Greetings one and all and welcome to TLFG's Christmas and New Year Special - I can't believe it's that time of year again.
Below you will find match maps for the next two weeks showing where to find all the men's matches in the top 11 levels of the game and all the women's ones in the top eight.
At the moment I'm on a mini break with my kids in Bristol so I haven't had time to write any previews but I'll try and add some over the next few days.
Interestingly, the games are quite spread out with only a few leagues having games on Boxing Day whilst others are only playing on weekends as usual.
As a railway employee, I'm going to be working for most of the next two weeks but I hope to see a game on the 26th and something early in the New Year.
I also hope to do a parkrun on Christmas Day - Fulham Palace, in the shadow of Craven Cottage, is looking like the favourite at the moment.
Looking beyond that into mid-January, my Bundesliga break in Germany is all booked with tickets for Borussia Dortmund v Werder Bremen and Wolfsburg v St Pauli both secured so I'm looking forward to that a lot.
Where will you be headed?
Please be aware that public transport over the Christmas period is often significantly disrupted. I work for South Western Railway and there's no service between Waterloo and Clapham Junction for several days around this time which could cause a few logistical challenges for some.
Anyway, I need to check out of my hotel and get to the station for the train back to London - have a great festive period and catch up with you all again in the New Year.
THE WEEK AHEAD
The highlights of the next two weeks include games in the Premier League, EFL, National League and loads of other matches in our local non-league and women's competitions.
As always, please make sure you check with clubs before you travel just in case a game has been called off or the venue or kick-off time has changed - this is highly possible for some of the lower non-league clubs. Also, please let me know if anything is wrong or missing.
Details on all of this week's games can be found on the following match maps. If you've never used them before, please note that when there is more than one match at a specific ground you'll only be able to see individual match pins if you zoom right in. If you don't, the pins obscure each other and you might miss them. To avoid this, you can also scroll down the list of games on the drop down menu at the top of the map page to make sure you get all the information. Games are listed from top to bottom in date order so Monday's games (yellow pin) will appear first and Sunday's (orange pin) last. Games are also ranked in terms of status so the higher the division, the higher up the list they will appear on each day.
Also if you're unfamiliar with the English league structure I indicate the level at which an individual league sits in the national 'pyramid' with the Premier League at the top (Level 1) and various minor leagues at the bottom (Level 10). Typically a top level game will see crowds of anywhere between 20,000-60,000. These figures will gradually decline as you go down the leagues until you get to Levels 8-10 where attendances of 150 or less are most common.
It should also be noted that the top four levels are for fully professional teams. Level 5 has a mixture of professional and semi-professional teams, while Levels 6-10 will see most players paid but it will vary from no more than travel expenses at the bottom, right up to several hundred pounds a week at the top.
MATCH MAP 22-26 DECEMBER
Monday fixtures - yellow pin
Tuesday fixtures - green pin
Friday fixtures - black pin
MATCH MAP 27-28 DECEMBER
Saturday fixtures - blue pin
Sunday fixtures - orange pin
MATCH MAP 29 DECEMBER-2 JANUARY
Monday fixtures - yellow pin
Tuesday fixtures - green pin
Thursday fixtures - turquoise pin
Friday fixtures - black pin
MATCH MAP 3-4 JANUARY
Saturday fixtures - blue pin
Sunday fixtures - orange pin
If you're going to see a game, whether you're a local or a visitor, please let me know what you've been up to. If you're interested in reviewing a ground in the London area for this blog then get in touch. I also very much welcome photos of your football travels.
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