Match Preview

The Fenmen begin their UCL KO Cup campaign with a trip to Nottinghamshire to face Kimberley Miners Welfare on Saturday.
Kimberley, situated six miles north-west of Nottingham, have made a poor start in the league with two wins and six defeats.
Nicknamed the Miners, their match against near neighbours Eastwood CFC attracted a home league record crowd of 504 to The Stag ground on August Bank Holiday Monday. Eastwood triumphed, scoring the only goal of the game.
Kimberley, managed by Ant Ward and Graham Furnell, finished 10th in the league last season following promotion to the UCL Premier Division North.
They won 4-2 at Fountain Fresh Park before Christmas but Wisbech achieved a 1-0 victory at Kimberley, Henry Eze scoring the only goal of the match.

Club History
The club was established in 1926 and enjoyed a lengthy spell in the Notts Spartan League. They were league champions in 1947/48 and won back-to-back titles in 1964/65 and 1965/66. the club then joined the Notts Combination, winning the Junior Cup in 1972/73., before entering the Notts Amateur League which they won in 1985/86.
In 1995 Kimberley joined Division Two of the Notts Alliance which they won in 1996/97, earning promotion to Division One. After winning Division One in 1999/2000 the club were promoted to the Senior Division. Kimberley were founder members of the Notts Senior League in 2005. After finishing as Premier Division runners-up in 2013/14 they were promoted to the East Midlands Counties League where they remained until it was disbanded at the end of the 2020/21 season. They were transferred to Division One of the United Counties League which they won at the first attempt, earning promotion to the Premier Division North.
In 2012 the club moved to their present home, the Stag Ground, which was previously used by Kimberley Town.
Preview courtesy of Adrian Lynn