What football grounds that are now gone have you been to?

[Simster]

Plough Lane
The original Wembley
The Dell
The Den
Gay Meadow
Elm Park
Layer Road
Highfield Road
The County Ground, Northampton
Burnden Park
Highbury (but not for an Albion match)

probably others

 

[Alex Alex Dawson oo! oo!]

I put Ninian Park! I'm sure there are a few other old-timers who've been there as well. And you're correct, the reformed Halifax do still play at the Shay.

I must say I'm EXTREMELY jealous that you've been to Bradford (Park Avenue). I've only ever seen them at Horsfall (Braford's answer to Withdean)

Sorry about Ninian Park, I noticed the error after posting but couldn't be arsed to edit.
Seagulls Special and a bizarre overhead kick from Spider Mellor (our only shot of the game I seem to remember) gave us a 1-0 win - must have been 1975-6.
The visit to Bradford PA was the previous decade when my Dad decided that his young teenage son needed to see more of the country before deciding where to go to university. I really can't remember the score but he also had us going off to Barrow that season - I chose Leicester in the end and spent 3 years watching Frank Worthington in his pomp.
Got my own back on the old man eventually - took him and our son to watch the Albion at Carlisle in 2001.

 

[User removed 4]

So you didd. That's the problem with old gits like me and Alex Alex Dawson ooh ooh - we've got very short attention spans. We read something and then promptly forget all about it.

Have you ever been to Ninian Park?

oi, i put ninian park!

 

[WhingForPresident]

Ninian Park
Elm Park
National Hockey Stadium

 

[Spun Cuppa]

Being a bit of a homer, I've only got...

Wembley

The Goldstone

The Den

 

[house your seagull]

yeah, well done, lists and lists and lists, it's not a competition.

who's can paint a picture with WORDS about their epic pilgramages?

worst / best / flairest / biggest terrace ...

 

[hans kraay fan club]

yeah, well done, lists and lists and lists, it's not a competition.

who's can paint a picture with WORDS about their epic pilgramages?

worst / best / flairest / biggest terrace ...

Charlton at the Old Valley was my first ever away game. Because I was little, and went with my Mum, we went in the seats behind the goal. I brought my brother's brand new split screen DONKEY KONG, and my Rothman's yearbook, to keep me entertained on the coach journey.

When we got there we went in quite early, so I took my plastic bag, with KONG, BOOK and TWIX in with me, and stowed it carefully under my seat.

As far as I know its still there....

 

[Peter Grummit]

Wembley
Sealand Road, Chester
Belle Vue, Doncaster
Plough Lane, Wimbledon
Filbert St, Leicester
Highfield Road, Coventry
Elm Park, Reading
Manor Ground, Oxford
Saltergate, Chesterfield
Highbury, Arsenal
Victoria Ground, Stoke
Gay Meadow, Shrewsbury
The Dell, Southampton
The Old Den, Millwall
Maine Road, Man City
Baseball Ground, Derby
Don't count the rebuilt, re-oriented grounds.
PG

 

[Brovion]

yeah, well done, lists and lists and lists, it's not a competition.

who's can paint a picture with WORDS about their epic pilgramages?

worst / best / flairest / biggest terrace ...

It IS a competiton and I'm WINNING! And I missed out Filbert Street. And anyway I already wrote about away games on the Seagull Specials for 'Keep The Faith'.

 

[Spun Cuppa]

Charlton at the Old Valley was my first ever away game. Because I was little, and went with my Mum, we went in the seats behind the goal. I brought my brother's brand new split screen DONKEY KONG, and my Rothman's yearbook, to keep me entertained on the coach journey.

When we got there we went in quite early, so I took my plastic bag, with KONG, BOOK and TWIX in with me, and stowed it carefully under my seat.

As far as I know its still there....

I didn't know we were including re-built grounds, as I also went to the old Valley, AND stood on what was in it's time the biggest (?) English league ground terrace, accomodating a whopping 22 000 souls

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Elm Park
Filbert Street
The Victoria Ground
Burndon Park
The Original Den
Highbury

 

[wellquickwoody]

I didn't know we were including re-built grounds, as I also went to the old Valley, AND stood on what was in it's time the biggest (?) English league ground terrace, accomodating a whopping 22 000 souls

Mmmmm, think again as I think that terrace held over 40,000 at some point. The North Bank at Highbury held 26,000 many years ago and I think both the Stretford End at Old Trafford and the Holte End at Villa Park were bigger than that.

 

[Icy Gull]

Mmmmm, think again as I think that terrace held over 40,000 at some point. The North Bank at Highbury held 26,000 many years ago and I think both the Stretford End at Old Trafford and the Holte End at Villa Park were bigger than that.

Didn't Hull have one of the biggest terraces in the country?

 

[Alex Alex Dawson oo! oo!]

