{"id":5348,"date":"2020-07-19T22:43:56","date_gmt":"2020-07-19T21:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/?page_id=5348"},"modified":"2025-06-12T22:24:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T21:24:24","slug":"acknowledgements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/index.php\/uncategorised\/acknowledgements\/","title":{"rendered":"ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">The concept of this site was originally to write about my trips round the country, watching County.  As  I put pen to paper, metaphorically, I had many memories which needed fleshing out with facts and figures.  I have assembled a reasonable library of sports books, (and thousands of match day programmes), over the years, and to these I turned.  Equally the internet has also been my friend.  The publications and websites highlighted below have been my staple source.  To the writers my thanks for confirming much that was tucked away in the recesses of my memory; for introducing me to information I was not previously aware of; and in many instances correcting my memory!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#ffffff\"><strong>THE GROUNDS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Simon Inglis&#8217; books have been a vital source for information on many of the grounds I visited before our drop into non-league.  They have been a fixture on my bookshelf for many years, standing alongside tomes on cricket and rugby league grounds.  I have long been interested in stadia of all types and enjoy &#8216;chalking off&#8217; new ones.  Inglis first published &#8216;The Football Grounds of England and Wales&#8217; in 1983; extended it in a second edition in 1987 to incorporate &#8216;The Football Grounds of Great Britain&#8217; with a third edition in 1996 being a rewrite to reflect that significant changes which arose after the Bradford fire and the Taylor Report, and indeed the development of new grounds. I believe that they are an important piece of work which will provide significant archive material in years to come.  They have certainly been more than useful to me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">..<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"414\" height=\"172\" src=\"http:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Inglis-montage.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Inglis-montage.png 414w, https:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Inglis-montage-300x125.png 300w, https:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Inglis-montage-150x62.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 414px) 100vw, 414px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#ffffff\"><strong>COUNTY REFERENCE MATERIAL<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">I purchased a copy of &#8220;Stockport County &#8211; A Complete Record&#8217; on its publication in 1994.  Written by Peter Freeman, in association with Richard Harnwell, it is an immensely detailed tome, which traces the Club from its genesis to the end of the 1993\/94 season.  It includes the history; provides the background to key individuals, (both managers and players), and the statistical content, (matches, line-ups scorers and crowds), has been vital to my writing.  A further book, &#8216;Stockport County Encyclopaedia History and Update 1994-2000&#8217;, (also authored by Freeman), took the story forward to the millennium.  In 2006 Phil Brennan and Richard Harnwell authored &#8216;A Pictorial History of Stockport County 1883 &#8211; 2006&#8217;.  I was pleased to be an advance subscriber to this book, knowing that a donation would be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Society.  Richard Harnwell was struck down by this most cruel of diseases.  I describe it as such as I had seen my own father pass away with it also.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">..<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"403\" height=\"167\" src=\"http:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/History-Montage.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5373\" srcset=\"https:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/History-Montage.png 403w, https:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/History-Montage-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/History-Montage-150x62.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 403px) 100vw, 403px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#ffffff\"><strong>COUNTY INFORMATION ON THE WEB<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Typing &#8216;Stockport County&#8217; into a Google search throws up 11.2m results!!  I have found sites which have been extremely useful and are clearly a labour of love for the compilers.  Maybe this site will also be useful to others in due course.  Thank are due to those individuals who have put these sites together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignwide has-background wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color\" style=\"grid-template-columns:27% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"129\" src=\"http:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/COWS.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6326 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/COWS.png 640w, https:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/COWS-300x60.png 300w, https:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/COWS-150x30.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-normal-font-size\" style=\"color:#4007fa;background-color:#fdf8b7\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stockportcounty.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">County&#8217;s official website<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background has-small-font-size\">The Club&#8217;s Official website, affectionately known as COWS, has had a large revamp.  Sadly, for me, much of the archive material has disappeared. (For example the results page now only goes back to 2016\/17)<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignwide has-background wp-block-media-text has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color\" style=\"grid-template-columns:27% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1023\" height=\"229\" src=\"http:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Hatters-Matters.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5354 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Hatters-Matters.png 1023w, https:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Hatters-Matters-300x67.png 300w, https:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Hatters-Matters-150x34.png 150w, https:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Hatters-Matters-768x172.