FA Trophy winners Hornchurch will welcome Warrington Rylands, who lifted the FA Vase in May, to Bridge Avenue on Saturday, August 7 – exactly one week before the new league season gets under way.
Knight, who scored 43 goals in all competitions as he claimed the Isthmian League Golden Boot during his spell with Bowers & Pitsea in 2018-19, will reunite with Cooper for a second time after enjoying success at Met Police.
An underdog triumphing against all the odds having not kicked a ball in the league since early November when the season was halted, overcoming adversity to beat five higher league sides and a wily old manager’s love affair with Non-League’s most prestigious competition.
OK, so the story of Hornchurch and their record-breaking march to the FA Trophy final probably won’t be coming to a cinema near you. But if Stimmo had his way, his team would be immortalised on the silver screen.
The former Newcastle United midfielder, who is good mates with the Urchins’ boss from their time together in the north-east, played for the club as a youngster before being picked up by Charlton Athletic.
Former England skipper Pearce gave Mark Stimson’s Wembley-bound players an evening they’d never forget when he dropped in on a training session on Thursday.
Fans of the National League North Bulls will be situated in the West End of Wembley Stadium, with those supporting Isthmian Premier Urchins occupying the East End.
The Bulls were ten games unbeaten before they knocked out Woking last weekend in the FA Trophy semi-finals to set up a Wembley return, five years on since the reformed club reached the FA Vase final, against Hornchurch
When the Hornchurch coach pulled back into the club car park last Saturday, Chris Dickson could be forgiven for feeling like he was back in Cyprus again.
The rookie boss’ nightmare start to life at Meadow Lane continued on Tuesday night as they followed their home FA Trophy semi-final defeat to Step 3 Hornchurch on Saturday with a 1-0 home reverse to Aldershot Town in the league.