Chelmsford City V Dorking Wanderers, National League South, EMJ Community Stadium, Saturday 9th November 2024, 3pm kick-off.
Chelmsford City welcome Dorking Wanderers to Essex this weekend.
The Clarets return to home soil after playing their last two National League South games away from home, both of which ended in draws. These results extended City’s unbeaten run in the league to four games.
Marc White’s Dorking Wanderers side come into the game on the back of a recent good run of their own, having lost once in their previous eight league matches.
Here’s all that Clarets supporters need to know ahead of the game…
Team & match stats:
- Both teams have only tasted defeat once in their previous six National League South games.
- Marc White’s men are the division’s top highest goalscorers alongside Slough Town (28 goals).
- Chelmsford City and Dorking have faced each other four times. The Clarets are yet to have recorded a win over Wanderers.
Relive when Clarets manager Robbie Simpson got mic’d up during our last fixture against Saturday’s opponents, which took place in February 2022.
Opposition:
Wanderers’ two-year spell in the National League was ended by their relegation from the division at the end of last season. However, manager Marc White is hoping his side’s second stay in the National League South will be a short one.
The Surrey-based club came into this season as one of the title favourites, but experienced a less-than-ideal start in their return to the sixth tier after only winning three of their opening eight league matches of 2024-25.
Since getting key players back up to full fitness and beating Hornchurch at the beginning of last month though, White’s side have picked up form-wise and have won four games in their last seven.
The form of Alfie Rutherford has been key to Wanderers’ recent impressive results. Rutherford has netted four goals in his side’s last seven matches and has competed with former Chelmsford City and Yeovil Town man Rhys Murphy for the starting berth up front in White’s team this season.
Team News:
Arthur Penney suffered a shoulder injury last week against Torquay United.
Ruaridh Donaldson, Louis Dunne, Kane Crichlow and Ryan Blackman are continuing to progress in their recoveries from respective injuries.
Matchday & ticketing information:
As part of the club’s efforts to mark the weekend prior to Remembrance Day on November 11th, serving and ex-serving military personnel can enter at the turnstiles for free this weekend.
To mark our Remembrance fixture at home to Dorking Wanderers this Saturday, we're happy to announce that serving and ex-serving military personnel will be entitled to free entry at the EMJ Community Stadium 🤝#ClaretsTogether
— Chelmsford City FC (@OfficialClarets) November 6, 2024
Supporters can click here to buy tickets online ahead of matchday, via the club’s Ticketpass website. Online tickets will be on sale until 12pm on the day of the game. Online ticket prices are as follows:
- Adults – £14.00*
- Concessions/Senior (65+) – £9.00*
- Student (17–24 with a valid ID Card) – £4.00*
- Youth (12–17) – £4.00*
- Under-12s (when accompanied by an adult) – Free
*plus booking fee
Tickets will also be available on the gate on the day of the fixture. Matchday ticket prices are as follows:
- Adult – £17
- Concession/Senior (65+) – £12
- Student (17-24 with valid ID card) – £6.50
- Youth (12-17) – £6.50
- Under-12s (when accompanied by an adult) – Free
How to follow the game:
Radio Clarets will provide live audio commentary of proceedings at the EMJ Community Stadium.
Clarets fans can find pre-match coverage of Saturday’s match and live updates of proceedings in Essex by following the club’s X (formerly Twitter) page: @OfficialClarets and Instagram page: chelmsfordcityfc.
Post-match reactions will be found on the club’s website, official social media channels and on ClaretsTV.
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