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Brackley Town V Boston United National league North play off FINAL 2024

Darren Ashley

1 day ago

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Brackley Town V Boston United National league North play off FINAL 2024

Sun beating down on a good natured pitch invasion, and grown men crying with joy. That was the scenes at the final whistle of yesterday’s...

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danslawson

3 days ago

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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...

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Walsall Wood V AFC Rushden & Diamonds... The Great Escape?

Darren Ashley

Apr 28

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Walsall Wood V AFC Rushden & Diamonds... The Great Escape?

Yesterday, my Non League vlogging took me up to the midlands, for a clash between Walsall Wood & AFC Rushden & Diamonds. Wood came into...

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Darren Ashley

Apr 16

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Royston Town v Kettering Town

My vlog travels took me this weekend to a very sunny Hertfordshire, where I took in Royston Town v Kettering Town... thanks to an invite...

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Ramsgate v Cray Valley PM The Ultimate 6 Pointer!

danslawson

Apr 14

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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...

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Darren Ashley

Apr 7

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Kempston Rovers V Aylesbury United

Yesterday, I travelled to Bedfordshire to watch a vital match at the bottom of the Southern League Division 1 Central between Kempston...

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danslawson

Apr 3

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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...

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danslawson

Mar 26

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Non-League Day at Tooting & Mitcham UTD

Non-League Day was set up by James Doe in 2010 as a social media experiment and has grown from strength to strength ever since and this...

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Non-League Day, Stratford Town v Long Eaton United

Darren Ashley

Mar 24

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Non-League Day, Stratford Town v Long Eaton United

Non League Day 2024… as, soon as they said they would love to have my mate Thunder & myself back, I just HAD to return to Stratford Town...

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A Lincolnshire Football Pilgrimage Part 3

Steve Boatright

Mar 24

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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...

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Darren Ashley

Mar 17

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AFC Rushden & Diamonds V Lye Town

Yesterdays filming of my weekly Non League vlog took me to Hayden Road, to watch AFC Rushden and Diamonds, for their home match v Lye...

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Darren Ashley

Mar 10

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Flackwell Heath v Harefield Utd

Yesterday’s vlogging took me to South Buckinghamshire, after an invite from Rich to his club, Flackwell Heath, who happened to be top of...

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danslawson

Feb 27

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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...

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Darren Ashley

Feb 25

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Stotfold FC v Ware fc

This weeks destination for the filming of the vlog was Stotfold FC, for their Step 4 Southern League Division 1 Central clash with Ware....

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danslawson

Feb 25

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Wessex Derby Day

We recently got in touch with the man behind FootyWatch, Andy Stone aka Stoner who is a ground hopper and grassroots reviewer who is also...

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Darren Ashley

Feb 19

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East Midlands Non-League Clash

The power of the Non League Football Facebook group lead to an invite from Lutterworth Athletic co-owner Lee English to vlog their UCL...

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danslawson

Feb 15

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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...

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fan makes 1,000 mile journey to watch Step 8 Side Dial Square FC

danslawson

Feb 14

Non-League

fan makes 1,000 mile journey to watch Step 8 Side Dial Square FC

Many fans make long journeys up and down the country following their teams or on a ground hopping adventure to tick off another football...

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'A Lincolnshire Football Pilgrimage' Part 1

Steve Boatright

Feb 11

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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...

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Darren Ashley

Feb 11

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Long Crendon Vs Southam UTD

After the early postponement of the match I was meant to attend (Winslow Utd v Buckingham) yesterday, I found a different one to VLOG...

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Darren Ashley

Jan 28

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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...

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The dawn of the Lobster mascot at Redhill FC

Tim Cooper

Jan 22

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The dawn of the Lobster mascot at Redhill FC

I'm a season ticket holder for tier 9 team Redhill FC who play in the Combined Counties League Premier Division South at Step 5 of the...

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Rugby Town v AFC Rushden & Diamonds VLOG

Darren Ashley

Jan 21

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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...

