Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn watches football team in Bucks
Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has revealed that he used to watch Non League Aylesbury United.
The 75-year-old, who lost back-to-back General Elections in 2017 and 2019, explained his love of the beautiful game in a recent interview with the Guardian.
He admitted how he would take his sons, Ben and Sebastian, to watch football matches across the country, which included visiting Buckingham Road during the 1990s.
Ben currently works as a scout for the Arsenal academy.
Speaking to the newspaper, the Independent MP for Islington North, said: “When there was a corner, they’d take their time so the crowd, 200 or 300, could walk round to that side of the ground.
“Then, on the rare occasions that Aylesbury scored, the players would form a semi-circle and flap their arms around like ducks, Aylesbury ducks.
“That’s real. That’s entertainment. It reminds us that football can be incredible.”
Aylesbury United currently play their home games at the Meadow in Chesham following their eviction from Buckingham Road in 2006.
The Meadow is the home of Chesham United.
