Match Preview: Maidenhead United (A) - 3rd March 2026

Photo courtesy of Fin Hall

By Josh Cole

The Stags make the trip to Maidenhead United for a midweek away day in the Enterprise National League South!

Last time out at the weekend AFC Totton were superb in a win away at Dagenham & Redbridge! Click here to read the match report!

MAIDENHEAD UNITED – THEIR SEASON SO FAR:

The Magpies are currently in 10^th place in the league table on 52 points from 33 games played.

After relegation in the last campaign from the National league, Maidenhead started off life in the ENLS with a home loss against Chesham. They did remain winless in their next three games, drawing two against Enfield Town and Hemel Hempstead and losing to Weston-super-Mare.

But, they managed to get their first win on bank holiday Monday in August, with a 2-1 home win against Horsham and they rounded off August with a 1-2 away win against Dover.

Another two league wins on the spin saw a 0-4 battering of Bath and a 2-1 win against Chelmsford saw them enter the FA Cup in very good form. Their match in the second qualifying round was against Kent outfit, Faversham Town, residing in step four, and the Magpies were involved in a cupset, losing 0-1 at home.

However, that result didn’t affect their league form as they went back to winning their next two games against Maidstone & Worthing, as well as after beating AFC Aldermaston in the Berks and Bucks Senior Cup second round.

Form for Maidenhead then took a turn for the worst, taking them from one of the most in-form sides in the league to one of the worst, going winless in their next six, which included five losses and one draw.

This bad run continued into the FA Trophy as they were knocked out by Leamington, 2-0. A 0-4 win away at Winslow United progressed them into the quarter-finals of the Berks and Bucks senior cup but that good win couldn’t carry into the league and they lost 1-0 away at Dagenham.

Finally, Maidenhead turned a corner, winning their next three fixtures against Salisbury, Chippenham and Hornchurch, scoring 11 goals and conceding zero. Unfortunately, their run in the Berks and Bucks senior cup ended at the hands of Reading.

Their league form didn’t stop after this loss, as they extended their unbeaten run in the ENLS to five games, winning away at Hampton & Richmond and drawing against Hemel Hempstead, but unbeaten streak was stopped on Boxing Day in a 1-3 home loss against Slough Town.

Maidenhead, in January, found two wins, a draw and a loss and they carried that form into February, with three wins, one draw and one loss which came last time out away at Chippenham Town.

LAST FIVE: MAIDENHEAD UNITED

Vs Chippenham Town | Away | ENLS | Lost 1-0

Vs Salisbury | Home | ENLS | Won 2-1

Goalscorers: Emmanuel Onariase 45’ & Cameron Eubank 84’

Vs Dagenham & Redbridge | Home | ENLS | Won 2-0

Goalscorers: Josh Umerah 10’ & Liam Dulson 89’

Vs Torquay United | Away | ENLS | Drew 1-1

Goalscorer: Josh Umerah 54’

Vs Tonbridge Angels | Away | ENLS | Won 0-1

Goalscorer: Josh Umerah 54’

LAST FIVE: AFC TOTTON

Vs Dagenham & Redbridge | Away | ENLS | Won 0-2

Goalscorers: Ash Clarke 30’ & Tyler Cordner 43’

Vs Slough Town | Home | ENLS | Drew 1-1

Goalscorer: Christie Ward 39’

Vs Hornchurch | Home | ENLS | Won 1-0

Goalscorer: Own Goal 39’

Vs Hampton & Richmond | Home | ENLS | Drew 1-1

Goalscorer: Ash Clarke 33’

Vs Ebbsfleet United | Away | ENLS | Lost 4-0

COMPARING THE STATS (all comps)

MY OPPOSITION PLAYERS TO WATCH:

DEFENCE: MILES WELCH-HAYES

Miles Welch-Hayes rejoined The Magpies in the summer, having spent last season on loan at York Road from Livingston. Last campaign he appeared 35 times in black and white stripes, scoring a singular goal in a 2-2 draw against Woking.

Welch-Hayes signed a professional contract at Oxford United in 2016, before making his League One debut later that year against Fleetwood Town. Whilst at Oxford he went on loan four times, most notably making 22 appearances for Bath City. He then joined The Romans permanently for a season before heading off to Macclesfield Town back in the Football League.

After two years there, he had another two-year tenure at Colchester United followed by a year at Harrogate Town. During his time at Town, he spent half a season at Altrincham before heading up to Scotland and Livingston, where he would feature three times before loans to Dunfermline Athletic and Maidenhead.  

MIDFIELD: MATT ROBINSON

Matt Robinson joined the Magpies in 2025 as part of further reinforcements ahead of the 2025/26 campaign.

Robinson began his career in the youth system at Leicester City before making a move to Luton Town, where he'd spend the next four years. While at Luton, Robinson enjoyed promotion to League Two, kickstarting their rise through the Football Leagues. Following the promotion, Robinson had loan spells Kidderminster Harriers, Grimsby Town and Woking.

Following his spell at the Hatters, Robinson spent seven years at Dagenham and Redbridge making 234 appearances and scoring 21 goals, during his time he also received a call-up for England C.

He then joined Woking where he would head out to Boreham Wood and Braintree Town on loan.

ATTACK: JOSH UMERAH

Umerah joined the Magpies as part of a big summer rebuild in 2025. A product of the Charlton Athletic Academy, Umerah helped the U18 side win the PDL2 along with finishing top scorer for the competition. Impressive performances at youth level earned him his EFL Championship debut in early 2016 against Hull City.

While at The Addicks, Josh went on loan to Kilmarnock, Wycombe Wanderers and Boreham Wood. He then left to join Ebbsfleet United in 2019 and moved again to Torquay United in 2020. For the 2021/22, Josh Umerah found his goalscoring touch as he netted an impressive 17 goals, including five in his first seven games.

Following this he enjoyed a spell at Hartlepool United, where he spent two years, scoring 17 in his time in the Northeast. An impressive first season saw him win the League Two PFA fan’s Player of the Month award for January 2023. In May of 2024, Umerah joined Dagenham and Redbridge where he would spend a season scoring 11 in 44 appearances. 

MATCH OFFICIALS:

Referee - Dan England

Assistant Ref 1 - Rikki Woolford

Assistant Ref 2 - Marc Rister

Fourth Official - Demetri Anastasiou

GO STAGS