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PUBLICATION DATE:
DATE 01/12/17
COVER PHOTO:
PHOTO Paul Claydon
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CONTRIBUTORS Bob Lilliman, David
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Peter Miles, Jon Weaver, Mick Blake-
man, Alan Woods, Tony Cunningham,
Colin Peel, Bryan Hardy, Owen Pavey,
Jim Tuite, Tim Adams & Neil Harvey
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3 E TON M ANOR
12 L EAGUE N EWS
18 N ON -L EAGUE N EWS
24 W ORLD N EWS
28 S COTS N EWS
30 W ELSH N EWS
32 W ALTON C ASUALS /W ALTON & H ERSHAM
39 N ANPEAN R OVERS
44 A LEXANDER S TADIUM /B IRMINGHAM 2022
49 N ORTHERN I RISH G ROUNDS (1)
59 H AYES & Y EADING U NITED
64 F OOTBALL A LLIANCE G ROUNDS (4)
73 T EA B AR
74 B OOKSHELF
76 H OLIDAY S NAPS
78 E XIT G ATES
79 C LUB S HOP
80 E TON M ANOR T RIBUTE
NOTES
We have our usual eclectic mix of articles in this is-
sue. The cover story features a club that have led a
nomadic existence for most of the last half century,
but have a wonderful back story that really needs to
be told. The sad reality is though, that unless some-
one steps in quickly, Eton Manor will never play
again.
Also in this issue we conclude the series on Football
Alliance grounds and kick off a new series on the
grounds of Northern Ireland. Mixed in with this we
take a look at the new groundshare in Walton on
Thames, Birmingham’s bid for the 2022 Common-
wealth Games, the loss of the wonderful Victoria
Bottoms ground in Cornwall and the return, after a
few hitches, of Hayes & Yeading to Beaconsfield
Road. Happy reading.
G r o u n d t a s t i c - T h e F o o t b a l l G r o u n d s M a g a z i n e