Invicta will be looking to bounce back on Saturday as we welcome Whitehawk to the Alcaline Stadium.
Team News
Goalkeeper Jonny Henly will miss Saturday’s match having been sent off during the win at Bognor Regis Town, with Folkestone Invicta Academy goalkeeper Dan Kennedy set to deputise. Nathan Green will be available despite having been sent off on Tuesday night, with his 3-match suspension due to start against Cheshunt the following week.
Invicta will hope that Luke Allen will return after missing the last 2 matches through injury, but fellow midfielder Jack Jebb will be a doubt having come off at half time on Tuesday evening.
The Opposition
Whitehawk were rooted to the bottom of the Isthmian Premier Division table when Invicta visited the south coast in November, but the return of promotion-winning manager Shaun Saunders saw an upturn in form (starting with that 1-0 win over Invicta) that has lifted The Hawks to 17th, 9 points clear of the bottom 4 with 8 games to play.
Last 6
08/02 – Horsham (H) – Lost 2-1
11/02 – Hendon (H) – Drew 2-2
15/02 – Dover Athletic (A) – Won 2-0
22/02 – Canvey Island (H) – Won 4-0
01/03 – Wingate & Finchley (A) – Won 2-1
08/03 – Chatham Town (H) – Lost 2-0
Recent Meetings
Invicta are 4 games without a win against Whitehawk (in 90 minutes) with the Sussex side taking 4 points last season and a late 1-0 win back in November. Invicta progressed on penalties in an FA Trophy tie in 2022 but out last win over the The Hawks in normal time was in 2019, shortly before their relegation to the Isthmian South East Division.
Highlights from last season’s meeting at the Alcaline Stadium are available on Invicta TV
Last 6
27/11/18 – Whitehawk 0-0 Invicta
06/04/19 – Invicta 2-1 Whitehawk
08/10/22 – Invicta 1-1 Whitehawk (4-3 on pens) (FA Trophy)
23/09/23 – Invicta 1-1 Whitehawk
17/02/24 – Whitehawk 3-2 Invicta
30/11/24 – Whitehawk 1-0 Invicta
The Manager
Shaun Saunders lead Whitehawk to promotion via the Isthmian South East playoffs in 2023 and a 9th place finish in the Premier Division last season before stepping aside in the summer. With Whitehawk rooted to the bottom of the table in November, Saunders returned to the club and has lead them towards safety.
Key Man
18-year old forward Harry Bridle joined Whitehawk in January on a work experience loan from Gillingham and has very quickly fired himself to the top of the goalscoring charts with 10 goals in 14 appearances. 8 of his goals have come at The Enclosed Ground but Bridle has proven he knows how to find the net in east Kent having scored the opening goal in their win at Dover last month.
Admission
Supporters can pay on the gate for this fixture or purchase online in advance from our online ticket shop.
- Adults (18-59): £12
- Concession (60+, student, disabled, Blue Lights Card): £9
- Young Adult (13-17): £6
- Child (under 13): FREE
How To Follow
Charlie Prescott and Adrian Dawkes from Seasiders Radio will be there to bring you live radio commentary from the Alcaline Stadium.
You can also keep up to date with the action with updates from our X (formerly Twitter) account and live score updates are available on Football Webpages.
Food & Drink
The Dugout Sports Bar will be open from 11:30am, with the Dugout Kitchen open for food. The Dugout accepts both cash & card.
Food and refreshments will also be available from the food truck inside the stadium, located between The Dugout and the Folkestone Bowls Club building.
We have four fanzone bars around the ground serving draught beer, Guinness, water and soft drinks. 2 bars are adjacent to The Dugout, one beside the tea hut window and one beside the disability shelter. These bars are CARD ONLY.
The Dugout Sports Bar
The Dugout Sports Bar will be open from 11:30am showing all of the days live sport, including:
- 12:30pm – EFL Football
- 2:15pm – Italy v Ireland (6 Nations)
- 4:45pm – Wales v England (6 Nations)
- 5:30pm – Bournemouth v Brentford
- 8pm – France v Scotland (6 Nations)
