Groundhopper
eBook - ePub

Groundhopper

Tales from Football's Equivalent of Trainspotting

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Groundhopper

Tales from Football's Equivalent of Trainspotting

About this book

Matt Coughlan steps into the wonderful world of the groundhopper: in short, the collector of football grounds. While taking a light-hearted look at this growing cultural phenomenon, can Coughlan cement his own groundhopping credentials?

With the aim of boosting his groundhopping tally to at least 100 grounds, Coughlan sets out on a journey of discovery. Whether foregoing the cultural highlights of Bruges to sit in a concrete stadium, choosing the worst ground in London over watching the World Cup on TV or travelling to various footballing outposts with a vintage grandstand, he does whatever it takes to reach his milestone.

Along the way, he ends up doing some opposition scouting, samples corporate hospitality, spends too long reading the FA's ground-grading regulations and discovers a host of great non-league clubs. He joins a groundhopping weekend to try to enhance his status. But will he fall foul of the unwritten rules of groundhopping?

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Information

Publisher
Pitch Publishing Ltd
Year
2025
eBook ISBN
9781836800347
Edition
0

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Introduction: Grounds 1–65
  6. Ground 66: White Hart Lane
  7. Ground 67: The Hawthorns, Stanway Rovers (not West Bromwich Albion)
  8. Ground 68: The Brentwood Centre Arena, Brentwood Town
  9. Ground 69: Oakside, Redbridge
  10. Ground 70: Hertingfordbury Park, Hertford Town (and St Panteleimon)
  11. Ground 71: SCEFL Groundhop Weekend (Friday)
  12. Grounds 72–74: SCEFL Groundhop Weekend (Saturday)
  13. Ground 75: Lower Road, Hullbridge Sports
  14. Ground 76: Terence McMillan Stadium, Athletic Newham
  15. Ground 77: King George’s Fields, Corinthian-Casuals
  16. Ground 78: Hartsdown Park, Margate
  17. Ground 79: Rookery Hill, East Thurrock United
  18. Ground 80: The Old Spotted Dog, Clapton Community
  19. Ground 81: Meridian Sports and Social Club, Meridian VP
  20. Ground 82: Royal Oak, Harwich & Parkeston
  21. Ground 83: West Street, Coggeshall Town
  22. Ground 84: Station View, Harrogate Railway Athletic
  23. Ground 85: EnviroVent Stadium, Harrogate Town
  24. Ground 86: Jan Breydel Stadium, Cercle Brugge
  25. Revisit (Part One)
  26. Ground 87: Manse Lane, Knaresborough Town
  27. Ground 88: Office Interiors Stadium, Silsden AFC
  28. Ground 89: Alfred Hall Memorial Ground, Eynesbury Rovers
  29. Ground 90: Sandygate, Hallam FC
  30. Ground 91: SCEFL Groundhop Weekend (Friday)
  31. Grounds 92–93: SCEFL Groundhop Weekend (Saturday)
  32. Ground 94: The Scottish Ground
  33. Ground 95: The Mystery Ground
  34. Ground 96: Postponement Bingo
  35. Ground 97: The Fantastic Media Welfare Ground, Emley AFC
  36. Ground 98: Southwood Stadium, Ramsgate
  37. Ground 99: Horsfall Stadium, Bradford (Park Avenue)
  38. Ground 100: LNER Community Stadium, York City
  39. Ground 101: The Real 100th Ground
  40. More Grounds for the Purists
  41. Revisit (Part Two)
  42. Appendix I: Full list of grounds visited
  43. Appendix II: Current bucket list of grounds I would like to visit
  44. Photos