Shropshire County League (2 May 2009)
Following the success of last season's groundhop we have decided to go one better and have three games in one afternoon - Saturday 2nd May. All three home clubs will be producing programmes on the day.
1-00 pm: Oakengates Athletic 0 Impact United 2 (att 144)
3-15 pm: Wrockwardine Wood 3 FC Hodnet 3 (att 142)
6-00 pm: Newport County Borough 0 Shifnal United 0 (att 121)
Middlesex County League early kick-off no. 5 (18 April 2009)
The fifth match in the Middlesex League's series of Saturday morning kick-offs was Copland 4 Sloane 1 in the Division One Central & East Division, attendance 104.
Carlsberg South West Peninsula League Easter Ground Hop (9-11 April 2009)
Thursday 9th April
7.45pm : Clyst Rovers 3 Cullompton Rangers 4 (att 251)
Friday 10th April
11.30am : Axminster Town 4 Ottery St Mary 1 (att 358)
3.30pm : Royal Marines 1 Exeter Civil Service 2 (att 421)
7.30pm : Exmouth Town 0 Alphington 1 (att 342)
Saturday 11th April
11.30am : Galmpton Gents 2 Stoke Gabriel 1 (att 379)
3pm : Liverton United 0 Bovey Tracey 2 (att 383)
6.30pm : Buckland Athletic 1 Witheridge 0 (att 491)
Middlesex County League early kick-off no. 4 (21 March 2009)
THE fourth match in the Middlesex League's series of Saturday morning kick-offs took place at the Royal Hospital Chelsea South Grounds, Royal Hospital Road, London SW3 4SR, home of Sloane FC. This is the most centrally-located football ground in London and it is also the site of the Chelsea Flower Show! The game produced seven goals with Sloane coming out on top 4-3 against Copland in front of an estimated attendance of 120. Sloane produced their first-ever programme to mark the occasion. The official attendance was 128 and there is likely to be another early kick-off organised during April.
Abacus Lighting Central Midlands Football Bonanza (13-14 March 2009)
This year's 6th Annual Abacus Lighting Central Midlands Football Bonanza attrached fans from all over the UK and indeed French, Swedish, German, Australian and Japanese fans as well.
Friday 13th March 2009
7.45pm - Rolls Royce Leisure 3 Ollerton Town 4 (att 236)
Saturday 14th March 2009
10.15 am - Bulwell Town 1 Thoresby Colliery Welfare 1 (att 298)
1.15 pm - Kirkby Town 5 Newark Flowserve 1 (att 264)
4.15 pm - Forest Town 3 Harrowby United 1 (att 237)
7.00 pm - Clipstone Welfare 1 Kimberley Town 2 (att 306)
4th Dorset Premier League Groundhop (20 September 2008)
Games on this season's Dorset Hop were:
10.00 am - Cobham Sports 2 Poole Borough 7
1.00 pm - Blandford United 4 Sturminster Marshall 2
4.45 pm - Wincanton Town 1 Sturminster Newton United 0
Welsh/Hellenic Hop (22-25 August 2008)
FRIDAY 22ND AUGUST - Splott Albion 0 Rhoose 3 (att 221)
SATURDAY 23RD AUGUST - Talbot Green 1 Brynna 3 (att 229), Pontyclun 2 AFC Porth 3 (att 195), Trewlewis Welfare 0 AFC Bargoed Redz 1 (att 268)
SUNDAY 24TH AUGUST - Lydney Town 0 Hardwicke 0 (abandoned after 32 mins due to waterlogged pitch); Cirencester United 1 Malmesbury Victoria 5 (att 310); Abingdon Town 2 Milton United 2 (att 336)
MONDAY 25TH AUGUST - Launton Sports 1 Chinnor 3 (att 235), Headington Amateurs 9 Oxford City Nomads 2 (att 177), Highworth Town 5 Shrivenham 0 (att 385)
DORSET HOP 22 September 2007
10.30am Sturminster Marshall 3 Cobham Sports 4 (att 171)
1.15pm Poole Borough 1 Sturminster Newton United 1 (att 159)
4.45pm Cranborne 1 Swanage Town and Herston 2 (att 165)
WELSH AND HELLENIC LEAGUE GROUNDHOP 24-27 August 2007
The sixth Welsh Groundhop, held in conjunction with the eighth Hellenic League Groundhop, began on Friday 24 August 2007. As in 2006, the weekend featured no fewer than eleven matches over the August Bank Holiday weekend. This year’s Welsh hop featured five games from both divisions of the Thunder Road Motorcycles South Wales Amateur League, whilst the Hellenic League hop had six matches across all three divisions.
We kicked off on Friday evening with a trip to AFC Porth at 6.30pm. On Saturday, our opening match was at Llangynwyd Rangers (10.15am), followed by Brynna (1.15pm), Gilfach Goch Athletic (4pm), and finally Blaenrhondda at 6.45pm. Sunday saw us head into Gloucestershire for the two-day Hellenic hop to visit Tytherington Rocks (11am), Shortwood United (2.30pm), and Fairford Town (6pm). Monday began at Wantage (11.15am) before we travelled to Henley (2pm) and the hop rounded off at Eton Wick (6pm).
FRIDAY 24TH AUGUST - AFC Porth 3 Caerau FC 0
SATURDAY 25TH AUGUST - Llangynwyd Rangers 1 Llanharry AFC 1; Brynna FC 2 Pencoed Athletic 3; Gilfach Goch Athletic 0 Rhoose FC 4; Blaenrhondda AFC 0 Ton & Gelli BC 2
SUNDAY 26TH AUGUST - Tytherington Rocks 1 Winterbourne United 1 (att 424); Shortwood United 2 Lydney Town 1 (att 251); Fairford Town 2 Highworth Town 1 (att 310)
MONDAY 27TH AUGUST - Wantage Town 0 Hungerford Town 4 (att 259); Henley Town 2 Marlow United 2 (att 204); Eton Wick 0 Binfield 4 (att 220)
PREVIOUS HOPS
Northern League (1992-96)
Devon League (1997-99)
South Western League (2000-02; 2005)
Hellenic League (2000-2008+)
South Wales (2002-2008+)
Central Midlands League (2004-2009+)
Dorset (2005-2008)
South West Peninsula League (2009+)
