Match Pack: FC Halifax Town (H)

Sutton return home with the visit of FC Halifax Town.

Read below for everything you need to know ahead of the match.

Match Info

• Fixture: Sutton United vs FC Halifax Town
• Competition: Enterprise National League
• Venue: VBS Community Stadium
• Date: Saturday, 15th November; 3:03pm KO (12:30pm Turnstiles)
• Strip: Amber home kit

Officials

• Referee – Carl Brook. First refereed at Sutton in November 2007 in National League South and has since taken charge of numerous games, most recently the visit of Aldershot in January, and was also fourth official for the FA Cup third round tie against Wimbledon in 2017. He is in his sixth season as an EFL referee.
• Assistant Referee 1 – Stuart Butler (red/yellow); Joe Wright (yellow)
• Fourth Official – Jonathon Wilks

How to Follow

Video

A live stream on National League TV – via DAZN – will be available overseas by purchasing a match pass here.

A range of passes are available for the 2025/26 season, with pricing as follows:

• Annual – Pay Up Front: £99.99/year

Pay for a year upfront to get the best value deal.

• Annual – Pay Monthly: £12.99/month

Pay for a year upfront to get the best value deal.

• Monthly Flex: £19.99/month

Renews monthly. Cancel anytime with 30 days’ notice.

Audio

Supporters will be able to listen to all the action, with a Mixlr audio commentary being available and will be posted on social media accounts before kick-off.

Social Media

You can also follow the game through our social media channels below, with full text coverage during the fixture.

X: @suttonunited

Facebook: @suttonunited

Instagram: @suttonunited

In Person

Tickets are available to purchase here.

For enquiries, supporters can contact the club over the phone at 02086444440 or via email at tickets@suttonunited.net.

Ticket Prices

General Admission:

Getting to the Ground

Stadium Address:

VBS Community Stadium

Gander Green Ln

Sutton

SM1 2EY

By Car

Travel along the M25, exiting at Junction 8. Then travel north on the A217 for about 15-20 minutes. Ignoring signs for Sutton itself, stay on the A217 to the traffic lights by the Gander Inn (on the left), turn right into Gander Green Lane. The Borough Sports Ground is about 200 yards up this road on the left hand side. If you reach West Sutton Station you have gone too far.

On matchdays, the club car park in Gander Green Lane is for parking permit holders only. Away fans should park in Gibson Road, the local municipal car-park. It takes no more than 15 minutes to walk from Gibson Road to the stadium. Click here for more information regarding parking, while a map of Gibson Road can be found here.

By Rail

It is recommended that visiting supporters use Sutton station, which is on the main lines out of Victoria and London Bridge and is at the top end of Sutton High Street, about 20 minutes’ walk from the ground. Two buses between Morden and Sutton stations run conveniently close to our stadium: route 413 bus goes down Gander Green Lane, and number 80 runs along Collingwood Road. The ground can then be reached by taking the path through Collingwood Rec.

West Sutton railway station is adjacent to the ground. It is served by Thameslink trains via Wimbledon or Sutton. Come out of West Sutton station and turn right into Gander Green Lane and the ground is about 100 yards further along. Away fans should walk past the main entrance and after about 70 yards turn right into Collingwood Recreation Ground, where the away turnstiles 5-8 are situated.

By Bus

The 413 service runs past the ground down Gander Green Lane. The bus leaves Sutton town centre from outside the main post office. The 80 route from Hackbridge to Belmont runs down Collingwood Road. The ground can be reached by taking the path through Collingwood Rec. Both routes also connect with the Northern Line at Morden.

London Buses are now cashless. Fares are a flat £1.75, and this includes multiple journeys within a one-hour period of the first “touch in” with a contactless payment card or Oyster card.

Accessibility

All accessible entrances will be open as detailed in the stadium map below:

We currently have spaces for ten wheelchair users (seven home, three away) and we would ask anyone who needs to use this facility to book in advance (contactus@suttonunited.net). If any wheelchair user needs to park at our stadium, please let us know in advance and we will make arrangements to welcome you. We have accessible toilets at both ends of the ground and in the main stand. Ambulant supporters will need to climb a handful of steps as there are currently no lifts.

For more information, supporters can access the club’s FAQs, which can be found here.

Full Fan Guides for both home and away fans can also be accessed here.

Footballing activities will be available in the fanzone, including table football, as well as the bar and club shop being open.

This game will be kicking off three minutes later than the usual 3pm kick-off time in support of the 3UP campaign. For more information, click here.

Stat Attack

2 – Sutton will be looking to break their duck against their Shaymen for the first time since 2021 – a 2-2 draw with goals from Isaac Olaofe and Craig Eastmond – having failed to score against them last season.

3 – Ross Lafayette’s three goals against Halifax during the 2017/18 season place him top of the scoring charts for U’s against Saturday’s visitors.

6 – This will be just the sixth time Sutton have ever hosted the current iteration of Halifax, having only first clashed with them following the Shaymen’s promotion in 2017.

Head-To-Head

• Sutton United wins: 3
• Draws: 3
• Halifax wins: 4

Last Four Meetings:

• Sutton United 0-3 FC Halifax Town – 15th March, 2025 (National League)
• FC Halifax Town 0-0 Sutton United – 10th December, 2024 (National League)
• FC Halifax Town 2-2 Sutton United – 27th March, 2021 (National League)
• Sutton United 1-0 FC Halifax Town – 28th November, 2020 (National League)

Last Time We Met

Two early goals from Zak Emmerson and Adam Senior sent FC Halifax Town on their way to victory against Sutton United, with Florent Hoti’s second half strike condemning the U’s to defeat at the VBS Community Stadium.

Emmerson gave Halifax the lead with just 53 seconds on the clock, getting ahead of of Hayden Muller to meet Jack Evans’ cross from the left and send a glancing header past Jack Sims early on, with Senior doubling their lead midway through the half when he met Hoti’s free kick to turn Sutton’s afternoon from bad to worse.

Despite a handful of half chances for the U’s both before and after the break, with Besart Topallaj, Will Davies and Lewis Simper coming close, Hoti soon made the win safe at the start of the second half when he sent a well-struck shot from distance that nestled in the bottom corner, and condemned Steve Morison’s side to a disappointing loss at home.

Photo Credit: Paul Loughlin

Player In Focus

Josh Hmami

Position: Midfielder

Age: 25

Appearances 25/26: 18

Goals 25/26: 6

Assists 25/26: 1

Played for Both

Rob Scott

Epsom-born defender Rob Scott began his playing career at Sutton and enjoyed a 16-year playing career that finished at Halifax in 2008.

Starting out as a prolific striker in our youth team, he followed his elder brother Andy into the first team squad in February 1992 when he made his debut as a substitute at home to Kingstonian. He went on to make 22 competitive appearances, scoring twice, and at the start of the 1993/94 season signed a professional contract with Sheffield United, who had signed Andy during the previous season.

After three years at Bramall Lane Scott joined Fulham, making over 80 appearances across three seasons, and then moved to Rotherham United in 1998, making nearly 200 appearances over the next seven seasons. He subsequently played in the Football League for Oldham Athletic and Macclesfield Town before finishing his playing career at Halifax, making half a dozen appearances in the National League in the 2007/08 season.

After playing, he was joint manager alongside his former Rotherham teammate Paul Hurst at Ilkeston Town, Boston United and Grimsby Town, earning promotion with the first two, and is now Director of Football Recruitment with the Millers as well as working for the FA in their Talent ID Education Department.