Our final game of the season saw the visit of Leverstock Green with Levvy knowing that only a win would keep them up and send Kings Langley down instead.

Our final away game of the season saw us visit the home of this seasons champions – AFC giving Real Bedford a guard of honour on to the pitch. The ODs put up a good performance against a team that have only lost 2 league games all season.

An end of season match but very much a must win for Kidlington. AFC were down to the bare bones regarding players meaning that Joe Oxley (our old Manager) made his debut up front and only 4 named subs, including a goalkeeper – one of which was never going to play.

Our fifth Beds Senior Cup Final and second in successive years saw us run out deserved winners on a very pleasant evening in front of a big crowd (plenty of AFC fans in attendance).

A great result with the boys coming in to form just at the right time with the cup final coming up next. Just shows what difference playing on a decent surface can make. The weather was pretty decent as well – all round a very enjoyable day for team AFC.

A match played in very difficult conditions - an incredibly dry bobbly pitch and a strong wind all afternoon were not conducive to decent football - not much anyone could do about it and the same for both teams, but frustrating none the less.

Another 0-0 draw for the ODs at Creasey Park – the third in a row. Unlike the previous two, this one was a bit of a stinker with very few clear cut chances. Ware had to start with one of their outfield players in goal but we just could not take advantage of his inexperience between the posts.

Just like London buses, along comes another 0-0 draw exactly a week after reporting our first one of the season. Much like the one last week, this was another decent game with plenty of chances for both teams.

A decent battle with our near neighbours ultimately proved fruitless as Barton took the points with a winning goal in the 98 th minute!

Senior Challenge Cup Final

Tuesday 15th April 2025 @ Luton Town FC, Kick Off 7:45pm

Barton Rovers v AFC Dunstable

An ultimately disappointing game but a decent performance in the ODs first 0-0 draw of the season as we welcomed back our old Manager of 10 years Steve Heath – recently appointed at Kings Langley.

A really good game in front of a decent crowd – including our visitors from Parkfields – saw AFC take the points in a thrilling end to the match.

Both sides will feel they should have taken the 3 points from this fiercely competitive battle. A much better display from the ODs but Hadley were probably marginally the better side but could not take their chances.

A battle of a game in front of Leighton’s biggest attendance of the season saw AFC succumb to a late goal from one of our old players – disappointing but Leighton were the better team on the day.

A long old 50 mile schlep over to central Oxfordshire on a cold but pleasant March evening was made to be worth it with the OD’s deservedly bringing home the points in what was a relatively comfortable win.

Another trip to Kenilworth Road to contest the Beds County Cup (to play Barton Rovers) was achieved in a relatively comfortable win over a very good Real Bedford side on a thoroughly enjoyable evening in front of a decent crowd.

A really hard fought match on a very muddy bog of a pitch saw the points shared – both teams tried their hardest in difficult conditions but a draw was probably a fair result.

Having lost our previous four league games, we travelled to The Meadow more in hope than expectation and came away with a very welcome victory against a team that we do not have a great record against away from home.

Not the start we would have wanted for 2025 as we fell to our third defeat over the holiday season and well beaten by a club that has become our nemesis recently.

A very hard fought battle on an absolute pudding of a very muddy pitch saw AFC come away empty handed – not how we would have wanted to end the year.