West Men Preview | Sporting Khalsa (H)
West Men vs Sporting Khalsa
- Saturday 14th November 2026
- 3pm kick-off
- Midland Football League Premier Division, Matchday 19
- Brookburn Road, M21 8DP for parking - note there is no parking at Brookburn Road or the nearby Chorltonville Estate, see our Matchday page for further detail.
- Admission
- £8 Adults
- £6 Concessions (16-17, over 60s)
- £2 Under 16s (ages 5 to 15), accompanied by an adult
- Free for Under 5s, accompanied by an adult
Lee Rick's side head into Saturday looking for a change in fortunes. In his post-match interview praised the application and intensity as we spent Monday night away at Whitchurch Alport, but the travelling faithful had to settle for a 1-1 draw. A goal on the counter for our hosts put them in the lead, but a Lewis Billingsley effort rifled in from the edge of the box levelled things up. We're now two unbeaten, but winless in five.
Sporting Khalsa are the visitors to Brookburn Road on Saturday as we aim to break the streak, in the first league meeting between our two clubs. Like ourselves, they arrived in the Midland Football League Premier Division this summer, though by a less welcome route. Moved laterally into the Northern Premier League West in 2025, Khalsa were relegated on the final day of last season - the first relegation in the club's history.
They've settled back in at step five without much fuss. Going into the midweek games, Khalsa sat 10th, level on 22 points with both Whitchurch Alport and ourselves. A quirk of fate means all four of their league draws this season have finished 2-2, the latest coming at home to Romulus last weekend. Their most eye-catching result came in the FA Cup back in August, knocking out Nantwich Town on penalties in a replay before Leek Town ended their run.
Founded in 1991 by the Sikh community in Willenhall, Khalsa moved to their current ground in 2010 - either purchasing it from Willenhall Town or Banks Brewery, depending on the source you read. Manager Ian Rowe has been in charge since 2014, and his first season brought the West Midlands (Regional) League title with a record 117 points. Their biggest crowd to date, 2,252, came for an FA Cup fourth qualifying round tie against FC United of Manchester in 2015.
One thing our two clubs do have in common is once having Gibraltan international footballers in our ranks. In fact, Sporting's Jake Gosling and our own Jamie Coombes & Jack Sargeant shared squads together towards the end of the 2010s - Gosling and Sargeant even played together during Gibraltar's historic friendly win over Latvia in 2018.
Saturday's Midland Football League Premier Division fixtures
| Saturday 14 November | ||
| AFC Wolverhampton City | 15:00 | Abbey Hulton United |
| Brocton | 15:00 | Northwich Victoria |
| Cheadle Town | 15:00 | Stone Old Alleynians |
| Dudley Town | 15:00 | Lye Town |
| Romulus | 15:00 | Stockport Georgians |
| Runcorn Town | 15:00 | Tividale |
| Sutton United | 15:00 | Whitchurch Alport |
| Uttoxeter Town | 15:00 | Darlaston Town |
| West Didsbury & Chorlton | 15:00 | Sporting Khalsa |
| Wythenshawe Town | 15:00 | Winsford United |
Travelling to Brookburn Road
We strongly recommend that, where possible, visitors walk, cycle or use public transport when travelling to our stadium.
Car parking at the stadium itself is strictly restricted to players and officials. If you're a supporter and you require a parking space for accessibility reasons, please contact ollie@wdcfc.co.uk.
If you are driving to the match, please use our car park at Hardy Farm M21 8DP or alternatively the car park opposite the Bowling Green pub M21 9ES.
Please note that there is NO PARKING allowed in the Chorltonville area adjacent to the ground, which is private.
For further details of how to get to Brookburn Road, please head to the MATCHDAY page.
Midland Football League Premier Division table, after the games on Monday 9 November
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Abbey Hulton United | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 33 | 25 | 8 | 35 |
| 2 | Winsford United | 18 | 11 | 1 | 6 | 29 | 19 | 10 | 34 |
| 3 | Runcorn Town | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 18 | 23 | 33 |
| 4 | Northwich Victoria | 13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 38 | 8 | 30 | 32 |
| 5 | Brocton | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 48 | 28 | 20 | 32 |
| 6 | Sutton United | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 35 | 20 | 15 | 30 |
| 7 | Cheadle Town | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 28 |
| 8 | AFC Wolverhampton City | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 36 | 33 | 3 | 24 |
| 9 | Dudley Town | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 38 | 37 | 1 | 23 |
| 10 | Whitchurch Alport | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 25 | 28 | -3 | 23 |
| 11 | West Didsbury & Chorlton | 18 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 31 | 37 | -6 | 23 |
| 12 | Sporting Khalsa | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 31 | 28 | 3 | 22 |
| 13 | Wythenshawe Town | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 25 | 29 | -4 | 21 |
| 14 | Romulus | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 20 | 0 | 20 |
| 15 | Stockport Georgians | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 36 | -13 | 18 |
| 16 | Lye Town | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 30 | 36 | -6 | 16 |
| 17 | Uttoxeter Town | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 16 | 28 | -12 | 12 |
| 18 | Darlaston Town | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 34 | -16 | 11 |
| 19 | Stone Old Alleynians | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 21 | 42 | -21 | 11 |
| 20 | Tividale | 16 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 17 | 58 | -41 | 4 |
Monday's Midland Football League Premier Division result
| Monday 9 November | ||
| Whitchurch Alport | 1 - 1 | West Didsbury & Chorlton |
Still to play
| Tuesday 10 November | ||
| Abbey Hulton United | 19:45 | Brocton |
| Dudley Town | 19:45 | Tividale |
| Lye Town | 19:45 | AFC Wolverhampton City |
| Northwich Victoria | 19:45 | Cheadle Town |
| Runcorn Town | 19:45 | Wythenshawe Town |
| Stone Old Alleynians | 19:45 | Romulus |
| Sutton United | 19:45 | Uttoxeter Town |
| Winsford United | 19:45 | Stockport Georgians |
| Wednesday 11 November | ||
| Darlaston Town | 19:45 | Sporting Khalsa |