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Phoenix Sports 5-0 Beckenham Town
Results: July and August 2026
Faversham Town 4-0 Bedfont - I want to create FA Cup memories here after a very professional performance from the boys, says Faversham Town manager Steven Watt
Tunbridge Wells 1-3 Kingstonian - I'm certainly disappointed that we've let three goals of that nature in, however, I do accept you can't be gift-wrapping things for him, says Tunbridge Wells boss Steve Ives
Broadfields United 2-1 Herne Bay - I will 100% take that, it's on me. if I didn't make that error we'd still be in The FA Cup but we've been beaten by a pub side on Hackney Marshes, says embarrassed Herne Bay boss Ben Smith

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PHOENIX SPORTS 5-0 BECKENHAM TOWN
Southern Counties East Football League Premier Division
Friday 28 August 2026
Stephen McCartney reports from Mayplace Road East

BECKENHAM TOWN manager Adam Griffin issued an apology to travelling supporters after his side suffered a humiliating defeat to bottom-of-the-table Phoenix Sports, who claimed their first victory of their Southern Counties East Football League Premier Division campaign.

Loanee Gillingham goalkeeper, Fletcher Hegarty, 18, put in an awful performance in goal for Beckenham Town, as he gifted the hosts to a couple of early goals.

Two balls over the top by Phoenix Sports left-back Oluwadamilola Olusesi was failed to cut out by Hegarty, who charged out of his penalty area like a headless chicken and gifted striker Tom Borders and attacking midfielder Jamarie Brisett goals that rolled into the empty net.

Phoenix Sports were a threat down the left with Olusesi and Steven Townsend often linking up and Beckenham’s right-back Jayden Morrison and his central-defensive partner Harry Gamble, were awful throughout this humiliation.

Lee Bird swept the ball out to Townsend, who cut inside and from the left wing and arrowed his angled drive into the bottom far corner to give Jake Goodman’s impressive side a three-goal lead inside 17 minutes.

Beckenham Town’s best chance arrived when Harry Gamble and Mohammed Diaby linked up and attacking midfielder and debutant Blu Hustwaite cracked a 30-yard-drive which was comfortably plucked out of the air by Ryan McCourt.

Hegarty used his legs to deny Phoenix right-winger Khyrie Harris, who cut into the penalty area and was denied at the near-post by the awful Beckenham keeper, who was playing only his second game for ninth-tier Beckenham and played like he came from Dog & Duck United in the Sunday League rather than a professional League Two outfit.

Adam Griffin hooked the awful Morrison and left-back Folarin Awoleke at the interval and went three at the back, but Phoenix Sports’ number 19 Richard Hamill showed his class once more by domaining the middle of the park on his impressive debut.

Hamill’s left-footed set-pieces are on the money and the ball bounced inside the corridor of uncertainty and centre-half Joseph Denny stabbed the ball across for Borders to sweep home his second goal of the night at the half-way point.

Goodman, who was ruled out through a calf injury, saw his side rattle in a fifth goal when the outstanding Hamill played the ball in behind to Brissett, who put it on a plate for Hadlow, who drove his shot across the hapless keeper to find the bottom far corner.

Beckenham Town’s centre-halves Daniel Vaughan and Henry Griffin were competing for the honour of being the worst of the two and Vaughan was sent off for two yellow cards for a foul on impressive substitute attacker Isaac Hadlow inside the final five minutes.

Beckenham Town suffered their first relegation after losing their Isthmian League status last season but are a long way off being a competitive side in this tough division, while Goodman was delighted with his side for getting their season back on track with a vital win at the fourth attempt.

Apologies, due to sickness, the full report and reaction with Jake Goodman and Adam Griffin will follow across the weekend

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FAVERSHAM TOWN 4-0 BEDFONT
The Emirates FA Cup Preliminary Round Replay
Tuesday 25 August 2026
Stephen McCartney reports from Salters Lane

FAVERSHAM TOWN manager Steven Watt says he wants to create some FA Cup memories for his new club after comfortably progressing through to the First Qualifying Round after beating lower League side Bedfont at the second attempt.