Bumper Crowd Treated To 3-1 Home Win As Burgess Hill Remain Top Of The League

717 fans piled into the Green Elephant Stadium on Saturday afternoon as Burgess Hill Town FC marked national non-league day with a 3-1 win over local rivals East Grinstead.

All the goals came in the first 45 minutes in a game where the visitors really should have been dead and buried by half-time.

There were scares in the second half for the Hillians with East Grinstead looking capable of getting a second goal to make for an uncomfortable finish for the home team. As it panned out however, Burgess Hill dominated the latter stages and again should have notched many more goals.

It was a good performance by the league leaders, but they'll need to be more clinical in front of goal when they come up against sterner opposition.

You can read BHTFC's official match report here: http://bhtfc.co.uk/match/2014-15/first-team/553/

Club spokesman Dave Bradbury reflected on the day:

“The day was good as were able to show off the club and facilities to new people attending for the first time and we received a lot of positive feedback on social media. The social media side of the Club has also been given a boost with over 150 new followers in the Twitter on the day’s leading up to the game.

“Today proves that the Club and the community have a future together and we hope that this will continue for the rest of this season and beyond. We feel we offer the best standard of football along with the best matchday experience for supporters in Mid Sussex and we are always striving to improve things at the Green Elephants Stadium”.

The Hillians are back in action on Wednesday evening when they entertain Tooting and Mitcham United at the Green Elephants Stadium. Kick-off is at 19:30 with free entry for under 18's. Will Burgess Hill keep their undefeated streak going and regain top spot? Come along and find out!


This sign denotes that East Grinstead were today's opponents


Plenty of fans in today to watch the league leaders.


The obligatory hand-shakes.


A diving header from Rob O'Toole made it 1-0 to the Hillians.


Successfully defending a freekick.


Harding gets his first of the afternoon, 2-0.


Harding nets his second, 3-1.


The Barmy Army even had a chap with a bugle. *Toot Toot Toot* CHARGE!!


Pat Harding was a class act for the Hillians.


Chips and Mayo for under £2. Bargin!