Dedicated football fan completes 45-year 'life ambition' visiting over 2,500 grounds

Dedicated football fan completes 45-year 'life ambition' visiting over 2,500 groundsFootball mega fan and reporter Tony Incenzo will complete his 'lifetime ambition' today of visiting every non-league ground in the country with a trip to Fulwood Amateurs FCNewsAndy Lines13:43, 06 Apr 2026View 5 ImagesTony Incenzo completed his record-breaking visits to England's football groundsFootball fan Tony Incenzo will today complete an incredible “lifetime ambition” visiting every single non-league ground in the football pyramid. He will be visiting Fulwood Amateurs FC in Fulwood, Preston in Lancashire to finish his 45 year dream - a feat which has been praised across the world of sport. Tony, who is a football reporter, spoke of his pride at the achievement and completing the entire set of grounds in England’s national league system.‌And he posted online to reveal“My football life in numbers": 5,804 = football matches attended. 2,687 = football grounds visited. 1,359 = QPR consecutive home games attended since April 1973.”‌View 5 ImagesTony Incenzo completed his record-breaking visits to England's football grounds‌READ MORE: Goalkeeper escorted off pitch by security after 'punching a fan' during matchREAD MORE: Meet new Jamie Vardy ripping up non-League at just 19 - and big clubs are already sniffingHe took to X this morning to recall: “In 1981 John Craven interviewed me for BBC1 Swap Shop as I visited all 92 League clubs. “His signed photo read: ‘We'll film you again when you have done all the Non-League clubs!’ Now 45 years later John Craven has interviewed me for a BBC report ahead of my last Non-League ground.”View 5 ImagesTony Incenzo's message from John Craven back in 1981.He added: “I will never the moment 45 years ago when John Craven and the BBC camera crew parked up in our London council estate and all the local kids came running out of their houses to see what was going on!"‌Fans across the country paid t...