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CARLTON TOWN fc. everything that epitomises what's great about NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

danslawson

Jan 16

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CARLTON TOWN fc. everything that epitomises what's great about NON-LEAGUE FOOTBALL.

On Saturday, we took the opportunity to go and visit our very good friends at Carlton Town FC who play in the Northern Premier League...

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danslawson

Dec 4, 2023

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Ramsgate FC Road to Wembley

Ramsgate Football Club are the lowest-ranked team left in this year's FA Cup. They are one step away from reaching the 3rd round for the...

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Momentous occasion for Cray Wanderers at new stadium

danslawson

Dec 2, 2023

Non-League

Momentous occasion for Cray Wanderers at new stadium

Cray Wanderers London's oldest football club celebrated a landmark moment on Friday night in South East London when the floodlights were...

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Oxford City promoted to the National League

danslawson

May 14, 2023

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Oxford City promoted to the National League

Oxford City have won the National League South playoff final with an emphatic 4-0 victory over St Albans City. The game was over as a...

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11th Tier Dawley Town FC Celebrate invincible season in style!

danslawson

May 10, 2023

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11th Tier Dawley Town FC Celebrate invincible season in style!

Dawley Town Football Club a team based just South of Telford in Shropshire have had a remarkable season in the Salop Leisure Football...

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Bury FC and Bury AFC vote to merge and bring football back to Gigg Lane

danslawson

May 5, 2023

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Bury FC and Bury AFC vote to merge and bring football back to Gigg Lane

Bury FC Supporters' Society and Bury AFC have both voted overwhelmingly in favour of a merger. They will come together under the name...

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Non-League Step 3 playoff finals roundup

danslawson

May 1, 2023

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Non-League Step 3 playoff finals roundup

In the Isthmian Premier League playoff final it was Aveley who were victorious after beating Hornchurch 0-1 in front of 2,040 fans....

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National League North and South Round-up

danslawson

Apr 30, 2023

Non-League

National League North and South Round-up

NATIONAL LEAGUE NORTH Congratulations to AFC Fylde who won the National League North after winning 2-0 at Bradford PA, a result that...

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danslawson

Mar 24, 2023

Non-League

Non-League day 2023.

It's that time of the season again when the Premier League and Championship take a week off for the international break but more...

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danslawson

Mar 22, 2023

Non-League

England C v Wales C

Last night England C took on Wales C at the rain-swept J Davidson Stadium, (Moss Lane to most of us) the home of National League side...

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Grassroots, the forgotten heart and soul of football

danslawson

Feb 2, 2023

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Grassroots, the forgotten heart and soul of football

Another transfer window has come and gone and another obscene amount of money has been spent. A total of £815m was spent in the January...

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HEREFORD FC LATEST CLUB TO BECOME COMMUNITY-OWNED

danslawson

Jan 13, 2023

Non-League

HEREFORD FC LATEST CLUB TO BECOME COMMUNITY-OWNED

Hereford FC are the latest team to join the growing trend of community-owned football clubs after The Bulls supporters secured 50.1%...

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Why are fans turning to Non-League football?

danslawson

Jan 4, 2023

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Why are fans turning to Non-League football?

One of the reasons we started Proper Football just over 18 months ago was because some of us had become disillusioned with football, yes,...

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Bumper crowds over the holiday fixtures in Step 6 of the football pyramid.

danslawson

Jan 2, 2023

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Bumper crowds over the holiday fixtures in Step 6 of the football pyramid.

It was great to see the fans flock in to watch their clubs over the holiday period in the lower leagues of the football pyramid, one big...

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DORKING WANDERERS 'A Modern-day Fairy Tale'

danslawson

Oct 18, 2022

Latest News

DORKING WANDERERS 'A Modern-day Fairy Tale'

We all know football has the habit of conjuring up amazing stories, be it heartwarming, emotional or freak results, just like Leicester...

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