Hassocks face five fixtures in league and cup
A festive feast of football lies in store for Hassocks through December, including the Beacon hosting a Boxing Day fixture for the first time since 2018.
Steyning Town will provide the opposition on December 26th in an 11am kick off and although not a local derby by geography, it is a fixture which has had some spice in the past due to players and managers swapping the Birchwood Ground for the Beacon and vice versa.
So, what better way to blow off the Christmas Day cobwebs then with a morning watching the Robins before heading home for the second round of turkey?
Before Boxing Day arrives, Hassocks have four other scheduled matches. A first trip to the Rotherfield for a league game since the 1993-94 season is on the cards for Saturday 3rd December as we travel to Midhurst & Easebourne.
The Robins’ Sussex Senior Cup second round tie against Eastbourne Town has been rearranged for Tuesday 6th December, kicking off at 7:45pm at the Beacon. The original tie fell foul of the wet weather in November.
Peacehaven & Telscombe provide the opposition at the Beacon four days later in a 3pm kick off for Hassocks’ final home game before Christmas.
That clash with the Tye is followed a week later by Hassocks travelling to the Saffrons for a second December clash against Eastbourne Town.
If the Robins were to win, it would be their first victory away against Town since 2006 to spark Christmas miracle headlines in the Mid Sussex Times.
The Under 23s will play only twice in December. Horsham YMCA visit the Beacon on Thursday 10th followed by a trip to Lingfield on Thursday 17th. Both games kick off at 7:45pm.
It is set to be a busy month for the Under 18s, who have three games crammed in. They host Mile Oak in the Central Division on Sunday 4th, St Francis Rangers are the visitors in the Sussex Bluefin Dennis Probee Youth Cup second round on Sunday 11th and the League Cup takes the Robins all the way to Selsey on Sunday 18th.
The Ladies have a local derby away against Burgess Hill Town on Sunday 4th followed by their final game of 2022 on Sunday 11th at home to Saltdean United.
Remarkably, that will be just their third game of the season at the Beacon. Sean Perkins’ side have been scoring goals for fun so far in both league and cup and are well worth a watch. Kick off against the Tigers will be at 2pm and admission is free.
Lastly, the Veterans face Seaford Town away in the Sussex Veterans Challenge Cup on Sunday 4th December. Kick off is 2pm at the Crouch.
