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Chippy

03 Wednesday Jun 2020

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Chipping Norton Swifts, Chipping Norton Town, hellenic league, Jamie Brooks, oxford united., Walterbush Road, Witney and District League

With the football season over prematurely due to the Coronavirus Pandemic I’m in the unusual position of actually having this blog up to date! So to keep the content coming, and for something to do, I’ll do some old grounds and games where there’s a story to tell.

Sunday 19th July 2003  ko 15.00

Pre-season Friendly

CHIPPING NORTON TOWN 0

OXFORD UNITED XI 2 (Beechers 20 O’Sullivan 82)

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Entry £3

Programme £1

I think this is something of a first, a request of a ground someone would like me to write about! The request came from Bedfordshire Hop organiser Craig Dabbs and he asked to see Chipping Norton Town’s former home Walterbush Road. There was however something of a problem with it. Continue reading →

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A Tale of Trelewis

03 Wednesday Jun 2020

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Trelewis Welfare, Wales, Welfare Ground, Welsh hop

With the football season over prematurely due to the Coronavirus Pandemic I’m in the unusual position of actually having this blog up to date! So to keep the content coming, and for something to do, I’ll do some old grounds and games where there’s a story to tell.

Friday 25th August 2006 ko 18.20

South Wales Amateur League Division Two

TRELEWIS WELFARE 3 (D Morris 65 90 Munkley 90)

GRAIG 3 (D Jones 29p Moon 31 Marshalsea 77)

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Entry £3

Programme £1

For so many people the clubs of the South Wales Amateur League, now the South Wales Alliance were opened up by organised events by the Welsh Groundhop, now GroundhopUK. I’m not saying I wouldn’t have visited without Chris Berezai’s help, Valleys football is hugely enjoyable, but sometimes you just need that little nudge in the right direction! Continue reading →

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