Hoppers do it Anywhere
Crowd Hopping This week, we will revisit the Scotswood Sports Centre, also known as the KD Stadium, home of Newcastle Blue Star. The game against Carlisle City will be a part of the weekend’s Northern League Hop, which started on April 2nd with West Auckland Town v Thornaby – FT 4-0. Full Weekend Itinerary: Friday…
Another ‘Missing’ Hopper Tales Venue This week sees us travelling up to Dumfries for a game between Queen of the South and East Fife. As a stadium we have already visited previously, Palmerston Park is one of our ‘missing’ Hopper Tales (#08) from back when I was building the website in 2022. I enjoyed that…
A Giant Axe to Grind Lancaster City play in one of the more interesting ground names in the UK… the Giant Axe. How did that name come about? I’m looking forward to doing a little research and finding out the answer to that and other things. Discovering the history and strange little facts is part…
After the Storm Today would see me heading to Whitby, a town I have wanted to visit for many years. The great British seaside is often overlooked, with holidaymakers understandably, preferring the sunnier climes abroad. However, there are nuggets scattered around the United Kingdom’s coastline, and Whitby is one of them. Steeped in history, with…
By Hook or by Crook Last weekend, despite severe weather warnings for much of the country, I was determined to keep my FA Vase run going, with a game at Crook Town. Unfortunately, the weather, with Storm Darragh as its champion, won the battle – with the Millfields pitch waterlogged. So I did what every…
Gardening Time After last week’s trip to Northallerton Town, we switch our attention to the Allotment. Don’t worry, we haven’t gone all green-fingered and tending to the turnips and cabbages. Allotment is the nickname for one of Newcastle’s Northern League teams, West Allotment Celtic. In recent years, they have led a nomadic life since leaving…
Kendal? That’s Mint! The new season began for us on a nice summery July day in Kendal, and let’s face it, those kinds of days have been pretty rare so far. This year will bring a new experience for the club we were visiting, as they have been sidestepped into a new division for the…
Strike Chaos Birtley Town may have been our final destination this weekend but it didn’t happen without hitches. First off, we had initially planned a trip to Wigan Athletic for their home game with Portsmouth. Train strikes put paid to that particular trip, so alternative plans needed to be made. I selected four local games…
Accrington Stanley, Who Are They? I’m sure Accrington fans get sick of hearing that phrase from the old milk advert, but it’s a good question and we went to check out “exactly!” who Accrington Stanley are this weekend. Situated between Blackburn (4 miles west) and Burnley (6 miles east), Accrington is a former cotton and…
Coast to Coast Time for another trip from the east coast to the west coast. Having already visited Carlisle United and Barrow this season, it was time to tick off the other big club in Cumbria – Workington AFC. Of course, they haven’t always been this far down the league pyramid. In 1977, Workington AFC…