Doing The 92
My name is Steve Hall. I am a Brit who loves football and travel.
In 2010 I cycled to all the 92 football league clubs in England and Wales. I set off in May 2010 and finished on 23rd September. I was met with almost universal kindness, hospitality and friendship.
I had great plans for retracing the route in 2020/2023. Sadly Covid and then a long spell in hospital scuppered my plans. I started a new 90 day trip on 6th January 2024.
I am a seasoned traveller – 50 countries, 700 flights and tens of thousands of miles by rail – but that trip was unique. Was I back in the saddle and cycling? No. Running? No. Horseback/canoes? Dream trips but not this time. No, this one was a digital tuktuk tour – virtually visiting the many football clubs in England l love so much! Yes, the motorised rickshaw much beloved of travellers in Thailand and India went visiting Old Trafford and Villa Park, Elland Road and St James …. and many, many more! It was a tremendous success. It was a beautiful virtual journey and we raised significant funds for Prostate Cancer UK and my local team here in London, FC Deportivo Galicia.
Sadly my health is not up to running, cycling, or kayaking any longer BUT it is up to helping my friend O-M on his football project.
O-M UPDATE
Many of you will know that I have been working with my Finnish friend, O-M Matihalti on his famous social media project that I featured here In a nutshell he is collecting ONE programme PER club PER season from 1967/68 to 2017/2017. This is being preserved as a huge project charting the social -economic, political and, of course, sporting life in England and Wales over those fifty years.
I thought it best if I added an update. We are making great progress although some clubs are much more difficult than others so far.
O-M comments, “Many moons ago I had this brilliant brainstorm of mine of collecting one programme per club per season. Little did I know what a project this would be. Without Steve, whom I got acquainted to back in March of 2024, getting anywhere near finishing the task would have been practically impossible. There’s been plenty of other people helping Steve. One of them is Stephen Morris. (Thanks, we shall meet one day.)
I am eternally thankful for all the help fellow collectors have been giving on the way to finalize the task. Getting back to Steve… he has swapped hundreds of programmes helping me to fill the gaps and scanned an enormous number of programme covers for me. One of the biggest challenges I have found is the high cost of postage to Finland. I can arrange postage to/from here via Steve. I have many thousands of programmes from Finland that l can exchange for my wants. Obviously you are most welcome to visit beautiful Finland …. probably best in Summer!!! Things to be done… are to meet Steve in person (I know he’s deaf but we will get by), to visit a West London programme fair (Hi, Mark, Barry, Lee and Les – Steve has told me a lot about you all so I’d love to visit) and anyone else in the UK who wants to say “hi.” Meanwhile, I will be pleased to help any collector who is interested in Finnish programmes.”
Thanks, O-M. I am really excited to get back to Finland. I was there in 1975 ….. I guess that makes me “old” or “urgammal,” as they say in certain parts of Finland.
We are complete for ARSENAL, ASTON VILLA, BLACKPOOL, BOLTON BRENTFORD, BURNLEY, CRYSTAL PALACE, DARLINGTON, FULHAM, GILLINGHAM,IPSWICH, LIVERPOOL, MANCHESTER UNITED, NEWCASTLE UNITED, NORTHAMPTON TOWN, NOTTINGHAM FOREST, PORT VALE, PRESTON, READING, QPR, SHEFFIELD UNITED, SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY, SOUTHAMPTON, STOCKPORT COUNTY, STOKE, SUNDERLAND, TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR, WATFORD, WEST BROMWICH ALBION, WEST HAM UNITED, WOLVES & YORK
If anybody can fill the gaps on the other clubs please do make contact with me. The hope initially was that people would be keen to take part in the project and would be happy to donate or maybe run with 1×1 exchanges. Sadly, it has not been possible to complete so now I am offering 5×1 with either/any of Premier League, big match, Gillingham, named clubs (most but not all of the 92), non-league, Finnish or Swedish. Can you help?
