Football Grounds

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Grays Athletic

Really? Good Lord, you are a footclub's dream! You even went to Grays for them!

I have been to that ground, but not for actualy football matches. Same for Toottenham (to speak to people who were doing a football-and-English course for us) and Barcelona (tourist visit). I've only been to Charlton to watch an actual match, but it seemed like a decent stadium.

Course, the only reason I'm responding really is my shock at seeing Grays Athletic listed.

 

[Donna Ferentes]

I saw Grays play at Letchworth in about 1979.

 

[scifisam]

I saw Grays play at Letchworth in about 1979.

But you still weren't so dedicated that you actually went to Grays.

Grays - the town that lives up to its name!

 

[Onket]

I went to Grays too. Can't remember seeing <the poster> STFC there though.

 

[Andy the Don]

Visited most of the league clubs, although many have since moved to new grounds which I have yet to visit. Like JTG, I cannot be arsed to list them all, but the best ground I have visited must be the Azteca Stadium, Mexico City, and the worst would be Chessington and Hook by Chessington World of Adventure up there with Springfield Park, Wigan Athletic's old ground.

 

[Donna Ferentes]

Entertain us with the reasons that lay behind your choice.

 

[Dr. Furface]

Arsenal – old and new
Aston Villa
Chelsea
Everton
Fulham
Hull City - old
Man Utd
Liverpool
Middlebrough – old
Portsmouth
Stoke – old
Tottenham
West Ham

Birmingham City
Bristol City
Burnley
Charlton
Crystal Palace
Coventry - old
Derby - old and new
Hereford
Ipswich
Leeds
Leicester - old
Luton
Millwall - old
Norwich
Nottingham Forest
Notts County
QPR
Sheff Utd
Sheff Weds
Shrewsbury
Southampton - old
Watford
Wimbledon – Plough Lane
Wolves

Wembley - old and new

Glasgow Rangers
Clyde

Barcelona
Real Madrid
Valencia

Milan (Inter)

Olympic Stadium Berlin

 

[The Octagon]

Sheffield Wednesday
Arsenal (Highbury)
Wembley (old and new)
Millenium Stadium
Brentford
Reading
Barnet
Barnsley

 

[Onket]

Springfield Park, Wigan Athletic's old ground.

Oval in shape, which is always shite. And the concrete was actually crumbling away from the terrace steps when I went there.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

So, who is closest to visiting all 92 current league grounds?

Can't be arsed to work it out...

Donna's looked pretty close IIRC

 

[Donna Ferentes]

Kind of you to say so but I think it's Harold Hill.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

Actually you just pip him, you've been to 81, and he's been to all but 12, i.e. 80.

 

[Donna Ferentes]

I can't remember how close I actually got to the 92 - I was never actually trying to do it as such, though if I'd got much closer I guess I'd have felt obliged. I think I racked up something like 75 by the early to mid-Nineties. However, by that time a couple of things changed: one is that clubs started changing their grounds so that every season you'd lose one or two of your set, and the other is that I drastically cut down on my away games. So I never got much (or any) closer.

 

[Donna Ferentes]

Actually you just pip him, you've been to 81, and he's been to all but 12, i.e. 80.

Good God, do I? Well, only if you count old ones too.

Can't see myself chalking up any new ones soon.

Except Burton perhaps.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

The fact that there's quite a rapid turnover of new clubs coming and going via the conference must make it a lot trickier too...

 

[Donna Ferentes]

Oh yeah, that as well! Of course the teams going up have sometimes been teams that have gone down, but still, no, it didn't help.

And I never did go to Scarborough. (Or not for football, anyway.)

 

[Andy the Don]

Entertain us with the reasons that lay behind your choice.

The main stand at Chessington and Hook

The away supporters entrance

The dug outs

Looks quite pleasant in the photos but imagine the ground in January, sleeting with 1200 Dons turning the ground into the 3rd battle of Ypres.

Photos from this excellent non-league website..
www.pyramidpassion.co.uk

 

[Donna Ferentes]

Have you been to Marlow?

 

[Andy the Don]

Have you been to Marlow?

No yet, but looking pyramid passion not a bad ground with a classic main stand..

 

[Onket]

Missed this one off my list- http://www.pyramidpassion.co.uk/html/wootton_bassett_town.html

 

[JTG]

I've seen Rovers play on a school playing field in Dublin with a few plastic chairs brought out to stand along the touchline. The FAI insisted the game was played in the afternoon because the original evening kick off clashed with Shelbourne's Champions League game and they didn't want the crowd to be affected by the visit of our crack English outfit

 

[JTG]

Right:

Goodison Park
Craven Cottage
Boothferry Park
Maine Road
Fratton Park
Britannia Stadium
Boleyn Ground
Springfield Park & JJB Stadium

Oakwell
St Andrews
Bloomfield Road
trashton gate
Turf Moor
Ninian Park
Selhurst Park
Pride Park
Keepmoat Stadium
Portman Road
Home Park
Deepdale
Loftus Road
Elm Park & Madejski Stadium
The Dell & St Marys Stadium
Vetch Field
Vicarage Road

Goldstone Ground & Withdean Stadium
Twerton Park (field of dreams ) & Memorial Ground
Brunton Park
Whaddon Road
Layer Road
Gresty Road
Victoria Park
Edgar Street
Galpharm Stadium (ugh, it doesn't have any other name except the sponsors' one)
Elland Road
Filbert Street & Walkers Stadium
Brisbane Road
The Den (new version)
Sixfields Stadium
Boundary Park
London Road
Glanford Park
Roots Hall
Edgeley Park
County Ground
Prenton Park
Bescot Stadium
Huish Park

