Previously on 1st May

[andrewr]

Previous matches on this date, 1st May.

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

1971 Sussex County League Division 2 Bognor 2 Newhaven Town 1
1986 Isthmian Premier Bognor 2 Tooting & Mitcham United 1
1990 Isthmian Premier Dulwich Hamlet (Deacon 88) 1 Bognor (Stanley 43) 1 Att: 146
1993 Isthmian Premier Bognor (M Pullen 3, P Pullen 28) 2 Wokingham Town (Hamstead 8, Langley 61) 2 Att: 230
1999 Isthmian Division 1 Bognor (Rutherford 2, Thomas 13, Birmingham 47) 3 Leatherhead 0 Att: 273
2001 Isthmian Division 1 Boreham Wood (Wotton 51, Meah 55, Dixon 90+1) 3 Bognor (D Birmingham 44) 1 Att: 405
2004 Isthmian Premier Bedford Town (Lawley 17, French 24,49,87, Dillon 27, Howe 60, Roberts 79,82) 8 Bognor 0 Att: 444
2012 Isthmian Division 1 South Play Off Semi Final Bognor (Robinson 32,75,102p, Dodd 74) 4 Godalming Town (Harris 63,97, Cooper 73, Foulser 90+2) 4 Att: 866 Bognor won 5-3 on penalties
2017 Isthmian Premier Play Off Final Bognor (Muitt 21, Pearce 42) 2 Dulwich Hamlet (Kargbo 77) 1 Att: 3119

[BarryA]

Some amazing memories in there, Andrew.

Although the 2004 match away to Bedford Town was a 'dead rubber' - we'd already qualified for the new Conference South - the 8-0 drubbing (at the hands of another side with nothing to play for) caused a few shock-waves.

The 2012 play-off semi-final victory (on penalties, after extra-time) is up there with the Swansea games as among the happiest and most exciting games I've ever seen. The explosion of joy when Ben Johnson slotted home the winning penalty was something I'll never forget.

Mind you, the 2017 play-off win over Dulwich Hamlet was pretty amazing too. I live near Dulwich and the train ride home was almost as enjoyable as the match itself; my green-and-white scarf bobbing about in a sea of pink-and-blue.

Happy days. Hope it won't be too long before we're adding to the record again. Meanwhile, I'll be interested to see how much longer you can sustain this thread... what's the furthest into May we've ever played, I wonder?
Whenever it has to end, it's been great fun looking back each day so thank you for taking the trouble to post every day.

[andrewr]

I'm not sure why you say that Bedford had nothing to play for. By beating us they guaranteed themselves home advantage in the play-offs, although they didn't really need to be quite so dominant.