100GroundsProject Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 I visit Scotland annually with my camera to watch and photograph Junior / amateur football. To maximise my next visit, I want to watch a game on the Saturday and, ideally, the Sunday too. Can anyone recommend a scenic or interesting ground still hosting Sunday league football? I’ve carried out quite a bit of research so far but a lot of venues appear to be 3G pitches with cages or school playing fields. Any help appreciated with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I'm Brian Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Get yourself to Eriskay https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-32824967 https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/babb/11622720/Island-of-Eriskay-chosen-by-FIFA-as-one-of-eight-remarkable-places-to-play-football.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallo_Madrid Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Abbey Vale play who play at New Abbey in the South of Scotland league is very picturesque. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100GroundsProject Posted January 18, 2019 Author Share Posted January 18, 2019 Is the South of Scotland League primarily a Saturday rather than a Sunday league competition? Do any Sunday League clubs play at New Abbey? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeedsPhil Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 In summer-season football, the Moray Welfare league provides Sunday afternoon fare. The most scenic ground of which is Aberlour Villa. And Cullen despite just playing on an unroped pitch has an ascending bank behind, from the top of which there's a nice view across the bay with the pitch in the foreground. There's plenty of overlap at the start and end of the Moray Welfare season with the end of & start of winter-season Saturday football. Else during the height of the summer proper the most scenic summer-Saturday-afternoon venues to combine with are in the North West Sutherland League, e.g. Helmsdale, Lairg and Kinlochbervie have all got great backdrops. Note also that the Skye & Lochalsh summer league is generally 7pm Saturday KOs, some of which can therefore be got to as a double after an afternoon KO. Also look out for the Highland Amateur Cup. For all summer-football clubs, but played on Saturdays, so yields summer-Saturday-afternoon fixtures for clubs who normally only play on midweek nights, e.g. Caithness AFA, Inverness & District AFA (of which Avoch's ground is the most photogenic)... Enjoy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audaces Fortuna Juvat Posted January 18, 2019 Share Posted January 18, 2019 Eriskay is stunning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groundhopper2000 Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 Hospital Park in Dumfries (Two pitches) DG1 4ZE Around a 20 Min walk from the town center 25 Min from the railway station. Well worth a visit http://sundayamateurs.wixsite.com/dsafl Home of Sunday league clubs Normandy Star and Crichton Campus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groundhopper2000 Posted January 21, 2019 Share Posted January 21, 2019 On 1/18/2019 at 11:18, 100GroundsProject said: Is the South of Scotland League primarily a Saturday rather than a Sunday league competition? Do any Sunday League clubs play at New Abbey? No Sunday league teams play at New Abbey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100GroundsProject Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share Posted January 27, 2019 Thanks for all the replies on this. Hospital Park looks well worth a visit. And the Moray Welfare League looks a very good option for summer football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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