After winning through to their first Welsh Cup final in 72 years, Flint Town United will now face Caernarfon Town at Rodney (Dave?) Parade on 12th April. The Cofis reached their first ever final with a 2-1 victory over CPD Y Rhyl 1879 at Llanelian Road, in front of a crowd of 2,061 #Groundhopping ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ
For my Saturday afternoon entertainment I headed to Northern Ireland and to Ballymena, in County Antrim, for a big game at the bottom of the Northern Ireland Football League Premier Division where Ballymena United and Portadown drew 1-1 at the Ballymena Showgrounds (att: c1,200) #Groundhopping
It's going to happen...
There was no programme last night, which was a disappointment, but fortunately I already have a Finn Harps programme in my collection! ๐ฎ๐ช
Friday night football in Ballybofey, County Donegal and a visit to the wonderful Finn Park, the home of Finn Harps. Tonight Wexford were the visitors for this @leagueofireland.bsky.social Division One encounter where it finished 1-1 (att: c1,000) #Ireland ๐ฎ๐ช #Groundhopping
It was Liverpool Senior Cup action this evening as current holders Everton beat Lower Breck 2-1 at the Anfield Sports and Community Centre (att: 190). The youthful Toffees scored twice in second half stoppage time to win through. They will now play Warrington Rylands the semi-final #Groundhopping
At last! A home win! Everton beat Burnley 2-0 thanks to goals from James Tarkowski and Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall. The attendance was 51,929. Up The Fucking Toffees ๐ #UTFT #COYB #EFC
Oh yeah, the team bottom of the league picked up a win ๐๐ Cue Tommy Steele...NEVER FELT MORE LIKE SINGING THE BLUES...
GAME 3๏ธโฃ โ๏ธ
๐ 7pm ๐ Saturday 28th February 2026
๐ Malta Challenge League
๐ MFA Centenary Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta
โฝ๏ธ St Lucia 2 (Adrian Borg 47, Filip Petkovski 55) Gudja United 1 (Shodiya)
๐ โฌ8 ๐ None
๐ฃ Att: c100
#Malta #MalteseFootball #FootballInMalta ๐ฒ๐น #TrebleHeader #FootballTravels #Groundhopping
GAME 2๏ธโฃ โ๏ธ
๐ 4.30pm ๐ Saturday 28th February 2026
๐ Malta Premier League
๐ National Stadium, Ta'Qali, Malta
โฝ๏ธ Hibernians 1 (Miullen 74) Valletta 1 (Radiฤ 60)
๐ โฌ10 ๐ None
๐ฃ Att: c1,500
#Malta #MalteseFootball #FootballInMalta ๐ฒ๐น #TrebleHeader #FootballTravels #Groundhopping
GAME 1๏ธโฃ โ๏ธ
๐ 2pm ๐ Saturday 28th February 2026
๐ Malta Premier League
๐ Tony Bizzina Stadium, Paola, Malta
โฝ๏ธ Tarxien Rainbows 1 (Lokosa 66)
Sliema Wanderers 1 (ฤuranoviฤ 56)
๐ โฌ10 ๐ None
๐ฃ Att: c150
๐ UEFA 4๏ธโฃ1๏ธโฃ/5๏ธโฃ5๏ธโฃ
#Malta #MalteseFootball #FootballInMalta ๐ฒ๐น #TrebleHeader #FootballTravels #Groundhopping
๐ Monday 23rd February 2026
๐ Premier League
๐ Everton Stadium @ Bramley Moore Dock aka The Hill Dickinson Stadium
โฝ๏ธ Everton 0-1 Manchester United
๐ฃ Att: 52,326
Yet another home defeat as The Toffees got sunk on the counter attack. Just fuck off ๐
Back on the #RoadToWembley this Sunday for the #AdobeWomensFACup 5th Round tie between #Liverpool and #Everton at St Helens Stadium. A disappointing afternoon for The Toffees as they lost 2-1 to exit the competition but both goals they conceded were easily preventable #Groundhopping #StHelens
Headed to the West Midlands, to the home of Knowle FC, as it was definitely game on at Hampton Road. It still rained for most of the day though as The Robins amazing, record, run of 21 straight wins in the Midland League Div. One ended with a 1-1 draw with Heather St John's (att: 118) #Groundhopping
Estadi Nacional d'Andorra, Andorra La Vella #FloodlightFriday ๐ฆ๐ฉ #Andorra
A top of the table clash in the United Counties League Division One as Stapleford Town (3rd) took on Retford United (2nd) at the Hickings Lane Sports Pavilion. The game definitely lived up to it's top billing as The Saxons won 3-2 (att: 234) to leapfrog The Badgers into second spot #Groundhopping
An all Championship FA Cup 4th Round tie at The Racecourse where #Wrexham progressed to the 5th Round for the first time in 29 years thanks to a 1-0 win over #Ipswich Town (att: 10,496). A superb move was finished off by Josh Windass to give The Dragons victory in an otherwise forgettable game #FNF
