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Maidenhead Utd - Proper Football 'On the Road'
'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
gharris66
Nov 123 min read
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Proper Football 'On The Road' - St Neots Town FC
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
gharris66
Oct 212 min read
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Arlesey Town FC - Proper Football Awayday
On our travels today, we made the short trip to visit Arlesey Town FC for their Spartan Premier Midlands clash with Risborough Rangers. ...
gharris66
Oct 82 min read
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Bristol Manor Farm FC - Proper Football Away Day
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...
danslawson
Sep 104 min read
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Tividale FC - FA Cup Football in the Black Country
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....
Greg Douglas
Aug 44 min read
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Seaford Town FC - Record-Breaking Day In The FA Cup!
Another football season has rolled around! The summer break is over, and football clubs and supporters up and down the country are...
danslawson
Aug 34 min read
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AFC Rushden & Diamonds - Proper Football Awayday
Stability the key to Diamonds success! Attendance - 813 As any avid follower of a non-league club, or like me, a follower of the...
Tom Harvey
Apr 296 min read
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Stourbridge FC - Bid Farewell To Iconic Stands
THE LAST CHANCE TO SEE STOURBRIDGE FC'S WAR MEMORIAL GROUND IN ITS CURRENT STATE! Stourbridge Football Club are one of the more...
Greg Douglas
Apr 172 min read
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Leicester St Andrews FC - Proper Football Awayday!
Five-goal rout galvanises Drew’s promotion push! The ever elusive Saturday that we spend all week waiting for finally graced us with its...
Tom Harvey
Apr 156 min read
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Champions! Quorn FC - Proper Football Awayday
Another Saturday and another Proper Football Awayday, whilst Dan was heading to Redhill for their clash against Jersey Bulls I was making...
gharris66
Apr 103 min read
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Redhill FC - Proper Football Awayday At The Lobsters!
The venue for our latest Proper Football Awayday was at The Kiln Brow, the home of Redhill FC for their massive match against Jersey...
danslawson
Apr 74 min read
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Wellingborough Town - Proper Football Awayday
Doughboys deliver the delight on Derby Day! NPL Midlands Division Attendance - 792 Derby day is always a momentous occasion and the...
Tom Harvey
Apr 16 min read
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Leatherhead FC - Proper Football Awayday
With the games coming thick and fast as we head into the business end of the season, I decided to pick Leatherhead FC as my choice for a...
danslawson
Mar 313 min read
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A Trip to the Glorious Welsh Valleys
The welcome that was extended to me and Greg when heading into the valleys on our visit to Merthyr Town FC was truly amazing. "The land...
gharris66
Mar 274 min read
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Great Yarmouth Town - Non-League Day!
When the date was set for the 2025 Non-League Day, a wonderful concept that was set up in 2010 by James Doe to champion all that is great...
danslawson
Mar 265 min read
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Coalville Town - Proper Football Away Day
Ravens Swoop for All Three Points! After a long week of toil and longing for our football fix, the Proper Football boys were out on their...
Tom Harvey
Mar 206 min read
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Carlton Town v North Ferriby Part 2 - the fans view
Blue Skies & 3 Points for The Millers! As many football fans will attest to, we often find ourselves trudging the length and the breadth...
Tom Harvey
Mar 163 min read
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Carlton Town V North Ferriby Part 1
Our latest away day saw us take a trip to Nottinghamshire to visit our good friends at Carlton Town who were taking on North Ferriby in...
gharris66
Mar 134 min read
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Andover New Street FC - Proper Football Awayday
One of us took the opportunity to take a trip down to Hampshire to visit Wessex League Premier Division side Andover New Street FC for...
danslawson
Mar 25 min read
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Leek Town FC - Proper Football Awayday
Last Saturday, we had the pleasure of visiting Leek Town Football Club after an invite from Mat Knight-Burton, the Staffordshire club's...
danslawson
Feb 274 min read
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Tom’s reflection on his day out with Proper Football at Nuneaton town
To those with relevant interest, the name Nuneaton mentioned in a football context carries, in the eyes of some, a rather unsavoury...
Tom Harvey
Feb 53 min read
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Nuneaton Town FC, An Exciting New Era.
The destination for our latest visit to a non-league club was the newly reformed Nuneaton Town for their game against Birstall United at...
danslawson
Jan 306 min read
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FA Vase 4th Round, Sutton UTD v Bourne Town
The FA Vase is the non-league equivalent of the FA Cup for teams that play in steps 5 and 6, 596 teams entered the competition which...
gharris66
Jan 143 min read
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A Foggy Day At Hadley FC
The venue for our latest Proper Football away day was Hadley Football Club thanks to an invite from one of our followers Tom Hammond who...
danslawson
Dec 29, 20243 min read
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Nuneaton Town FC A new Beginning
Following the sad news that Nuneaton Borough FC were to be no more at the end of the 2023 season with the club falling into financial...
danslawson
Dec 16, 20241 min read
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Rugby borough v Hinkley afc
Our friend and Podcast team mate Darren Ashley does some amazing Vlogs under the name dash71_ , check out his latest Non-League Vlog...
gharris66
Dec 14, 20241 min read
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Cambridge City begin a new chapter in their new stadium
30th November 2024 a day of significance in the history of Cambridge City Football Club, hosting the Isthmian league clash against 4th in...
gharris66
Dec 4, 20242 min read
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Carlton Town Mourn the Loss OF a Club Legend
Our friends at Carlton Town FC who play in the Northern Premier League East Division at step 4 have had a rough few weeks, not only have...
danslawson
Dec 2, 20242 min read
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Behind the scenes with Kettering Towns FA Cup preparations
It’s the Friday before Kettering Towns' big FA Cup game at home to Doncaster Rovers at noon on Sunday the 1st of December which is live...
gharris66
Nov 30, 20242 min read
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Hidden gems of non league
One of the topics that I have covered quite regularly on our Podcast is that of homegrown players in the modern-day game not getting the...
gharris66
Nov 24, 20242 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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The Magic of The FA Cup
So it’s FA Cup first round and with me living in Northamptonshire it’s a bit of a no brainer which game to attend, Northampton town...
gharris66
Nov 3, 20243 min read
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Kettering Town Charity match Day
What a fantastic day we had at Kettering Town Football Club on Saturday, not only to receive a warm welcome and great hospitality along...
danslawson
Sep 22, 20245 min read
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Opening Day Thriller at Soham Town Rangers FC
Took myself off to vlog in Cambridgeshire yesterday, thanks to an invite from Soham Town Rangers FC manager Alex Cross, for their season...
Darren Ashley
Jul 30, 20242 min read
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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...
Darren Ashley
May 5, 20242 min read
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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...
Darren Ashley
Apr 28, 20241 min read
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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...
Darren Ashley
Apr 16, 20242 min read
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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...
Darren Ashley
Apr 7, 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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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...
danslawson
Mar 26, 20245 min read
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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...
Darren Ashley
Mar 24, 20243 min read
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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...
Darren Ashley
Mar 17, 20242 min read
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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...
Darren Ashley
Mar 10, 20242 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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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....
Darren Ashley
Feb 25, 20244 min read
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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...
danslawson
Feb 25, 20248 min read
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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...
Darren Ashley
Feb 19, 20243 min read
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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...
danslawson
Feb 14, 20243 min read
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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...
Darren Ashley
Feb 11, 20242 min read
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