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Groundhopping glory days captured in new book

It was back in 1995 and 1996 that Waters attended two Easter weekend football feasts in the North-East to document the passion of the supporters described as the ‘train spotters of British football’.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
27 June 2021

Groundhopping glory

By John Lyons

WHEN Zak Waters took a bunch of photos at innovative Northern League Groundhops, he could hardly have thought they would come in useful for a book a quarter of a century later!
It was back in 1995 and 1996 that Waters attended two Easter weekend football feasts in the North-East to document the passion of the supporters described as the ‘train spotters of British football’.

MAKE A NOTE OF IT: The Northern League groundhop proved a big success

Now, in collaboration with Ivor Baddiel (interviews), Mike Amos (Groundhoppers text) and Helen Chamberlain (introduction), he’s put to...

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