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GT101: published 1 June 2020
Cover photograph: Paul Claydon · Contributors: Bob Lilliman, David Collins, Atholl
Beattie, Jock Gardiner, Duncan Mackay, Tony Cunningham, Paul Proctor, Tony Incenzo,
Owen Pavey, Stephen Mumford, David Forsyth, Scott Struthers, David Stoker, Dave Victor,
Mick Blakeman, Pete Miles, Alan Woods, Philip Paint, Alan Price & Alan Burge
3 Editorial Extra 49 Melrose RFC
4 Fareham Town 50 Stotfold
10 League News 56 Leyton Orient
14 Non-League News 62 FA Cup Outposts (3)
18 World News 64 Cliftonville
22 Scots News 69 Tea Bar
24 Welsh News 72 Holiday Snaps
26 Aquatics Centre Seats 74 Book Shelf
34 UCL Grounds & Stands 78 Exit Gates
42 Sixties Stands 80 Landscapes
Notes: It would be an understatement to say that a lot has happened since our 100th
edition. Clearly, the most prominent issue is the awful Coronavirus pandemic that has
swept across the world, forcing most people into lockdown for long periods and ending
all types of public gathering. The effect on football is unprecedented and quite how this
will all play out in the end is anyone’s guess. There is insufficient room here to cover this
adequately, so we have decided to use the opposite page to provide a fuller update on
the events of the last three months.
Next issue: GT102 - 1 September 2020
Groundtastic is compiled and edited by Vince Taylor and Paul Claydon and printed by
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