Sutton appoint Ross Jones as chief financial officer and Harry Dunne as general manager
Wednesday 11 November 2026 · By Andy Whiteside
Sutton United have appointed Ross Jones as chief financial officer and Harry Dunne as general manager and club secretary, the club announced on 10 November, after Tim Allison moved to a board-only role. The appointments are the principal midweek news from the club before Chris Agutter’s side host 22nd-placed Solihull Moors on Saturday.
Sutton are 11th on 24 points from 16 matches, level with Halifax Town and four behind seventh-placed Altrincham. The BBC form line of LDLLWW shows two straight league wins, a useful platform after an earlier dip. They went out of the FA Cup on 7 November, beaten 1–0 at seventh-tier Guiseley, for whom Thewlis scored from the penalty spot in the fifth minute of stoppage time after a challenge by Taylor.
Their home league game with Fylde on Saturday 5 December has been postponed because Fylde are at home to Luton Town in the FA Cup second round that weekend, with no new date yet. The next listed league date after that postponed match is a home game with Kidderminster Harriers at 12.30pm on Saturday 19 December. Kick-offs for the cup ties have still to be announced.
Solihull arrive with 13 points, four from safety, and have won their last two league matches, according to the BBC form line of WLLLWW. They have also conceded 40 goals, the most in the division. Cam Green’s short-term loan from Solihull to Chelmsford City was announced on 7 November; the Chelmsford page does not give an end date. Saturday is a chance for Sutton to take points from a side in the bottom four without assuming it will be straightforward.
After Solihull, Sutton host Boston United on 21 November and visit Hornchurch at 7.45pm on Tuesday 24 November. No National League match has been played since 31 October, so the table that shows them four points off the play-offs is the same one that has stood since the end of last month. First place is promoted automatically, and second to seventh contest the play-offs, with the bottom four relegated. The next league round on 14 November is a league weekend, not the FA Trophy, and Woking against Forest Green remains postponed, with no new date announced.
The BBC table, last updated at 11:13 on 9 November, still shows Sutton United 11th on 24 points from 16 matches, with a record of 7 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats. They have scored 20 and conceded 21, for a goal difference of minus 1. Those numbers have not changed since 31 October, because no National League fixture has been played in this window. The FA Cup, National League Cup and county cups do not count in the standings. Sutton United occupy four points below the play-offs.
Gander Green Lane — officially the VBS Community Stadium — has been Sutton United’s home since 1912. It is a compact, traditional ground of about 5,000, with one seated stand and covered terracing on the other three sides. For visiting supporters it is an easy afternoon if you plan the last few hundred yards, because the club car park is permit-only on matchdays and away entry is not through the main Gander Green Lane gates.
The pitch runs roughly east–west. Behind the western goal is the Gander Green Lane End, still marked by the curved open corners left from the old athletics track. Behind the eastern goal is the Collingwood Road End, the usual away allocation: a mix of covered terrace and seating closer to the Grandstand. Opposite the railway and recreation ground is the Rec Terrace, a covered stand set a little back from the touchline with a camera box on the roof. The Grandstand on the south side, opened in 1951, is the only all-seater, off-centre, with pillars along the front and the dugouts in front of it. The small Tardis Terrace sits between that stand and the Collingwood end and can be switched between home and away depending on the crowd.
West Sutton station is the simplest arrival. Come out, turn right along Gander Green Lane, pass the main entrance, then after about seventy yards turn right into Collingwood Recreation Ground for away turnstiles 5–8. Sutton station is twenty minutes on foot via the High Street if you are on the Victoria or London Bridge lines. Drivers should use Gibson Road municipal car park (SM1 2RF), about a fifteen-minute walk that brings you in at the Collingwood end. Do not count on street parking on Gander Green Lane itself.
Turnstiles typically open around ninety minutes before kick-off. Buy in advance where you can; on-the-day sales at the away ticket office are often card-only and can carry a small surcharge. The ground is frequently cashless. There is an away fanzone behind the Collingwood stand with food and a bar from early afternoon — vegan and vegetarian options are usually listed. Wheelchair spaces for away fans are limited and need booking through the club. Bags may be searched and turnstiles can close at half-time, so treat re-entry as uncertain if you leave during play.
Views from the Collingwood end are close to the pitch after the old track was removed. The Grandstand is the best elevated sightline if you are given seats, though pillars can interrupt a few rows. The Rec side feels more open and further back. Capacity figures wander between sources; treat around 5,000 as the working number rather than older, larger totals. Check your own club’s notes for the fixture, because segregation and which part of the Tardis or Parkside is used can change from match to match.
Pubs around the ground are limited for travelling groups; many fans drink in Sutton town centre near the main station and walk or hop one stop. The club shop and tea bars serve home areas, so use the away concourse once you are through the turnstiles. It is a friendly, old-fashioned ground with a proper non-league shape even after League years and a new hybrid pitch. Arrive early, use West Sutton or Gibson Road, and you will be behind the eastern goal with a clear view of both nets.