Kidderminster lose 2–1 at Solihull after scoring in the third minute, an eighth league game without a win
Sunday 1 November 2026 · By Rachel Ogden
Kidderminster Harriers lost 2–1 at Solihull Moors on Saturday after taking the lead in the third minute, their eighth league game in a row without a win. They are 13th in the Enterprise National League on 21 points.
Walker put Kidderminster ahead in the third minute. Solihull’s Wodskou equalised in the sixth minute, and Kidderminster’s Crompton put the ball into his own net in the 41st minute, which settled the game. The own goal is credited to Solihull. The order of the goals was 0–1, 1–1, 2–1. The attendance was 1,333, according to the BBC.
The winless run goes back to a 1–0 win over Gateshead on 16 September, according to the BBC’s results. Since then Kidderminster have drawn four league games and lost four. The form guide reads L D D L D L. Their previous game was a 0–0 draw at Altrincham on Tuesday 27 October.
No quote from manager Paul Wotton was available at the time of writing, so this account relies on the BBC and the club’s own recap.
The table shows Kidderminster on 21 points from 16 games, with five wins, six draws and five defeats. They are level on points with 12th-placed Woking, 14th-placed Aldershot Town and 15th-placed Hornchurch. They are seven points behind seventh-placed Altrincham, who have 28, and six points above 21st-placed Hartlepool United, who have 15. Only the leaders are promoted automatically, and the clubs from second to seventh go into the play-offs.
The goals column is unusual. Kidderminster have conceded 16 league goals, the fewest in the division, which is one fewer than leaders Boreham Wood. They have scored only 17, though, the second-fewest after Gateshead’s nine.
The next match is at home to Doncaster Rovers in the FA Cup first round on Saturday 7 November, with kick-off at 3pm GMT. There is no league game that day. The league resumes with a home match against Halifax Town on Saturday 14 November at 3pm, and Kidderminster then host Fylde on Saturday 21 November at 3pm. They visit Harrogate Town on Wednesday 25 November at 7.45pm and Boston United on Saturday 28 November at 3pm.
A flying start undone by a quick equaliser and an own goal is a hard way to lose. The tightest defence in the league has not been enough on its own, and the next two home games against Doncaster and Halifax give Kidderminster a chance to turn the run around.
Aggborough Stadium on Hoo Road, Kidderminster (DY10 1NB) has been home to Kidderminster Harriers since 1890. Capacity is around 6,444, with roughly 3,140 seats. For visiting supporters it is a compact, well-kept non-league ground: two covered terraces behind the goals and two single-tier seated stands along the touchlines. Views are generally unobstructed. Steam from the Severn Valley Railway often drifts past the East Stand and gives the place a distinctive backdrop.
Away fans are usually placed in the Purple Granite Stand (the East Stand), which runs the full length of the pitch, and in the covered South Stand terrace behind the southern goal. When a large following is expected, more of the South Stand is given over to visitors. Home support gathers on the North Stand terrace behind the opposite goal and in the EBC Group Main Stand on the west side. The tunnel sits on the Main Stand side, so from East Stand seats the South terrace is to your left.
Tickets for away supporters must be bought online in advance. There is no matchday box-office sale for visitors, even if you arrive early. Online purchase remains available until about 15 minutes after kick-off if you need to buy on arrival, but you still complete it on a phone before the turnstile. The club number for help before matchday is 01562 823 931. Aggborough is cashless inside, so bring a card or phone payment. Check current prices on the Harriers site; seated away tickets are typically a couple of pounds dearer than South Stand standing.
Kidderminster station is about half a mile away. Walk down Comberton Hill towards town, turn left just before Motorway Tyres, then follow Hoo Road to the ground on the right. By car, leave the M5 at Junction 3 for the A456 towards Kidderminster. Parking at the ground is scarce. The usual official option is the North Stand Council Car Park on a first-come basis (recently around £7.50). The stadium sits in a residential street, so do not block drives and respect local residents. Coaches should follow club instructions for drop-off rather than circling Hoo Road.
Refreshment kiosks serve both the East Stand concourse and the South Stand. Expect the usual pies, hot drinks and the ground’s well-known soup. Facilities are close to the away areas, so you should not need to wander into home sections. The ground is non-smoking, including e-cigarettes, in enclosed and semi-enclosed parts. Stewards are used to travelling support and segregation is straightforward on most National League and cup days.
On the pitch the surface is grass, roughly 107 by 69 yards. The North and South terraces sit tight behind each goal, so standing fans are close to the action. The East Stand is the larger seated side (just over 2,000 seats when built in 2003) with a cantilever roof and perspex panels that let light onto the grass. The Main Stand opposite is shallower — only about eight rows — but taller at the back because of hospitality boxes, offices, the club shop and ticket office. Disabled seating for home supporters is at the front of the Main Stand; visiting supporters needing access should contact the club before travelling so stewards can place you correctly.
Aggborough first staged a floodlit FA Cup tie in 1955. The record crowd remains 9,155 against Hereford United in 1948, from the days when a cycle track still ringed the pitch. Today it is a tidy, mid-sized stadium that rewards an early arrival: buy the ticket on your phone, find the East or South turnstiles, and you will be in a proper football ground rather than a bowl. Leave the points if you can — Harriers will try to keep them — and give the soup a try on the way out.