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Racking up the miles | How far we’ll travel in 24/25

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City to travel over 6500 miles in the 24/25 season.

The Hoops will travel a lengthy 6,662 miles across the 2024/25 Vanarama National League North season, a fair bit more than the season prior.

City face an increase of 1,339 miles when comparing that to last season in the National League, and a further increase of 2,575 compared to the last time we tasted Step 2 football in the National League South.

The shortest journey City will face is a 44 mile round trip to Northamptonshire side Brackley Town, a side who have finished in the play-off zone for the previous seven years running, but have failed to progress from that point onwards each time.

City’s next shortest journey following that is an 84 mile round trip to newly promoted side Leamington FC, who have bounced straight back up to the Vanarama National League North after falling to relegation to Step 3 in the 22/23 season.

In contrast, about ⅓ (7) of City’s opponents for the 24/25 season are over 3 hours away from Court Place Farm (one-way) with the longest treck of the season being a huge 522 mile round trip in which they will face The Mariners, South Shields, up in Tyne and Wear.

The Hoops’ second longest journey of the season is another colossal trip, a 484 mile round trip in which they will visit Spennymoor Town, a side who have finished in the top half of the Vanarama National League North in three consecutive campaigns.

Overall, CIty will cover 3,331 miles (one-way) when travelling to fixtures. Including the return journey to Court Place Farm that figure will double to 6,662 miles across the 24/25 season.

Here’s the full list in miles (one-way)

Vanarama National League North mileage list:

  • Brackley Town – 22 miles
  • Leamington FC – 42 miles
  • Kidderminster Harriers – 77 miles
  • Hereford FC – 78 miles
  • Rushall Olympic – 83 miles
  • Peterborough Sports – 87 miles
  • Kings Lynn Town – 118 miles
  • Alfreton Town – 119 miles
  • Needham Market – 127 miles
  • Buxton FC – 144 miles
  • Chester FC – 152 miles
  • Warrington Town – 155 miles
  • Curzon Ashton – 166 miles
  • Scunthorpe United – 171 miles
  • Radcliffe FC – 172 miles
  • Marine FC – 179 miles
  • Farsley Celtic – 180 miles
  • Chorley FC – 183 miles
  • Southport FC – 188 miles
  • Scarborough Athletic – 217 miles
  • Darlington FC – 227 miles
  • Spennymoor Town – 242 miles
  • South Shields – 261 miles

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