PREVIEW: LONDON LIONS
Friday 3rd April – KO 3PM
We welcome London Lions to Top Field in the Southern League Division One Central.
We last met in the Herts Senior Cup in February with Hitchin Town winning 2-1 courtesy of goals from Diogo Freitas-Gouveia and Elliott Phillips.
London Lions currently sit 17th in the league table with 40 points from the 35 games they have played, whilst Hitchin Town remain in second with 77 points earned in our 36 games.
Tickets
Where possible we advise purchasing online. As well as being cheaper, it will ensure your quick and easy entry into the ground through the turnstiles.
Please purchase your tickets online here:
https://hitchintownfc.ktckts.com/brand/match-tickets
The online box office remains open until 30 minutes after kick off.
If you do need to buy your tickets in person, our Matchday ticket office will be open from 13.30-15.15 , and can be accessed from the rear car park (behind the Canary Club). Payment at the ticket office is by card only. Once you have purchased a ticket at the Matchday Ticket Office you will then present your ticket at the turnstiles for entry. More details here:
https://hitchintownfc.club/admission-prices/
Turnstiles open at 14.00
Parking
Unfortunately supporter parking is not available in the club car park (unless you are a registered blue badge holder and have made prior arrangements).
Food and Drink
The Canary Club bar is open from 11.00 with some of the lowest prices in Hitchin! Drinks can be taken into the ground in a reusable plastic cup. (£1 deposit required). You can exit to the bar during the match and will be re-admitted via the side gate by showing your hand-stamp.
Please enter the ground as early as possible before kick off to avoid congestion at the turnstiles. We have the following options inside the ground and you can still exit to the Canary Club Bar too:
Mad Squirrel Brewery are serving a great range of craft beers, ciders and lager. The Mad Squirrel 1865 Bar is located adjacent to the main stand.
Canary Kitchen will be open from when the turnstiles open serving a great range of food and soft drinks including our signature HTFC Pies.
Club Shop
Get your matchday programme, teamsheet, chocolate bars, sweets and HTFC merchandise from the club shop.
For full details on the facilities at Top Field see our Matchday Info page here:
https://hitchintownfc.club/matchday-info/
We look forward to welcoming everyone to Top Field and hope that everyone has a great afternoon.
Jay Rosa
We are really pleased to be able to welcome Jay Rosa to Friday’s game. Jay is a football freestyler with some very impressive tricks in his repertoire. Jay has a focus on using football as a tool to inspire and engage young people including at his Hertfordshire based Football Freestyle Academy which provides young people with structured training in freestyle football skills alongside education in teamwork, confidence and mental wellbeing.
Jay takes time out of his EFL tour for Mind to visit Top Field this Friday. He is currently in the middle of a mission to perform at every EFL stadium in the country to raise awareness and money for the charity Mind. We are sure you will be wowed by his tricks, and we would like to thank Jay for taking the time to visit today. To donate to his EFL tour visit https://www.justgiving.com/page/efltour
Check out more from Jay on social media @jayrosa1_