Recreation Ground
Underhill
Dean Court
Valley Parade
Griffin Park
Gigg Lane
Deva Stadium
Saltergate
Feethams
St James Park
Priestfield
Blundell Park
Sincil Bank
Kenilworth Road
Moss Rose
Meadow Lane
Vale Park
Spotland
Millmoor
Gay Meadow
Adams Park

Abbey Stadium
The Lawn
Aggborough Stadium
Field Mill
Manor Ground & Kassam Stadium
Broadhall Way
Plainmoor
Racecourse Ground
Bootham Crescent

The Shay

Wembley (old and new)
Millenium Stadium

Vast majority of these were with the Rovers There's others but I'm bored now.

 

[STFC]

I went to Grays too. Can't remember seeing <the poster> STFC there though.

We obviously went on different occasions then.

I went with some Forest Green Rovers supporting mates a couple of years ago. Can't remember where we were playing that day.

 

[Brixton Hatter]

I've seen Rovers play on a school playing field in Dublin with a few plastic chairs brought out to stand along the touchline. The FAI insisted the game was played in the afternoon because the original evening kick off clashed with Shelbourne's Champions League game and they didn't want the crowd to be affected by the visit of our crack English outfit

Luton once played in a field on the Isle of Man in this pre-season tournament - I think it was us, Shrewsbury, Isle of Man XI and someone else. When our captain Nicholls needed a piss, he just went by the side of the pitch!

And there was one pub in town - resulting in all the players and all the fans being together in the same pub every night!

 

[Onket]

We obviously went on different occasions then.

I went with some Forest Green Rovers supporting mates a couple of years ago. Can't remember where we were playing that day.

I saw us play a pre-season friendly there. I think we lost.

 

[JTG]

Luton once played in a field on the Isle of Man in this pre-season tournament - I think it was us, Shrewsbury, Isle of Man XI and someone else. When our captain Nicholls needed a piss, he just went by the side of the pitch!

And there was one pub in town - resulting in all the players and all the fans being together in the same pub every night!

We played in the IoM tournament a few years back. 15 years ago we played in one on the Isle of Wight for three years - we weren't asked back after the last time cos there was a spot of bother. Apparently AFC Bournemouth wanted to join forces to take on Ryde and our lot told them to get stuffed and had a go at both AFCB and Ryde together.

Pre season tours are great

Forgot to mention above - Windsor Park & Carlisle Grounds in Ireland and a multitude of non-league places. Bitton, Mangotsfield, Yate, Hallen etc etc

 

[StanSmith]

Being a Wolves fan obviously ive been to the Molineux hundreds of times, but apart from there ive been to:

Arsenal (old)
Aston Villa
Everton
Man City (old)
Bolton (old and new)
Sunderland (new)
Portsmouth
Stoke (old and new)
Blackburn
Newcastle
Middlesbrough
West Brom (spits)
Birmingham
Reading (old and new)
Sheff Utd
Burnley
Preston
Bristol City
Ipswich
QPR
Crystal Palace (to watch palace and wimbledon)
Sheff Wed
Coventry (old)
Watford
Derby (old and new)
Blackpool
Barnsley
Norwich
Nottm Forest
Charlton
Leicester (old and new)
Peterborough
Millwall (new)
Leeds
Tranmere
Southend
Oldham
Huddersfield (new)
Stockport
Walsall
Swindon
Crewe
Wycombe
Shrewsbury (old)
Chesterfield
Notts County
Port Vale
Grimsby
Luton
AFC Telford

And you can throw in the Millenium and both the Wembleys!

 

[Clint Iguana]

Being a Wolves fan obviously ive been to the Molineux hundreds of times, but apart from there ive been to:

Arsenal (old)
Aston Villa
Everton
Man City (old)
Bolton (old and new)
Sunderland (new)
Portsmouth
Stoke (old and new)
Blackburn
Newcastle
Middlesbrough
West Brom (spits)
Birmingham
Reading (old and new)
Sheff Utd
Burnley
Preston
Bristol City
Ipswich
QPR
Crystal Palace (to watch palace and wimbledon)
Sheff Wed
Coventry (old)
Watford
Derby (old and new)
Blackpool
Barnsley
Norwich
Nottm Forest
Charlton
Leicester (old and new)
Peterborough
Millwall (new)
Leeds
Tranmere
Southend
Oldham
Huddersfield (new)
Stockport
Walsall
Swindon
Crewe
Wycombe
Shrewsbury (old)
Chesterfield
Notts County
Port Vale
Grimsby
Luton
AFC Telford

And you can throw in the Millenium and both the Wembleys!

You're afraid of Cardiff!!!

 

[StanSmith]

You're afraid of Cardiff!!!

Hahaha yeah I must be, ive been right outside Ninian Park but never inside it.

But in all seriousness every time ive been to Cardiff ive enjoyed myself you have a lovely city down there.

 

[Monkeygrinder's Organ]

Not nearly as many as some:

Lincoln, mostly.

Scunthorpe
Grimsby
Chesterfield
Barnet
Leyton Orient
Brentford
Dagenham and Redbridge
Fulham
Chelsea
Tottenham
Sheffield United
Sheffield Wednesday
Cambridge
Norwich

The Millenium Stadium a couple of times.

And Gainsborough Trinity and Dulwich Hamlet.