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On The Home Front
Next up at Hillgrounds…
Opponent Beaconsfield Town
Competition FA Trophy
Beaconsfield’s Current League position 5/22 Southern Premier South
Last Time They Were Here… Rovers edged a thrilling 4-3 win with Robbie Goodman scoring a sensational first half hat-trick from right back
Beaconsfield’s Current League Form (six games) DDWWWW
Did you know… This is the third season that Rovers have participated in this competition, having previously only lost to sides from the Isthmian League (Worthing and Hythe Town) before.
In the bar Enjoy Middlesbrough against Derby in the early kick off on Sky and then join us after the game for Leicester against West Ham on BT Sport
On this day in Rovers history… The earliest recorded match on this date is in 1900, when Rovers played against Marston in a friendly, winning 5-1 away from home.
In 1990, Rovers beat Brackley Town (current FA Trophy holders and currently in Conference North) by a single goal
The most recent game on this date is in 2015, as Kempston beat the now defunct Northampton Spencer by four goals to two in the UCL Cup in a game played at Langford while the floodlights at Hillgrounds were under repair

Beaconsfield arrive as current reigning champions of Southern League Division One Central, pipping Diamonds to last season’s title. They sit in the play off places after the latest round of matches in their league and have recently enjoyed a great day at the expense of Chesham United, beating them seven nil.

Rovers will be looking to continue their marvellous cup form this season, having made their best progress in the FA Cup in nearly forty years, a win today would see them make their best ever impression on the FA Trophy. Still in this season’s league cup and with a date against the local Football League side, Luton Town, in the county cup to come, the current Rovers side have a great chance to be recorded as history makers in the club’s record books.