Salisbury get their season underway this weekend with a trip to west London to face Hampton & Richmond Borough in the Enterprise National League South.
It’s been a busy pre-season for many managers at this level, but none more so than Brian Dutton, who has rebuilt his side following the narrow escape from relegation on the final day of the 2024/25 season.
Only Captain Josh Sommerton, Owen Dore, Noah Coppin, and Ryan Penny remain from last season. With targets set higher up the table this season, many of the players brought in over the summer have plenty of experience at a higher level.
Two prime examples of this are former Bristol Rovers and Cheltenham Town forward Matty Taylor and defender Tom Davies, who arrived after leaving Tranmere Rovers at the end of last season. Between them, they have hundreds of EFL appearances to their names, adding a considerable amount of experience and quality to Dutton’s squad.
With no form guide to judge sides heading into the opening game of the season, it’s always an exciting prospect with two sides meeting with a sense of the unknown.
Like Salisbury, Hampton & Richmond have made sweeping changes to their squad with some familiar faces appearing at the Beevree over the summer break.
Ronan Silva and Craig Fasanmade have both swapped Wiltshire for West London for the new season, joining former White, Luke Ruddick, who is part of the coaching team at Hampton.
Hampton & Richmond Borough have also brought in players with experience at a higher level, with Rohan Ince joining from Woking, Reece Grego-Cox from Dagenham & Redbridge and Alan Massey from Maidenhead United.
Both sides ended last season with a poor run of form and will be looking to start the new season in positive style.
Back the side by travelling with the supporters club:
Supporters wishing to travel to the game with fellow Whites Fans, there are limited spaces left on the supporters club coach, with it costing just £10 for members. You can book by emailing the supporters club – Email – supporters@sfc-fans.co.uk (please put the subject as Hampton).
Can’t make the game?
You can follow the game live in many ways:
- Salisbury FC App – Brand new for this season with live score and text updates – https://www.salisburyfc.co.uk/app/
- Salisbury Radio – Live commentary with Ian, Andy and Toby all season for league matches – listen on the brand new Salisbury FC App or the Salisbury Radio App, website or by asking your Alexa to ‘Play Salisbury Radio Sport’
- X/Twitter – Live text updates on our official club account
But nothing beats being there!
Advice for travelling supporters:
There is no parking at the ground, and it is a cashless stadium.
Info from the Beavers Trust website:
The important bits….
Address
Beveree Stadium,
Station Road,
Hampton,
TW12 2BX
2025/26 Admission Costs
£15 Adults
£12 Concessions
£5 Under 18s.
Free Under 5s
Pay on the gate is available, though Beveree Stadium is a CASHLESS stadium so please use bring a debit / credit card. You can purchase tickets online by clicking this link: Buy Tickets – Hampton & Richmond Football Club
Parking
Err, none, well at least at the ground aside from match officials, players, visiting officials and blue badge holders. If you have a blue badge, then please email enquiries@hamrichfc.com to book your place.
There is parking available in the local side streets and on certain spots within Station Road, however, please be considerate of our neighbours when parking and make sure you don’t park on the yellow lines on Station Road, the traffic wardens are waiting to pounce!
This brings us on to…..
Getting Here
Beveree is well served by public transport with the National Rail station a 10 minute walk from the stadium. There is a half hourly service from London Waterloo which takes around 40 minutes on the Shepperton Branch, main stops enroute include Clapham Junction, Wimbledon and Kingston. However always double check the National Rail planner for any potential delays or engineering works.
There are 3 local bus services within easy reach of the ground. The 111 (Kingston to Heathrow) and 216 (Kingston to Staines) both have stops on Station Road whilst the R68 (Hampton Court Station to Kew) is a 5 minute walk away and has stops in Twickenham and Richmond).
Inside the Ground
On entering Beveree through the turnstiles your first stop should always be the Beavers Trust Shed located just to the left of the entrance. Here you can purchase one of our excellent matchday programmes for £3, enter the Golden Goal with a chance to win £80 and learn more about the Trust and what we do to support the club and work for the fans.
The Fanzone is located right by the turnstiles with plenty of seating. In this area there is the Club Shop for all your Beaver related merch, an outside bar serving refreshing beers & soft drinks and, usually, the Dough Shack pizza van and a Barista Coffee van. In the corner of the Fanzone are male and female toilets.
The main clubhouse, The Beaver Lodge, has a wide selection of drinks and if you require a pint of the Irish black stuff or a fermented apple based beverage then this is where you need to go. There is plenty of seating, multiple TV’s and you can’t miss the excellent mural in the back bar. Male, Female and Disabled toilets are also located in the Lodge.
Serving burgers, chips, drinks and all manner of good stuff, the club kitchen is also accessed from the Fanzone where you can pick up your pre or mid-match grub!
Beveree has cover on all 4 sides and 3 stands in which you can sit so there is plenty of viewing points around the ground to cover you for all weather possibilities! At the Beaver Lodge end there is the Alan Simpson OBE Stand with 100 seats named after our legendary late President, and affording excellent views of Beveree, it is a popular place to sit and watch the game.
The Main Stand includes a large, covered terrace and a 200 seated stand on the halfway line where the press box is also situated, this is also where the disabled seats are located. Beyond that is another seated stand, known as the Green Stand, on account of it’s green seats! In the far corner there are further toilet facilities and the Thirsty Beaver Bar in case you need a refreshment following the long walk down!
Behind the far goal is the Keith Hussey Stand which now houses the new scoreboard which means there is no excuse for not knowing what the score is and how long is left! Keith was a Trust member and founder of our Supporters team Beavers FC.
The School Side, named due to its closeness to Twickenham Prep school, is mostly single terrace aside from a small, covered area. This side of the ground also houses the media gantry and dugouts. Stand on this side to gain tactical insight and learn fruity new language!
In the extremely rare event of segregation, then there is a second set of turnstiles between the Main Stand and Green Stand with away fans allocated the Green and Keith Hussey Stands. Away supporters should walk past the main turnstiles following the back of the main stand to gain access to their area for segregated games.
