Tooting & Mitcham United 5 - 0 Alton
11 Nov 2026
Match report by Ian Hall
Alton endured a torrid evening away at Tooting’s impressive ground with the hosts taking the lead after just four minutes, before going on to win comfortably 5 0. In truth the score could have been worse but for a couple of decent saves from Stephen Douglas and it wasn’t until the final minutes that Alton tested the home keeper.
Alton again started with a back three, this time Callum Kenny was flanked by Ellis McLean and Jamie Phillips and it is worth noting that Alton have used at least 16 defenders and five keepers in 24 matches so far this season.
The lack of familiarity could perhaps explain Tooting’s opener when a long throw was flicked on to Antonio Simeone to poke home unmarked from a couple of yards out.
At times you could have been forgiven for thinking it was Michail Antonio back on his old stomping ground such was the difference between the two sides, yet there were only 2 points separating them at the start of play - the home faithful admitted that Tooting had not covered themselves in glory to date.
The hosts were much the better side throughout and invariably found the bottom corner with some pretty good strikes but Alton just weren’t at the races and there were few positives to take from the game.
Immediately after a good piece of cover-defending by Mackenzie Paterson to shepherd a hail-Mary ball back to Douglas under pressure, he got the ball back and played a tremendous ball up to Kurt Greenaway. The substitute striker’s first touch was good and the second, a curling shot, looked destined for the bottom corner, only for the home stopper to produce a full length finger-tip save. That aside, an acrobatic volley just over the bar from Kenny who had moved up front in the second half, was the only other moment of note.
But a win at the weekend and a loss for Tooting would see the gap back to 2 points. It’s a funny old game!
Douglas, Catana, Kenny, McLean, Phillips (C), Garlinge, Mather, Acheampong, Matthews, Shah, Hills. Subs Ajayi-Obe, Branker, Mctettc, Greenaway, Paterson
Next: Saturday 14 Nov, Metropolitan Police visit the Exclusive Networks with Alton looking to arrest the slump.
