Welcome to Jolly Sailor

St Albans Hertfordshire

The Jolly Sailor is a vibrant and welcoming local pub, renowned for its dynamic atmosphere and community spirit. With something for everyone, we host pool and darts teams, thrilling quiz and poker nights, and are a haven for sports enthusiasts, boasting an impressive selection of draught beers to enjoy while catching the game. Our pub fare menu offers delicious, comforting food that perfectly complements our drinks.  

But that's not all - on Friday and Saturday nights, as well as during bank holidays, the Jolly Sailor transforms into a lively karaoke bar, a facet of our establishment that has gained legendary status. We pride ourselves on providing a diverse experience that caters to both our regular patrons and those looking to sing their hearts out. Our website aims to capture the essence of the Jolly Sailor, showcasing the unique blend of traditional pub culture and exhilarating entertainment that defines us. Join us to experience the best of both worlds!

 

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20th September, 2025
Birmingham City v Swansea City (Football League)

Birmingham City v Swansea City (Football League)

Coverage of the Championship match from St Andrew's @ Knighthead Park. The Blues have registered four points in their two previous home fixtures, drawing 1-1 with Ipswich Town in the opening game of the season before beating Oxford United 1-0, while the Swansea have won one and lost one on their travels, which included a 2-0 victory at Sheffield Wednesday

20th September, 2025
Leicester City v Coventry City (Football League)

Leicester City v Coventry City (Football League)

Coverage of the Championship match from King Power Stadium, as the East Midlands rivals go head to head. The hosts have dominated this fixture since the turn of the century, and have only lost four times in the last 20 meetings against the Sky Blues. However the last fixture between these two teams in January 2024 saw Coventry come away with a 3-1 victory

20th September, 2025
Liverpool v Everton (Premier League)

Liverpool v Everton (Premier League)

Coverage of the top-flight match from Anfield, as the two rivals meet for the first time this season. The hosts have dominated this fixture over the last 15 years, having only lost twice to the Toffees in 32 meetings. However those two victories for Everton have come in the last four years, with the visitors winning 2-0 here in 2021 and 2-0 at Goodison Park in 2024

20th September, 2025
Manchester United v Chelsea (Premier League)

Manchester United v Chelsea (Premier League)

Coverage of the Premier League match from Old Trafford. The visitors have won two of the last three meetings between the two teams, having not won any of the seven matches against the Red Devils before that. This fixture last year ended in a 1-1 draw as Moises Caicedo finish quickly cancelled out Bruno Fernandes' second-half penalty

20th September, 2025
Fulham v Brentford (Premier League)

Fulham v Brentford (Premier League)

Coverage of the Premier League match from Craven Cottage, as the West London rivals go head to head for the first time this campaign. The hosts did the double over Brentford last season, as they came from behind in both meetings against the Bees. In this fixture last year Harry Wilson scored twice in stoppage time to earn the Cottagers a 2-1 victory after Vitaly Janelt's 24th-minute opener

21st September, 2025
Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Race Day (Formula 1)

Azerbaijan Grand Prix: Race Day (Formula 1)

Coverage of the 17th round of the season from the Baku City Circuit. This is just the eighth edition of this race after its inception back in 2017, with Australia's Daniel Ricciardo winning the first race eight years ago. Sergio Perez is the only driver to win this Grand Prix more than once thanks to victories in 2021 and 2023, with the likes of Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas all winning here as well

21st September, 2025
Ireland v England (Cricket England England T20)

Ireland v England (Cricket England England T20)

Coverage of the third and final T20 in the series from The Village in Dublin, as the visitors play their final game of the summer. Before this series the two sides had only ever met once in a T20 international in a World Cup group game in 2022, when the hosts came out on top with a 5-run victory on DLS

21st September, 2025
Sunderland v Aston Villa (Premier League)

Sunderland v Aston Villa (Premier League)

Coverage of the Premier League match from Stadium of Light, as the two teams meet for the first time in seven years. Their last meeting back in March 2018 was in the Championship and saw Villa come away with a dominant 3-0 victory. The visitors have struggled so far this season by their standards, and only picked up one point from their first three league games before the international break.

