Tyke Travels

01/07/2026

New book – out now…

Read all about it!
Home is Away tells the story of Scarborough Athletic FC’s season in exile in Bridlington and much more.
Every match report, behind-the-scenes insights, statistics plus interviews with club officials and staff, supporters and volunteers, and much more as fans tell their tale of supporting Boro and the Seadogs over the years.
RRP £16 and available from eBay and Amazon, or direct from the publisher via PM for £15 (postage free).

Buy direct at the following events:
• Away kit launch – Scholar's Bar, Somerset Terrace, Scarborough – Friday, July 3, 7pm
• Book signing event – Mrs Lofthouse's Emporium, Queen Street, Scarborough – Saturday, July 11, 1pm
• Dave Holland Memorial match (7.45pm KO) – Queensgate Stadium, Bridlington – Tuesday, July 14, 7pm
• Supporters sportswear sale – Market Hall, Scarborough – Saturday, July 25, 8-11am
• Boro v Barnsley (1pm KO) – Sports Village, Scarborough – Saturday, July 25, noon-3pm

Also available at:
• Mrs Lofthouse's Emporium, 4 Queen Street, Scarborough.
• Hideout Scarborough, 173 Columbus Ravine, Scarborough
• Waterstone's Scarborough, Westborough, Scarborough

320 pages, A5 paperback
ISBN: 978-1-7392267-5-6

07/02/2025

A first foray into the world of Substack…
Loads more to come – please subscribe – there'll be lots of free content.

My route into football

03/02/2023

The Montagu Cup book is now available on Amazon – https://tinyurl.com/Mont125SPM
The astonishing tale of how a local cup competition became the breeding ground for World Cup stars, international players and referees, and some of England’s top footballers.

First played in 1897, the Mexborough Montagu Hospital Charity Cup final has been a traditional part of Easter for generations of South Yorkshire families Many of the footballers involved have gone on to play at the very highest level of the game – FA Cup winners, Football League champions, World ....

18/12/2022

Launch night of the new Montagu Cup book went really well. Copies are available here… https://www.montagucup.com/order-mont-postage
for my other books, have a look here – tinyurl.com/SPMP4S
Pictures courtesy of www.johnhobsonphotographer.co.uk

11/10/2022

Currently working on a great new book, which will be out in time for Christmas. The Mont is a 125-year-old charity cup competition played in South Yorkshire but with a history that goes global. £15 after publication but available to pre-order for just £10 (plus postage).
https://www.montagucup.com/press-release-125-book

13/07/2022

It's not Yorkshire but flights are available from Doncaster-Sheffield and Leeds-Bradford airports!
The latest offering from my bookshelf…

Enjoy a journey around the clubs, grounds and footballing history of the Island of Eternal Spring. Features more than 20 grounds on Lanzarote, with details of all its clubs and the history of the sport on the island. Includes more than 170 colour pictures, guides to the grounds, maps, team shirts...

22/04/2022

Some summer reading for football fans everywhere…
Yorkshire’s grassroots football clubs have been home to some of the world’s most famous footballers.
In his latest book, Steven Penny, discovers some incredible and bizarre links to the game’s greats.
Discover the story of the first black professional footballer, the pop star who arranged his gigs to carry on playing Sunday football and the White Rose apprenticeship served by managerial legends.
Read about the schoolboy footballers who conquered the globe and the fictional team that went down a storm in a TV classic.
World Cup winners, global superstars, record-breaking cup competitions and the nation’s most scenic ground are all included.
Enjoy your trip as Penny digs up dozens of tremendous tales.
Available from Amazon – http://tinyurl.com/ToweringTales – £11.99 paperback, £9.99 Kindle edition.

19/04/2022

Who fancies a weekend away in the sun?
Tarts, Trams and Tuk Tuks – new book out now.
The complete tale of my Lisbon football weekend, with details of how you too could take in the delights of Portuguese football at all levels.
£6 plus £1.65 postage – PM me to order.