With the final day of the SCEFL Division One upon us there are still four teams who could win the league title, one of those being Croydon FC who take on Canterbury City at the Croydon Sports Arena on Saturday afternoon.
Faversham Strike Force, Forest Hill Park (SE Dons) & Soul Tower Hamlets all have 61 points with a game to play, while Croydon in fourth have 59 points.
Sheppey Sports sit in the final play off place on 55, while Canterbury City in sixth are one point behind. The fans of all the teams involved will almost certainly have one eye on the ‘As it stands’ league table during the afternoon’s action.
The game also sees Canterbury City playing their final game at this level before taking voluntary relegation to the Kent County League next season as they move back to the city to play at The Neighbourhood Resource Centre, which does not meet the ground grading requirements for SCEFL football.
Canterbury could still finish in the play off places if they win on Saturday, but they will not be taking part in the post season fixtures, with manager Dan Lawrence also leaving the club after the Croydon match.
The Trams go into the game unbeaten in eleven games, which has seen them move up into promotion contention. On Easter Monday, Ryan Watts & Alex White’s side won 2-1 at SC Thamesmead with goals from Cameron Macmillan and Kanan Fitton.
Canterbury ended a run of two defeats with a 2-2 draw against Faversham Strikeforce on Easter Monday, Connor Coyne scoring two second half goals to secure a point for City in their final game ground sharing at Margate.
When the sides met in the reverse fixture at Hartsdown Park in September the game ended 1-1, with Georgi Steeds putting the Trams in front late on before Mo Cham equalised for City with an injury time penalty.
This game looks set to be equally as close with Croydon looking for a win and other results to go their way in an unlikely bit to be champions, while Canterbury City will be wanting to sign off from their time in the SCEFL and under the management of Dan Lawrence with a victory.
Entrance for the game is £7 for adults, £3.50 for concessions, with Under 18s admitted for free with a paying adult.
Kick off is at 3pm.