Personal Records
(as at 19 Nov 2011)
Total Football Grounds attended – 224
Football Grounds with my team, Brighton – 102
Current League Grounds – 76
Current League Grounds with Brighton – 65
Current League Teams I have seen at one of their grounds – 87
List of Grounds
Current 92 – All except:
Premier (3)- Arsenal (Emirates), Newcastle Utd (St James’s Park), Swansea (Liberty Stadium)
Championship (5) - Cardiff City (Cardiff City Stadium), Hull City (KC Stadium), Middlesbrough (Riverside Stadium), Brighton (Amex Stadium), Southampton (St Mary’s Stadium)
League One (5)- Charlton Athletic (The Valley), Chesterfield Town (B2Net Stadium), Colchester United (Colchester Community Stadium), Stevenage Borough (Broadhall Way), Yeovil Town (Huish Park)
League Two (3) - Morecambe (Globe Arena), Oxford Utd (Kassam Stadium), Torquay Utd (Plainmoor)
Ex-League (26) (21)
Arsenal Highbury
Bolton Burnden Park
Brighton The Goldstone Ground
Bristol Rovers Twerton Park
Cardiff Ninian Park
Chesterfield Saltergate
Colchester Layer Road
Coventry City Highfield Road
Derby County The Baseball Ground
Doncaster Belle Vue Ground
Huddersfield Leeds Road
Hull City Boothferry Park
Leicester City Filbert Street
Luton Town Kenilworth Road
Maidstone Utd Watling Street
Man City Maine Road
Middlesbrough Ayresome Park
Millwall The Den
Morecambe Christie Park
Northampton Town County Ground
Oxford United The Manor Ground
Reading Elm Park
Shrewsbury Gay Meadow
Stoke City The Victoria Ground
Swansea The Vetch Field
Wigan Athletic Springfield Park
Non-League (93) (2)
Abbey Hulton Utd Birches Head Road
AFC Telford United New Buck’s Head
AFC Wulfrunians Castlecroft Stadium
Alsager Town Wood Park
Altrincham Moss Lane
Ball Haye Green Ball Haye Green WMC
Belper Town Christchurch Meadow
Borrowash Victoria Watkinson Construction Bowl
Brocton Coppice Colliery Ground
Brocton Silkmore Lane
Buxton Silverlands
Cambridge Abbey Stadium
Cammell Laird Kirklands
Carlton Town Bill Stokeld Stadium
Chasetown Scholar’s Ground
Cheadle Town Park Road Stadium
Chester Deva Stadium
Clitheroe FC Shawbridge Stadium
Congleton Town Booth Street
Crawley Town Broadfield Stadium
Darlaston Town The City Ground
Droylsden FC The Butcher’s Arms
Eastwood Town Coronation Park
Ellesmere Rangers Beech Grove
Flixton Valley Road
Foley FC Whitcombe Road
Glossop North End Surrey Street
Gornal Athletic Garden Walk
Guiseley Nethermoor Park
Halifax Town The Shay
Hallam Sandygate
Hanley Town Abbey Lane
Hednesford Keys Park
Holbrook Sports O-Kra Stadium
Hyde United Ewen Fields
Irlam FC Silver Street
Kettering Town Rockingham Road
Kidderminster Aggborough
Kidsgrove Athletic Stan Brown Stadium
Kingstonian Kingsmeadow
Kinsley Boys Kinsley Playeing Fields
Knypersley Victoria Tunstall Road
Leek Town Harrison Park
Mansfield Field Mill
Market Drayton Town Greenfields
Matlock Town Causeway Lane
Meir KA Kings Park
Mickleover Sports Station Road
Mossley Seel Park
Nantwich Town Jackson Avenue
Nantwich Town Weaver Stadium
Newcastle Town Lyme Valley Stadium
New Mills Church Lane
Northwich Victoria Park
Norton Utd Community Drive
Ossett Town Ingfield Stadium
Parkhouse FC Mill Lane
Pelsall Villa Bush Ground
Phoenix FC Pavillion Way
Quorn Farley Way Stadium
Rocester Hillsfield
Parkgate FC Roundwood Pavillion
Runcorn Linnets Millbank Linnets Stadium
Runcorn Town The Pavillions
Rushall Olympic Dales Lane
Scarborough Athletic Queensgate Stadium
Shawbury United Butler Sports Centre
