First Played: 2002-3
Win Rate: 100% (from 1 games)
Our one and only battle of Hastings United (geddit?) came in an FA Cup First Round clash during the 2002-3 campaign. It was actually the first season the Arrows called themselves ‘United’; the club changing from Town in summer 2002 to take on the name of a club that’d gone pop in 1985. When they were paired with us, it was the first time they’d ever made it through into the First Round Proper. And we ruined it.
The Pilot Field
Elphinstone Road, Hastings, East Sussex, TN34 2AX
| Pl | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts* | WR% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 100% |
* league points only
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From Stevenage, take the A1 south and M25 clockwise until you come to Junction 5 for the A21. Leave the motorway; following the A21 for 38 miles towards Hastings. As you reach the edge of Hastings, turn left onto Maplehurst Road and then left again at The Harrow pub onto the B2093 The Ridge.
Go over two roundabouts, before turning right at Hastings Crematorium for Elphinstone Road. The ground is down here after around half a mile.
Tools: AA Route Planner | Highways Agency
Finding parking at the ground is going to be a tough ask. But there are plenty of residential streets to explore. Just be sure of any restrictions that might apply.
Station: HASTINGS
Services to: LONDON BRIDGE
At nearly 1.5 miles, the walk from the station takes around 30 minutes on a good day. Go east out of Station Approach; turning left onto Devonshire Road and making sure Priory Meadow is to your right.
Turn left at the end onto South Terrace and then right onto Braybrooke Road after you cross the railway. If you continue straight over the roundabout, you’ll be on Elphinstone Road. The ground is nearly a mile up here.
Tools: National Rail | TfL Journey Planner
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