Torquay United Torquay United are another side that United have faced in recent dire non-league times, although not as often as others. Torquay's relegation came after Oxford's and their subsequent promotion was before United's. Torquay's location on the south Devon coast gives a visit to Plainmoor an added bonus, although the English Riviera in mid-winter  [ more ]

Stockport County Just to clear up any confusion, there isn't actually a county of Stockport. Stockportshire, like Port Vale, doesn't exist. Stockport is, in fact, a suburb of Manchester Airport and is irredeemably northern. On the plus side, it does mean you can get four pints and still get change from a fiver (or it  [ more ]

Stevenage Next up in our club-by-blub guide to our Fourth Division opponents are our old muckers from the Conference Stevenage Boroughless. To celebrate their promotion from tinpottery, the club dropped the Borough suffix because, in their opinion, it sounded too non-league. They should really have dropped the Stevenage part of their name too, for the  [ more ]

Southend United Southend United appear determined to live up to their billing as Essex Boys, with their chairman subject to allegations of a sexual assault (an accusation that he vigorously denies, as our libel lawyers would be sure to make us point out, if we had any) and the whole club giving off an aura  [ more ]

Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town do not, in fact, have anything to do with Petrucchio, whatever cliché-ridden headlines about them being tamed may have you believe. Although it's possible that William Shakespeare may have visited Shrewsbury, and even had the town in mind when writing the Taming of the Shrew, we consider it unlikely. In addition,  [ more ]

Rotherham United Rotherham are one of a handful of clubs currently without a home, playing their home games at the Don Valley Athletics Stadium in Sheffield. However, the club has now secured a site on Mangham Road on the edge of Rotherham and work could begin soon on a new stadium. Rotherham were formed in  [ more ]

By Pat Wehmeier The following Feverites represented Fever on their first foray onto foreign soil for a tournament from 18 to 21 June:Geoff Carter, John Matthews, James Longshaw, Stuart Burson, Nick Wehmeier, Pat Wehmeier, Robb Milne, Nick Holloway, Russell McSweeney, Robert Muskett, Andy Clyde, Steve Gilbert. The venue was Namur, home of our good friends  [ more ]

Port Vale Port Vale is one of the few instances of a football club being named after a place that doesn't exist (Swindon Town is another), with the club actually located in Burslem, one of the five towns that comprise the Potteries, also known as Stoke-on-Trent to those who have escaped the 19th Century. As  [ more ]

Morecambe For some reason our alphabetical run-down of our Division Four opponents this season leapfrogged Morecambe, going straight from Macclesfield to Northampton Town. No one noticed. However, it's probably only right to rectify that unintentional error caused by circumstances beyond our control (it's honestly not our fault that we're inept) so here's the missing Morecambe  [ more ]

Northampton Town Northampton is fairly local to Oxford, just up the A43, which means that there should be a healthy number of away fans at both games. Despite their relative closeness, the two sides have never been considered rivals, probably due to not having played each other a great many times. The Cobblers were formed  [ more ]