Sheffield FC The Bright Finance Stadium
Shifnal Town Phoenix Park
Skelmersdale United Ashley Travel Stadium
South Normanton Athletic Exchem Sports Ground
Stafford Rangers Marston Road
Stafford Town Evans Park
Stalybridge Celtic Bower Fold
Stocksbridge Park Steels Bracken Moor
Stone Dominoes Springbank Park
Sutton Coldfield Town Coles Lane
Tamworth Lamb Ground
Thoresby Welfare Fourth Avenue
Tipton Town Tipton Sports Academy
Trafford Shawe View
Walsall Wood Oak Park
Warrington Town Cantilever Park
Wednesfield Cottage Ground
Willenhall Town Noose Lane
Winsford United Barton Stadium
Witton Albion Wincham Park
Wolverhampton Casuals Brinsford Stadium
Woodley Sports Neil O’Rourke Sadium
Worcester City St Georges Lane
Worthing A2B Worthing Stadium
Wrexham The Racecourse Ground
York City Bootham Crescent
Welsh (20)
Aberystwyth Town Park Avenue
Airbus UK Broughton The Airfield
Bala Town Maes Tegid
Bangor City Farrar Road
Berriew Berriew Recreation Ground
Buckley Town The Globe
Connah’s Quay Deeside College Stadium
FC Cefn The Muga
Cefn Druids Plaskynaston Lane
Cefn Druids The Rock
Flint Town United Cae-y-Castell
Guilsfield FC Guilsfield Community Ground
Holywell Town Halkyn Road
Llansanffraid Village Treflan
Newtown Latham Park
Penrhyncoch Cae Baker
Pwllheli Canolfan Hamdden Dwyfor
Rhos Aelwyd Ponciau Park
The New Saints The Venue
Welshpool Maes-y-dre
Foreign (3)
AS Cherbourg Stade Maurice Postaire
UD Horadada Estadio Ikomar
Club Olimpico de Totana Campo de Juan Cayuela
Other (3)
Wembley
Millenium Stadium
New Wembley
List of grounds
1 Elm Park 24.3.78 Reading
2 The Goldstone Ground 16.2.80 Brighton
3 London Road Ground 15.2.86 Peterborough Utd
4 The Baseball Ground 25.10.86 Derby County
5 Hillsborough 28.2.87 Sheffield Wednesday
6 The Recreation Ground 12.9.87 Aldershot Town
7 The Priestfield Stadium 7.11.87 Gillingham
8 Griffin Park 14.11.87 Brentford
9 Craven Cottage 1.1.88 Fulham
10 Boothen Crescent 20.2.88 York City
11 The Manor Ground 3.9.88 Oxford United
12 Vicarage Road 15.10.88 Watford
13 Stamford Bridge 29.10.88 Chelsea
14 Fratton Park 17.12.88 Portsmouth
15 Selhurst Park 27.3.89 Crystal Palace
16 Highbury 13.5.89 Arsenal
17 Boothferry Park 28.10.89 Hull City
18 The Victoria Ground 11.11.89 Stoke City
19 Dean Court 2.12.89 Bournemouth
20 Elland Road 16.12.89 Leeds Utd
21 Boundary Park 27.1.90 Oldham Athletic
22 Upton Park 10.2.90
23 Portman Road 10.3.90 Ipswich Town
24 County Ground 10.4.90 Swindon Town
25 Watling Street 5.5.90 Maidstone Utd
26 County Ground 4.9.90 Northampton Town
27 Ashton Gate 22.9.90 Bristol City
28 Ewood Park 29.9.90 Blackburn
29 The Hawthorns 13.10.90 West Brom
30 Springfield Park 20.10.90 Wigan Athletic
31 Bramall Lane 27.10.90 Sheffield Utd
32 Vale Park 22.12.90 Port Vale
33 Meadow Lane 1.1.91 Notts County
34 Molineux 12.1.91 Wolves
35 Anfield 26.1.91 Liverpool
36 The Den 9.3.91 Millwall
37 Twerton Park 30.3.91 Bristol Rovers
38 Filbert Street 6.4.91 Leicester City
39 Ayresome Park 4.5.91 Middlesbrough
40 Wembley 2.6.91 Notts County 3 Brighton 1
41 Bloomfield Park 16.11.91 Blackpool
42 Roots Hall 7.12.91 Southend Utd
43 Prenton Park 17.1.92 Tranmere Rovers
44 Burnden Park 25.1.92 Bolton
45 Brisbane Road 15.8.92 Leyton Orient
46 Valley Parade 29.8.92 Bradford City
47 Old Trafford 7.10.92 Man Utd
48 Millmoor 17.10.92 Rotherham
49 Deepdale 13.2.93 Preston NE
50 Leeds Road 3.3.93 Huddersfield
51 Edgeley Park 13.3.93 Stockport County
52 Home Park 17.4.93 Plymouth Argyle
