Some 300 miles away from Villa Park and the madness of tonight's game, lies Johnny Campbell, the first player to ever score there. Seemed an appropriate day to pay my respects. #AVFC Aston Villa Graves

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#MyXAnniversary apparently. Project 2 has had to sit patiently in the background for exactly half this time for various reasons. Maybe just maybe this summer I can put it out there...and then Prjoects 3 and beyond can quickly follow on, they are all stacking up!

There's a great Scottish football heritage walk to be had in Glasgow. All the Hampdens in one go, plus many other venues too, as part of the Football's Square Mile project.

Titwood, the 'Forgotten Hampden', holds a quirky bit of history, as the place where Queens Park played briefly in between 1st and 2nd Hampdens. For anyone with an interest in #AVFC or #FACUP history, Queens Park beat Aston Villa 6-1 here in early 1884 in the FA Cup.

Today's main event was Bathgate Thistle v Camelon Juniors at Creamery Park. It's yet another ground to enjoy north of the border and well worth the visit.

Not the most obvious of tourist destinations, but for the (football) historian a really interesting and important 'field of dreams' : the Ardoch Roman Fort, at Braco, where William McGregor reportedly first witnessed his first but definitely not his last, game of football! #AVFC

8 years ago today, one of my favourites, Ullswater United.

Woop! The much delayed second Sven book, 'Football in the Shires' has taken a huge step forward this week. It's not ready yet, but after an intense week of editing, it feels like it may now see the light of day, after a very long enforced hiatus. 😁

Was at this match, a venue I've wanted to visit for absolutely ages. They have a great set-up and even though this particular game itself was no classic, you can see where they are heading.

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Willie Groves' final resting place, Newington Cemetery, Edinburgh. British football's record breaking first £100 transfer, from #WBA to #AVFC in 1893, he became part of Villa's first ever League Championship winning side. An easily overlooked memorial, glad to have found him.

Abbotsford Place, Glasgow. An obscure visit to end the year, to the modernised site of #AVFC legend George Ramsay's birth in 1855, barely a ball's kick away from the Clyde.