FA Cup Flash Back - Hassocks vs. Ash United

The view of the pitch and clubhouse on the grass bank at The Beacon Ground.

The weekend just gone was the opening round of the FA Cup. This unfortunately clashed with Scunthorpe's visit to Charlton and so I wont be able to get to a FA Cup game until midweek. To fill the gap, this post is about when I went to Hassocks for their FA Cup tie at home to Ash United a couple of years ago. I'd been interested in Hassock's Beacon after reading about it on the Nomad Online site and the FA Cup was a good reason to visit.

Match action with the stand in the background.

As this match was quite a while ago I don't remember too many specific details. What I do remember is that Ash United were dominant throughout. They win the game by four goals to one and Ash had a lot of impressive attacking players.

Leafy surroundings at the Beacon Ground.

The Beacon Ground is around a ten minute walk from Hassocks Station. I took the train from East Croydon, but trains depart from London Bridge or Victoria on a regular basis. The journey takes just under an hour. As far as I remember there weren't any pubs on the walk from the station to the ground. The clubhouse looked quite new and was quite big. As with a lot of Sussex League grounds, the Beacon Ground is quite scenic and has a very rural feel.

The hills surrounding the ground. There are two windmills in the distance.