On The Home Front
Next up at Hillgrounds…
Opponent Bedford Town
Competition Southern League Division One
Bedford’s Current League position 7/20
Last Time They Were Here… Luke Heneghan did something a little bit special to win the game in stoppage time
Bedford’s Current League Form WWLL
Did you know… Cardington Hangars, down the road from Bedford’s home ground, was built in 1915 by a company called Short Brothers to manufacture blimps and barrage balloons, adjacent to the site, the company built homes for its workers, which is where Shortstown gets its name. Although long since de-commissioned, part of the site at Cardington is still owned by the MOD and leased to the Met Office as a weather monitoring station.
Live on the big screens Before the game, enjoy the early kick off between Tottenham and Liverpool on Sky Sports
After the full time whistle, grab yourself a drink and join us to watch Watford take on Manchester United in the late game on BT Sport
On this day in Rovers history… In 1979, Rovers beat St. Albans City – now of Conference South – 2-0 away from home in the FA Cup.
Rovers last game on this day was in 2015, which resulted in a 2-1 win away at Wellingborough Town on the way to promotion from the UCL

This is the fifth league meeting between Kempston and Bedford Town since Rovers came up into step 4 in 2016. Both sides claiming two victories each.
Bedford, who have been as high as Conference South in their recent history, will be looking to improve their league finish of 8th in the last two seasons and their summer signings suggest big ambitions on their part. They will be pleased to see their attendances up at the start of this campaign and very pleased with their successes so far in the FA Cup – as one fan said, “never in my wildest dreams did I think we’d win 3-0 at Enfield”.
Rovers have picked up since the start of the season and recorded three straight wins before the two draws with Chalfont. Still, we all enjoyed the late night and penalty success.