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Next up at Hillgrounds…
Opponent Uxbridge
Competition Southern League Division One East
Uxbridge’s Current League position 14/22
Last Time They Were Here… Rovers won 2-1 last Spring with goals from Ivy and Newman
Uxbridge’s Current League Form (six games) WDWLDL
Did you know… Christene Keeler (aka Christine Sloan), the aspiring model at the middle of the 1963 ‘Profumo affair’ – and the inspiration for the line “British politician sex” in the Billy Joel song ‘We Didn’t Start The Fire’, was born in Uxbridge in 1942. Credit to my 60’s Guru, Simon Swingler for this information
In the bar afterwards Tottenham vs Everton on the big screens
On this day in Rovers history… Rovers have not lost on this date since 1993, against Dunstable Town in the County Cup. However, the tie was subsequently awarded to Kempston. Before this, the last defeat on January 13 was in 1962 against Bedford Avenue in the United Counties League D2