FA Trophy

DIARY OF A GROVND HOPPER

by
The Non-League Football Paper Team
18 December 2022

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6
GRAHAM STREET PRIMS 0 DERBY COUNTY U23S 4
I AM still trying to get back into the footballing habit after my long stint away from home. My apathy isn’t really cured by the lack of interesting local fixtures on offer tonight. I certainly don’t feel like travelling very far this evening.
Pencilman suggests a trip to Graham Street Prims in the Derbyshire Senior Cup so a quick dash down the M1 for one junction and then a slower tootle along the Brian Clough Way to Derby is my route.
Jane SatNav leads me to the Fred Harding Ground’s large car park ...

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