Friendly – Margate v West Ham United, July 22nd, 1996

Margate 0
West Ham United 1 (Jones, 83)

Monday 22 July 1996
Friendly – Hartsdown Park, Margate
Attendance: 3,500

A match held as part of Margate’s centenary celebrations that drew the biggest crowd to Hartsdown since the FA Cup tie against Spurs in 1973. West Ham’s squad included first-teamers such as Tony Cottee, Julian Dicks, Tim Breacker, Michael Hughes, Robbie Slater and Kenny Brown. The Hammers won the game with a late goal from Steve Jones. However, the highlight of the evening was Margate keeper Kevin Hudson saving a penalty from Dicks. The match was kicked off by pop star sponsor Buster Bloodvessel.

Programme cover.

Isle of Thanet Gazette picture of Margate captain Phil Handford shaking hands with West Ham’s Julian Dicks.