23 Sunday Aug 2015
Posted in A
Monday 17th August 2015 ko 19.30
Combined Counties League Division One
ABBEY RANGERS 2 (Macklin 68 Hartlebury 81)
STAINES LAMMMAS 1 (Nunn 52)
Att 157
Entry & Programme £5
I’m beginning to think despite many aggravating factors we’re beginning to see a renaissance in southern-based non-league clubs. I’m well used to having to travel north to visit an iconic ground at Step 5 or below, then visiting grounds at a similar level locally and seeing little more than a barrier. Continue reading
23 Sunday Aug 2015
Posted in N
Tags
FA Cup, Football, Joe Fagan, Lancashire Combination, Little Wembley, Nelson, Newton Aycliffe, North West Counties League, Seedhill, Victoria Park
Saturday 15th August 2015 ko 15.00
FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round
NELSON 0
NEWTON AYCLIFFE 4 (Knight 29 Banks 59 Moffat 81 86)
Att 96
Entry £6
Programme £2
Badge £3
If there’s one competition every football fan should be a fan of it’s the FA Cup. Despite top flight clubs attempts to devalue it, for me the memories of clubs you’d never heard of battling against familiar Football League clubs remain a romantic part of growing up a football fan. Be it Blyth Spartans, Shepshed Charterhouse or Sutton United, the FA Cup was and is where the thrill of the underdog giving the patrician a bloody nose was more interesting than watching the same old sides fight for the League title. With those thoughts in mind I wanted something special to visit for the competition’s opening round. Continue reading
23 Sunday Aug 2015
Posted in H
Tags
Chinese pagoda, Essex Senior League, FA Cup, Hoddesdon, Hoddesdon Town, Lowfield, Mark Summers, Sawbridgeworth Town, Spartan South Midlands League, Stewart Edwards Stadium
Friday 14th August 2015 ko 19.45
FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round
HODDESDON TOWN 4 (Summers 38 43 67 Wade 90)
SAWBRIDGEWORTH TOWN 0
Att 216
Entry £6
Programme £1
In groundhoppers’ circles football grounds and clubs get known for certain characteristics. For example there’s the stand at Treharris, the Chinese pagoda at the Olympic Stadium, Stockholm, but Hoddesdon Town gets talked about in hushed tones for one reason, the programme. Continue reading
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