Previously on 17th April

[andrewr]

Previous matches on this date, 17th April.

Apologies for repeating this bit, but the list isn't comprehensive, so if anyone can add to it, please do.

1971 Sussex County League Division 2 Old Varndeanians 1 Bognor 1
1976 Southern Division 1 South Andover 2 Bognor 2
1982 Isthmian Division 1 Ware 0 Bognor 2
1993 Isthmian Premier Bognor 0 Enfield (Collins 49, Britnell 50,73, Richards 75,82, Turner 77) 6 Att: 250
1995 Isthmian Division 1 Bognor (Biddle 51) 1 Worthing (Robson 42) 1 Att: 596
1999 Isthmian Division 1 Bognor 0 Grays Athletic (John 90p) 1 Att: 242
2004 Isthmian Premier Harrow Borough 0 Bognor (G Rutherford 48) 1 Att: 200
2006 Conference South Bognor (Chamberlain 84) 1 Carshalton Athletic (York 15) 1 Att: 305
2007 Conference South Cambridge City (Roache 21, Gash 51) 2 Bognor 0 Att: 289
2010 Isthmian Premier Billericay Town (Charge 8) 1 Bognor 0 Att: 366
2013 Isthmian Premier Metropolitan Police (Collins 10,60, Knight 75) 3 Bognor (Thompson 2, Dodd 71) 2 Att: 139
2017 Isthmian Premier Havant & Waterlooville (Fogden 55) 1 Bognor 0 Att: 3455
2018 National South Concord Rangers (Ighorae 3, Cawley 60) 2 Bognor (Sekajja 83) 1 Att: 206

[paul]

I have a recollection that the victory at Harrow listed was the one that confirmed our status in the inaugural Conference South which started the following season. Pretty sure we had to finish either 13th or 14th to qualify and this victory sealed it. The match in 2017 on this day would have also confirmed our place in the Conference South but, ahem, that one didn’t quite work out as planned.

[moregeriatricfan]

The 2007 game at Cambridge was memorable because Paul Guppy, who I travelled up with, won the draw and had to go on the pitch to collect it at half time. He didn't want to go, and I can't remember now if his son Ian went or if he did go himself. Perhaps Ian can remember.

[andrewr]

Apr 17, 2020 20:00:08 GMT 1 paul said:

I have a recollection that the victory at Harrow listed was the one that confirmed our status in the inaugural Conference South which started the following season. Pretty sure we had to finish either 13th or 14th to qualify and this victory sealed it. The match in 2017 on this day would have also confirmed our place in the Conference South but, ahem, that one didn’t quite work out as planned.

I'm afraid we still required another point. At the start of the season, we needed to finish between 2nd and 13th to avoid a play-off.