown | L | 0-1 | ||
Oct | 12 | PISLPC | Banbury United | D | 0-0 | ||
Oct | 15 | PISLPC | Kettering Town | L | 1-2 | 571 | Patterson |
Oct | 19 | PISLPC | Stamford AFC | L | 2-3 | Meddows, Lycett | |
Oct | 22 | PISLPC | Harborough Town | L | 0-2 | ||
Nov | 2 | PISLPC | Bedford Town | L | 0-3 | 810 | |
Nov | 9 | PISLPC | Leiston | D | 0-0 | ||
Nov | 16 | PISLPC | Barwell | W | 3-0 | 802 | Meddows, Robinson, Holmes |
Nov | 23 | PISLPC | AFC Sudbury | L | 0-1 | ||
Nov | 30 | PISLPC | Alvechurch | L | 0-2 | 994 | |
Dec | 14 | PISLPC | Royston Town | W | 2-1 | 620 | Robinson, Meddows |
Dec | 21 | PISLPC | Stratford Town | W | 3-2 | Holmes, Shaw, King | |
Dec | 26 | PISLPC | Stourbridge | W | 2-0 | 1307 | |
Dec | 28 | PISLPC | Spalding United | D | 1-1 | Lycett | |
Jan | 1 | PISLPC | Halesowen Town | W | 2-0 | Meddows, Holmes | |
Jan | 4 | PISLPC | Hitchin Town | D | 1-1 | 679 | King |
Jan | 14 | PISLPC | Bishop’s Stortford | W | 2-0 | Carter, Meddows | |
Jan | 18 | PISLPC | Leiston | L | 0-1 | 725 |