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The Beautiful Grounds 2: By Ray Margetson
The main ethos behind us starting Proper Football was to shine a spotlight on the game outside of the Premier League and give a platform...
danslawson
Dec 5, 20243 min read
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Football, Dogs & Cheese'N' Pickle Roll.
Four of us set off from South London for a doubleheader on Tuesday to East London/Essex. The first port of call was Romford Dog Track for...
danslawson
Nov 27, 20244 min read
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European Football's Greatest Grounds by Leon Gladwell
Having recently obtained a copy of the brand-new book, European Football's Greatest Grounds 'One Hundred Must-See Football Venues' by...
danslawson
Nov 24, 20243 min read
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Bring Me Sunshine
Sadly the sun isn't shining down on Morecambe FC at the moment, the birthplace of British comedy legend Eric Morecambe. The Lancashire...
danslawson
Nov 17, 20245 min read
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Planes, Trains and Championship Manager
It's not everyday you see a jet plane at a non-league ground, well, apart from the decommissioned Red Arrow, Folland Gnat at Folland...
danslawson
Nov 11, 20244 min read
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Our visit to FA cup 2nd round Minnows Harborough Town
So, with all the non-league successes of last week’s FA Cup first round we've decided to pop along to the lowest ranked side in the...
gharris66
Nov 10, 20243 min read
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Girls Go Groundhopping
Whilst scrolling through social media we came across a new page on Facebook called 'Girls Go Groundhopping' and watched one of their...
danslawson
May 3, 20244 min read
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Ramsgate v Cray Valley PM The Ultimate 6 Pointer!
Another Saturday had rolled around and it was time to decide the next venue for us to ground hop, Its always a tough choice to pick a...
danslawson
Apr 14, 20243 min read
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Fisher FC Ground Hop
For our latest Ground Hop we decided to make the short trip on Easter Monday to Rotherhithe in South London which is situated on a...
danslawson
Apr 3, 20244 min read
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A Lincolnshire Football Pilgrimage Part 3
As the third part of my rambling pilgrimage around Lincolnshire football clubs I visited Spalding United FC on the 23rd March 2024 to see...
Steve Boatright
Mar 24, 20244 min read
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A Lincolnshire Football Pilgrimage Part 2
As the second part of my rambling pilgrimage around Lincolnshire football clubs I visited Grimsby Town FC on the 2nd March 2024 to see...
Steve Boatright
Mar 3, 20244 min read
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Chichester City FC
We had a very pleasant day out down in West Sussex to watch Chichester City on Saturday for their home game against Sevenoaks Football...
danslawson
Feb 27, 20243 min read
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Dad & Son Footy Adventures
Scrolling through social media a few weeks ago we came across a Facebook page called Dad & Son Footy Adventures and it immediately caught...
danslawson
Feb 15, 20244 min read
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The Grey Haired Ground Hopper
Our latest guest ground hopping blogger is 'The Grey Haired Ground Hopper' Since the end of the Covid lockdown Brian, AKA The Grey Haired...
The Grey Haired Ground Hopper
Feb 12, 20247 min read
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'A Lincolnshire Football Pilgrimage' Part 1
I've decided to do a pilgrimage to visit a selection of Lincolnshire clubs across the county and I am starting at the most northerly of...
Steve Boatright
Feb 11, 20244 min read
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MOULTON FC VS ON CHENECKS FC
For my latest Non-League vlog, yesterday, I went to a step 6 clash in the Spartan South Midlands Division 1 between 3rd place Moulton and...
Darren Ashley
Jan 28, 20242 min read
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Iconic Sheffield Weekender!!
Last weekend me and my cousin did the Sheffield Weekender! We first visited Hillsborough the home of Sheffield Wednesday on the Saturday...
Bailey Howard
Jan 26, 20245 min read
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Rugby Town v AFC Rushden & Diamonds VLOG
So, for my weekly Non League vlog, the destination was Rugby Town FC last Saturday for their vital bottom of the table clash vs AFC...
Darren Ashley
Jan 21, 20243 min read
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