Berlin Trilogy
For our latest Euro city break, the breadknife and I headed over to Berlin for four nights, jetting out of Newcastle on the Wednesday afternoon. I wasn’t expecting to see much football while in the...
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Bromley 0-0 GatesheadNational League Saturday 7th April 2018Bromley is a district of south-east London, 9 miles from Charing Cross in Kent. (population 72,000) The historic market town was first...
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The Dundee Saturday Morning Amateur Football League was formed in the early 1990s as a friendly league. The league affiliated to the Scottish Amateur FA in season 2009-2010 with matches played at...
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Montrose 1-0 Berwick RangersScottish Professional Football League 2Saturday 14th April 2018 Montroseis a coastal town and former royal burgh in Angus, situated 38 miles north of Dundee (population...
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Tuesday 17th April 2018For the first time this season I finally got the chance to travel with Katie & Lee to a match, with Greater Manchester the chosen destination. We had a few options picked out...
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Tadcaster Magnets 0-2 Hemingbrough UnitedYork Minster Engineering Premier LeagueWednesday 2nd May 2018After an enjoyable but none profitable dayat Pontefract Races, (I couldn’t tip a bucket of piss! )...
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Saturday 5th May 2018This latest Groundhop began with a drive down to Houghton, to meet up with team KatLee for the 7am departure from Katie’s house. We then stopped off in Boston Spa to pick up...
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Harthill Royal 2-3 Crossgates PrimroseEast Region South DivisionSaturday 12th May 2018 Harthill Royal Football Club are based in the Greenrigg area of Harthill. The small rural village is on the border...
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Ilkley Town 2-4 Carlton AthleticWest Yorkshire Premier LeagueSaturday 19th May 2018 Ilkleyis a spa town and civil parish in West Yorkshire, which also includes the adjacent village of Ben Rhydding...
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Beeston Rylands 3-5 Bilborough TownPre-season FriendlySaturday 7th July 2018My 2018-19 football season got off to an unexpected start with a Saturday morning kick off in Stapleford in Nottingham.I was...
View ArticlePDFL/UCL Hop - part 1
Saturday 28th July 2018My competitive football season got underway with the annual Peterborough & District/United Counties League Groundhop. I set off on the X1 bus at 8.15 for the thirty minute...
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Sunday 29th July 2018After Saturday’s shenanigans it was an early start on Sunday, as Mark and I departed our digs in Long Sutton for the ninety minute drive across to Wellingborough. A ‘Spoons...
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Haltwhistle Jubilee 0-0 Ponteland United(8-7 on penalties)Clayton Cup FinalFriday 3rd August 2018The Clayton Cup is an annual pre-season competition, usually played between clubs based in Tynedale and...
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Forfar Athletic 1-3 AirdrieoniansScottish League OneSaturday 4th August 2018 Forfaris the county town of Angus, which dates back to the temporary Roman occupation of the area, before becoming the...
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Avro 0-1 SteetonNWCL Division One NorthWednesday 8th August 2018 A.V. Roe established an aircraft factory at Chadderton,which became the home of the famous ‘Dambusters’ aircraft – the Avro Lancaster,...
View ArticleOdyssey through the Alphabet
Following on from 100FgC Squad #1 having a book published this year,(that’s me by the way) another one of our merry band of ‘hoppers has followed suit. One of my former travel companions and a star of...
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Steeton AFC 1-0 AFC BlackpoolNWCL First Division NorthSaturday 18th August 2018Steeton is a small village in the Metropolitan District of Bradford in West Yorkshire, situated in between Skipton and...
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626. Swan Recreation GroundNewcastle East End 0-6 CullercoatsNorthern Alliance Division OneSaturday 11th August 2018 (2.30pm ko) Newcastle East End FC are an official registered charity, a NIKE Partner...
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Stalybridge Celtic 1-0 WokingtonEvo-Stick Premier LeagueMonday 27th August 2018Stalybridge is a town in Tameside, found 8 miles east of Manchester city centre. (population almost 24,000) The...
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Bedale 0-2 Yarm & EaglescliffeNorth Riding Premier LeagueWednesday 29th August 2018 Bedaleis a market town and civil parish in the district of Hambleton in North Yorkshire.(population over 3,000)...
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