An Eastbourne Borough side unbeaten in three matches chase more points over the Bank Holiday weekend with two attractive fixtures, at home to second-placed AFC Wimbledon on Saturday and at former Football League club Cambridge United on Monday (3 pm kickoffs). Garry Wilson’s side won both those matches last season and will be looking to build on a good start which has seen them earn seven points from the first four games to sit third in the Blue Square Bet Premier
Eastbourne Borough have the chance to make amends for Saturday’s 4-2 defeat at Tamworth when they host Hayes and Yeading United on Tuesday night (August 17). Kick-off is at 7:45pm. It will be the first competitive match at Priory Lane since Borough’s dramatic win over Oxford United on April 24, which preserved their Blue Square Bet Premier status. Groundstaff have worked hard over the summer to prepare the pitch for the season ahead and home fans will be streaming through the turnstiles hoping for the
Captain Named Long-serving defender Ben Austin has been named as Eastbourne Borough’s club captain for the forthcoming season. The 33-year-old arrived at Priory Lane in June 2000 from neighbours Eastbourne Town and has won numerous accolades in his decade at the club, including supporters’ and manager’s player of the year last season. Austin, a PE teacher, has made 406 appearances for Borough and succeeds Paul Armstrong, who joined Whitehawk in the summer. Fellow defender Gary Elphick is the club’s new vice-captain. Elphick, 24, is starting