My Visit To The Home Of Football: Sheffield FC, England (Formed 1857)

My Visit To The Home Of Football: Sheffield FC, England (Formed 1857)

“It’s coming home. It’s coming. Football’s coming home” – The Lightning Seeds. Sheffield FC are widely regarded as the oldest club in world football that have been continuously playing. They were formed in 1857 and as much as I hate FIFA, they are the governing body of world football and they recognise Sheffield FC as the world’s Read more about My Visit To The Home Of Football: Sheffield FC, England (Formed 1857)[…]

Backpacking In Scotland: Visiting Side By Side Football Stadiums in Dundee

Backpacking In Scotland: Visiting Side By Side Football Stadiums in Dundee

For years I have known that the two closest top division football stadiums in the UK are those of Dundee FC and Dundee United FC. However, until 2022 I had never even been to Dundee. So if I finally made it to Dundee, my main focus was to simply go to both stadiums and see Read more about Backpacking In Scotland: Visiting Side By Side Football Stadiums in Dundee[…]

Backpacking In Northern Ireland: Visiting The UK's Two Closest Separate Football Clubs - Bangor FC and Bangor Amateurs FC

Backpacking In Northern Ireland: Visiting The UK’s Two Closest Separate Football Stadiums

“The day we went to Bangor” – Fiddler’s Dram. Some people might glorify the fact that Notts County FC and Nottingham Forest FC in England are separated by a river – the Trent. Other people might glorify the fact that Dundee FC and Dundee United FC are separated by a road – Tannadice Street. And Read more about Backpacking In Northern Ireland: Visiting The UK’s Two Closest Separate Football Stadiums[…]

Backpacking In England: Playing Footgolf⚽️⛳ In Whitley Bay

Backpacking In England: Playing Footgolf⚽️⛳ In Whitley Bay

Backpacking In England: Playing Footgolf⚽️⛳ In Whitley Bay Have you ever heard of Footgolf? Now you have. It’s a mixture of football and golf. 😂⚽️⛳And I played it in Whitley Bay with famous Rafał Kowalczyk aka Big Bird. We were backpacking and overlanding here and we came across this by accident. What Is Footgolf? Exactly Read more about Backpacking In England: Playing Footgolf⚽️⛳ In Whitley Bay[…]

My New Football Book: ChampIAN STEWARTnova - Following the Northern Ireland Football Team 1980 - 2009

My book ChampIAN STEWARTnova Was Stolen

November 2022 was the scheduled release of a 42 year in making book, my epic ChampIAN STEWARTnova. Following the Northern Ireland football team 1980-2009. In true irony, the only parts of that book that remain in full are the only TWO parts NOT done by me. 1.The cover art and design. I have them on Read more about My book ChampIAN STEWARTnova Was Stolen[…]

My New Football Book: ChampIAN STEWARTnova – Following the Northern Ireland Football Team 1980 – 2009

My New Football Book: ChampIAN STEWARTnova – Following the Northern Ireland Football Team 1980 – 2009 is currently in its final edits. This took a lot longer than I anticipated – the writing was basically completed by October 2010, but one thing after another led to delays. Many chapters had to be skipped, cut, replaced, Read more about My New Football Book: ChampIAN STEWARTnova – Following the Northern Ireland Football Team 1980 – 2009[…]

Reminiscing The 1990s: The Time Wimbledon Played Real Madrid

Reminiscing The 1990s: The Time Wimbledon Played Real Madrid

“It’s a weird and wonderful world if you come from Wimbledon” – John Motson. Being in lockdown and not having travelled to ANY new city/town/village in 13 months now, and no new countries or even a leaval of this country (Poland) has certainly given me time to release 4 books (a fifth one is almost Read more about Reminiscing The 1990s: The Time Wimbledon Played Real Madrid[…]

Northern Ireland Football Internationals Born Abroad

Northern Ireland Football Internationals Born Abroad

I tried to add this one to Wikipedia but it was rejected as they didn’t believe me. Wikipedia are stuck up in their own ego thinking they know better than everyone else. So I’ll post it here instead. This is a list of Northern Ireland international footballers who have represented Northern Ireland/Ireland (the 1880 original Ireland) at full level Read more about Northern Ireland Football Internationals Born Abroad[…]