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Monsieur Madeleine

07 Thursday Jul 2022

Posted by laurencereade in M

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Bletchley, Football, groundhopping, Manor Fields, MK Irish, Non League, Shefford Town and Campton, Spartan South Midlands League, Stotfold

Monday 16th May 2022 ko 19:45

Spartan South Midlands League Division One Cup Final

SHEFFOLD TOWN & CAMPTON 1 (Renney 90+2)

STOTFOLD 0

ATT 147 at Manor Fields, Bletchley (MK Irish FC)

Entry & Programme £7

Over the years this blog has explored the where, the how, and the why of groundhopping. Here the where was somewhere I’ve visited several times before, the how the usual short drive, but the why was a first- it was all due to a musical! Continue reading →

Ambivalence

06 Wednesday Dec 2017

Posted by laurencereade in B

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Bletchley Town, Buckingham Town, England, Football, groundhopping, Manor Fields, MK Irish Centre, Non League, Potton United, UCL, Unite MK, United Counties League, Wolverton Town

Wednesday 29th November 2017 ko 19.45

United Counties League Division One

BUCKINGHAM TOWN 3 (Osei-Addo 26p Wreh 67 79)

POTTON UNITED 2 (Murrell 38 Webb 74)

Att 77

Entry £4

Programme £1

It’s been over 4 years since Buckingham Town moved into the Irish Centre in Bletchley and over 6 since they were evicted from their spiritual home, Ford Meadow back in Buckingham a rather distant 14 miles away. My reader might remember my surprise when I visited here 2 years ago at just how much the place had been improved since the club had taken on the pitch following the demise of Bletchley Town. Home in Buckingham Town’s case though, isn’t necessarily where the heart is. Continue reading →

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Diverse Relations

20 Friday Feb 2015

Posted by laurencereade in B

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Bletchley Town, Buckingham, Buckingham Town, Ford Meadow, Manor Fields, MK Irish Centre, Old Northamptonians, ON Chenecks, Winslow Centre

Wednesday 18th February 2015 ko 19.45

United Counties League Division One

BUCKINGHAM TOWN 1 (Cleere 81)

NORTHAMPTON O.N. CHENECKS 4 (Underwood 47 75 Hancock 65 Ogden 88)

Att 50

Entry £4

Programme £1

Life hasn’t been easy to Buckingham Town, from their high point of Southern League membership and their 1985 FA Cup 1st round tie at home to Orient, the succeeding years have been characterised by a near constant struggle. They were relegated back into the United Counties League in 1998 knowing that the road down to Ford Meadow was too narrow for them to be promoted back. Continue reading →

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