Possibly my game of the season already? An absolute humdinger of an #EmiratesFACup tie in Runcorn as Northwich Victoria (Midland League) and Bootle (Northern Premier League) played out a 4-4 draw (att: 297). Top notch entertainment indeed! #Groundhopping 🏆 #RoadToWembley

A winning start to the Premier League season for Everton as they beat Crystal Palace 2-0 (att: 51,820). Goals from Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall and Thierno Barry gave The Toffees the points after The Eagles were denied by both the woodwork and Jordan Pickford #Groundhopping #EPL #COYB #UTFT #EFC 💙

At Cae-y-Castell tonight as Flint Town United took on Briton Ferry Llansawel in the Cymru Premier. The visitors from South Wales won 1-0 (att: 320) meaning it is now four defeats from four for The Silkmen as their poor start to the new season continues #Groundhopping #Cymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #Wales

Dalymount Park, home of Bohemian FC 🇮🇪 #FloodlightFriday

Fall Lane regularly appears in lists of must visit football grounds in the UK so, this evening, I headed into the Colne Valley to see what all the fuss is about. Oh my, what a stunning ground! It was a bad night at the office though for Marsden who were beaten 6-0 by Ryburn United #Groundhopping

Tuesday night in Eltham, South East London, for some @isthmianleague.bsky.social action as Cray Valley Paper Mills and Punjab United played out a 2-2 draw at The Artic Stadium (att: 265) #Groundhopping #TheMillers #Punjab

Monday night action in the *checks notes* Midland League Premier Div. as Whitchurch Alport were comprehensively despatched 4-1 by Runcorn Town (att: 178) at Yockings Park. It was 4-0 at half time and it could have been more. The homesters consolation came from a stoppage time penalty #Groundhopping

Game 2️⃣ was a match between Bohemian FC and Longford Town at Dalymount Park. The homesters cruised through 4-0 (att: 3,339). Great to revisit this historic ground one last time before it is demolished and rebuilt once this 2026 season is over #Groundhopping #Ireland 🇮🇪 #FAICup 🏆 #Phibsborough #Dublin

Game 1️⃣ was a huge South Dublin derby between St Patrick's Athletic and Shamrock Rovers at Richmond Park. The homesters came from 0-2 down to win 3-2 after extra time (att: 4,660). Cracking game and atmosphere inside a packed out stadium #Groundhopping #Ireland 🇮🇪 #FAICup 🏆 #Inchicore #Dublin

It's the 3rd Round of the FAI Cup this weekend and an opportunity to spend a Sunday revisiting a couple of classic Irish grounds was not to be sniffed at. So, with a return ferry costing just £12 it was over the Irish Sea to Dublin that I headed...

Another newcomer to the Northern Counties East League this season is Field Olympic, who play their home games at Olympic Park in #Bradford. This afternoon the club was making its #FAVase debut against fellow #NCEL club Keighley Town. The homesters won 3-1 (att: 137) #Groundhopping 🏆 #RoadToWembley

A good evening for Connah's Quay at Cae-y-Castell as they despatched newly promoted Trefelin 6-0. Joe Simatupang-Ferguson netted a hat-trick for The Nomads in an emphatic win (att: 223) #Groundhopping #Cymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #Wales #CymruPremier

A Sunday afternoon revisit to Parc Meurig, the wonderful home of Bethesda Athletic. Sadly the Ardal North West League game versus Llay Miners Welfare was a bit of a damp squib with both teams cancelling each other out. It finished goalless (att: 129) #Groundhopping #Cymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #Wales #ArdalNW

The #EmiratesFACup got underway this weekend with 219 ties taking place in the Extra Preliminary Round. My choice of game was at the Rowley Lane Sports Ground where (Southern League) London Lions beat (Combined Counties) Rayners Lane 3-1 (att: 120) #Groundhopping 🏆 #RoadToWembley

At Cae-y-Castell tonight as Flint Town United took on Barry Town United in their first home game of the new Cymru Premier season. New teams, new format, new players, new matchday but The Silkmen conceding late is nothing new; a 3-2 loss made it two defeats from two #Groundhopping #Cymru 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #Wales

A visit to another Liverpool hub as Woolton FC returned to the Simpson Sports Ground for their first home game of 26/27. They beat Ashton Town 3-2 the North West Counties League Div.1 North (att: 154). Last season The Woo played at Jericho Lane as they made the play-offs #Groundhopping #NWCFL

