Romford have a rare midweek free before facing Frenford at Mayesbrook Park on Saturday. It’s the first gameless midweek since mid-September with the game originally scheduled for tomorrow – the away match against Hullbridge Sports in the Errington Challenge Trophy – postponed and rearranged for 1st December due to Boro’s opponents being involved in a BBC Essex Senior Cup tie this week. Hullbridge face Rayleigh Town, who put Boro out of the competition earlier in the season.

Saturday’s game against Hackney Wick was preceded by a two-minute’s silence in remembrance of fallen British and Commonwealth military and civilian servicemen and women. As Wednesday 11th November marks Armistice Day, and we remember the players of Romford Football Club who served their country in conflicts during the 20th century.

Saturday Round-Up:

Boro’s 3-0 win at Hackney Wick on Saturday came courtesy of goals from Aron Gordon (his first for the club), Jaxon Brown, and Jack Zielinski, who now have six and five league goals to their names respectively. It was Boro’s first away league win since the opening day of the season and the fifth clean sheet of the season in all competitions, three more than in the whole of 2025-26.

For those Romford supporters not at the game on Saturday it was probably a frustrating afternoon trying to keep up to date with events at Witham as Football Web Pages had issues again, possibly the result of another cyber attack (why anyone wants to attack FWP is a mystery).

The win moved Boro up to seventh in the table while Hackney remain second from bottom with just four points from 14 games. The Wickers are one point ahead of bottom club Sporting Bengal United who were beaten 5-2 at Hutton on Saturday.

Biggest winners of the day were Great Wakering Rovers, who beat Benfleet by a quite remarkable 7-1 scoreline with Shaun Gittleson scoring a hat-trick inside the last 20 minutes. Not a great afternoon for Benfleet keeper Harry Carter who was making his first start of the season.

Heybridge Swifts opened a two point gap at the top over Frenford after winning 1-0 at Saffron Walden Town in front of the day’s biggest crowd of 231 while Frenford squandered a two goal lead at home to Harwich & Parkeston to draw 2-2. Hullbridge are third after a 3-2 ‘away’ win against SOUL Tower Hamlets in a game that was switched to Hullbridge due to the continuing issues at Mile End Stadium.

Barking are fourth after their seventh home win out of seven having beaten Clapton Community 2-0 at The Lawtech Stadium, although it took the home side an hour to break the deadlock. Ilford make up the last of the current Play-Off places after a 1-1 home draw against Woodford Town. It was Woodford’s seventh game without a win and they stay third from bottom in the table. Basildon United and White Ensign drew 2-2 at Basildon while the day’s other game was at Wadham Lodge where West Essex beat Halstead Town 2-0.

This week’s games involving Essex Senior League sides:

There is only one league game this week, but there are a host of other fixtures involving ESL sides. In the one league game scheduled, Sporting Bengal United take on Heybridge Swifts in a match that has been postponed twice already this season and although it remains Bengal’s home fixture, will be played at Scraley Road. Football often throws up shock results but current form – Swifts have won all of their last six games while Bengal have lost all of theirs – suggests a comfortable win for the ‘away’ side.

The Errington Challenge Cup and Peter Butcher Memorial Trophy kick off this week with ties in both competitions and there are also two games in the BBC Essex Senior Cup.

Tuesday 10th October:
Sporting Bengal United v Heybridge Swifts – Essex Senior League – At Heybridge

Wednesday 11th October:
Rayleigh Town v Hullbridge Sports - BBC Essex Senior Cup
Hutton v Aveley - BBC Essex Senior Cup
Clapton Community v Frenford - Errington Challenge Cup
Benfleet v Barking - Errington Challenge Cup
Woodford Town v SOUL Tower Hamlets - Errington Challenge Cup
Halstead Town v Hackney Wick - Peter Butcher Memorial Trophy
Harwich & Parkeston v Basildon United - Peter Butcher Memorial Trophy
Saffron Walden Town v West Essex - Peter Butcher Memorial Trophy
Ilford v White Ensign - Peter Butcher Memorial Trophy