Sheff Saint Posted 13 October, 2011 Share Posted 13 October, 2011 Both of Boltons grounds were/are sh1t holes for different reasons. I've been to both Wembley and actually like them both. To be honest my general feeling for a ground is more linked to how many fans we take and what kind of match I've seen. For example I've seen both of Leicester's grounds but don't favour one over the other as, like the matches I saw, they were pretty forgettable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldsarum Posted 13 October, 2011 Share Posted 13 October, 2011 This thread got me thinking and here are the list of Old Gorunds I attended and have now done the new grounds Man City - Maine Road - Eastlands Bolton - Burnden Park - Reebok Sunderland - Roker Park - Staduim of Light Swansea - Vetch Field - Liberty Stadium Stoke City - Victoria Ground -Brittania Staduim Derby County - Baseball Ground - Pride Park Cardiff City - Ninian Park - City of Cardiif Staduim Hull City - Boothferry Park - KC Stadium Reading - Elm Park - Majeski Stadium Millwall - The Den - New Den Southampton - the Dell - St Mary's Stadium Leicester City - Filbert Street - Walkers Stadium Doncaster - Belle Vue - Keepmoat Coventry City - Highfield Road - Ricoh Arena Middlesbro - Ayrsome Park - Riverside Walsall - Fellows Park - Bescott Colchester - Layer Road - Weston Homes Community Stadium Bristol Rovers - Eastville - Twerton Park - Memorial Ground Rotherham - Millmoor - Don Valley Stadium Northampton - County Ground - Sixfields Wembley - New and Old Stadiums Also been to several old grounds of clubs but not yet to their new grounds Arsenal - Highbury Brighton - Goldstone Ground - Withdean AFC Wimbledon - Plough Lane Shrewsbury - Gay Meadow Oxford Utd. - Manor Ground Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 13 October, 2011 Share Posted 13 October, 2011 I thought this would be a small list but there seems to be 19 club teams who have played a competitive match at both Wembleys and the Millennium stadium. These are... Arsenal Chelski Man U Southampton Millwall Birmingham Tottenham Sheffield U Leeds Reading Stoke Cardiff Bristol C Swansea Blackpool Huddersfield Grimsby Bristol R Cambridge U This is what avoiding actual work gets you... You've missed out Bolton for a start, 2001 Div 1 PlayOff Final, League Cup final (?) and 2010/11 FA Cup Semi Final hammering. And I'd be shocked if none of Carlisle JPT Finals or Play-Off appearances were in Cardiff too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steperki Posted 13 October, 2011 Share Posted 13 October, 2011 You've missed out Bolton for a start, 2001 Div 1 PlayOff Final, League Cup final (?) and 2010/11 FA Cup Semi Final hammering. And I'd be shocked if none of Carlisle JPT Finals or Play-Off appearances were in Cardiff too. Ah, you're quite right. I actually forgot that FA Cup semis are now played at Wembley which may add a couple more to the list. If you change it to "played competitive final" rather than "competitive match" at each and it's still true. Carlisle is a definite omission and they might be one of a more select list who have done it in the same competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 13 October, 2011 Share Posted 13 October, 2011 (edited) Old grounds I've been to : Arsenal (Highbury) Fulham (at Loftus Rd) Swansea City (Vetch Field) Brighton & Hove Albion (Withdean) Cardiff City (Ninian Park) Coventry City (Highfield Road) Reading (Elm Park) Southampton (The Dell) AFC Bournemouth (Dean Court which they claim is a different ground since rotated) Charlton Athletic (at Selhurst Park) Walsall (Fellows Park) AFC Wimbledon (Wimbledon at Selhurst Park) Oxford United (Manor Ground) in addition, some non-league pearlers [to tier 6 only] Newport County (Somerton Park and Meadow Park Gloucester) Gloucester City (Meadow Park) VS Rugby (no longer in existence) Forest Green Rovers (The Lawn) Weston-super-Mare (Woodspring Park) Somehow I've missed out on absoutely loads of old grounds in the top few divisions due to basically only going to lower League grounds until 1988. How I've never been to Twerton Park in 28 years of football watching I'll never know, I've seen 2 different teams who have played at home there playing at home somewhere else (Bristol Rovers and Gloucester) and have never seen Bath City for some reason. I think what's stranger is the number of new (post 1987) grounds I've been to for teams where I haven't been to their old ground : Bolton Wanderers Manchester City Stoke City Derby County Leicester City Middlesbrough Colchester United Huddersfield Town MK Dons Wycombe Wanderers Yeovil Town Bristol Rovers Northampton Town That shows just how many grounds have sprung up in the last 25 years, I've been to as many "new but not the old" as I have "old". Edited 13 October, 2011 by The9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 13 October, 2011 Share Posted 13 October, 2011 Ah, you're quite right. I actually forgot that FA Cup semis are now played at Wembley which may add a couple more to the list. If you change it to "played competitive final" rather than "competitive match" at each and it's still true. Carlisle is a definite omission and they might be one of a more select list who have done it in the same competition. Bolton have got you unless you specify new Wembley, FA Cup winners 4 times at old Wembley, even 2nd tier Play-Off winners in 1995 at (old) Wembley and in 2001 at Cardiff (another for your "same competition" list), League Cup Final losers in 2004 in Cardiff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bad Wolf Posted 13 October, 2011 Author Share Posted 13 October, 2011 Just remembered, reading some of these, I did go to Layer Road. Forgot they'd moved! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Posted 13 October, 2011 Share Posted 13 October, 2011 Burnden Park & Reebok Ninian Park & Cardiff City Stadium Highfield Road & Ricoh Baseball Ground & Pride Park Filbert Street & Walkers Maine Road & Eastlands The Den & New Den Manor Ground & Kassam Elm Park & Madejski Victoria Ground & Britannia The Dell & SMS The next 'double' will be Goldstone & Falmer. Would be good to see AFC Wimbledon v Saints (in Wimbledon) in a few years time, 21 years since I saw Saints play at Plough Lane! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Appy Posted 13 October, 2011 Share Posted 13 October, 2011 Filbert Street and King Power Ninian and Cardiff City Stadium The Dell and SMS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yorkie Posted 13 October, 2011 Share Posted 13 October, 2011 Blimey I knew there would some I'd forget - how could I forget Rotherham, Stoke & Oxford United...been there too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ericofarabia Posted 13 October, 2011 Share Posted 13 October, 2011 Old grounds I've been to : in addition, some non-league pearlers [to tier 6 only] Newport County (Somerton Park and Meadow Park Gloucester) Gloucester City (Meadow Park) VS Rugby (no longer in existence) Forest Green Rovers (The Lawn) Weston-super-Mare (Woodspring Park) ". Somerton Park ... thats the place, not County Ground as I said earlier. Also add Leigh RMI at Hilton Park which they used to share with the Rugby League team. Not been to the new ground but been past it if that counts!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The9 Posted 15 October, 2011 Share Posted 15 October, 2011 Somerton Park ... thats the place, not County Ground as I said earlier. Also add Leigh RMI at Hilton Park which they used to share with the Rugby League team. Not been to the new ground but been past it if that counts!! Somerton Park had houses built on it some time in the early/mid 90s. Having played at Newport Stadium (aka Spytty Park) a couple of times I am most peeved that I never got to kick a ball on the viciously cambered turf in front of the Railway End at Somerton. Though I was a mascot and a ball boy (twice) there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smackalec Posted 15 October, 2011 Share Posted 15 October, 2011 Maine road Highbury Wembley Withdean Ninian park Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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