After a slight delay, we will this Tuesday welcome AFC Totton to York Road. 

 

The reverse fixture, also played in midweek, saw The Stags win 2-1 at The Snows Stadium. Joe Oastler opened the scoring halfway through the first 45, scrambling in from merely 3 yards out. Josh Umerah drew United level just under 15 minutes later from the spot. Jordon Ragguette drove into the area before being tripped, giving the referee no choice but to point to the spot. Umerah cooly slotted into the centre of the goal taking us in level at the break. United pushed and probed to take the lead, and for once didn’t find chances had to come by. However, as they pushed Totton capitalised to their susceptibility on the break as Christie Ward was able to tap in a rebounded effort on the counter. 

 

Players who have played for both are sparse but luckily, we have one of them within our ranks at the moment that being Jordon Ragguette. Our number 3 spent three seasons with The Stags during the early stages of his career. Still only 24, Jordon developed a lot in his time at Totton developing a keen eye for goal down the left flank and becoming an integral part of the side that won the Southern League Division One South title. Jordon and The Stags came so close to making it back-to-back promotions, but they were defeated in the Southern League Premier South Playoff Final by Salisbury, who Jordon would join in the summer following. 

Stefan Brown is another to have played for both. The striker, now at Reading City, appeared for Maidenhead in the 2014/15 season scoring twice in 19 appearances. But his time at Totton, prior to this, proves far more memorable. Brown spent three years at The Stags and was part of the side who made it to the FA Cup First Round Proper in 2011/12. That game against Bradford Park Avenue saw Brown come off the bench to score a hat-trick in an 8-1 win. In doing so, he entered the FA Cup history books scoring the fastest hat-trick by a substitute in the competition, just 15 minutes. 

 

Alfie Egan has also pulled on both the black and white of Maidenhead and the blue of AFC Totton. Beginning his career at AFC Wimbledon, Egan was released and joined Ebbsfleet United. While at The Fleet, the midfielder joined Maidenhead on loan for the latter part of the 2020/21 season. He went onto make 10 appearances without scoring. He then joined Totton in November 2023, where he’d stay for two months and make six appearances. 

 

An early season flurry into the playoff and promotion places has receded in recent months for The Stags. The Hampshire side now sit 14th in the table after a tricky winter period saw them spiral down the table. A recent resurgence in form has seen them go four unbeaten with two wins and two draws since a damning defeat to Ebbsfleet. However, the strong form has seen them see off Hornchurch and Dagenham in one and two-nil defeats respectively. Experienced striker Tony Lee is is a question mark as to whether he'll lead the line tommorow night. The 30-year-old sits top of the scoring charts for The Stags on 12, followed by Ashley Clarke on seven. The more likely to feature Clarke, scored last time out against Dagenham slotting cooly in after half an hour. The attacking threat is on loan from local Premier League side AFC Bournemouth. 

 

United remain in what looks to have become an incredibly tightly-packed playoff pack depsite a disappointing result on the weekend. A 1-0 loss at basement side Chippenham appeared to be a tale of penalty decisions given and not. The Bluebirds earned their spot kick 25 minutes into the game, Freddie Grant went over and the referee pointed to the spot. Former Magpie Harry Parsons stepped up and fired into the top corner. Grant was at the centre of attention in the area once again as he appeared to handle the ball twice in his own 18-yard box in the second half, however, this time the ref turned a blind eye on both occasions. A first defeat in five for United but Tuesday night presents an opportunity to bounce back at the earliest opportunity.  

 

AFC Totton 2-1 Maidenhead United (2025) 

Please follow the link below for directions to York Road. 

This fixture WILL NOT be segregated.  

 

Tickets can also be purchased online before 5:45pm on matchdays or on the gate, with cash and card accepted. Ticket prices are as follows: 

 

 

(Prices in brackets indicate on-the-gate admission) 

 

 

We offer complimentary carer tickets upon direct request. Once you have booked your match ticket, please email social@maidenheadunitedfc.org with your booking reference number to request your carers ticket or call 01628 636314 (option 1) 

The digital matchday programme will be published across our social media channels, and can be accessed at York Road by scanning the QR codes around the ground. Physical copies are available for subscribers. For more information, please click here.  

 

Once uploaded, the programme can be found and downloaded by following this link, click here.