Southend 0 Wealdstone 0 (Southend win on penalties) 180 minutes, ZERO goals. Can't lie, this was a bit of a slog. Wealdstone missed first 2 pens in shootout, hard to recover from that. Southend back to Essex as champs #FATrophy #nonleague #Wembley #photography #groundhopping

Cockfosters 0 AFC Stoneham 0 (Stoneham win 4-2 on pens) Hampshire side triumph on penalties after goalless 90 minutes #favase #nonleague #matchhopping #groundhopping #photography

Excited for #nonleaguefinalsday today! #FAVase AFC Stoneham vs Cockfosters #FATrophy Wealdstone vs Southend

Cottesmore AFC 3 Lutterworth Athletic Res 2 (AET - 2-2 @90 mins) Extra time belter seals Leicester Senior League cup win for Cottesmore which is good, because I never fully trust reserve teams in cup finals. (This is also called the Tiger League final 😂) #groundhopping #Leicester #photography

Quorn 2 Loughborough Students 0 A soft penalty, an own goal, and a decent sizzling sausage. Quorn seal Leicestershire cup victory with comfortable victory. I forgot my coat, and it was bloody cold. #groundhopping #Leicester #photography #cupfinal

Just realised ill be in #Scotland for one of the #England #WorldCup games. Could be interesting 😂

This is so interesting! Watch the instinctive reaction of the Ilkeston players: ⚽️ Some go to the winning penalty scorer ⚽️ Others go to the keeper (who made 3 saves) ⚽️ A 3rd group go straight to shake hands with the Glossop players Interesting. #psychology #football #sportpsychology #priorities

Glossop North End 2 Ilkeston Town 2 (Ilkeston win 3-1 on pens) Dramatic climax of #Derbyshire Senior Cup final after step 5 #Glossop hold step 3 #Ilkeston in 90 mins at cold and blustery Pride Park #nonleague #photography #penalties #final #NPL #NWCL

Maldon & Tiptree 4 Gorleston 1 Maldon stay 3 points clear with 1 game left, with a GD that is +15 better than 2nd. Although not mathematically assured of promotion, it would take some absolutely extraordinary to stop the #Jammers now. #nonleague @isthmianleague.bsky.social #photography #champions

What is this shit? Every new announcement about this world cup makes it less and less appealing. Am i just a grumpy old man? Or is this the way soccerball must go to capture a younger audience?

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Thats a hell of a diversion for a game 'on the way home' 😬😬😂 (Massive game for Maldon & Tiptree though...) #nonleague #groundhopping @isthmianleague.bsky.social

Alfreton 2 Buxton 2 Slopey pitch, 15-year-olds in Burberry, excellent pin-badge sale, and a decent game in a cracking atmosphere. Home side withstood immense pressure from visitors and could have nicked it themselves - draw helped neither side #groundhopping #nonleague #NLN #photography

Grrrrr, Loughborough vs Anstey is off, so: Can I be arsed to drive 45 mins to Alfreton vs Buxton? Or will I be lazy and go to Ingles vs. Knowle which is pretty much 5 mins down the road? #groundhopping

Heybridge Swifts 0 Maldon & Tiptree 4 Dark day for Heybridge as relegation to @essexsenior.bsky.social confirmed after crushing home defeat vs neighbours Maldon & Tiptree. Jammers stay top. #groundhopping @allessexfooty.bsky.social @isthmianleague.bsky.social #nonleague #photography

Maldon & Tiptree 1 Takeley 1 Takeley snatch deserved injury time equaliser against well below par Maldon under the terrifying flagwork of Slender Man. #nonleague #slenderman #horrorshow #groundhopping #photography @isthmianleague.bsky.social

Shepshed Dynamo 2 Belper Town 1 A fantastic club shop, chips IN a cheeseburger, a flurry of late goals; a black n white army, sheepshaggers, funny chants, moody skies, all at Butthole Lane. Think I might have found my up norf' #nonleague team! #groundhopping #photography #NPL @thenpl.bsky.social

Oldham Athletic 3 Notts County 0 Confession time. I've never tried Bovril. That is until last night when @joshbland13.bsky.social made @sashaclicks.bsky.social and I try it. I will no longer be drinking anything else. Ever. Decent game and atmosphere too. #groundhopping #EFL #Oldham #Latics

Late into #Manchester for the @fairgameuk.bsky.social conference tomorrow.

Maldon & Tiptree 3 Bowers & Pitsea 0 Dominant first half sees Jammers win the battle of the ampersand against in-form Bowers #nonleague @isthmianleague.bsky.social #photography #groundhopping

New piece for @hoppersguide.com. Heybridge Swifts vs. Felixstowe in the @isthmianleague.bsky.social north #groundhopping #nonleague #nonleaguefootball #essex #isthmian hoppersguide.com/new-year-sam...

