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I just had a tally up and I've only done 30 but this includes Highbury, Highfield Road and the Withdean so do old grounds also count in your total?

Oh and the old Colchester United ground.

LastGarrison said:

Oh and the old Colchester United ground.

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What about the old Derby and Leicester grounds (don't forget double ups - probably others too, Brighton etc?)

As grounds are replaced relatively often as do league teams, I wouldn't stick to a rigid 92 as a marker.

ampthill_sba said:

I've been trying (not that hard) to visit all 92 League grounds to see City play and I know others keep a tally too.

I'm off to Shrews which is new for me but do I count it as my 55/92 or sadly 55/91 given our Exodus?

Which brings me to the more interesting question...who's been to more than 55?

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I know a bloke that I used to work with that's seen all the League Clubs and all the clubs in the top 3 non-league leagues (if that makes sense), both home and away. He's on a mission to see every professional club in Europe at least once and regularly goes to non-league games at grounds he's never been to. Proper fanatic. Forest fan though.

I think he's been to something like 600 grounds or something ridiculous like that.

WM

42 current grounds (teams in top 4 divisions) + 12 old grounds + 2 Conference

Got me thinking about the grounds I'd been to that are no longer there - off the top of my head:

Arsenal
Southampton
Brighton
Derby
Leicester
Shrewsbury
Bolton
Walsall
Chester (I think they moved?)
Stoke
Plus of course, Coventry!

I've just been counting up & I think my tally is 40 following the City & another 9 without....


....Grand total of 49 (including the old grounds of City, leicester, derby, stoke, bolton, man city & arsenal)

Edit: Also withdean & the dell

Also....fratton park about 6 times when I was a student at Portsmouth poly.....I'd forgotten that but it was between 1989-92 and I was off my tits raving in warehouses for most of those 3 years....

ACIIIIIIIIIIIIID !!!!

71 for me. I've been to 17 Scottish ones too.

Well, I went to Eastville for speedway not for the football, does that count?

torchomatic said:

71 for me. I've been to 17 Scottish ones too.

Well, I went to Eastville for speedway not for the football, does that count?

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Bugger, left Bristol Rovers off the list :facepalm:

Did you go for football? Saw the Bees there in '79, I think it was or could have been '78. Went to a lot of speedway around that time. Ole! Ole! Ole!

DazzleTommyDazzle said:

Bugger, left Bristol Rovers off the list :facepalm:

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torchomatic said:

Did you go for football? Saw the Bees there in '79, I think it was or could have been '78. Went to a lot of speedway around that time. Ole! Ole! Ole!

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It was the footie.

Lived in Bristol for a few years and saw a few games at Eastville (and Ashton Gate) when I couldn't get to City games.

Remember seeing City play there in a friendly/testimonial just after Bobby Gould (ex Rovers manager) took over at City the first time. As I recall Gouldy played on the left wing in the second half!

more than most less than some

Did a quick recon up. 59 plus some of the old grounds and of course like many others non-league who were in the football league i.e. Luton etc Some great days out

Arsenal yes new & old
Aston Villa yes
Cardiff City no old yes
Chelsea yes
Crystal Palace yes
Everton yes
Fulham no
Hull City yes
Liverpool yes
Manchester City no old yes
Manchester United yes
Newcastle United yes
Norwich City yes
Southampton yes new & old
Stoke City yes
Sunderland yes new & old
Swansea City no . old yes
Tottenham Hotspur yes
West Bromwich Albion yes
West Ham United yes

Barnsley yes
Birmingham City yes
Blackburn Rovers yes
Blackpool yes
Bolton Wanderers no old yes
Bournemouth yes
Brighton & Hove Albion no old & Withdean yes
Burnley yes
Charlton Athletic yes
Derby County yes new & old
Doncaster Rovers yes old no
Huddersfield Town no
Ipswich Town yes
Leeds United yes
Leicester City yes old &new
Middlesbrough yes old &new
Millwall NO
Nottingham Forest yes
Queens Park Rangers yes
Reading yes new & old
Sheffield Wednesday yes
Watford yes
Wigan Athletic no
Yeovil Town yes

Bradford City no
Brentford no
Bristol City yes
Carlisle United no
Colchester United no
Coventry City yes old & new not Shitfields
Crawley Town yes
Crewe Alexandra yes
Gillingham yes
Leyton Orient yes
Milton Keynes Dons Yes & Cold blow lane
Notts County yes
Oldham Athletic yes
Peterborough United no
Port Vale no
Preston North End yes
Rotherham United old yes , new. Yes for a black tie dinner in june.
Sheffield United yes
Shrewsbury Town yes
Stevenage no
Swindon Town yes
Tranmere Rovers no
Walsall yes
Wolverhampton Wanderers OH YES

Accrington Stanley no
AFC Wimbledon no
Bristol Rovers no . old yes
Burton Albion yes
Bury yes
Cheltenham Town no
Chesterfield yes
Dagenham & Redbridge no
Exeter City no
Fleetwood Town no
Hartlepool United yes
Mansfield Town no
Morecambe no
Newport County no
Northampton Town old yes . shitfields no
Oxford United no -old yes
Plymouth Argyle yes
Portsmouth yes
Rochdale yes
Scunthorpe United ???
Southend United no
Torquay United yes
Wycombe Wanderers no
York City no

Bugger, also left Cardiff, Oxford and Rotherham off the list.

Hadn't realised how many old grounds had gone.....

DazzleTommyDazzle said:

Bugger, also left Cardiff, Oxford and Rotherham off the list.

Hadn't realised how many old grounds had gone.....

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When I was trying to impress my wife when I first started seeing her I took her to Rotherham an Bradford. She wasn't impressed. ..