Those who I would like to applaud publicly are:
Lee Hermitage of NWM Football
Brian at Brian’s Football Memorabilia
Mark Barnes the co-owner of Welling Collectables and of the West London Programme Fairs
… but the biggest, biggest (drum roll, PLEASE) shout out is for Stephen Morris. He has really engaged in the project and diligently searched for dozens of teams for O-M. He has huge stocks of most UK teams and I have always had hugely positive trades with him (both privately and for the project.) Everybody else I have spoken to speaks highly of him too.
He has a terrific offer on currently with a Super 50p Sale. He has tens of thousands of club programmes from the 70s to the 20s all at 50p. As my way of thanking him, if you take 50 programmes at 50p, I will double that with 50 random programmes from my own collection. Seem fair?
Any thoughts, questions, suggestions, kind wishes or, well, anything just get in touch with O-M or me.
Many thanks indeed, to everyone.
Remember you can get involved
Please check through the site to learn more about the project, the people involved and how you can also help and get involved.
Thanks
Steve
| Aldershot | 13/14 , 04/05 96/97 |
| Barnsley | 13/14 |
| Birmingham | 14/15 13/14 12/13 08/09 |
| Blackburn | 16/17 15/16 |
| Blackpool | None required |
| Bolton | None required |
| Bournemouth | 14/15 13/14 11/12 08/09 07/08 01/02 |
| Bradford C | 16/17 15/16 12/13 11/12 |
| Brighton | 13/14 03/04 |
| Bristol C | 16/17 |
| Bristol R | 15/16 09/10 98/99 |
| Burnley | None required |
| Bury | 16/17 14/15 07/08 06/07 04/05 02/03 94/95 92/93 |
| Cambridge U | 16/17 14/15 12/13 03/04 69/70 68/69 |
| Cardiff | 16/17 15/16 |
| Carlisle | 15/16 14/15 09/10 05/06 |
| Chester | 16/17 12/13 11/12 06/07 96/97 |
| Chesterfield | 15/16 |
| Colchester | 11/12 10/11 09/10 91/92 85/86 82/83 |
| Coventry | 13/14 10/11 |
| Derby County | None required |
| Doncaster Rovers | 13/14 01/02 89/90 |
| Everton | 16/17 , 13/14, 09/10 |
| Exeter | 16/17 15/16 14/15 12/13 10/11 09/10 08/09 02/03 74/75 |
| Grimsby | 16/17 13/14 11/12 10/11 08/09 07/08 03/04 00/01 |
| Halifax | 16/17 15/16 14/15 13/14 12/13 11/12 09/10 08/09 04/05 95/96 94/95 72/73 70/71 |
| Hartlepool | 16/17 15/16 14/15 13/14 11/12 09/10 06/07 05/06 02/03 01/02 94/95 69/70 |
| Huddersfield | 15/16 |
| Hull | 14/15 01/02 |
| Leeds | 14/15 11/12 |
| Leicester City | 15/16 10/11 09/10 |
| Leyton Orient | 15/16 99/00 |
| Lincoln | 16/17 14/15 13/14 12/13 01/02 95/96 |
| Luton | 15/16 14/15 13/14 12/13 11/12 04/05 |
| Mansfield | 16/17 15/16 13/14 12/13 10/11 07/08 72/73 |
| Millwall | 14/15 10/11 |
| Newport Co | 13/14 12/13 07/08 06/07 04/05 99/00 98/99 96/97 94/95 93/94 92/93 91/92 90/91 89/90 88/89 |
| Norwich | 10/11 69/70 |
| Nottingham F | None Required |
| Notts Co | 16/17 10/11 09/10 76/77 |
| Oldham | 10/11 72/73 |
