The fourth and final trip to visit the 92 football league stadiums took place at the beginning of August.  So far, our football fans had visited 69 of the 92 stadiums and this next three-day trip would see them venture to the southwest of the UK.

They left at 7am on day one, facing a long drive to the south coast where they started the fourth leg visiting Southampton, Bournemouth, Exeter and Plymouth, continuing to Bristol City and Bristol Rovers (all on day one!).

On day two they ventured into Wales, visiting Newport, Cardiff and Swansea, before crossing back across the border to Cheltenham and Swindon.  They then headed to the midlands to visit Wolves, Birmingham, Aston Villa, West Brom and Walsall.  An attempt to get tickets for the pre-season fixture between Aston Villa and Roma was not successful, but provided a learning opportunity in recognising and understanding the risks of online ticket scammers.

On the last day they visited Coventry, Northampton, MK Dons, Oxford, Reading, and Wycombe.  The latter being a particular highlight as they were guided around the stadium by an employee who also allowed them to go into one of the stands. Our young person left the stadium saying “that was sick”, with the biggest smile across his face.

The challenge of visiting all 92 football league stadiums ended at Norwich City FC (our local team).  There was much celebration with hugs and high fives, followed by an immediate conversation on what to embark on next………