Groundhopper : Tales from Football's Equivalent of Trainspotting

Groundhopper : Tales from Football's Equivalent of TrainspottingAuthor: Coughlan, Matt Sporting venues Published on 24 March 2025 by Pitch Publishing Ltd in the United Kingdom. Paperback softback 288 pages 138 x 217 x 24 318g Matt Coughlan steps into the wonderful world of the groundhopper: in short, the collector of football grounds. While taking a light hearted look at this growing cultural phenomenon, can Coughlan cement his own groundhopping credentials? With the aim of boosting his groundhopping tally to at

Author: Coughlan, Matt

Sporting venues

Published on 24 March 2025 by Pitch Publishing Ltd in the United Kingdom.

Paperback / softback | 288 pages
138 x 217 x 24 | 318g

Matt Coughlan steps into the wonderful world of the groundhopper: in short, the collector of football grounds. While taking a light-hearted look at this growing cultural phenomenon, can Coughlan cement his own groundhopping credentials?With the aim of boosting his groundhopping tally to at least 100 grounds, Coughlan sets out on a journey of discovery. Whether foregoing the cultural highlights of Bruges to sit in a concrete stadium, choosing the worst ground in London over watching the World Cup on TV or travelling to various footballing outposts with a vintage grandstand, he does whatever it takes to reach his milestone.

Along the way, he ends up doing some opposition scouting, samples corporate hospitality, spends too long reading the FA’s ground-grading regulations and discovers a host of great non-league clubs. He joins a groundhopping weekend to try to enhance his status. But will he fall foul of the unwritten rules of groundhopping?