It IS a competiton and I'm WINNING! And I missed out Filbert Street. And anyway I already wrote about away games on the Seagull Specials for 'Keep The Faith'.

Are you sure?

Wembley
Park Avenue (Bradford PA)
Sealand Road (Chester)
County Ground (Northampton)
Plough Lane (Wimbledon)
Filbert St (Leicester)
Highfield Road (Coventry)
Elm Park (Reading)
The Dell (Scummers)
Manor Ground (Oxford)
Saltergate (Chesterfield)
Fellows Park (Walsall) - never saw us get a point, Alan f*****g Buckley
Highbury (Arsenal)
Victoria Ground (Stoke)
Gay Meadow (Shrewsbury)
Eastville Stadium (Bristol Rovers & Greyhounds)
Twerton Park (Bristol Rovers)
Ninian Park (Taffs)
Veitch Field (More Taffs)
Millmoor (Rotherham)
The Old Den (Millwall) - never kept so quiet at a game
Maine Road (Man City)
Dean Court (Bournemouth)
Baseball Ground (Derby)
The Old Valley (Charlton)
Wigan's ground when they were first in the FL

 

[Brovion]

Are you sure?

Wembley
Park Avenue (Bradford PA)
Sealand Road (Chester)
County Ground (Northampton)
Plough Lane (Wimbledon)
Filbert St (Leicester)
Highfield Road (Coventry)
Elm Park (Reading)
The Dell (Scummers)
Manor Ground (Oxford)
Saltergate (Chesterfield)
Fellows Park (Walsall) - never saw us get a point, Alan f*****g Buckley
Highbury (Arsenal)
Victoria Ground (Stoke)
Gay Meadow (Shrewsbury)
Eastville Stadium (Bristol Rovers & Greyhounds)
Twerton Park (Bristol Rovers)
Ninian Park (Taffs)
Veitch Field (More Taffs)
Millmoor (Rotherham)
The Old Den (Millwall) - never kept so quiet at a game
Maine Road (Man City)
Dean Court (Bournemouth)
Baseball Ground (Derby)
The Old Valley (Charlton)
Wigan's ground when they were first in the FL

Well Dean Court and The Valley don't count as they're 'rebuilds' not new grounds (and I can claim them as well). Avenue, whilst giving you great kudos, is not a current League ground. Twerton Park still exists so that doesn't count either. And I forgot Northampton's County Ground so I can add that to my list.

And you don't appear to have Bolton, Roker Park or Ayresome Park. I on the other hand don't have Plough Lane or Wigan's old ground (can't remember what it was called either).

So I'm still one up! (Althought I'm awaiting the Stewards' Enquiry on Bradford. Doubtless you'll press your claim as it was a league ground when you went there.)

 

[Gully]

Sealand Road (Chester)
County Ground (Northampton)
Highfield Road (Coventry)
Elm Park (Reading)
Manor Ground (Oxford)
Fellows Park (Walsall)
Highbury (Arsenal)
Victoria Ground (Stoke)
Ninian Park (Cardiff)
Millmoor (Rotherham)
Maine Road (Man City)
Roker Park (Sunderland)
Belle Vue (Doncaster)
Feethams (Darlo)
Boothferry Park (Hull)

Think that is about it, haven't included rebuilt, foreign or non-league grounds.

 

[lighthouse]

Wembley
County Ground (Northampton)
Filbert St (Leicester)
Highfield Road (Coventry)
Elm Park (Reading)
The Dell (Scummers)
Manor Ground (Oxford)
Saltergate (Chesterfield)
Fellows Park (Walsall)
Highbury (Arsenal)
Ninian Park (Cardiff)
Millmoor (Rotherham)
Maine Road (Man City)
Dean Court (Bournemouth)
Manor Ground (Oxford)

 

[Guy Fawkes]

The Goldstone
Original Wembley
Victoria Ground - Stoke
Highfield Road-Coventry
Gay Meadow - Shrewsbury
Elm Park - Reading
Manor Ground - Oxford
Dean Court - Bournemouth

 

[Cantona's Flying Dropkick]

Arsenal - Highbury
Bournemouth - Dean Court before 90deg pitch rotation into Fitness First Stadium
Brighton - The Goldstone
Cardiff City - Ninian Park
Charlton Athletic - The 'old' Valley
Chesterfield - Saltergate
Colchester United - Layer Road
Coventry City - Highfield Road
Darlington - Feethams
Doncaster Rovers - Belle Vue
Hull City - Boothferry Park
Millwall - The Den, Cold Blow Lane
old Wembley
Oxford United - Manor Ground
Reading - Elm Park
Rotherham United - Millmoor
Shrewsbury Town - Gay Meadow
Wimbledon - Plough Lane

 

[Eastbourne Stripes]

does the county ground Northampton count, think they still use it for cricket!