Oh I do Like to be Beside the Seaside Blackpool is a famous Lancashire seaside town on the northwest coast. It is the home of the wild stag/hen night, Pleasure Beach rides, trams, the illuminations, the Tower, Madame Tussauds, a zoo and so much more. Located twenty-seven miles north of Liverpool and forty miles west…
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Accrington Stanley, Wham Stadium – Hopper Tales #82
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…
Everton, Goodison Park – Hopper Tales #77
An Everton First and Last Not often can you confirm a first and a last at the same time but that’s precisely what Everton did yesterday. A pre-season fixture between the Toffees and their Portuguese opponents would be the first fixture of the season at Goodison Park and the last ever to be played there….
Workington AFC, Borough Park – Hopper Tales #64
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…
Barrow AFC, Holker Street – Hopper Tales #57
A New Coastline With our semi-regular trips up the northeast coast on the way to Scottish grounds, we are used to the beautiful coastline that runs along the eastern coast of Britain’s north. Today, we would start just inland from the Durham Heritage Coast but end up on the other side, to venture down England’s…
Carlisle United, Brunton Park – Hopper Tales #53
Nearly Thirty-Seven Years Nearly thirty-seven years… that’s how long ago it’s been since my first and only previous visit to Brunton Park. It was a wet and windy day for a clash between Carlisle United and Stoke City, in front of a paltry crowd of 2,813. The previous year had seen Stoke City relegated from…