Clubs in the UK
English Football Fan Chat: Norwich City
In our latest English football fan chat, we meet a long time supporter of Norwich City, a squad that has been promoted back to the Premier League for the 2021-22 season. Lewis might be one of the biggest Norwich City supporters out there, as he hosts a YouTube channel that provides some of the best…
Seeing a Game at Swansea City
Seeing a game at Swansea City would seem, without context, to be a pretty standard English Football League experience--except it's in Wales, of course! Not that it lacks interest or passion or drama -- certainly it was the exact opposite when I visited in March 2017, when they were in the Premier League. But if…
Groundhopper Guide to Stevenage FC
Years ago, I heard a story that made me start falling (more) in love with English soccer. It was the story of the time Newcastle United had to come play at a little place called Stevenage FC. (This post was originally written in March 2017 but has been updated for the 2024-25 season.) It was…
English Football Fan Chat:
Sheffield Wednesday
In our latest English football fan chat, we learn all about the ups and downs of being a Sheffield Wednesday supporter, as they were relegated to League One for the 2021-22 season. James was born and raised in South Yorkshire, and has attended games with his family at Hillsborough Stadium since he was a kid.…
English Football Fan Chat:
Non-League Groundhopping
If the recent drama about the European Super League got you discouraged about the state of football, we have an idea for you: go check out some non-league and lower-league football! We have written before about the joys of groundhopping beyond the Premier League, and especially beyond the so-called "Big Six" who were all looking…
English Soccer Fan Chat:
Daniel of Braintree Town
The latest in our series of English football fan chats is on YouTube, and this time the subject is Braintree Town -- but also the world of mostly non-league groundhopping. Daniel has been to nearly 400 grounds around the UK, and has quite the badge collection to prove it. In addition to Braintree Town, we…
English Soccer Fan Chat:
Alan of Sheffield United
The latest in our series of English football fan chats is on YouTube, and this time the subject is Sheffield United. Our guest is Alan, whom I met online between the two Steel City Derbies in the 2017-18 season. The first, at Sheffield Wednesday -- or, as Alan likes to say, "A dilapidated old building…
New English Soccer Fan Chat:
Steve of Millwall FC
One of the more memorable nights of my English football groundhopping adventures was December 29, 2017, when I saw QPR play Millwall in The Den. You can read about My Night in the Den if you don't mind some rather severe cursing and irrational human behavior. But the night started on a very pleasant note,…
Latest “Fan Chat” Video: James of Leeds United
I have written a fair amount about Leeds United in this space, because they have a history both glorious and cautionary, as well as a cool stadium and great fanbase. So it was natural that I have a Leeds supporter in for a Fan Chat -- a new series on our YouTube channel in which…
English Soccer Fan Chat: Ian of Leicester City
The first installment of our new video series, Fan Chats, is now up on our YouTube channel. And we are starting with Ian, a Leicester City supporter since the 1970s. A while back, in previewing the Champions League Round of 16, we wrote that Leicester City had only been in a European competition once before,…
