Football fans begin 92 grounds in 92 hours challenge
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Your support makes all the difference.A whistlestop tour to every football league ground aims to raise money for the game at a grass roots children's level.
Getting to an away ground on matchday can be hard enough, getting to 92 of them in the same number of hours is somewhat trickier.
However, four football fans - Matt Bigg (Spurs), Kris Babb (Liverpool), Simon Dickerson (Leeds) and Colin Bigg (Spurs) - will set out from Watford FC this morning and hope to make it to Brighton for the 3pm kickoff against Huddersfield on April 30, 92 hours later.
Their main goal is to raise money for Harvesters FC, a children's football club in St Albans, Hertfordshire, which provides football for over 400 boys and girls, including the Harvesters Inclusive disabilities section. The club, where Matt Bigg's eight-year-old son Alfie plays, relies entirely on donations for kit, coach fees, equipment and general management.
“This is about supporting grass roots football," said Matt. "Harvesters is becoming a hotbed of some great footballing talent, but in these difficult times we need some extra help to keep up the good work. A lot of fans have started to fear that our young players may lose some of their excitement and passion for the game so we hope this challenge will help put young footballers back on the map and encourage clubs like ours all over the country.”
You can follow their progress on Twitter at @mattbigg and on foursquare (mattbigg) or donate via their blog at http://92grounds92hours.blogspot.com. All money raised will go to Harvesters FC since all costs for the trip such as petrol have been covered by sponsors.
The Route
Watford
Stevenage
Barnet
Dagenham & Redbridge
Gillingham
Southend United
Colchester United
Ipswich Town
Norwich City
Peterborough United
Leicester City
Burton Albion
Derby County
Nottingham Forest
Notts County
Lincoln City
Chesterfield
Sheffield United
Sheffield Wednesday
Rotherham United
Doncaster Rovers
Barnsley
Huddersfield Town
Bradford City
Leeds United
Scunthorpe United
Hull City
Middlesbrough
Hartlepool United
Sunderland
Newcastle United
Carlisle United
Morecambe
Blackpool
Preston North End
Blackburn Rovers
Accrington Stanley
Burnley
Rochdale
Oldham Athletic
Stockport County
Macclesfield Town
Manchester City
Manchester United
Bury
Bolton Wanderers
Wigan Athletic
Liverpool
Everton
Tranmere Rovers
Crewe Alexandra
Stoke City
Port Vale
Shrewsbury Town
Walsall
Wolverhampton Wanderers
West Bromwich Albion
Aston Villa
Birmingham City
Coventry City
Northampton Town
Milton Keynes Dons
Wycombe Wanderers
Oxford United
Reading
Swindon Town
Cheltenham Town
Hereford United
Swansea City
Cardiff City
Bristol City
Bristol Rovers
Plymouth Argyle
Torquay United
Exeter City
Yeovil Town
Bournemouth
Southampton
Portsmouth
Aldershot Town
Brentford
Chelsea
Fulham
Queens Park Rangers
Arsenal
Tottenham Hotspur
West Ham United
Leyton Orient
Charlton Athletic
Millwall
Crystal Palace
Brighton & Hove Albion
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