Week Ahead - 27th April

Start the week with some free football (club account needed to claim a ticket) at the Swansea.com Stadium as the Swans U21s host Newcastle United in a 7pm kick-off in the Professional Development League play-offs. 

There is another Premier League International Cup tie at Aldershot Town as Real Sociedad and Borussia Dortmund meet in the semi-finals on Wednesday 29th at 7pm. Tickets are priced at £4 for adults, £2 for concessions and free for under-11's.

The previous evening, Woking FC host the other semi-final between the U21s of Real Madrid and Dinamo Zagreb. Admission is priced at £4/£2 for non-season ticket holders at the club.

Back to Wednesday 29th and Kenilworth Road hosts the U18 PDL Cup Final between Luton Town and AFC Wimbledon. Tickets for the 7pm kick-off are priced at £3 and £1.

Week Ahead - 20th April

Free tickets are available to watch Chelsea Women's U21s against Manchester City at Kingsmeadow on Wednesday 22nd, kick-off 7pm.

Also free admission is the Under-18 fixture between Derby County and Burnley at Pride Park on Friday 24th (7pm).

The U18 Premier League Cup final between Crystal Palace and Manchester United is set for Selhurst Park on Wednesday 22nd. Tickets for the 7pm kick-off are priced at £5 for adults and £1 for concessions.

And Salford City have reduced prices for their big, televised, League Two clash with Bromley on Thursday 23rd at 8pm. Adult tickets are £5 and it is £1 for under-18's.

A Free Saturday

The end of the season comes around again and, as it was when this picture was taken in 2022, there is free admission at Dronfield Town FC this coming Saturday (April 18th).

Stonelow Road is the venue, just over the border into Derbyshire from here in Sheffield, for the United Counties League fixture against Pinchbeck United FC.

Week Ahead - 13th April

Cardiff City and Swansea City contest the Women's Welsh Cup Final on Sunday 19th at Rodney Parade, Newport (kick-off 5pm) with advance tickets available online at £5 for adults and £2 for juniors.

Turf Moor hosts the Premier League Cup semi-final between the Under-21 teams of Burnley and West Bromwich Albion on Monday 13th (kick-off 7pm). Tickets for non-season ticket holders are priced at £5 and £2.

On Wednesday 15th there is a Premier League International Cup quarter-final between Valencia and Dinamo Zagreb, hosted by Aldershot Town and kicking off at 7pm. Tickets are priced at £4 and £2 with under-11's free of charge.

The Aldershot website also has details of an interesting fixture between the club's B team and Liberia Under-20's. This takes place at the home of Bracknell Town FC on Monday 13th at 7.45pm with admission on the gate priced at £5/£3 and £1.

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Net Gains

 

Taking down the nets one final time after the last home game of the season, a disappointing afternoon for Strathspey Thistle as they lost 4-0 to Turriff United in the Highland League but a very positive campaign on the whole with a best ever points tally.

A scene that will be repeated around the country over the next few weeks and here's to the volunteers who have made matchdays possible during the 2025/26 season.

Week Ahead - And Into Easter

A busy period coming up with lots of football scheduled over the Easter holidays.

In the Cymru North league there is a double-header of action at Llandudno FC with games on Good Friday against Ruthin Town and Easter Monday when Guilsfield are the visitors. Prices have been reduced for both games (which are 2.30pm kick-offs) to £5 adults, £2 concessions and free for kids.

Clubs often throw open their doors to supporters during school holidays, with open training sessions on the pitch a good way for children to get close to the players and ask for autographs and pictures afterwards.

Free tickets, for instance, are available at Cardiff City for their Easter Family Fun Day between 11am and 2pm on Wednesday 8th. 

Easter Monday also sees the final of the Montagu Cup, the oldest football final still played at its original venue, which is the Hampden Road Ground in Mexborough, South Yorkshire.

This year's final, which is an 11am kick-off, is between Wickersley CC and the Gate Inn with cash admission priced at £4 adults, £2 concessions and primary school children free with a paying adult.

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