I visited Stamford AFC for a brief visit to their old Kettering Road Ground in January 2014. You can read that blog entry on that eventful day, which also includes a potted history of the club and info of the town.
https://100groundsclub.blogspot.com/2014/01/my-matchday-379-kettering-road.html?m=1
In the ten years that have passed, the club were relegated to the Northern Premier League Division One in 2016. The Daniels missed out in the NPL Division One Midlands play-offs in 2021-22, but were league champions the following season. The club now plays in the Southern League Premier Division Central.
Zeeco Stadium
Borderville Sports Ground
Ryhall Rd,
Stamford
PE9 1US
The stadium has a terrace behind one of the goals, with a seated stand along one side which accommodates 300 spectators.
The first game at the ground was in December 2014 for a Northern Premier League match against Nantwich Town. The highest attendance so far is 1,572, on the 10th July 2019 against League One side Peterborough United in a Pre-Season Friendly.
Stamford 2 Boston United 1
Lincolnshire Cup QF
7.45pm ko
Att.243
Spondoolicks:
Admission £10
Tea £1.50
Stamford booked their spot in the semi-final with a goal in each half. A late consolidation goal wasn't enough for the young Boston side.
27’ 1-0 Billy Bennett
58’ 2-0 Rob Morgan
89’ 2-1 Oliver Nicholson
#Heedhopper
156+30 mile drive door-to-door.
A week-long break in the East of England started on Sunday night when we arrived at Aunty Anne and Uncle Malc's just outside Grantham. On Tuesday, the breadknife and I caught the bus into Lincoln for a pub crawl, before I nipped down to Stamford for the match in the evening.
