Taunton Town have third consecutive fixture postponed

Taunton Town FC posted on social media on Friday (January 6) to confirm their planned home game with Farnham Town was postponed due to a waterlogged pitch – the latest in a long sequence of games called off.

A spokesman for the club said: “We regret to announce that tomorrow’s Southern League Premier South fixture at home to Farnham Town has been postponed due to a waterlogged pitch.

“A further 24.6mm of rainfall since Wednesday night has meant there has not been sufficient time or suitable conditions for the pitch to improve, making it unsafe for matches to be played at the stadium at present.”

The club has confirmed that the clubhouse will still be open on Saturday (January 7) showing Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur and the Six Nations clash between England and Wales. But the ‘meet the manager’ Q&A with Gary Johnson has been postponed as he will be training with the squad ahead of the Peacocks’ trip to Berkhamsted on February 14.

Taunton Town have also announced that their postponed fixture with Wimborne Town at home will now take place on February 25 – weather permitting. One of two fixtures between the two sides yet to have taken place.

Multiple postponements, coupled with other teams being able to play their games, leaves Taunton Town in the bottom four of Southern League Premier South.

The Peacocks are three points from safety but have a couple games in hand with Hungerford who sit just above the drop zone.

As well as the home game with Wimborne, the club also has the away game re-arranged and the match against Chertsey Town away from home to fix a date for as well as the Farnham home match.

Many fans will remember back to 2024 when Taunton Town were in National League South and had many postponements due to a waterlogged pitch at the Cygnet Health Care Stadium but the club said that ‘significant investment’ has gone into the surface at the home ground and the pitch would have been ‘under water for weeks’ in years gone by.