2025/26 END OF SEASON STATS & AWARDS

STATISTICS

GOALS: HOME 411 AWAY 312 TOTAL 723

ATTENDANCES
TOTAL: 184,476
HIGHEST: 50,837 - Everton v Roma (Friendly, 09/08/25)
LOWEST: 4 - Bromlians v Otford United (Kent County D1 West, 11/04/26)
AVERAGE: 971 (closest to this was Darwen v Colne, NWCFL D1 North - 895)

COSTS

TICKETS: £991
TRAVEL & ACCOMODATION: £3500
EXTRAS (FOOD/DRINK): £591
TOTAL: £5083 (£26.75 per game)

CHEAPEST: Two Games £0
AVERAGE: Three Games £27 (all with Colin & I splitting car costs)
PRICIEST: Racing Union FC Luxembourg 0-2 US Mondorf £161
PRICIEST UK: Bamber Bridge 1-3 Hednesford Town £95

With take-home pay of £9.29 (shocking, I know, but I think I pay extra tax due to interest on savings - ironically never happened under the Blue Tories), I had to work 547 hours and 9 minutes to pay for my hopping. When you factor in the expense of owning a car to get to work, union membership/job insurance fees, the fact that you can get a jobseeker's allowance of £95 a week and unpaid breaks and commuting time, the low paid are getting a terrible deal under the most traitorous and most dishonest government in my lifetime. Red Tories in every sense of the word. I might just work out the real-life per-hour figure sometime.

TRAVEL

MILES DRIVEN: 11,481
LIFTS GIVEN: 84 (83 to Colin)
LIFTS RECEIVED: 2
DRIVEN ON OWN: 21
PUBLIC TRANSPORT: 58
WALKED: 28

AWARDS

BEST NEW GROUND - Tow Law Town
This classic is a must-visit for any groundhopper. A classic old school ground and every bit as good as people make it out to be. The murals were a particular highlight. 

BEST REVISIT - Gresley

I often appreciate a ground more the second time around. A decade had elapsed since my first visit, and I think the camaraderie of the hop even and a pint with my breakfast in the local Spoons made it better, along with the fact that I was more experienced.

BEST GAME - Cheshunt Dev 5-4 Allenburys

A goalfest in the Hertfordshire League.

FRIENDLIEST CLUB - Hurlford United

This was by far the lowest-ranked team that I saw on my Scottish weekend, but by far my favourite. We lucked out when we chose this by virtue of it being a twenty-minute walk from our hotel. A lovely ground, friendly fans, and they invited Colin & me into the boardroom for a drink. Maybe they thought we were both serial freebie blaggers like PuffPuff, but the small gesture was much appreciated.

BEST TEA BAR / FOOD - Dalton United

The hops often produce something special, and many clubs pulled out the stops to make hoppers open their wallets. My favourite, though, was Dalton United. Burgers with chilli con carne and an excellent cake stall. Although the latter was not as good as the one at St Day, cake stalls are a baffling omission from most clubs when they work so well.

BEST BAR - Kenilworth Sporting

A lovely bar, sports TV and a good range of ciders, including some local ones.

BEST TOWN - Llandudno

Quite a difficult one to decide on as both & Aberystwyth & Llandudno were fantastic places to visit. Although Aber was the better ground, Llandudno had a superior Spoons, and I didn't have to edge past a punter fighting with a bouncer to get in. Both are lovely seaside towns.

BEST TAKEAWAY - Romanian Food Stall, High Wycombe Market

I always like to try new foods, and the Romanian food stall was excellent. A huge mixed grill for around £12, very filling and delicious. It was better the first time with thicker chips than the fries served on the second occasion, though.

BEST PUB - Roberto's, Halesowen

One of many superb pubs I have visited, recency bias wins it for me. A great range of ciders I'd not had, good prices, a nice atmosphere and a friendly owner. No food, but we need more Micropubs in this country.

BEST & WORST SPOONS
All of the following scored 9 out of 10. The Palladium in Llandudno for being a stunning building, and the Clothiers Arms in Yeadon for having a great range of cider, The Walnut Tree In Leytonstone for the range and service, which also applied to the Electrical Wizard in Morpeth. Many more scored 8.

At the other end of the scale, slow service and sending the wrong order got the Red Anchor in Stockton a 3. The Manor House in Royston was disappointing with a 4. The Forty Foot in Dun Laoghaire had service as slow as the Irish Public Transport and also got a 4.

 
BEST WYCOMBE GAME - 3-0 v Huddersfield Town, Saturday 25th October
I was actually quite lucky in the twelve games that I saw with Wycombe in the league, with just a couple of defeats and mainly wins. I hope to go to far more next season, but it depends on when the fixtures fall with regard to the organised hops. In any case, this comprehensive win against high-flying Huddersfield was a complete performance against Michael Duff's former club. After wanting him out earlier in the year, the Huddersfield fans suddenly started to miss him. Huddersfield's loss is definitely Wycombe's gain in that respect.

WORST WYCOMBE GAME - 0-1 v Exeter City, Tuesday 19th August
I saw Wycombe lose in the league twice, ironically, both times to Exeter City. Neither was a terrible performance, but this was a typically apathetic performance during the Dodds era. Exeter won with their only shot on target, an own goal from our captain, Jack Grimmer. A very similar 1-0 loss to Plymouth Argyle was just as miserable, but at least they competed better. I also saw a 2-1 loss to former rivals Colchester United.