With England's senior women set for a Bramall Lane fixture against Switzerland on Tuesday 3rd December, it is good to see another South Yorkshire date scheduled for the night before as the under-23's take on Sweden at the Eco-Power Stadium in Doncaster, especially given the significant role that the town has played in the development of the women's game.
Tickets for a 7pm kick-off are available now, priced at £5 for adults, £3 for concessions and £1 for under-14's.
The big game here in Sheffield is fast approaching, Saturday will probably go slowly for supporters of United and Wednesday before they meet on Sunday morning.
There are a couple of big derbies in the women's game next weekend; I mentioned Everton versus Liverpool at Goodison Park a couple of weeks ago while in Scotland it is Hearts against Hibs at Tynecastle on Sunday 17th at 4:10pm.
Free tickets are available at the Hearts website.
Five Euros for entry and then a beer in the late October sunshine made for a good afternoon with the home side earning a 1-0 victory courtesy of a second-half penalty award that didn't go down too well with the visiting supporters.
Situated just a short walk from Elliniko station, at the end of the red line, on the city's, excellent, Metro system, the ground has the added attraction of a plane at either end, a reminder of the area formerly being the site of Athens' airport.'Take me home, Highfield Road', sing Sky Blues supporters and, even as the years roll by, there's many a moment when I find myself thinking about a place where I spent so much time between the early 80's and Coventry's move to their new stadium in 2005.
I'm sure Everton fans will feel the same in years to come, however nice their new home is (and it looks fantastic from the videos), and are taking in as many memories as they can this season of the sights and sounds of a matchday at Goodison Park.
If you fancy doing just that then tickets for the women's Merseyside Derby, on Sunday 17th November (kick-off 3pm), will be on general sale later this week, priced at £10/£5 and £2.
Updated 22 October: As well as the derby, Everton Women's game against Chelsea on Sunday 3rd November (6:45pm) will also be at Goodison.
Tickets for that one are also priced at £10 adults, £5 for concessions and £2 for under-18s with special bundle packages also available for both matches.
There are probably enough pictures on this blog already of the famous old grandstand at Great Yarmouth Town to post another one but if you want to see the real thing then this coming Wednesday evening is a good opportunity.
Thanks to sponsors HTG-UK there is free admission to everyone for the league game at home to Mulbarton Wanderers.
To Cadbury Athletic FC, currently playing in Division Two of the Midland Football League, for following on X.
Not only a thriving community club in their own right but with the added bonus of their home matches being played against the backdrop of the Cadbury factory in Bournville, Birmingham.
The Chocolate Men have a busy month at first-team level with opportunities every Saturday to catch a home match for £5/£3 and easily accessible by public transport too.
Keep up to date with the Midland Football League through MFL Matters, a bi-monthly magazine dedicated to the league.
The Stones are in town, Wealdstone FC that is of the National League and their home game against Braintree on Wednesday 23 October has been dedicated to the club's Community Foundation.
An independent registered charity, the Wealdstone FC Foundation does some brilliant work in the local community.
All tickets for the Braintree game have been reduced to £5, for both home and away supporters, and all proceeds will be donated to the Foundation.
There is also some free football at a favourite National League ground of mine, Altrincham FC's J.Davidson Stadium, when Alty take on Blackburn Rovers' Premier League 2 side in the new National League Cup on Tuesday 8 October at 7:30pm.
Some details of matches I've come across that may be of interest.
Two Norwich City under-21 games coming up at Carrow Road, against Sparta Praha in the Premier League International Cup on Tue 24th September and Manchester United in Premier League 2 on Fri 27th.
Tickets for each 7pm kick-off are priced at £2 adults and are free for under-18's.
Plenty of free football at the Broadwood Stadium in Cumbernauld, in early October with three matches for Scotland Women's Under-17s as they bid to qualify for the European Championships and also six games in the Victory Shield for home nation under-16 teams.
England Mens Elite League Squad (formerly the under-20's) have home fixtures against Czechia in Doncaster on Tuesday 14th October, 7pm, and Germany in Chesterfield on Friday 15th November, also 7pm.
Tickets for both games are priced at £5, £3 and £1.
And England Women's U23s take on Portugal in Shrewsbury on Tuesday 29th October (5.30pm) with tickets again priced at £5, £3 and £1.