Boreham Wood win a ninth straight league game, beating Hartlepool 4–3 after trailing 3–2
Sunday 1 November 2026 · By Martin Coverdale
Boreham Wood made it nine consecutive Enterprise National League wins on Saturday, coming from behind to beat Hartlepool United 4–3 at home and stretching their lead at the top of the table to 12 points.
Wood were in front early. Cashman scored from the penalty spot in the 20th minute and White made it 2–0 in first-half stoppage time. Hartlepool then hit back after the break, with Kouogun scoring in the 47th minute, Deeming in the 52nd and Miley in the 59th to put them 3–2 up. Brunt equalised in the 87th minute, and substitute Matt Rush, back from injury, won it in the 92nd minute. The attendance was 1,268, according to the BBC and the club.
The Hartlepool Mail described the penalty as “debatable”. That is the Mail’s word, not the referee’s or either club’s.
The result leaves Wood on 44 points from 16 games, with 14 wins and two draws. They are still unbeaten in the league, and they have taken 44 of a possible 48 points. Harrogate Town are second on 32 points, 12 behind, and third-placed Southend United are 15 behind on 29. Only the champions are promoted automatically, and the clubs from second to seventh go into the play-offs. Altrincham are seventh on 28, 16 points behind Wood. Hartlepool are 21st on 15, which is 29 points below the leaders.
The attacking numbers are the best in the division. Wood have scored 44 league goals, the most of any club, and their goal difference of +27 is also the best. At the other end they have conceded 17, the second-fewest after Kidderminster Harriers, who have let in 16.
Wood’s previous league game was a 2–1 win at Woking on Tuesday 27 October, their eighth in a row. Manager Luke Garrard’s reaction to Saturday’s game was not available at the time of writing, so this account relies on the BBC, the club and the Non-League Paper.
The week ahead is a busy one. Wood host Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup first round on Saturday 7 November, with kick-off at 3pm GMT, and there is no league game that day. The league resumes with a trip to Yeovil Town on Saturday 14 November at 3pm, and six days later they travel to Southend on Friday 20 November at 7.45pm. Both of those clubs are in play-off places at the moment. Aldershot Town visit on Wednesday 25 November, with kick-off at 7pm.
Saturday showed two sides of Wood’s season. They threw away a two-goal lead, yet they found the answer twice in the closing minutes, which is how a side has 44 points from 16 games.
Meadow Park is a compact National League ground on Broughinge Road in Borehamwood (WD6 5AL). For visiting supporters it is a straightforward, well-run away day: one end of the pitch, a slice of covered seats, and a short walk from the Brook Road car park. The club currently styles the venue the Mangata Developments Stadium Meadow Park. Capacity is about 4,500, with roughly 1,700 seats. National League fixtures here are fully segregated.
Away fans are housed at the South End. Enter through turnstiles 9 and 10 off the Brook Road car park. The allocation is up to 1,250: about 359 covered seats at the southern end of the West Stand (first come, first served) and uncovered standing on the South and South East terraces. Those terraces sit close to the goal and have only a handful of steps, so you are near the action even if you are out in the weather. Configurations can change for operational reasons; your own club will be told if the allocation moves.
The West Stand, opened in 2014 by Arsène Wenger, runs the length of the pitch. It is steep, pillar-free and has decent legroom. Home supporters occupy the northern majority; the southern block is yours. Opposite sits the East (Main) Stand: a shorter, covered seated stand astride the halfway line, with the dugouts in front and the clubhouse and changing rooms on that side. The North Bank is a covered home terrace opened in 2019. It is set a little further back from the touchline than the south end.
Toilets for visiting supporters are in the South East and South West corners. Food and drink come from the middle of the South terrace and from the away fan zone in the South East. Expect the usual matchday fare rather than a destination food hall. Wheelchair and easier-access viewing, plus accessible toilets, are in the West Stand; those supporters should still use turnstiles 9 and 10.
On-site parking is reserved for players, officials and guests. Use Brook Road public car park, then walk to the south turnstiles. Charges may apply and the car park fills on bigger games. Hertsmere Civic car park is a useful overflow. Elstree & Borehamwood station is about a mile away (15–20 minutes on foot) on the Thameslink line between London St Pancras and Luton. From the town centre, Shenley Road has plenty of pubs; The Hart and Spool (Wetherspoons) is the usual meeting point and is only a short walk from the ground.
Meadow Park is also used by Arsenal Women and Arsenal’s youth sides, which is why parts of the ground feel newer than a typical fifth-tier venue. The pitch itself is a full-size hybrid surface (about 100.6 m by 70.4 m). Views from the away seats are good; from the open south terrace they are even closer, at the cost of cover. Check kick-off time and ticket instructions with your club — some midweek games here have been 7.45 pm, others earlier — and bring a coat if you plan to stand. It is a tidy, easy ground to visit, with a clear away corner and no maze of concourses to learn.