The basics
What is groundhopping?
Groundhopping is the hobby of visiting as many different football stadiums as possible. Here is where it came from, what counts as a ground, and how to start.
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Groundhopping guides
How to do this properly
Practical guides for supporters who travel to watch football: how grounds are counted, how to get a ticket when you are not a member, and how not to ruin a trip abroad. No prices, no timetables — those change. Methods, which do not.
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How groundhoppers count their grounds
Does a friendly count? A rebuilt stadium? A ground you only toured? The counting conventions groundhoppers actually use, and how to pick your own.
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Planning
Your first football trip abroad: the checklist
How to plan a groundhopping trip to another country: what to sort before you book, what to check with the club, and what to do on matchday itself.
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Planning
Five ways to get a ticket when you are not a member
General sale, membership schemes, hospitality, official resale and neutral allocations: how each route actually works, and which ones to avoid.
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On matchday
Segregation, colours and away ends
How stadium segregation works, why the section on your ticket dictates what you can wear, and the matchday habits that keep a groundhopping trip uneventful.
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Planning
The groundhopper's calendar
Winter breaks, midweek European nights, cup rounds and non-league kick-off times: how the football year shapes when it is worth travelling, and when it is not.
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Keeping records
Notebook, spreadsheet or app: keeping count of your matches
The three ways groundhoppers record the matches they attend, what each one is genuinely good at, and how to move your history from one to another without losing it.
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