A Double Game Weekend I have visited North Shields before but with the FA Vase games starting to spread out over the country, the closest and easiest game to get to was here, at the Daren Persson Stadium. It would be the first fixture of a rare double-game weekend for Hoppers Guide! Tickets for Rangers…
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Heaton Stannington, Grounsell Park – Hopper Tales #101
My Friend Stan Today took us to Grounsell Park, home of Heaton Stannington – or the Stan, as they are known around here. Noddy Holder of the seventies glam rock band, Slade, once sang about ‘My Friend Stan’ and if previous trips to Northern League grounds were anything to go by, then Stan was about…
Northern League Round-Up
This is the second edition of the Northern League round-up which follows the games played on the 15th and 16th of September in Divisions One and Two. Content supplied by Andy S, who runs the Northern League Fan Page on X (Twitter) Division One We start off with Friday’s action at Grounsell Park as Heaton…
Northern League Round-Up – September 9th
This is the very first edition of our Northern League round-up which is following the games played on the 9th of September in Divisions One and Two. Content supplied by Andy S, who runs the Northern League Fan Page on X (Twitter) Division One We start off with current Northern League leaders Birtley Town who…
North Shields, Daren Persson Stadium – Hopper Tales #72
Week Two Following last week’s 2023/24 season opener at Newcastle Benfield, we carried on our exploration of the northeast with a visit to North Shields FC. North Shields is a small town on the banks of the River Tyne. It is part of the large sprawling urban area that stretches from the coast to Newcastle….




