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Brighton, Brighton and Hove Albion, Crawley Down, England, Football, Fort Road, Gatwick, groundhopping, Lee Robinson, Newhaven, Non League, Southern Combination, Sussex County League, Withdean
Tuesday 16th October 2018 ko 19.45
Southern Combination Peter Bentley Cup 3rd Round
NEWHAVEN 2 (Robinson 31 76) Robinson missed penalty 16
Jallou sent off 79 (2nd booking)
CRAWLEY DOWN GATWICK 1 (Leslie 69)
Att 72
Entry £6
Programme £1
Here’s a riddle for you. I’ve been to Newhaven hundreds of times but never visited, how is this possible? The answer is via my late Grandmother Rose, who was from the East Sussex town. She moved to Oxford to get married, but her nod back to her home town was to name the family home in Valentia Road, “Newhaven.” The house was a 5 minute walk from the Manor Ground, so I visited the place hundreds times in my youth! Rose has long since gone, but the stencilled “Newhaven” above the front door is still there! Continue reading