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Finland's Domestic Football Season Begins - The Veikkausliiga
The domestic football season kicks off in Finland this weekend, the country known as the 'Land of a Thousand Lakes' with an estimated...
danslawson
2 hours ago3 min read
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Wellingborough Town - Proper Football Awayday
Doughboys deliver the delight on Derby Day! NPL Midlands Division Attendance - 792 Derby day is always a momentous occasion and the...
Tom Harvey
2 days ago6 min read
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Leatherhead FC - Proper Football Awayday
With the games coming thick and fast as we head into the business end of the season, I decided to pick Leatherhead FC as my choice for a...
danslawson
3 days ago3 min read
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Sweden's Allsvenskan Kicks off This Weekend
The football season kicks off in Sweden this weekend with the top division Allsvenskan in its 101st year. One of the most appealing...
danslawson
6 days ago4 min read
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Norway's Domestic Football Season Begins
We thought we'd take a look at the wonderful Norwegian Eliteserien with the season getting underway this weekend. 🇳🇴 This is a league...
Greg Douglas
6 days ago3 min read
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A Trip to the Glorious Welsh Valleys
The welcome that was extended to me and Greg when heading into the valleys on our visit to Merthyr Town FC was truly amazing. "The land...
gharris66
7 days ago4 min read
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Great Yarmouth Town - Non-League Day!
When the date was set for the 2025 Non-League Day, a wonderful concept that was set up in 2010 by James Doe to champion all that is great...
danslawson
Mar 265 min read
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Coalville Town - Proper Football Away Day
Ravens Swoop for All Three Points! After a long week of toil and longing for our football fix, the Proper Football boys were out on their...
Tom Harvey
Mar 206 min read
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Carlton Town v North Ferriby Part 2 - the fans view
Blue Skies & 3 Points for The Millers! As many football fans will attest to, we often find ourselves trudging the length and the breadth...
Tom Harvey
Mar 163 min read
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Carlton Town V North Ferriby Part 1
Our latest away day saw us take a trip to Nottinghamshire to visit our good friends at Carlton Town who were taking on North Ferriby in...
gharris66
Mar 134 min read
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Proper Football 'The Podcast'
On this week's episode of the Proper Football Podcast, the lads spoke about the FA Cup 3rd round and gave their views on the FA's...
danslawson
Jan 151 min read
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'Awaydays' Three Points & a Brew for the Shoe Army!
Waking up on a Saturday morning to minus temperatures and icy conditions with the intention to leave the warm confinements of a...
Tom Harvey
Jan 104 min read
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MY 2024/25 FA CUP JOURNEY (SO FAR)
As always, I try to visit a ground which I haven’t been to before, provided that it’s no more than 50 miles from Charing X and the home...
Stefan Gatward
Jan 94 min read
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The Beautiful Grounds 2: By Ray Margetson
The main ethos behind us starting Proper Football was to shine a spotlight on the game outside of the Premier League and give a platform...
danslawson
Dec 5, 20243 min read
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Football, Dogs & Cheese'N' Pickle Roll.
Four of us set off from South London for a doubleheader on Tuesday to East London/Essex. The first port of call was Romford Dog Track for...
danslawson
Nov 27, 20244 min read
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European Football's Greatest Grounds by Leon Gladwell
Having recently obtained a copy of the brand-new book, European Football's Greatest Grounds 'One Hundred Must-See Football Venues' by...
danslawson
Nov 24, 20243 min read
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Bring Me Sunshine
Sadly the sun isn't shining down on Morecambe FC at the moment, the birthplace of British comedy legend Eric Morecambe. The Lancashire...
danslawson
Nov 17, 20245 min read
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Planes, Trains and Championship Manager
It's not everyday you see a jet plane at a non-league ground, well, apart from the decommissioned Red Arrow, Folland Gnat at Folland...
danslawson
Nov 11, 20244 min read
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Our visit to FA cup 2nd round Minnows Harborough Town
So, with all the non-league successes of last week’s FA Cup first round we've decided to pop along to the lowest ranked side in the...
gharris66
Nov 10, 20243 min read
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Girls Go Groundhopping
Whilst scrolling through social media we came across a new page on Facebook called 'Girls Go Groundhopping' and watched one of their...
danslawson
May 3, 20244 min read
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