21st September, 2025
Bournemouth AFC v Newcastle United (Premier League)

Bournemouth AFC v Newcastle United (Premier League)

Coverage of the Premier League match at Vitality Stadium. The corresponding fixture last season finished in a 1-1 draw, but fans of the Cherries will be more likely to remember the game later in the season at St James' Park, when a Justin Kluivert hat-trick inspired them to a 4-1 victory

21st September, 2025
Arsenal v Manchester City (Premier League)

Arsenal v Manchester City (Premier League)

Coverage of the Premier League match from Emirates Stadium. The hosts have had the slight upper hand in recent fixtures between these two teams, winning two and drawing three of the last five meetings. The previous fixture between the two clubs saw the hosts dismantle Pep Guardiola's side, as the Gunners picked up a 5-1 victory at this venue last season, with five different players scoring for Mikel Arteta's side

22nd September, 2025
Millwall v Watford (Football League)

Millwall v Watford (Football League)

Coverage of the Championship match from The Den. The hosts have a decent recent record against their visitors having won four of the last six meetings between the two sides. Watford have only won one match in that period which happened to be in this fixture last season, when they came away with 3-2 victory back in August last year

24th September, 2025
Crvena Zvezda v Celtic (Europa League)

Crvena Zvezda v Celtic (Europa League)

Coverage of the league phase match from Rajko Mitic Stadium. The visitors had hoped to be competing in this year's Champions League but lost out to Kazakhstan's FC Kairat in the play-offs. Both legs ended 0-0 before the Scottish side were beaten 3-2 on penalties, meaning they would have to settle for a place in this competition

25th September, 2025
Aston Villa v Bologna (Europa League)

Aston Villa v Bologna (Europa League)

Coverage of the league phase match from Villa Park. The hosts were unlucky to miss out on this season's Champions League but are still playing in a European competition for the third successive year. They've never won this tournament before but are one of only six English teams to win the Champions League, something they did back in 1982

25th September, 2025
Rangers v Genk (Europa League)

Rangers v Genk (Europa League)

Coverage of the league phase match from Ibrox Stadium. The hosts were humiliated in their Champions League play-off tie against Club Brugge, as they were hammered 9-1 on aggregate, meaning they were left to face another season in Europe's second-tier competition

26th September, 2025
Ryder Cup: Day 1 Foursomes Matches (Golf)

Ryder Cup: Day 1 Foursomes Matches (Golf)

Coverage of the foursomes matches on day one at Bethpage Black in New York, where Team Europe and Team USA face each other in the 45th staging of the competition. Europe got off to a dream start in the foursomes two years ago when they took a 4-0 lead into the afternoon session, as the likes of John Rahm, Rory McIlroy, Tommy Fleetwood and Shane Lowry all helped to pick up early points on the first morning

26th September, 2025
Ryder Cup: Day 1 Fourballs Matches (Golf)

Ryder Cup: Day 1 Fourballs Matches (Golf)

Coverage of the fourballs matches on day one at Bethpage Black in New York, where Team Europe and Team USA face each other in the 45th staging of the competition. Europe continued their dominant first morning at the 2023 event as they managed to pick up two and a half points in the fourballs session in Rome. Rory McIlroy and Matthew Fitzpatrick helped themselves to 5 & 3 victory, while the other three games were halved, leaving Europe leading 6.5 points to 1.5 points at the end of the first day

26th September, 2025
West Bromwich Albion v Leicester City (Football League)

West Bromwich Albion v Leicester City (Football League)

Coverage of the Championship match from The Hawthorns, as the two Midlands clubs go head to head. The hosts haven't had much success against the Foxes recently and have lost the last five meetings on the bounce. West Brom's last win against their visitors came when they were both in the Premier League, when the Baggies picked up a 2-1 victory on the road back in November 2016