SJR Worksop (24-04-2026)

SJR Worksop 2 - 1 Harworth Colliery (Central Midlands Premier North), Friday 24 April 2026

A decent match at a ground I have driven past many times (and within a 5 minute walk of Worksop Town's ground). A strange Spring evening started in hot sunshine and ended in chilly conditions as the sun set (thank god they kept the light on at Asda as the glow from that helped a bit!).

SJR Worksop turned this one around against a tough Harworth Colls. The strangeness of the evening continued as half the spectators and cars leaving ended up locked in!

LUFC Women Development (19-04-2026)

Leeds United Women Development 1 - 2 Stoke City Women Development (Women's National League Reserve North), Sunday 19 April 2026

A revisit to Nostell's Crofton Community Centre, albeit on a different pitch. I hadn't realised there was a cup final in progress on the main pitch. On the "top field" I saw a decent match between 2 young women's sides.

Stoke deservedly won, thanks to a brilliant inswinging free kick in the second half. The highlight was an authoritative and friendly referee who explained his decisions clearly and acted as an on-field coach.

Plus a cheeky one of the men's cup final taking place on the main pitch.

Pontefract Collieries (17-04-2026)

Pontefract 2 - 2 Emley (Northern Premier 1 East), Friday 17 April 2026

My first match at Ponty - although I did visit back in 2009. They now have a 4G pitch. This local derby was buzzing as both teams tried to secure play-off places. I also worked out how to get more miles out of our electric car so a good night all round!

Youdan @ Steel City Stadium (13-04-2026)

Youdan 3 - 2 Sheffield Medics (S&H League Division 2), Monday 13 April 2026

I came to this half-expecting a poor end of season match, but it proved good quality and very entertaining. Both sides played with the ball on the floor and seemed like they wanted to play proper football. A couple of odd defensive errors in the first half were eclipsed by a brilliant second half finish. Note to self - toilets open but no cafe...bring a Thermos flask next time!

Bromley (07-04-2026)

Bromley 2 - 1 Shrewsbury (League Two), Tuesday 7 April 2026

A trip down memory lane given my family connections to Bromley. This is the other side of the town to the area I know well, but I have been here once before. The ground looked very different to 2005 and the club have clearly invested in the infrastructure, including some hi-tech turnstiles using QR codes.

Bromley are edging towards League Two promotion, possibly the title. They showed a lot of resilience against a tough Shrewsbury side in this one.

Another of the 92 ticked off tonight (although I suspect my list will be longer than that when I get to the end, what with new grounds and teams).