West Lancashire League action this Tuesday evening and a #Bolton 'Derby' at the CMB Sports Ground. Chew Moor Bridge were beaten 2-1 by Eagley in the West Lancashire League Premier Division (att: 124 h/c). A thoroughly enjoyable game to watch with some quality goals #Groundhopping

Another visit to the Volksparkstadion, but my first in nearly a decade, as the mighty blues of #Everton travelled to #Germany for a pre-season friendly against #Hamburger SV. Die Rothosen were beaten 2-1 by The Toffees (att: c35,000) #Groundhopping #EvertonAway #UpTheFuckingToffees 💙

Another disappointing evening in Europe for #Cymru as, despite winning 1-0 on the night (1-1 on aggregate) The New Saints exited the #UEFA Conference League after losing 4-2 on pens to a bang average Flora Tallinn side (att: 958). In the current coefficients only San Marino are worse than Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🆚️🇪🇪

Headed to Lincolnshire on an historic day for Immingham Town as, for the first time in 30 or so years, the club returned to both to the Northern Counties East League and, competitively, to the Woodlands Sports Ground. Doncaster City were the visitors and they won 4-1 (att: 180) #Groundhopping

The domestic season got underway in #Wales this Friday night with nine games in the FAW Welsh Cup 1st Qualifying Round. I headed to a sunny Rhyl where NFA were beaten 2-0 by Mochdre Sports (att: 132). Since my last visit to Ffordd Derwen the club have installed a seated stand #Groundhopping 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #Cymru

It's been about 20 years since my previous visit to the Causeway Stadium, home of Matlock Town, and this afternoon I fancied a revisit to this wonderful ground. The visitors for this pre-season friendly were League Two Rotherham United. It finished all square 1-1 (att: 776) #Groundhopping

With works going on at Eamonn Deacy Park Galway United are playing games at Pearse Stadium so tonight was a rare chance to watch soccer at the home of Gaillimh GAA. A tremendous League of Ireland Connacht Derby vs Sligo Rovers ended 3-2 to United (att: 3,076) #Groundhopping 🇮🇪 #LOI

For my first new 🏟✅️ of 2026/27, I headed to #Ireland where, after a mere 21 years, I finally completed visits to all 2️⃣0️⃣ grounds of the League of Ireland. I was at Ferrycarrig Park where I was treated to a Division One #DesmondTwoTwo between #Wexford and #Kerry (att: 421) #Groundhopping 🇮🇪 #LOI

Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, home of FC Iberia 1999 née FC Saburtalo and, on occasions, the Georgian national team #Georgia 🇬🇪 #FloodlightFriday

The UEFA U19 Championship Finals have come to North Wales this year so it would be remiss of me not to see at least one group stage game at each of the host venues... 5️⃣ - The Oval, Caernarfon. Serbia 0-3 Croatia. Att: 1,143 🇷🇸🆚️🇭🇷 #Groundhopping #Cymru #Wales

The UEFA U19 Championship Finals have come to North Wales this year so it would be remiss of me not to see at least one group stage game at each of the host venues... 4️⃣ - Central Park, Denbigh. Spain 4-0 Germany. Att: 1,725 (a new ground record attendance) 🇪🇸🆚️🇩🇪 #Groundhopping #Cymru #Wales

The #U19EURO Championship Finals have come to North Wales this year so it would be remiss of me not to see at least one group stage game at each of the host venues... 3️⃣ - Cae Ras, Wrecsam. Cymru 0-4 Germany Att: 1,535 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🆚️🇩🇪 #Groundhopping #Cymru #Wales

The UEFA U19 Championship Finals have come to North Wales this year so it would be remiss of me not to see at least one group stage game at each of the host venues... 2️⃣ - Bangor City Stadium, Bangor Croatia 1-3 Ukraine Att: 826 🇭🇷🆚️🇺🇦 #Groundhopping #Cymru #Wales

The UEFA #U19EURO Championship Finals have come to North Wales this year so it would be remiss of me not to see at least one group stage game at each of the host venues. The opening fixture took place at... 1️⃣ - The Racecourse, Wrexham. Wales 0-7 Spain. Att: 3,606 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🆚️🇪🇸 #Groundhopping #Cymru #Wales