Heybridge Swifts 1 Tilbury 2 Managed to drag the birthday party to Scraley Road. It was cold, scrappy, and ended in 10 men and another home defeat for Swifts despite taking the lead after Tilbury missed a peno. #nonleague #penalty @isthmianleague.bsky.social #groundhopping #photography

New Article: Superstitious Your lucky scarf. Leaving the room during an attack. That one pub you go to pre-match. Football is full of superstitions. Words: @jonee13.bsky.social Read here ⬇️ www.footballheritage.co.uk/superstitious

This is painfully relatable and reminds me of the time I went to a conference in the wrong country. Yep. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Griezmann's touch for Athletico's 5th goal last night is one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen on a football pitch. #Spurs #UCL #Atleti #Athletico #Tottenham

Anstey Nomads 3 Mickleover 1 Four goals, a ridiculous red card, a last minute consolation penalty, and a half time pizza ticket that had the answer to the Ultimate Question of Life, the Universe, and Everything. #nonleague #groundhopping #photography #NPL

Happy International Women’s Day! We’re highlighting the pioneering women footballers who played their game despite oppression and stigma. From Rutherglen Ladies to Rose Reilly, there are hundreds of female role models from throughout football history ⚽️

Heybridge Swifts 0 Takeley 1 High on effort low on quality; Swifts' survival hopes dealt hammer blow after scrappy home defeat. @isthmianleague.bsky.social #nonleague #photography #groundhopping #matchhopping #Essex

Massive relegation six-pointer at the bottom of the @isthmianleague.bsky.social North today as Heybridge Swifts host Takeley. Must win for Swifts - but they certainly can't afford to lose

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Some belters in the clubhouse at Quorn. On the left, a Quorn Havelock FC team photos from 1907/08. On the right, an Ajax U19 team over visiting. Look at that back row!! #heritage #Quorn #Ajax #Amsterdam #history #footballheritage

Anstey Nomads 2 St Neots Town 1 (at Quorn) A keeper own goal when he dropped a long throw into his own net, and the tea lady calling me chuck, darling, and lovely, in about an 8 second burst- a level of friendliness most unfamiliar to us southerners 😂 #groundhopping #nonleague #NPL #photography

Derby 3 Blackburn 1 Rubbish first half, decent second half. Three points edges Rams worryingly close to play offs 🐏 #DCFC #PridePark #Championship #EFL #groundhopping #photograghy

I've often wondered this (or similar) about European (capital) cities; which city has the most top flight and or other football teams for a groundhopping weekend? (London not included. In fact, none in England)

Dunmow Town 2 Clapton CFC 3 Never before have a heard the rhyming couplet 'spaghetti carbonara' and 'marajuana' used on the terraces 😂 Away win sees @claptoncfc.co.uk go top despite late Dunmow flurry in entertaining clash #nonleague #ThurlowNunn #groundhopping #photography

A rare friday night game for me, finally watching @claptoncfc.co.uk. Away to Dunmow Town. At Heybridge Swifts 😂

Long Eaton United 0 Rugby Borough 2 An own goal, a sweary ref, a chubby Scott Carson in goal, and an excellent bacon cheeseburger. #groundhopping #nonleague #photography

Maldon 4 Felixstowe 0 Absolutely superb performance from Maldon as #Jammers hammer #Seasiders in top of the table clash CAAAAAAN WE PLAY YOU EVERY WEEK??? #NonLeague #Groundhopping #photography @isthmianleague.bsky.social

Absolutely MASSIVE game down on the Essex Riviera today.. The title won't be won or lost today. But, 3 points for the visitors would represent a significant momentum swing. Maldon & Tiptree vs Felixstowe & Walton @isthmianleague.bsky.social #nonleague #Essexfootball

I have to go and do some proper socialising tonight, and I am not happy about it. Would much rather go to Coggleshall v Lymore Gardens in the Eastern Counties League First Division South.

Brackley Town 1 FC Halifax 1 Two late goals, a bangin' pulled roast pork baguette with apple sauce and stuffing, and a bloke who ordered some tea flavoured water. #nationalleague #nonleague #groundhopping #football #photography #terraces

New piece for @hoppersguide.com. A bit of a deviation from my usual style. Belfast. Photos by the very talented @sashaclicks.bsky.social hoppersguide.com/an-ode-to-fo... #groundhopping #photography #Belfast #NorthernIreland #Crusaders #Coleraine #Glentoran

Maldon & Tiptree 4 Newmarket 0 Dominant Jammers recover from last week's defeat to thump Jockeys and close gap at top. Monumental effort from groundstaff and JFA to get game on 🫡 @isthmianleague.bsky.social #isthmianleague #nonleague #photography #groundhopping

Quorn 2 Stamford 0 Did I take a new job just so I could explore a bunch of new grounds around the midlands? No, but it's certainly a bonus! Oh and it snowed. #nonleague #groundhopping #SouthernLeague #photography #Quorn

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Heybridge Swifts 1 Felixstowe & Walton 2 Table-toppers Felixstowe move seven points clear after beating relegation-threatened 10-man Swifts #groundhopping #nonleague #photograghy @isthmianleague.bsky.social

New Lodge is one of my other favourite non-league ground in Essex. Maybe its the big tree by the entrance, maybe its the cheeseburgers; or, maybe its the rich history proudly displayed, and the huge mural along the back of the main stand: #groundhopping #Essex #photography #nonleague #Billericay

Billericay Town 3 St Albans City 2 Sorry you're not a winner: St Albans 2nd half pressure in vain as Blues earn 4th win on the spin in very entertaining clash. Decent cheeseburger, too! #groundhopping #photography #nonleague @isthmianleague.bsky.social

Maldon & Tiptree 2 Lowestoft Town 1 Promotions dont come easy, and aren't always pretty; Maldon press on and labour to vital home win against struggling Lowestoft to close gap at the top #groundhopping #nonleague #football #photography #cloudsky #isthmian @isthmianleague.bsky.social