Crap weather, postponements and general lethargy saw me, once again, head to the banks of the River Dee for a (โ๏ธ) as, due to a waterlogged Alyn Park, the Cymru North game between #Mold Alex and #Denbigh Town was switched to the 3G pitch at Cae-y-Castell. The Alex won 2-1 (att: 143) #Groundhopping ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ
Friday night football at Cae-y-Castell as, in the Cymru Premier Championship Conference, Connah's Quay Nomads and Caernarfon Town played out a 1-1 draw (att: 325). Both goals were from the penalty spot with the Cofis equaliser coming in the 93rd minute #Groundhopping #Cymru ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ #Wales
CBA travelling today so I opted for a huge game closer to home at Cae-y-Castell (the reduced ยฃ5 admission also helped!). Flint Town United comfortably beat Trearddur Bay 3-0 in the FAW Welsh Cup Quarter Final (att: 558) meaning The Silkmen will now play in their first WC Semi-Final since 1954 ๐
I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. Itโs dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
Stay free
Nou Estadi Encamp, the home of the Andorran National Team and FC Andorra #FloodlightFriday ๐ฆ๐ฉ #Andorra
A cold Tuesday night at Rossett Park where #Marine beat 10-man Chester 2-1 (att: 1,557). The Seals goal came from a Connor Woods penalty, which made it 1-1 before Lewis Bell scored an 89th minute winner. That's now 6 defeats in 9 NLN games for #Chester. How long will that run be allowed to continue?
Yet more Monday night Premier League football at Bramley Moore as Everton and Leeds United played out a 1-1 draw. A classic game of two halves where, after a dreadful opening 45 minutes, The Toffees equalised through a superb Thierno Barry strike (att: 51,979) #UTFT #EFC #COYB
For the final action of this short trip to #Andorra I headed back to the capital Andorra La Vella and the old Estadi Nacional for a "Santa derby" between FC Santa Coloma and UE Santa Coloma. Uniรณ Esportiva won 2-1 (att: 112 h/c). Again, the views were stunning #Groundhopping ๐ฆ๐ฉ #GroundPorn #Santa ๐
Headed further up The Pyrenees on Sunday for the La Liga 2 Segunda Divisiรณn clash between FC Andorra and SD Huesca at the Nou Estadi Encamp where the game ended 1-1 (att: 1,531). The views around the stadium were stunning, with the snow adding to the scenery #Groundhopping #Andorra ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๏ธ๐ช๐ธ #GroundPorn
Up in The Pyrenees this evening for a first ever game in #Andorra. On a bitterly cold night in the Principality Ranger's FC beat Penya Encarnada 4-0 (att: 56 h/c) in the Primera Divisiรณ at the Centre d'Entrenament de la FAF 1 #Groundhopping #UEFA 4๏ธโฃ0๏ธโฃ/5๏ธโฃ5๏ธโฃ ๐ฆ๐ฉ
The second phase of the Cymru Premier got underway this evening and Flint Town United travelled to Maes Tegid to take on Bala Town. Weather wise it was a foul evening but The Silkmen came away with three points after holding on for a 4-3 win, after being 4-1 up at half-time (att: 285)
A football match at a Rugby ground โ๏ธ
A top of the table clash โ๏ธ
A game on grass after this recent bad spell of weather โ๏ธ
Yes indeed โ๏ธ
So, in the Midland League Division Two second placed Cadbury Athletic were beaten 2-1 by current leaders Northfield Town at Billesley Common (att: 196) #Groundhopping
After the completion of phase one of the #Cymru Premier tonight, #Flint Town United are now in the relegation zone after a 4-0 defeat to #Bala Town at Cae-y-Castell. The Lakesiders took the lead after just NINE SECONDS whilst Cameron Ferguson scored a brace on his debut after signing from...Flint!
First ever non-Merseyside Derby visit to the tinmine as I joined my #Barnsley supporting mate in the away end at Anfield. There was no #EmiratesFACup upset in this 3rd Round tie as The Shite won 4-1 (att: 60,206) but the scoreline does not reflect the performance of The Tykes #MNF #TheRoadToWembley
