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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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

27th September, 2025
Ryder Cup: Day 2 Foursomes Matches (Golf)

Ryder Cup: Day 2 Foursomes Matches (Golf)

Coverage of the foursomes matches on day two at Bethpage Black in New York, where Team Europe and Team USA face each other in the 45th staging of the competition. Europe enjoyed an excellent session at this stage two years ago in Rome, winning it 3-1 to take an overall 9.5-2.5 lead with the help of an emphatic 9&7 triummph for Ludvig Åberg and Viktor Hovland over Scottie Scheffler and Brooks Koepka, the biggest margin of victory in an 18-hole match in Ryder Cup history

27th September, 2025
Coventry City v Birmingham City (Football League)

Coventry City v Birmingham City (Football League)

Coverage of the Championship match at Coventry Building Society Arena. The last time these Midlands rivals met here was two seasons ago, when Coventry claimed a 2-0 victory, but Birmingham did avenge that loss with a 3-0 home win later in the campaign.

27th September, 2025
Wrexham v Derby County (Football League)

Wrexham v Derby County (Football League)

Coverage of the Championship match at StoK Racecourse, as the teams face each other in the league for the first time since the 1981/82 season. Big-spending Wrexham have splashed out close to £40million on new signings since they secured promotion to the second tier, more than some of Europe's top clubs including the likes of LaLiga giants Barcelona, as the owners continue to demonstrate their commitment to reaching the Premier League.

27th September, 2025
Brentford v Manchester United (Premier League)

Brentford v Manchester United (Premier League)

Coverage of the top-flight match from Gtech Community Stadium. The hosts are unbeaten at home against the Red Devils in three matches and have scored nine goals in those games. Four of those goals came in a 4-3 victory in this fixture last season, when Kevin Schade's brace, alongside a Luke Shaw own goal and Yoane Wissa finish, earnt the Bees all three points.

27th September, 2025
Ryder Cup: Day 2 Fourballs Matches (Golf)

Ryder Cup: Day 2 Fourballs Matches (Golf)

Coverage of the fourballs matches on day two at Bethpage Black in New York, where Team Europe and Team USA face each other in the 45th staging of the competition. The Americans won three of the four matches at this stage two years ago in Rome, but Europe still ended the day with a commanding 10.5-5.5 overall lead

27th September, 2025
Nottingham Forest v Sunderland (Premier League)

Nottingham Forest v Sunderland (Premier League)

Coverage of the Premier League match from The City Ground. The visitors have a strong recent record against their hosts and have only lost twice to the Midlands club in the last 12 meetings between the two teams since 1994. In that time Sunderland have picked up seven wins and drawn three of those games, so they'll be hoping to keep that good run going here today.

27th September, 2025
Tottenham Hotspur v Wolves (Premier League)

Tottenham Hotspur v Wolves (Premier League)

Coverage of the Premier League match from Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The visitors have a good recent record against their hosts and are currently five games unbeaten against Thomas Frank's team. Spurs' last victory against the Midlands club came in 2022 when Harry Kane scored the only goal of the game at this ground.

28th September, 2025
Aston Villa v Fulham (Premier League)

Aston Villa v Fulham (Premier League)

Coverage of the Premier League match from Villa Park. The hosts are looking to pick up their first win at this ground this season, having only picked up one point from their previous two home games this campaign in the league. Their last home match saw Villa draw a third consecutive blank at the start of the season, as the lost 3-0 to Crystal Palace.

28th September, 2025
Newcastle United v Arsenal (Premier League)

Newcastle United v Arsenal (Premier League)

Coverage of the Premier League match from St James' Park. The hosts have won the last three meetings at this ground against Arsenal, including two victories here last season. The Magpies won this league fixture last year thanks to a 12th-minute goal from Alexander Isak, before then beating the Gunners 2-0 in the second leg of the League Cup semi-finals to lead them to the final at Wembley Stadium.

28th September, 2025
Ryder Cup: Day 3 Singles Matches (Golf)

Ryder Cup: Day 3 Singles Matches (Golf)

Coverage of the singles matches on day the third and final day at Bethpage Black in New York, where Team Europe and Team USA face each other in the 45th staging of the competition. While the corresponding session was tied two years ago in Rome, the overall outcome never looked in doubt for Europe, who secured a 16.5-11.5 victory. It was the fifth successive Ryder Cup victory for the team playing on home soil, but Europe will be looking to emulate the last away win in the competition, when they prevailed 14.5-13.5 in Illinois 13 years ago.

29th September, 2025
Everton v West Ham United (Premier League)

Everton v West Ham United (Premier League)

Coverage of the Premier League match from Hill Dickinson Stadium. The Hammers have managed to pick up four points from their last two visits to Everton, including an impressive 3-1 victory in early 2024. Both meetings between these two sides ended as draws last season, with this fixture finishing 1-1 in mid-March, and the reverse ending in a drab 0-0 draw.

30th September, 2025
Middlesbrough v Stoke City (Football League)

Middlesbrough v Stoke City (Football League)

Coverage of the Championship match at Riverside Stadium, featuring two of the early-season pacesetters. MIddlesbrough did the double over Stoke last season, winning 2-0 here and 3-1 at bet 365 Stadium, but the Potters did record an emphatic 5-0 win at this ground in last term's EFL Cup.

30th September, 2025
Derby County v Charlton Athletic (Football League)

Derby County v Charlton Athletic (Football League)

Coverage of the Championship match at Pride Park. Charlton prevailed 2-1 when the teams last met here two seasons ago in League One, with Karoy Anderson scoring the winner to avenge a 1-0 defeat at the hands of the Rams earlier that campaign at The Valley.

30th September, 2025
Chelsea v Benfica (Champions League)

Chelsea v Benfica (Champions League)

Coverage of the league phase match from Stamford Bridge. These two sides have met four times in their history, with Chelsea winning all four meetings. They last faced each other in the quarter-finals of the Club World Cup over the summer, as Chelsea made it through to the semi-finals thanks to a 4-1 victory after extra time.