Our latest Proper Football 'On The Road' club visit saw us make our longest trip to date with us travelling up to the North East to visit South Shields football club for their National League North game against Kidderminster Harriers, and it was thoroughly worth it! With the teams situated 2nd and 6th respectively, this had the makings of a cracking game, and we hope you enjoy the article below as much as we did making it. As always, we kick things off with an opening chat, a

The venue for our latest Proper Football 'On The Road' club visit was the New Windmill Ground/Your Co-op Community Stadium, the home of National League North side, Leamington Football Club for their match against Worksop Town. A brief history Leamington FC is based in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, and was formed in 1933 as the works team for a local company called Lockheed Borg & Beck, which manufactured brakes and Clutches, hence their nickname 'The Brakes'. The original hom

'On the Road', this week takes us to Berkshire side Maidenhead United, situated just off the M4 where they currently play their football in the National League South, with the man at the helm, West Ham Utd legend Alan Devonshire for the last 10 years, relegated from the national league last season after an 8 year stint in Non-leagues top flight, Alan and his team will be looking to get back as quick as they can. One fascinating stat is that York Road has been the home of Maid

So, we’re on our travels again and we’re heading over to Cambridgeshire to the market town of St Neots, just off the A1 for our visit to the Power Plus Stadium for the Northern Premier Midland Division clash between St Neots Town and Lichfield City. With the sides taking up the seventh and eighth spots, both on 19 points, in what is an extremely tight league, this has the makings of a good competitive clash. On arriving, first impressions are very impressive, a great looking

On our travels today, we made the short trip to visit Arlesey Town FC for their Spartan Premier Midlands clash with Risborough Rangers. With both sides sitting at the top end of the table, this should be a good encounter today, so before we start, we'd like to say a massive thank you to Phil Cavener for inviting us down for today’s fixture. As the saying goes, on with the show: So, let's have a wander around the ground and see what Arlesey has to offer: Well, all in all, a n

The venue for our latest Proper Football awayday was Bristol Manor Farm FC. The club who are based in North West Bristol on the banks of the River Avon and play at step 4 of non-league in the Southern League - Division One South came to our attention after a mindless act of vandalism just before the start of the season caused thousands of pounds worth of damage after a car was driven into the goal mouth and set on fire which meant The Portwaymen couldn't play at home for the

Football is back and Saturday took me to Tividale in the Black Country, which is a stone’s throw from Dudley in the West Midlands. Tividale Football Club welcomed Clay Cross Town, who are based near Chesterfield. It was their first ever time in the FA Cup. The ground, which is called The Beeches, is located at the end of a residential road and was easily accessible and first impressions once inside were fantastic! The match ticket was £8, and the programme was £2, and I was g

Another football season has rolled around! The summer break is over, and football clubs and supporters up and down the country are eagerly awaiting their football fix as the beautiful game returns with hopes and dreams for the new campaign, and the anticipation of excitement and the unknown. It was quite apt that my first game of the 25/26 season would be the FA Cup extra preliminary round, as my last was the FA Cup final back in May, watching Palace lift the trophy of the ol

The International Lava Cup is a tournament for over-40s which is played annually in Scotland, with teams travelling from all over the world for the prestigious event. The Lava Cup Tournament is a seven-a-side football tournament which raises money for local charities, and this year’s event will be held at Falkirk Football Club on Saturday, May 24th. This year's tournament is the biggest and most ambitious so far, with 20 teams from 9 nations taking part! The grassroots tourna

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The domestic football season kicks off in Finland this weekend, the country known as the 'Land of a Thousand Lakes' with an estimated 188,000 of them! The Veikkausliiga, which was founded in 1990, is ranked 38 by UEFA and consists of 12 clubs and splits into two groups later in the season. Previous to the Veikkausliiga, the top division was called Mestaruussarja (championship series) from 1930, which was an amateur/semi-professional league. Between 1908 and 1930 the champions

The football season kicks off in Sweden this weekend with the top division Allsvenskan in its 101st year. One of the most appealing things about the top tier in Sweden is that there is no VAR! Also, along with some of the fantastic atmospheres at the big derby matches and the amazing tifos and banners on display, the Allsvenskan is definitely a league that is well worth a visit. 16 teams are in the league, and here is a brief rundown of all the runners and riders this coming

We thought we'd take a look at the wonderful Norwegian Eliteserien with the season getting underway this weekend. 🇳🇴 This is a league with so much to talk about! Current champions Bodø/Glimt, who have been on a whirlwind of a journey both domestically and in Europe, the small side from Bodø have been mixing it with the big boys in Europe, a competition they are still in and will face Lazio in the Europa League quarter-finals later this month. Bodø have won the league in 4 o

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Having recently obtained a copy of the brand-new book, European Football's Greatest Grounds 'One Hundred Must-See Football Venues' by Leon Gladwell I felt the need to write a review in the hope that any Football enthusiasts, admirers of architecture, keen historians or someone with an admiration of stunning photography should not miss out on what is an absolute masterpiece. I could easily review and sum up this book in one short sentence... A STUNNING BOOK; JUST BUY IT! Doing

We have adopted 'Team Makayla' as our chosen charity to help give children gifts and grant their wishes to put a smile on their faces.

Join us live with special guest Ian Storey-Moore on our Proper Football Podcast at 7 pm on Wednesday 3rd of July! Ian scored over 100 league goals for Nottingham Forest and earned one cap for England in 1970. In 1972, he moved to Manchester United but his league career was brought to an early end by injury in 1974. He went on to play for non-league Burton Albion, as well as North American Soccer League side Chicago Sting. He later served as player-manager for Shepshed Charter

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