The 100FgC 2015 Accolades

(My Favourite Bits of the year ... aka the New Year's Honours List)

*Best Match Attended*

Chester-le-Street Town 4-3 Heaton Stannington(AET) FA Vase 2nd Qualifying Round, 
3rd October

 Cracking Vase tie in a match that swung back and forwards with some good goals and a couple of red cards

*Goal of the Year*

Keir Milliken Auchinleck Talbot v Hurlford United

Scottish Junior Cup Semi Final(2nd leg) 18th April

The winning goal from Milliken which clinched Talbot's place in another final on route to their 11th Scottish Junior Cup success (see Youtube clip 4:20) My Matchday

 *Favourite Previously Uncharted Senior Ground*

Solitude - Cliftonville

My first visit to Belfast to the oldest ground in the whole of Ireland. My Matchday

*Favourite Previously Uncharted Non-League Ground*

Newlandsfield Park - Pollok

 As my year has been dominated by the Scottish Juniors, a special mention must go to gems such as  Auchinleck Talbot, Cambuslang Rangers, Glenrothes, Kilbirnie Ladeside and Kilsyth Rangers, but overall there was something a bit more special about Pollok. My Matchday

*Best My Matchday*

A cracking day when me and Honest Paul visited Cambuslang via Glasgow and Carlisle.

My Matchday

*Best Pre and Post Match Bevvy*

 The Horse Shoe has became a regular haunt of mine on my many visits to Glasgow over the last 12 months. Serves a terrific pint of Harviestoun Bitter & Twisted. 

Silver 'Spoon Award

Pillar of Rock - Bolsover

 Been to quite a few new Wetherspoons over the calendar year, especially with my travel companions Lee & Katie. One I was quite fond of is found in the shadow of the castle in Bolsover, Derbyshire, which we visited on route to a match at Glapwell.  

*Scabby-eye Award

Killie Pie - Hurlford United

The top food honour goes to the Killie Pie at long last, with the best one consumed at Hurlford United's friendly tea hut.

Last year's winners

2015 Pic of the Week Cup - The winner is...

The second overall winner of the Facebook Pic of the Week Cup is 100FgC Squad#155 James Little for his photograph of SC Mittersill, beating Katie Wallace’s picture of the main stand at Whitby Town in the final.

Winners in each round were; 

Round 1 - Weldon United (Jim McAlwane)

Round 2 - Whitby Town (Katie Wallace)

Round 3 - Armadale Thistle (Jamie McQueen)

Round 4 - Billingham Synthonia (Joris van der Wier)

Round 5 - SC Mittersill (James Little)

Round 6 - Rochdale (Graeme Holmes)

Most voted runner-up over the six rounds;

Round 2 -Bristol Rovers (Paul Paxton)

Round 4 - Amsterdam ArenA (Frans Van der Berg)

Quarter-finals

Whitby Town beat Armadale Thistle

Rochdale beat Amsterdam ArenA

Billingham Synthonia beat Weldon United

SC Mittersill beat Bristol Rovers

Semi Finals 

Whitby Town beat Rochdale in a controversial semi-final while SC Mittersill overcame Billy Synners.

James would normal wins an exclusive 100FgC cup, but I know he’s already got one(because I’ve used it!) so he’ll be winning an exclusive new 100FgC product which will be available in the new year.

The 2015 Champion

✔497 - St Giles Road

Brighouse Town 2v1 Scarborough Athletic

Evo-Stick League First Division North

Monday 28th December 2015

Brighouse is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale in West Yorkshire. The name originates from a building close to the bridge over the River Calder. (Population over 32,000)
Birthplace of indie band Embrace who were formed by the McNamara brothers in a small outbuilding at the bottom of a garden in the village of Bailiff Bridge in 1990.

Brighouse Town originally formed in 1963 out of the Blakeborough Valve Company.
The club are simply nicknamed “town” and the team kit is orange shirts and socks with black shorts.

