End of February means that I am off to my annual meeting up with the Sports and Leisure History network at Manchester Metropolitan University in Crewe. And, as usual, I throw in a handful of football matches before and after.…
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Delights and perils of groundhopping
Tagged with: Bury F.C., Coventry F.C., Gigg Lane, Groundhopping, Manchester United Museum, National Football Museum, Rochdale F.C., Spotland, Zlatan
Posted in Football grounds, Football museum, Football museums, Uncategorized
Posted in Football grounds, Football museum, Football museums, Uncategorized
Deepdale, Preston North End
Deepdale. The name has a romantic ring to it. Somehow reminiscent of Rivendell from Lord of the Rings. Home of Preston North End since 1875 (although admittedly the first years as a cricket and after that a rugby club), the…
National Football Museum, Manchester
I visited the National Football Museum in Manchester with my wife and two teenage children back in October. We had an hour and a half before closing time – and time just flew by. We were all very disappointed when…
Tagged with: Archibald Leitch, Manchester, Matt le Tissier, National Football Museum
Posted in Football museum, Football museums
Posted in Football museum, Football museums
 | Marie Chase on Britannia Stadium, Stoke |
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 | Giovanni Fontanella on The 2019 Race for the Football… |
 | Brian A Barnes on Selhurst Park – searchin… |
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