[Football] All Those Away Trips!

[AnotherArch]

I must be just north of 130 now for 'grounds for Albion League games'. This only counts once the same ground for two home clubs (e.g Upton Park, Priestfield, etc), but does remove the 1976 start-date and so includes Barrow, Southport, etc. I must say the grounds were a lot more unique and interesting back then .....and wetter.

However, what keeps me awake at night is this question: is Spurs new construction a 'new ground' for this count or just a displaced old one?

 

[Mr Blobby]

I think mine stands at 164

81 current
29 old grounds
1 x Wembley
1 x Millenium Stadium
12 abroad in pre season friendlies etc (Portugal, France & Ireland)
40 non league (mix of teams dropping out the league plus pre season friendlies)

I now have 11 League grounds still to do with Brighton and they are Everton, Spurs at Wembley*, Man City at the Ethihad*, Oxfords new ground, Chesterfields New Ground*, Fleetwood*, Accrington Stanley*, Newport County*, Morecambe*, Wimbledon* & Forest Green Rovers* . (* dont think Albion have ever played there yet?, been to Wimbledons home ground but not to see the Albion play Wimbledon!!)

Grounds visited but now demolished or not used are
West Ham, Arsenal, Brighton x 2 (Goldstone & Withdean), Coventry, Derby, Oxford, Stoke, Hull, Reading, Millwall, Colchester, Northampton, Walsall, Wigan, Bristol Rovers, Sunderland, Doncaster, Man City, Leicester, Shrewsbury, Middlesborough, Bolton, Southampton, Swansea, Huddersfield, Cardiff, Wimbledon & Chesterfield.

 

[Peter Grummit]

I think mine stands at 164

81 current
29 old grounds
1 x Wembley
1 x Millenium Stadium
12 abroad in pre season friendlies etc (Portugal, France & Ireland)
40 non league (mix of teams dropping out the league plus pre season friendlies)

I now have 11 League grounds still to do with Brighton and they are Everton, Spurs at Wembley*, Man City at the Ethihad*, Oxfords new ground, Chesterfields New Ground*, Fleetwood*, Accrington Stanley*, Newport County*, Morecambe*, Wimbledon* & Forest Green Rovers* . (* dont think Albion have ever played there yet?, been to Wimbledons home ground but not to see the Albion play Wimbledon!!)

Grounds visited but now demolished or not used are
West Ham, Arsenal, Brighton x 2 (Goldstone & Withdean), Coventry, Derby, Oxford, Stoke, Hull, Reading, Millwall, Colchester, Northampton, Walsall, Wigan, Bristol Rovers, Sunderland, Doncaster, Man City, Leicester, Shrewsbury, Middlesborough, Bolton, Southampton, Swansea, Huddersfield, Cardiff, Wimbledon & Chesterfield.

I think that's going to be tough for anyone to better, Mark.

Just one point, Brighton have not played at Wimbledon's current ground (Kingsmeadow) in a competitive game but have in a pre-season friendly. (And against Kingstonian (which may have been what you were referring to?)).

 

[The red pepper kid]

54 so far-- 59 at the end of the season---- counting wembley

 

[Vicar!]

128 grounds with Brighton
Includes League, League Cup, FA Cup
Excludes friendlys and the teapot.

 

[spoonie]

I think that's going to be tough for anyone to better, Mark.

Just one point, Brighton have not played at Wimbledon's current ground (Kingsmeadow) in a competitive game but have in a pre-season friendly. (And against Kingstonian (which may have been what you were referring to?)).

we played v Kingstonian in the FA cup at Kingsmeadow

 

[Berty23]

Don't forget Darlington - I know they've reformed but haven't a clue what league they are in now

National league north. They were in the play offs last year but could not take part because they didn't have enough covered seats (you need 500 in national league). It feels a long time ago that they were talked about in the same sentence as asprilla. I am not just an anorak - I follow a ten in national league north.

 

[patchamalbion]

interesting topic this,

i know i've done 156 grounds but unsure of how many with Brighton. Guess is around 80 odd.

 

[Another Berkshire Seagull]

Counted to 130 done with Brighton pretty quick. Suspect I can dredge up another 10 or so from forgotten pre-season games/foreign trips.

 

[Sirnormangall]

I think that's going to be tough for anyone to better, Mark.

Just one point, Brighton have not played at Wimbledon's current ground (Kingsmeadow) in a competitive game but have in a pre-season friendly. (And against Kingstonian (which may have been what you were referring to?)).

We played there last year in Checkatrade - does that count?

 

[AZ Gull]

We played there last year in Checkatrade - does that count?

As a competitive fixture for the U-23s - yes. Nothing to do with the first team though.

 

[AZ Gull]

Including Cups games seen both Aldershot clubs on 184 Grounds and without a doubt the days of Ryman 2 and 3 were the best.

Just out of (friendly) interest, what's the story behind an Aldershot fan posting on an Albion message board?

 

[essbee1]

Just out of (friendly) interest, what's the story behind an Aldershot fan posting on an Albion message board?

Aberystwyth isn't is?

 

[AZ Gull]

Aberystwyth isn't is?

Again, in English?

 

[essbee1]

Again, in English?

Aberystwyth Town not Aldershot.

 

[AZ Gull]

Aberystwyth Town not Aldershot.

You mean the Aberystwyth Town supporter who has an Aldershot Town Supporters Club badge as his avatar and posted on this thread that he has seen both Aldershot clubs at 184 grounds?

 

[essbee1]

You mean the Aberystwyth Town supporter who has an Aldershot Town Supporters Club badge as his avatar and posted on this thread that he has seen both Aldershot clubs at 184 grounds?

That's the one.

 

[atfc village]

Just out of (friendly) interest, what's the story behind an Aldershot fan posting on an Albion message board?

No problem AZ . I know an Albion fan from my home town who posts on here and a few others. If i had any spare Saturdays and could get cheap train travel i'd pop along for a decent day out . All who travelled were decent folk . Seen Albion off the top of my head at Hereford [that game] Bradford ,Plymouth,Pompey ,Pissfield ,Goldstone,Withdean,The Amex,Palace,Bournemouth,Sheff Utd,Ipswich 3 times,Leeds,Reading,Cheltenham,Yeovil,Aldershot and Le Harve. Also enjoyed a couple of jollys to Salzburg and Cologne for non Football.

 

[atfc village]

Aberystwyth isn't is?

 

[AZ Gull]

No problem AZ . I know an Albion fan from my home town who posts on here and a few others. If i had any spare Saturdays and could get cheap train travel i'd pop along for a decent day out . All who travelled were decent folk . Seen Albion off the top of my head at Hereford [that game] Bradford ,Plymouth,Pompey ,Pissfield ,Goldstone,Withdean,The Amex,Palace,Bournemouth,Sheff Utd,Ipswich 3 times,Leeds,Reading,Cheltenham,Yeovil,Aldershot and Le Harve. Also enjoyed a couple of jollys to Salzburg and Cologne for non Football.

Good to hear. I hope Aberystwyth can avoid relegation from the Welsh Premier League this season.