Huddersfield Works League 1963-1975
Champions on four occasions in 1966–67 1968–69 1973–74 1974–75
West Riding County Amateur League 1975 -2008
Won Division 1 in 1988–89 and the Premier Division 5 times in 1990–91 1994–95 1995–96 2000–01 2001–02
Northern Counties East League 2008-2014
Promoted as runners-up to NCE Premier Division in 2012-13
Champions 2013-14 (100 points)
Evo-Stick NPL Division One North from 2014
Also West Riding County Cup winners in 1991–92

Dual Seal Stadium
St Giles Road
Hove Edge
Brighouse
HD6 2PN

Current capacity 1,000
Record attendance 1,069 v Scarborough Athletic NCEL Premier Division 13 April 2013

English Non League Grounds visited 244
Current Northern Premier League(Evo-Stick) grounds 25/68
Main amenities behind the goal next to the turnstile entrance, with the players changing rooms set further back in a separate building. The main stand is three-quarters pitch length split between terracing and two rows of white flip seats. Opposite are the team dugouts with the rest of the ground made up of open hard standing, with additional new terracing in the top corner beside the stand.

The Gadabout
111 miles door to door
I picked up 100FgC Squad#138 Lee Stewart at noon, then drove down the A1/M1/M62 then into Brighouse via the A644. Arrived in the town at ten minutes to two and called for a liquid pit stop(and a new ‘Spoons tick) at The Richard Oastler. At the game saw my stalker Paul Brockettt plus 100FgC Squad#183 and Scarborough Athletic supporter Neil Daniel.

Brighouse Town (9th) v Scarborough Athletic (18th) (3pm ko)
Evo-Stick First Division North Matchday 20/21
Att.384
Weather:dry

1-0 Peter Davison OG (48’)
A Tom Haigh cross from the right found the outstretched leg of the defender who turned the ball past his own ‘keeper. The linesman flagged for offside but after consulting with the referee the goal stood.

(68’) A left wing corner kick was dropped by Hagreen, which struck his leg and rolled into the net, however the ref disallowed the goal for an infringement on the ‘keeper.
(69’) Matthew Bloor giving a straight red card for dissent regarding the disallowed goal.

1-1 Jamie Forrester (71’)
Ambitious effort from a good 30 yards from the substitute sailed into the back of the net.
2-1 Adam Wilson (85’) 
A shot from outside the box was intercepted by the sub who quickly turned and fired home from 12 yards.

Top Bloke - Tom Haigh (Brighouse Town)
Entertainment 6/10

Spondoolicks
Admission £7
Programme £1
Pin badge £3
Golden Goal ticket £1
Coffee £1

Matchday Web Album (23 pictures from St Giles Road)

✔496 - Sandy Lane

Handsworth Parramore 1v2 Cleethorpes Town

FA Vase 3rd Round

Tuesday 15th December 2015

Handsworth is a suburb in the south-east of Sheffield. (Population around 15,000)
However the football club play 14 miles east along the A57 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire.
The “Gateway to the Dukeries” is the birthplace of many notable people, with the likes of Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson, actor Donald Pleasence, golfer Lee Westwood, footballers Mick Jones(Sheff United, Leeds)Danny Thomas(Coventry, Spurs)and former England manager (and orange disliker) Graham Taylor amongst the rich and famous born in Worksop.


Handsworth Parramore 
(nicknamed "The Amber Parras")
Handsworth FC formed in 2003
Sheffield & Hallamshire County Senior League (2003-2010,2012-2014)
Division One winners 2007-08 Premier Division winners 2013-14
Northern Counties East League (2010-2012, 2014-present) Division One winners 2011-12(unable to gain promotion because of ground issues)
2014 merged with Worksop Parramore

English non-league grounds 243
Current NCEL grounds 23/44
The Windsor Foodservice Stadium
Sandy Lane
Worksop
S80 1UJ

Capacity 2,500
Home of Worksop Town since opening in 1992, Handsworth began ground sharing in 2014 after the merger. Their former ground was Olivers Mount (capacity 1,500) which is still used by the Reserves and other senior teams.

Plenty of seats with a three-quarter pitch length main stand which has been extended at the top end. Opposite there is two diminutive meccano type stands behind the dugouts with terracing at each side. The top goal has a covered stand with four rows of seats. At the turnstile entrance there’s a small covered terrace behind the goal, next to the clubhouse.

