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30 Wednesday Aug 2023

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Eastern Counties League, ECL, Football, groundhopping, Haverhill Rovers, New Croft, Non League, Thurlow Nunn, Whitton United

Tuesday 8th August 2023 ko 19:45

Eastern Counties League Division One North

HAVERHILL ROVERS 2 (Greenslade-Cross 18 42)

WHITTON UNITED 1 (Thrower 30)

Att 111

Entry £7

No programme

Ever had one of those grounds that irks you? Not in the sense that the place itself annoys you, rather that your failure to get the place visited irks you. I’d visited Rovers old ground Hamlet Croft back in 2007, they moved to the New Croft in 2010, and somehow I contrived to fail to visit the new ground.

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Escape To Victory

04 Wednesday Aug 2021

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Eastern Counties League, Football, groundhop, groundhopping, King George V Playing Field, Non League, Swaffham Town, Whitton United

Saturday 31st July 2021 ko 15:00

Eastern Counties League Premier Division

WHITTON UNITED 2 (Lucraft 36 Davis 70)

SWAFFHAM TOWN 1 (Linsdell 90)

Att 65 at King George V Playing Field, Whitton, Ipswich

Entry £7

Programme £1

With pyramid football restarting for the first time since December I’ll admit to approaching the whole thing with mixed feelings. I’d greatly enjoyed going “Off the beaten track” to find games, but regular travelling partner Chris Garner was correct, it was time to do some “Normal” hopping, and he had an idea… Continue reading →

Poster Boys

30 Wednesday Dec 2015

Posted by laurencereade in F

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Dellwood Avenue, Eastern Counties League, Felixstowe, Felixstowe and Walton, Goldstar, Suffolk, Thurlow Nunn, United, Whitton United

Monday 28th December 2015 ko 12.00

Eastern Counties League Premier Division

FELIXSTOWE & WALTON UNITED 2 (Schaar 30 Driver 55)

WHITTON UNITED 0

Att 222

Entry £6

Programme £1

Now very much with my North Berkshire League committeeman hat on I’m going to make a statement that might surprise you. I feel sorry for Felixstowe, yes that’s right! Perhaps I should explain why. Continue reading →

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