The current Herne Bay women’s team formed in 2012 in the South East Counties Women’s Football League. Three successive promotions saw them reach the London & South East Regional Women’s League Premier Division (tier 5) where they stayed for three seasons before dropping back down to Division One South. Due to a summer restructure they now find themselves laterally moved to the North division. They play their home games at Winch’s Field, the same stadium as the men’s team in the Isthmian League.

At the Old Spotted Dog Ground last August, we won a tight game 1-0 thanks to a fine strike from Leigha Bradding-Butler. In the away game in December, Herne Bay won 2-0 in a game that saw Emily Link and Kaylee Shurety pick up serious injuries.

Herne Bay started the season with an impressive 4-1 victory over newly-promoted Carshalton Athletic two weeks ago. That was followed by a free weekend as their FA Cup opponents Sevenoaks Town pulled out of the competition.

Last season’s top scorers – Ffion Sharp and Isobel Lewis-Taggart – both scored in the

Admission is £5, or £3 for concessions and free for Under 12s.

There is a bar at the ground which also served food last season.

Their Winch’s Field ground is a 12-minute walk from Herne Bay station, which is served by direct trains from Stratford International (1 hr 15 min journey time) and St Pancras International (1 hr 22 mins). A slightly longer but cheaper journey is from London Victoria (2 hr 2 mins).

Limited parking is available at the stadium, but there is parking on local roads and a large car park on William Street