The Gadabout 
126 miles door to door 
Same beef as last week - X1 bus to Houghton-le-Spring to meet #NECelebrityGroundhoppingCouple. Heading down the A1 to Retford so Lee & Katie could tick off the ‘Spoons, then onto Worksop so I could tick off another JDW.
Pre-match meal and a couple of pints before arriving at the ground ten minutes before kick-off. This was a revisit for Katie & Lee as they’ve seen Worksop Town play here, although I think this is known as a bracketed tick in the Ground bagging world. 
At the ground good to see 100FgC Squad members #4 Jack Warner and #149 Chris Freer.
Thankfully no extra time meant Katie dropped me off back home ten minutes after midnight.


Bevvy Almanac
The Dominie Cross (Grove Street, Retford)
Bradfield ‘Farmers Belgian Blue’ (4.9%)****+
The Liquorice Gardens (Newcastle Street, Worksop)
Welbeck Abbey ‘Red Feather’ (3.9%)***+
Wychwood ‘Snow Belle’ (4.3%)***+

Handsworth Parramore v Cleethorpes Town
FA Vase 3rd Round
NCEL Premier Division 5th v 7th
Handsworth (beat 1Q AFC Liverpool[1-0] 2Q Cheadle Town[3-2] Rd1 Shildon[5-4] Rd2 Hallam[3-2])
Clee Town (beat Rd1 Westfields [2-1] Rd2 Racing Club warwick [2-0])
Weather :Dry,mild
Att.101

0-1 Marc Cooper (24’) penalty
Handball in the box spotted by the linesman. Cooper slotted home the spot kick to the ‘keepers left.
1-1 Luke Fletcher (37’)
Picked up the ball in the box, made room for himself with a neat turn and shot 
1-2 Louis Grant (88’)
Good spell of pressure finished off with a cross from the right fired in by the substitute from 8 yards.

Top Bloke - Louis Grant (Cleethorpes Town) - Grabbed the winner to avoid extra time hence getting me home 35 minutes earlier
Entertainment 5/10 

Spondoolicks
Admission £5
Programme £1.50
Coffee £1
Pint of Stones £2.40

Matchday Web Album (28 pictures from Sandy Lane)

✔495 - Grimethorpe Sports Ground

Worsbrough Bridge Ath. 1v2 Knaresborough Town

Northern Counties East League Division One

Tuesday 8th December 2015

Worsbrough is an area in Barnsley, South Yorkshire, which includes Worsbrough Bridge, Worsbrough Common, Worsbrough Dale, Worsbrough Village and Ward Green, found two miles south of the town centre. The area dates back to the 7th century, and is first mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086.(population around 9,500)

Worsbrough Athletic FC

The Briggers founded in 1923 as Worsbrough Bridge St. James and wear an all-red kit.

In 1945 they changed their name to Worsbrough Bridge Athletic, then Worsbrough Bridge Miners Welfare in 1959, before reverting back to their former name in 2006.

Played in the Barnsley League 1952-1961(Division 1 winners 1952-53, 1958-59, 1959-60) Sheffield Association League (champions 1965-66 and 1969-70) Yorkshire League 1971-1982 Northern Counties East League 1982-present.

English non-league grounds 242
Current NCEL grounds 22/44
Grimethorpe Sports Ground
Cemetery Road
Grimethorpe
Barnsley
S72 7EQ.
Capacity 2,000

The Briggers played at the Park Road stadium in Worsbrough from 1923, but left earlier this season after the floodlights stopped working amid a dispute with the association that runs the ground. 
The ground is open with a standing enclosure on one side. Next to the clubhouse at the top of the hill are some crash barriers which look down onto the pitch behind the team dugouts.

BLOSSOM

The Gadabout 
117 miles door to door
Caught the X1 bus to Houghton-le-Spring, before getting picked up in the Katiemobile(aka Blossom) by the #NECelebrityGroundhoppingCouple just after 3pm.
Travelled on the A1/M1/A635  to Wombwell for pre-match meal before heading across to Grimethorpe. 
Met up with Paul Brockett and Adrian Hotson at the game.
Dropped off back home at 11.45pm.

