GROUNDHOPPING // Royston Town vs Boreham Wood FC // FA TROPHY UPSET?
Today I made my way into Hertfordshire to see the Buildbase FA Trophy 1st Round match between Southern League Premier Central Division side Royston Town FC and Vanarama National League Boreham Wood at Garden Walk. It was a tight match, and ground 193! ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LpH6Sr-giyQ
Today was FA Cup First Round Proper, and I headed off to the Priestfield, home of League One Gillingham as they looked to avoid a potential banana skin against Non-League side Leyton Orient. It was a decent game, with action at both ends, and it was another of the 92 ticked off my list!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDXvMa9ICOQ
Today I reached the halfway point of my quest to complete all of the English Football League grounds, as I made my way to the Abbey Stadium for the League Two match between in-from Cambridge United and visitors Carlisle United who had made the long trek from Cumbria. It was a game that burst into excitement as it went on, and 45/90 and ground 207!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bj0D6rULHmc
Last night I headed off to the Semi-Final of the Leicestershire Senior League Restart Premier Cup as Desford FC faced Thurnby Rangers at Sport in Desford, with a place in the final on Saturday against Hathern FC at stake. It was a great game, and ground 270!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hsg4TeyCLQ
On Thursday night, I headed off to Woking Park to witness the Woking derby between Westfield FC and Knaphill FC in the Combined Counties Premier Division. Westfield came into the game with the aim of gaining 3 points in order to secure the title. It was a decent game, and my 87th ground in total!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXRPhUxuNL8
Today I bring you a video from Germany, where I am currently on holiday at, and I headed off to a match in the Kreisliga A Köln as SV Schlebusch took on SC Borussia Lindenthal-Hohenlind at the Sportplatz Im Bühl. It was a rather odd match, with freezing conditions and zero linesmen, but it was enjoyable nonetheless and it was ground 147!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Dxyiu9vrr0
Last night I made the trip into Nottinghamshire for my final match before the 2nd Lockdown, as Hucknall Town played a local derby in the East Midlands Counties League against Kimberley Miners Welfare FC at Watnall Road. It was a good game, and ground 241!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPZ5iHPY6Jg
Last night I made the drive west to the Leicestershire village of Heather, for the Midland Football League Premier Division match between Heather St John's and Walsall Wood at St. John's Park. It was a game filled with good attacking play, and ground 238!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IARnd84w6i4
English football has been decimated by the coronavirus, and all professional leagues have been suspended. This impacted my original plans, so instead, I made my way to one of the games that were actually on. I headed to Ascot Racecourse for the top-of-the-table clash in the Combined Counties Premier Division between leaders Ascot United and second-placed Spelthorne Sports. It was a close match, and ground 209!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KL_H67F-tI
Last night was my second match of a mini groundhop in the North west, and I headed to Tameside in Greater Manchester as Ashton United of the Northern Premier League Premier Division hosted National League side Stockport County in a pre-season friendly at Hurst Cross. It was great to tick off another nice ground, and this game marked ground 290!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RU0GV0pQWwc