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1023px) 100vw, 1023px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-normal-font-size\" style=\"color:#4007fa;background-color:#fdf8b7\"><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Hatters Matters (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hattersmatters.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hatters Matters<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background has-small-font-size\">A plethora of County information  &#8211; highly recommended for information about the games; the players; teams  &amp; lots more<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignwide has-background wp-block-media-text has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color\" style=\"grid-template-columns:27% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"126\" height=\"62\" src=\"http:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Vital-County.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5355 size-full\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-normal-font-size\" style=\"color:#4007fa;background-color:#fdf8b7\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/stockport.vitalfootball.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Vital County<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background has-small-font-size\">A source of County news as it breaks &#8211; the archive stuff is more than interesting, particularly for the period from administration and beyond<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignwide has-background wp-block-media-text has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color\" style=\"grid-template-columns:27% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"610\" height=\"117\" src=\"http:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/All-Things-Stockport-County.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5357 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/All-Things-Stockport-County.png 610w, https:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/All-Things-Stockport-County-300x58.png 300w, https:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/All-Things-Stockport-County-150x29.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 610px) 100vw, 610px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-normal-font-size\" style=\"color:#4007fa;background-color:#fdf8b7\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hedgegrower.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"All Things Stockport County (opens in a new tab)\">All Things Stockport County<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background has-small-font-size\">Written by &#8216;Hedgegrower&#8217; there are match reports; loads of photographs, and other articles of County interest. I am indebted to the site for many of the photos in recent years, particularly where he captured me on various travels!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignwide has-background wp-block-media-text has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color\" style=\"grid-template-columns:27% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"254\" height=\"72\" src=\"http:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Leos-Stats.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5358 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Leos-Stats.png 254w, https:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Leos-Stats-150x43.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 254px) 100vw, 254px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-normal-font-size\" style=\"color:#4007fa;background-color:#fdf8b7\"><strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Leo's Stats (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1fxPedcqk5r0Ks_LCvN62YNaagn9rGNKPmdh8kBQsq9k\/edit#gid=0\" target=\"_blank\">Leo&#8217;s Stats<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-very-light-gray-background-color has-background has-small-font-size\">A definite labour of love, the link opens as a Google document, and provides information about every game the Club has ever played; all the players; managers and much, much more<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:27% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"323\" height=\"123\" src=\"https:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Go-Go-Go-County.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10154 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Go-Go-Go-County.jpg 323w, https:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Go-Go-Go-County-300x114.jpg 300w, https:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Go-Go-Go-County-150x57.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-normal-font-size\" style=\"color:#4007fa;background-color:#fdf8b7\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/gogogocounty.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Go Go Go County<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-small-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#e9ebec\">This site pulls together the research compiled by Stockport County&#8217;s Historical Advisors into one place.  It is a crucial source for all the historical records and also includes information about reserve and youth teams over the years.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background\" style=\"grid-template-columns:27% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"190\" height=\"70\" src=\"https:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Scan-scheme-logo.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11739 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Scan-scheme-logo.png 190w, https:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Scan-scheme-logo-150x55.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-normal-font-size\" style=\"color:#4007fa;background-color:#fdf8b7\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scanscheme.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Stockport County Appearance Number Scheme<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-background has-small-font-size\" style=\"background-color:#e9ebec\">The Stockport County Appearance Number (SCAN) scheme is a supporter led initiative that aims to celebrate all of the players who have represented The Hatters in a senior first team game. Sadly from my perspective a decision was made to not record those players who played during the National League North years, (2013 &#8211; 2019). This has meant that a significant number of players who represented the Club in an official first team competitive game are excluded. The tier played in is irrelevant, and from my point of view the decision has airbrushed out 6 seasons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#ffffff\"><strong>COUNTY ON YOU TUBE<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Throughout this site I have linked in a multitude of videos that are available on You Tube.  