GROUNDHOPPING // Welling Town vs Meridian VP FC // TOP VS BOTTOM
Today I headed off to a key clash in the Southern Counties East League Division One at Bayliss Avenue as 1st-placed Welling Town took on bottom side Meridian Valley Park FC in what looked to be an interesting match. It turned out to be a good game, with a really warm welcome, and ground 154! ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSka-b0yrZU
Toady I made the short journey over to tick another of the 92, as Coventry City faced Derby County at the Coventry Building Society Arena in the Championship. It was a game defined mostly by off field events, and it marked 46/92 and ground 323!
Coventry vs Derby vlog
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjavgTGLh9M
Last night I made the trip to my first game where fans were officially allowed in, as Heanor Town of the East Midlands Counties League but soon to be promoted to the United Counties League, took on Northern Premier League side Mickleover FC in the Don Amott Spring Cup Semi-Final at the Town Ground. It was great to see the return of fans, and this marked ground 267!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYnwA_STBxg
Today I headed off to the Emirates Stadium to do another of the 92, as Arsenal took on Southampton in the Premier League. It was a decent match and a thoroughly enjoyable experience, which marked ground 140 and my 27th out of the 92!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gl9GoGjagxI
After a great weekend in Germany, it was time to return to normal non-league action. I headed off to The Stray Dog as Clapton Community FC took on The Curve in what seemed to be a normal Middlesex County League Division One Central & East match. However, it turned out to be one of the best matches I've ever been to with goals galore, and it was ground 153!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYqF3I7WkEo
Yesterday was Boxing Day, a day well known for football, and as I was staying in Suffolk I decided to head off to two matches. First off, I headed to Broad Lane as Wivenhoe Town took on Halstead Town in the Thurlow Nunn Eastern Counties League Eastern Senior League Division One South. It was an enthralling game, with goals galore, and my 126th ground!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEhcctVumRg
Last night was the Northamptonshire FA Maunsell Cup Final 2019 as AFC Rushden and Diamonds of the Southern League Premier Central Division took on a rather youthful Northampton Town FC at Hayden Road. It was a close game, and ground 171!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6zmA4NOguc
After a week without groundhopping due to England's progression in the World Cup, I decided to head off to Fetcham Grove for the Pre-Season Friendly between Leatherhead and Aldershot Town. it was a fairly decent match, and it was my 93rd ground!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVmRdSJhfwI
Last night I made my way to some Friday Night Football, as Fleet Spurs took on Jersey Bulls in the Combined Counties Division One at Kennels Lane. It was a very tense match, and ground 228!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yC0P63wbdt8
Today I made my way out to West Berkshire, and more specifically the Kintbury Recreation Ground as Kintbury Rangers of the Hellenic League Division 2 South took on Southern League Central Division One side Wantage Town in a pre-season friendly. It was a good match, and ground 214!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCIyp5iDoI0