A good display against Bishop’s Stortford on Tuesday night put a first point on the board for Leiston. Ben Fowkes’ goal, a 92nd-minute penalty after Kyran Clements was fouled, helped the Blues gain a deserved draw after Bradley Russell’s opening goal on 57 minutes had put the Essex side in front.

The side looked confident and played some good football in front of a crowd of 233. The new signings all played their part as well as performers from the past seasons.

The draw lifted the Blues off the bottom of the table and up to 18th place. This weekend's visitors Harborough Town have lost one and drawn one, like Leiston. They lost to Stamford 1-0 on the opening day whilst they drew 1-1 at Alvechurch on Tuesday night.

Blues captain Seb Dunbar is unlikely to feature as he recovers from a calf strain. Dunbar is currently on 399 appearances for the club.

Harborough Town is in Leicestershire, based in Market Harborough, and play at the Harborough Town Community Football Ground. They are nicknamed the Bees and were founded in 1975. They were promoted last season via the play-offs in the Midlands Division One League, having finished third in their regulation season. They have played in the United Counties League, Northamptonshire Combination League and Leicester and District League since they started up.

Best FA Cup Performance: - Second Round Qualifying - 2023/2024
Best FA Trophy Performance: - Second Round Proper - 2023/2024
Best FA Vase Performance: - Fourth Round Proper - 2021/2022.
Their record attendance is 1,014 against South Shields in the FA Vase 4th Round on 15th January 2022.

After this weekend, Leiston head to Banbury United next Saturday before hosting Royston Town on Bank Holiday Monday. The Blues enter the FA Cup First Round Qualifying stage on Saturday 31st August (with the draw to be made on Monday).

Match Information
Blues v Harborough Town
Pitching In Southern League Central Premier
3pm kick off
Watson & Hillhouse Stadium, Victory Road, Leiston, Suffolk, IP164DQ
Tel: - 01728 830308.

Admission Prices
Adults £12, Concessions £9, Students (with ID) £7, U16’s £3, U5’s FOC.

Match Sponsors: - Alan Crane and Tim Jacobs.

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