The Shaymen

If you say the name Shay, the majority of "Sports" fans will assume you are talking about a famous baseball field on the other side of the pond! For the true football romantic, and supporters in the UK especially it can only be the home of FC Halifax Town. The Shay is a wonderful … Continue reading The Shaymen →

Cumbrian Gems

Barrow AFC and AFC Workington are the Cumbrian old guard, both former Football League sides who were voted out and sent into the non-league wilderness back in the ‘70’s, long before the pyramid system came into being. Neither have troubled the door of the league since, and in one of the most remote coastal … Continue reading Cumbrian Gems →

Spartan viewings

When I suggested to FW's Editor Jim a cross border raid to cover back to back Spartans games on either side of the English and Scottish divide at Christmas, it was purely on the basis of the similar name, and the idea that in their respective lands both are high profile non league sides … Continue reading Spartan viewings →