Tyke Travels

07/02/2025

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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.

02/03/2022

The Yorkshire Post did us proud on Monday. Smashing book review from Richard Hercock on the back page of Sports Monday of tinyurl.com/ToweringTales with a mention for tinyurl.com/BurstBubbles
Read the feature here – https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/sport/football/a-non-league-odyssey-for-yorkshireman-steven-penny-3588850?fbclid=IwAR2kfBlZc7sIWgYuZhd7yl6gXafqgkQnPBMxuQurcZnbOciry1U3yh-7PpA

23/02/2022

What they said….

Looking for some great reading matter (apart from Football Weekends of course!). We're delighted to give a nod to the latest book by FW contributor Steve Penny.
Towering Tales and a Ripping Yarn digs deep into the world of Yorkshire grassroots football, finding links to international teams, great players and the many bizarre stories that are thrown up along the way.
At nearly 250 pages, it's well worth a read so order your copy now: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Towering-Tales-Ripping-Yarn-Grassroots/dp/B09PMBLXZ7/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=

17/02/2022

Thanks to everyone who bought a copy of Towering Tales & a Ripping Yarn – it continues to fly high in the Amazon charts! tinyurl.com/ToweringTales
Anyone wishing to buy a copy of the first book – Soap Stars and Burst Bubbles – can also find it on Amazon: tinyurl.com/BurstBubbles

Football writer Steven Penny takes you on a journey across the football fields of Yorkshire during the 2020/21 season, discovering some incredible links to the game’s greats. Liverpool, Manchester United and Arsenal are among 90 professional clubs from the UK who have links to the lower-level Yor....