| Oxford U | 16/17 14/15 13/14 06/07 |
| Peterborough | 16/17 09/10 98/99 |
| Plymouth | 16/17 14/15 13/14 11/12 10/11 09/10 |
| Portsmouth | 16/17 11/12 |
| Preston | None Required |
| Reading | none required |
| Rochdale | 10/11 08/09 07/08 74/75 |
| Rotherham | 16/17 15/16 14/15 11/12 10/11 05/06 87/88 71/72 |
| Scunthorpe | 12/13 05/06 04/05 |
| Shrewsbury | 16/17 10/11 71/72 |
| Southend | 14/15 09/10 04/05 96/97 |
| Swansea | 05/06 03/04 00/01 94/95 76/77 73/74 |
| Torquay | 16/17 15/16 14/15 13/14 12/13 11/12 10/11 06/07 |
| Tranmere | 16/17 14/15 11/12 |
| Walsall | 78/79 |
| Wrexham | 16/17 15/16 07/08 06/07 71/72 |
| Accrington | 08/09 87/88 85/86 82/83 81/82 80/81 79/80 78/79 77/78 76/77 75/76 74/75 73/74 72/73 71/72 70/71 69/70 68/69 67/68 |
| Burton | 16/17 15/16 13/14 12/13 07/08 00/01 99/00 98/99 80/81 78/79 76/77 73/74 72/73 71/72 70/71 69/70 68/69 67/68 |
| Cheltenham | 16/17 14/15 11/12 10/11 08/09 05/06 01/02 95/96 94/95 93/94 92/93 91/92 86/87 84/85 82/83 81/82 80/81 79/80 78/79 77/78 76/77 75/76 74/75 73/74 72/73 71/72 70/71 69/70 68/69 67/68 |
| Crawley | 15/16 06/07 04/05 03/04 01/02 97/98 90/91 89/90 88/89 87/88 86/87 85/86 84/85 83/84 82/83 81/82 77/78 76/77 75/76 74/75 73/74 71/72 70/71 69/70 68/69 67/68 |
| Dag & Red | 07/08 06/07 75/76 71/72 68/69 |
| Fleetwood | 11/12 08/09 07/08 06/07 05/06 04/05 03/04 02/03 01/02 00/01 99/00 98/99 97/98 96/97 95/96 94/95 93/94 92/93 91/92 90/91 88/89 87/88 86/87 85/86 84/85 83/84 82/83 81/82 80/81 79/80 78/79 77/78 76/77 75/76 74/75 73/74 72/73 71/72 70/71 69/70 68/69 67/68 |
| MK Dons | 11/12 10/11 06/07 03/04 02/03 01/02 00/01 99/00 98/99 97/98 96/97 95/96 94/95 93/94 92/93 91/92 90/91 89/90 88/89 87/88 86/87 85/86 84/85 83/84 82/83 81/82 80/81 79/80 78/79 77/78 76/77 75/76 74/75 73/74 72/73 71/72 70/71 68/69 67/68 |
| Morecambe | 08/09 07/08 04/05 01/02 00/01 99/00 98/99 96/97 95/96 94/95 92/93 91/92 90/91 88/89 87/88 84/85 83/84 82/83 81/82 80/81 79/80 76/77 75/76 74/75 73/74 72/73 71/72 70/71 69/70 68/69 67/68 |
| Scarborough | 16/17 15/16 14/15 13/14 12/13 11/12 10/11 09/10 08/09 07/08 04/05 00/01 99/00 81/82 80/81 74/75 72/73 71/72 70/71 69/70 67/68 |
| Stevenage | 16/17 15/16 11/12 06/07 03/04 93/94 92/93 91/92 90/91 89/90 87/88 86/87 85/86 84/85 83/84 81/82 80/81 79/80 78/79 77/78 76/77 75/76 74/75 73/74 72/73 71/72 70/71 69/70 68/69 67/68 |
| Wigan Athletic | 14/15 92/93 91/92 76/77 75/76 74/75 73/74 72/73 71/72 70/71 69/70 68/69 67/68 |
| Wycombe | 16/17 15/16 09/10 84/85 78/79 77/78 |
| Yeovil Town | 16/17 15/16 09/10 84/85 78/79 |
| AS AT 28/01/2026 | |
Euro Weekly News
I guess this is where it all starts. I gave my first interview to Keith Nicol for an English-language newspaper, the Euro Weekly News. The weeks of training suddenly all seemed to have a focus. Here we go!
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