Bevvy Almanac
The Wild Boar (Frederick Place, Houghton-le-Spring)
Morehouse's ‘Winter Looms’ (4.2%)***+
The Horseshoe (High St,Wombwell)
Acorn ‘Barnsley Bitter’ (3.8%)***+
Shipyard ‘Pale Ale’ (4.5%)****+

Worsbrough Bridge Athletic(20th) v Knaresborough Town(11th)
Northern Counties East Division One Matchday 19/2
Kick off 7.45pm
Weather:Dry apart for a brief heavy rain shower in the second half.
Attendance: 41

0-1 Ben Clayton (17’)
Good work from Freestone on the left set up Clayton for a low shot from the edge of the box under ‘keeper's body.
1-1 Nick Galloway (55’)
Corner kick from the left met with a powerful header from six yards.
1-2 Kyle Spooner OG (72’)
Low hard cross from the right from Collier was turned into his own net by the defender in the six yard box.

Top Bloke - Knaresborough’s number 7
Entertainment 7/10

Spondoolicks
Admission £4
Programme £1
Coffee £1

Matchday Web Album (21 pictures from Cemetery Road)

Pic of the Week Cup 2015 - Round 6

100FgC Squad#195 Graeme Holmes - Rochdale

Paul Paxton - Cheltenham

Duncan James Ashton - Lokomotiv Moscow

100FgC Squad#4 Jack Warner - Treardurr Bay

Neil Edgar - Holme Park

100FgC squad#143 Joanne Sexton - Barcelona

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✓494 - Craven Park

Hull United 1v0 Hall Road Rangers

Northern Counties East League Division One

Tuesday 1st December 2015

 Kingston Upon Hull is a city and unitary authority in the East Riding of Yorkshire (Population approximately 258,000)
The 2017 UK City of Culture is the home of the Humber Bridge, which was once the longest single-span suspension bridge in the world when it opened in 1981. (7,280 ft)
Home to Rugby League clubs Hull FC, Hull Kingston Rovers and of course “The Tigers” - Hull City F.C.
Birthplace of footballers Nick Barmby, Dean Windass, Bowie sidekick Mick Ronson, 80’s popsters The Housemartins and industrial band Throbbing Gristle.(right)



Hull United
Formed in 2005 as St Andrews Police Club, changed name to St Andrews in 2009.
Became Hull United in 2014 and adopted the nickname ‘The Citizens’ 
Humber League Division One (founder members in 2005) Champions 2007-08 Premier Division runners-up 2014-15 NCEL Division One 2015 - 

East Riding Senior Cup runners-up 2015

The KC Lightstream Stadium(from January 2014)
Craven Park
Preston Rd
Hull
East Yorkshire 
HU9 5HE

English non-league grounds 241 
Current NCEL grounds 21/44
Capacity 12,225

Hull Kingston Rovers RFC moved from the old Craven Park on Holderness Road in 1989.The ground was refurbished in 2006 as Hull KR seeked promotion to the Super League. The Main Stand has a capacity of 5,000 with 4,500 seats on the top tier and a large pitch length covered terrace opposite. Behind the north goal is the 2,600 capacity Colin Hutton Stand which was opened in 2013, and the south end has a set back open terrace. 

It was announced on 21st October 2015 that Hull United would move from Dene Park and groundshare with the Rugby League club. Opening fixture was v Bottesford Town on 10th November (a 2-1 win) The club were originally based at East Mount Recreation Centre before rebranding.

 The Gadabout 
142 miles door-to-door
Dropped off in Houghton-le-Spring at 3pm and travelled with the #NECelebrityGroundhoppingCouple(which I’ll refer to Lee & Katie from now on) 
Accident and delays on the A1 meant an alternative route down the A19 and A1079 in heavy rush hour traffic. Arrived for pre-match meal at 6.20pm.
Return journey along M62/A1 back home at 1250am.

Bevvy Almanac
The Zachariah Pearson(Beverley Road)
Great Newsome ‘Ploughmans Pride’ (4.2%)***+
Springhead ‘Robin Hood’ (4%) ***+

Hull United(5th) v Hall Road Rangers(16th)
Northern Counties East League Division 1 Matchday 21/19
Att.243
Weather: dry,quite mild for December.

1-0 Nick McNamara (90+4’)
After a poor opening 45 minutes both teams took turns in missed golden opportunities in the second half. The deadlock was finally broken with virtually the last touch in the game, when a left wing cross was met by McNamara, to head inside the ‘keepers right hand post.

Top Bloke: Brett Agnew (Hull United)
Entertainment 6/10

Spondoolicks
Admission £4
Programme £1
Large tea £1.80

Matchday Web Album (24 pictures from Craven Park)