Hello! Thanks for clicking on another Groundhopping blog from A Groundhoppers Guide to the Pyramid, I hope I’ve got another treat for you today! If you have been outside anytime since Thursday, then you will be aware that England has been greeted by a ridiculous amount of rain, which is a brutal reminder that winter… Continue reading A typical English ‘game of two halves’…. Steyning Town FC v Langney Wanderers FC
Hello! I’m back with another entry into my groundhopping diary, just three days after my last! I absolutely love a bit of midweek non-league football action, so I decided that I would spend my Tuesday night at Cobham FC. I know Cobham very well, but I had no idea where their ground was before last… Continue reading Gegenpress finding its way into the Ninth tier?…. Cobham FC v Spelthorne Sports
Boy am I happy to be back on my laptop writing this blog! Yesterday was finally the day where my 2020/21 season kicked off, and to celebrate the new season I decided to tick a ground that I have been looking at doing for a while... The Victory Stadium, home of United Services Portsmouth. You'd… Continue reading H.M.S Groundhopping sets sail again!…. United Services Portsmouth v Downton FC
It has been 155 days since a proper groundhopping blog found its way onto this site, and it feels like we are living in a completely different world to that which saw Dartford beat Chelmsford 3-0 in March, but some things never change.... I had a week off from Cricket this week, which meant I… Continue reading On the road again…. Cranleigh FC v Keens Park Rangers
Here at A Groundhoppers Guide to the Pyramid, our feed is dominated by Non-League football, and last season I attended 24 games between Step one and eight, and just three at a higher level. Our whole team of reporters absolutely love Non-League football, it is the backbone of English football, but its future is hanging… Continue reading #LetFansIn
If you were to look at the National League South table at the start of this season, you’d of been forgiven for wondering just who Dorking Wanderers are. But their rise up the non-league football and into the play-offs of the National League South has been extraordinary, and one man has been there for it… Continue reading Dorking Wanderers – The Rise to the National League play-offs
It’s official! Leeds will be playing Premier League football next season, it has been a long wait (16 years) but Bielsa’s men have done it. Leeds have been there or there abouts all season, but that has been the case many times since their last stint in the top flight, but finally they have done… Continue reading What has happened in football since Leeds were last in the Premier League?
Hello! Welcome back to another blog on ‘A Groundhoppers guide to the pyramid’, where today we are taking a close look at step two on the pyramid, the Championship. As Liverpool wrapped up the Premier League title with an astonishing seven games left to play this week, England’s top flight only really has the relegation… Continue reading The Championship- Are you ready for one of the most exciting finishes ever?
Last week it was announced that the National League, and both the National League South and North would have their final league positions decided on an unweighted points per game system. Coronavirus kicked football into touch across the pyramid back in May, but the three National League divisions were the last to 'shut up shop'… Continue reading National League PPG- Winners and Losers
Hello! Welcome back to another groundhopping blog, and I’ve got a special treat for you all today! Despite English football getting back up and running yesterday, we are still a long way off being able to actually go into the grounds. So today I thought I’d share with you my first groundhopping foray, which was… Continue reading From Wales with Love…. Where it all started
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