October 12, 2006 - Midland Football Alliance (England) - Friar Lane & Epworth vs Market Drayton

October 12, 2006
Midland Football Alliance (9th division)
Friar Lane & Epworth vs Market Drayton

I lived in England for two years from 2005 to 2006, and I adopted Friar Lane & Epworth as my local side.  I picked them because their ground was only about 1km from where I lived.  In 2005, they were playing in the 11th division, but they won the league and were promoted to the Midland Football Alliance for the following season.  I attended almost every home and away game during my two years.

Friar Lane & Epworth averaged 50-150 fans a game, so they weren't the best supported club in Leicester.  They are now back in the Leicestershire Senior League, while Market Drayton are now playing in the Northern Premier League Division One South (division 8).

Friendly - Feb 22, 2014 - Určice 4 Blansko 0

Feb 22, 2014
Friendly in Prostějov
Určice 4 Blansko 0
Attendance - 30

Another friendly in Prostějov, but at least this time it was a game under the lights, which is a rather rare treat in this city.  Both teams play in the 4th tier, Blansko in Divize D, and Určice in Divize E.  As such, the game was of decent quality, even though it was just a friendly.

Feb 16, 2014 - Friendly - SK Prostějov U19 5 Čechovice 0

February 16, 2014 - Friendly
SK Prostějov U19 5 Čechovice 0
Attendance - 45

SK Prostějov U19 play in the 2nd level of football for U19 in the country, so it was not a huge surprise that they easily defeated a Čechovice who play in the 6th division (men).

2006 Inter-Toto Cup - Carmarthern Town (Wales) 1 Tampere United (Finland) 3

June 18, 2006 - 1st round - 2nd leg - in Newtown
Carmarthern Town (Wales) 1 Tampere United (Finland) 3
(Tampere advanced 8-1 on aggregate)

The Inter-Toto Cup was a competition that I really appreciated, and always looked forward to every summer.  I was probably the only one, but I always had great anticipation for the announcement of the fixtures.  While I was living in England, I was able to get from Leicester to Newtown by train.  The game wasn't played at Carmarthern because their ground wasn't up to the standards of the Inter-Toto Cup.

2006 Friendly - Stamford vs Peterborough

Posts are kind of lacking over the past few months, so I have decided to put up some pictures of football from my 2 years living in Leicester, England (2005 and 2006).

Stamford is a town in Lincolnshire of around 21,000 people.  The club was formed in 1896, and they are known as the Daniels.  Currently, they are playing in the Northern Premier League (7th tier).  I think I took a direct train from Leicester to catch the friendly against Peterborough.  At the time, Stamford were preparing for their season in the 2006-2007 Southern Premier League (7th tier I believe).

The ground was quite close to the train station, if I remember correctly, and it has to be one of the best I visited during my time in England.