Non-League Paper

VIKING REVELLED AS EURO KINGS!

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
26 April 2020

DEFUNCT TOURING SIDE STEEPED IN HISTORY

By John Porter
PASSING by the dilapidated ruins of Avenue Park in Greenford today, just off the A40 Western Avenue in west London, it’s hard to imagine that it was once home to one of the most prolifi c touring clubs in English amateur football history.
By the time of their demise in 2003, Viking Sports FC had clocked up an astounding 92 matches in 14 countries across Europe. From confrontations with Soviet tanks in Czechoslovakia, to taking on Yugoslavian giants Rijeka at their stunning sea shore stadium, Viking’s remarkable long distance...

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