In photos: Dulwich Hamlet lose by a single goal at home to Billericay Town, Sat 21st Mar 2026

A bumper crowd of 3,097 wedged into Champion Hill on Saturday afternoon to watch Dulwich Hamlet lose 0-1 to in-form Billericay Town. Buzz photographer Max was on hand to snap …

Mar 23, 2026 - 07:17

In photos: Dulwich Hamlet lose by a single goal at home to Billericay Town, Sat 21st Mar 2026

A bumper crowd of 3,097 wedged into Champion Hill on Saturday afternoon to watch Dulwich Hamlet lose 0-1 to in-form Billericay Town.

Buzz photographer Max was on hand to snap some of the action.

In photos: Dulwich Hamlet lose by a single goal at home to Billericay Town, Sat 21st Mar 2026

On the Hamlet forum PP filed his match report:

A tight game with few clear chances, as were the other recent home games against Folkestone and Chatham, but we lost 1-0.

The only goal came just after the half hour. We’d already had the closest other attempt by either side when a shot came down off the underside of the bar after good wing play by Baugh and Mills couldn’t quite jump high enough to guide the rebound into the net.

I couldn’t tell who had the shot due to a pair of Billericay substitutes blocking my view.

We had a lot of the play during the final half hour without creating real chances against a strong defensive unit, then the visitors looked the likelier scorers in the final stages.

The result was disappointing but not surprising when you look at the strength of their bench today. Few other clubs in the division could omit any of Frankie Merrifield, Jack Evans and Alfie Cerulli from the XI, never mind all three.

I’d say they’re arguably the best team in the division right now, with 12 wins from the last 13 league games including victory over champions elect Folkestone. The only defeat in that sequence was away to St Albans, where we recently succumbed ourselves.

Five of our six remaining fixtures are against teams in the bottom six, which brings a different challenge for our team.

In photos: Dulwich Hamlet lose by a single goal at home to Billericay Town, Sat 21st Mar 2026

KP added:

I enjoyed today, even though we lost. I thought some of our passing movements were exquisite and we didn’t collapse in the second half.

True we didn’t create many scoring opportunities, defensively we didn’t close them down as quickly as they did us, and some players committed fouls as they weren’t quick enough for a decent tackle.

Overall it showed that most of our players should be retained on merit. Keep up the way you played today and we’ll have an enjoyable end to the season, and maybe even a cup!

In photos: Dulwich Hamlet lose by a single goal at home to Billericay Town, Sat 21st Mar 2026