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did some more research.

memory fading after 49 years of supporting The Sky Blues. found some more

Lost Grounds Old Stands & Terraces
Arsenal Arsenal Stadium Yes
Bolton Wanderers Burnden Park Yes
Brighton Goldstone Ground New! Yes
Bristol Rovers Eastville Yes
Cardiff City Ninian Park Yes
Chester City Sealand Road Yes
Chesterfield Recreation Ground No
Colchester United Layer Road No
Coventry City Highfield Road Yes with pleasure
Darlington Feethams No
Derby County Baseball Ground Yes
Doncaster Rovers Belle Vue Yes
East Fife Bayview No
Huddersfield Town Leeds Road No
Hull City Boothferry Park Yes
Leicester City Filbert Street Yes
Manchester City Maine Road Yes
Middlesbrough Ayresome Park Yes
Millwall The Den Definitely not
Morecambe Christie Park No
Newport County Somerton Park New! No
Northampton Town County Ground Yes
Oxford United Manor Ground Yes
Reading Elm Park Yes
Rotherham United Millmoor No
Scunthorpe United Old Show Ground No
Shrewsbury Town Gay Meadow Yes
Southampton The Dell Yes
Stoke City Victoria Ground Yes
Sunderland Roker Park Yes
Swansea City Vetch Field Yes
Third Lanark Cathkin Park No
Walsall Fellows Park Yes
Wigan Athletic Springfield Park No
Wimbledon Plough Lane New! Yes


Old Stands & Terraces

Barnsley Oakwell New!
Birmingham City St Andrews New!
Blackburn Rovers Ewood Park New!
Burnley Turf Moor
Bury Gigg Lane
Carlisle United East Stand
Chelsea North Stand Terrace
Crewe Alexandra Stadium
Everton Park Stand
Exeter City Big Bank Terrace
Liverpool The Kop
Norwich City Barclay End
Port Vale Lorne Street Side
Sheffield United John Street Stand
Southend United South Terrace
Torquay United Main Stand
West Bromwich Albion Rainbow Stand

Redeveloped Grounds
Aston Villa Villa Park
Blackpool Bloomfield Road
Bournemouth Dean Court
Gillingham Priestfield Stadium
Glasgow Rangers Ibrox Park
Glasgow Hampden Park
Preston West Stand & Fulwood End
Wembley Stadium
Wolverhampton South Bank

Non-League Grounds & Stands
Mansfield Town West & North Stands
Stockport County Popular Side

I used to go to all City's games, home and away throughout the 70s and early 80s. That included friendlies so went to plenty of lower league grounds.

I've just had a quick count-up and I've been to 78 League grounds. Of these, a staggering 34 are no longer used, are teams no longer in the League, or both.

I've only been to 6 Scottish grounds, but they were all to watch City.

torchomatic said:

When I was trying to impress my wife when I first started seeing her I took her to Rotherham an Bradford. She wasn't impressed. ..

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Women can be very difficult to please........

I'm on 41, more than I thought I would be. I would hope to move towards 50 this season.

My favourite trip to one of the "old" grounds was the Victoria Ground and something I've mentioned here before. It was a mid-week Full Members' Cup tie and there were 16 (yes one six) fans in our end. On the way back my mate - who'd just passed his test got on the wrong side of the motorway and we were halfway to Manchester before we realised.

My least favourite away ground was the Dell. The corner they used to stick you in was terrible and the pitch was level with your chest so you just saw players legs.

I've been to around 60 but that doesn't include Hereford, Luton, Chester ect that are no longer in the 92. Also I don't include Ninian Park, NHS ect that are gone. It's out of 91. The Ricoh is no longer included either imo.

We were the last team to play at the Victoria ground. A pre season friendly.
The local paper headline was the last person out turn off the lights

Quick count 47 but not counting old grounds

torchomatic said:

71 for me. I've been to 17 Scottish ones too.

Well, I went to Eastville for speedway not for the football, does that count?

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http://www.defunctspeedway.co.uk/Bristol.htm

01.Preston
02.Burnley
03.Ipswich,
04.Norwich,
05.Birmingham
06.Villa,
07.Chelsea,
08.Man United
09.Man City,
10.Liverpool,
11.Everton, (not a pleasant experience)
12.Barnsley,
13.Leeds
14.Brighton,
15.Southampton,
16.Portsmouth,
17.Colchester,
18.Southend,
19.Grimsby,
20.Wolves
21.Leicester,
22.West Brom.
23.Sheff Wednesday
24.Sheff United
25.Stoke (bloody freezing cold)
26.Cheltenham
27.Luton
28.Wimbledon*
29.Crystal Palace
30.Arsenal
31.Spurs
32.QPR
33.West Ham
34.Reading
35.Bristol
36.Rotherham
37.Cardiff
38.Crewe
39.Middlesborough
40.Rochdale
41.Gillingham
42.Derby
43.Forrest
44.Walsall
45.Blackburn
46.Doncaster
47.Millwall
48.Wigan

Edit: Remembered it - Wigan

This list is not including HR, Ricoh & just teams, so ignores new stadia (such as Saints Dell and St Mary's). *Wimbledon was at Selhurst Park but I did go and watch a hockey match at the National Hockey Stadium when given a free ticket - was very cold and I wished I hadn't.

62 current league grounds, not including the Ricoh. Doesn't include Sixfields either Also 18 old grounds and 7 non league ( Sutton Utd!!) and Wembley! Also been to Millennium stadium for Wales v Ireland Rugby international (+ to see U2 - not at same time!) Bit different now from the 70s and 80s when you'd hide your colours to avoid being battered!