Many of them are from clubs we have played, but the vast majority are from County&#8217;s official channel and StockportCounty1883.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignwide has-background wp-block-media-text has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color\" style=\"grid-template-columns:27% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"525\" height=\"178\" src=\"http:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SCFC-You-Tube.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5360 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SCFC-You-Tube.png 525w, https:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SCFC-You-Tube-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SCFC-You-Tube-150x51.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 525px) 100vw, 525px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-normal-font-size\" style=\"color:#4007fa;background-color:#fdf8b7\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/TheStockportCountyTV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Stockport County (opens in a new tab)\">Stockport County<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignwide has-background wp-block-media-text has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color\" style=\"grid-template-columns:27% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"368\" height=\"102\" src=\"http:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/StockportCounty1883.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5361 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/StockportCounty1883.png 368w, https:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/StockportCounty1883-300x83.png 300w, https:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/StockportCounty1883-150x42.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 368px) 100vw, 368px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-background has-normal-font-size\" style=\"color:#4007fa;background-color:#fdf8b7\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/c\/StockportCounty1883\/featured\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"StockportCounty1883 (opens in a new tab)\">StockportCounty1883<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-vivid-cyan-blue-background-color has-text-color has-background has-medium-font-size\" style=\"color:#ffffff\"><strong>PHOTOGRAPHS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">I have included a multitude of photographs on this site.  Some I have taken over the years, but the great majority of them have been accessed from the internet.  There is no intentional breach of copyright.  If I have done so, then please accept my apologies, and I will readily either remove them, or give an appropriate credit.  I would hope that copyright holders will recognise that this site has been created for personal interest, and for readers in general.  It is certainly not for profit.  Thanks in advance!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignwide has-background wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile has-very-light-gray-background-color\" style=\"grid-template-columns:27% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"725\" height=\"613\" src=\"http:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Groundtastic.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6859 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Groundtastic.png 725w, https:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Groundtastic-300x254.png 300w, https:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Groundtastic-150x127.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 725px) 100vw, 725px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">I am particularly indebted to a fantastic site &#8216;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.groundtastic.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Groundtastic.co.uk<\/strong>&#8216;<\/a> &#8211; run by Vince Taylor and Paul Claydon. It is an amazing repository of photographs of grounds. I can heartily recommend it if you are interested in recollections of grounds you have visited.  a fair number of the photos of grounds have been sourced from there and the associated Twitter account @groundtastic<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-text-color\">..<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile has-background\" style=\"background-color:#eaeef0;grid-template-columns:27% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"406\" height=\"283\" src=\"http:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/The-Cemetery-End.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7578 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/The-Cemetery-End.png 406w, https:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/The-Cemetery-End-300x209.png 300w, https:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/The-Cemetery-End-150x105.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 406px) 100vw, 406px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">Since starting to compile this site I have invested in a copy of The Cemetery End, pulled together by the guys at Groundtastic. It&#8217;s more than highly recommended if you want to jog memories of grounds and stands that formed part of earlier travels but are, sadly, no more. A prequel to this book was published in 2023. Called Before the Cemetery End it covers the period from 1970 to 1984 and features more than 600 photographs of over 450 grounds, stands and terraces that were lost to British football in that period. I have visited many of them and this book certainly brings back the memories<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/BTCEcover-640w.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11419 size-full\" srcset=\"https:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/BTCEcover-640w.jpg 640w, https:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/BTCEcover-640w-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/57hattersyears.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/BTCEcover-640w-150x106.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The concept of this site was originally to write about my trips round the country, watching County. As I put pen to paper, metaphorically, I had many memories which needed fleshing out with facts and figures. 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