Hoppers do it Anywhere
Seaton Carew, Is it You? This week, I am taking a break from long-distance travel, as I head to the coast for my first visit to Seaton Carew. Newly promoted to the Northern League Division Two, they will be facing off against near neighbours FC Hartlepool in a local derby. Seaton Carew is one of…
Willo the Wisp After last week’s trip to the lovely Annfield Plain FC, this week we take in our second Wearside League ground, with a trip to Willington AFC. This is another short journey that helps me get back into the habit and be ready for longer journeys ahead. I have been looking forward to…
A Change of Plans We were due to visit Redcar Town’s Mo Mowlam Memorial Park back in November, but the game was postponed. Today, we tried once more, as Town were due to take on Chester-le-Street Town in the Northern League Division Two. However, the weather once again thwarted our best-laid plans, and with standing…
Alnwick Return This week sees us returning to Alnwick, just a couple of weeks since we watched the Shrove Tuesday football game there. Alnwick is a lovely little town, and I don’t need the excuse of a new football ground to return. It will be a new ground, which is a bonus, on top of…
Division One? Completed it, Mate! This Saturday, we visit Boro Rangers at their Phoenix Park home. The visitors will be Whitley Bay in a Northern League Division One game. Today’s ground visit marks the completion of Division One for us, leaving just three Division Two sides to complete the Northern League. It has been a…
The Mission Continues With two of the eight Northern League grounds I still needed to visit at the start of the season already in the bag, it’s time to visit another, in Darlington. Darlington Town versus Esh Winning at the Eastbourne Community Stadium will leave me with just five unvisited grounds. Not too bad for…
Doing the Pools This week, we continue our mission to visit all the Northern League clubs, with a trip to FC Hartlepool. Ironically, they will be facing Grangetown Boys Club in a Division Two game, after we visited their home last weekend. Boysie will be hoping for a very different result from that FA Vase…
Boysie II Men This weekend, we will be resuming our attempt to visit every Northern League ground, with a trip south, to Grangetown Boys Club. Opponents, Tadcaster Albion, would come in the opposite direction, from the North Yorkshire town situated between Leeds and York. Nicknamed Boysie, Grangetown BC are one of three teams in the…
New Beginning for Newbiggin AFC Newbiggin are one of the latest two teams to join the Northern League for the first time in their history. They join Durham United in their newly-earned NL Division Two status and will look to kick off the new season with a bang. That won’t be an easy task, with…
Oh, I do Like to be Beside the Seaside… Today saw us heading south, to Marske, or Marske-by-the-Sea to give it its full Sunday name, on the fantastic Northeast Coast. I’m lucky enough to live in an area with several coastal teams to visit, which means plenty of opportunities for fresh sea air and, more…