53 Ninian Park 28.8.93 Cardiff City
54 Turf Moor 14.9.93 Burnley
55 Victoria Ground 11.12.93 Hartlepool
56 St James’s Park 26.3.94 Exeter City
57 Underhill 2.4.94 Barnet
58 Abbey Stadium 9.4.94 Cambridge
59 The Racecourse Ground 16.4.94 Wrexham
60 Kirklees Stadium 1.10.94 Huddersfield
61 Kingsmeadow 12.11.94 Kingstonian
62 Adams Park 26.12.94 Wycombe Wanderers
63 Gresty Road 14.1.95 Crewe Alexandra
64 St Andrews 29.4.95 Birmingham
65 Gay Meadow 16.12.95 Shrewsbury
66 Saltergate 9.3.96 Chesterfield
67 Deva Stadium 29.3.97 Chester
69 The Vetchfield 9.8.97 Swansea
68 Harrison Park 2.9.97 Leek Town
70 Belle Vue Ground 4.10.97 Doncaster
71 Tunstall Road 25.10.97 Knypersley Victoria
72 Spotland 21.2.98 Rochdale
73 Lyme Valley Stadium 1.7.98 Newcastle Town
74 Brunton Park 8.8.98 Carlisle
77 Maine Road 31.10.98 Man City
75 Glanford Park 6.3.99 Scunthorpe
76 Field Mill 3.4.99 Mansfield
78 The Shay 17.4.99 Halifax Town
79 Whaddon Road 23.10.99 Cheltenham
80 Moss Rose 17.11.99 Macclesfield
81 Reebok Stadium 14.12.99 Bolton
82 Britannia Stadium 18.12.99 Stoke City
83 The City Ground 5.2.00 Notts Forest
84 Keys Park 2.9.00 Hednesford
85 Carrow Road 25.11.00 Norwich
86 Withdean Stadium 1.1.01 Brighton
87 Aggborough 13.1.01 Kidderminster
88 Pride Park 19.5.01 Derby
89 Sixfields 31.8.01 Northampton
90 Gigg Lane 1.12.01 Bury
91 JJB Stadium 12.1.02 Wigan Athletic
92 The Bescott Stadium 29.1.02 Walsall
93 Madejski Stadium 9.3.02 Reading
94 Layer Road 30.3.02 Colchester
95 The New Den 7.9.02 Millwall
96 Highfield Road 11.1.03 Coventry City
97 Oakwell 23.8.03 Barnsley
98 Sincil Bank 8.11.03 Lincoln
99 Loftus Road 17.1.04 QPR
100 Millenium Stadium 30.5.04 Bristol City 0 Brighton 1
101 The Walkers Stadium 30.8.04 Leicester
102 The Stadium of Light 30.10.04 Sunderland
103 White Hart Lane 8.1.05 Tottenham
104 Community Drive 20.8.05 Norton Utd
106 Moss Lane 12.11.05 Altrincham
105 Ricoh Arena 4.2.06 Coventry City
107 Victoria Park 29.3.06 Northwich
108 Eastlands 23.9.06 Manchester City
109 Greenfields 14.10.06 Market Drayton Town
110 Silverlands 8.11.06 Buxton
111 Booth Street 16.12.06 Congleton
112 Stan Brown Stadium 6.1.07 Kidsgrove Athletic
113 Wincham Park 24.2.07 Witton Albion
114 Marston Road 13.3.07 Stafford Rangers
115 Jackson Avenue 24.3.07 Nantwich Town
116 King’s Park 10.4.07 Meir K.A.
117 Bright Finance Stadium 21.4.07 Sheffield
118 Stade Maurice Postaire 25.7.07 AS Cherbourg(Nat)
119 Hillsfield 14.8.07 Rocester 2
120 Town Ground 22.8.07 Alsager Town
121 The Pirelli Stadium 10.9.07 Burton Albion
122 Shawbridge 29.9.07 Clitheroe
123 Weaver Stadium 2.10.07 Nantwich Town
124 Scholars’ Ground 27.10.07 Chasetown
125 Ewen Fields 10.11.07 Hyde United
126 New Meadow 17.11.07 Shrewsbury
127 The Keepmoat Stadium 4.12.07 Doncaster
128 Springbank Park 22.12.07 Stone Dominoes
129 Coppice Colliery Ground 1.1.08 Brocton
130 Church Lane 26.1.08 New Mills
131 Surrey Street 9.2.08 Glossop North End
132 Victoria Road (LBoB&DS) 12.2.08 Dagenham & Redbridge
133 Ashley Travel Stadium 8.3.08 Skelmersdale
134 Kenilworth Road 12.4.08 Luton
135 Memorial Stadium 26.4.08 Bristol Rovers
136 Pershall Park 9.8.08 Eccleshall
137 Don Valley Stadium 20.9.08 Rotherham
138 Nethermoor Park 27.9.08 Guiseley
139 The Airfield 7.11.08 Airbus UK Broughton
140 Silkmore Lane 15.11.08 Brocton
141 Worcester City 22.11.09 Worcester City
142 Christie Park 13.12.08 Morecambe
143 Sandygate 3.1.09 Hallam
144 Fraser Eagle Stadium 21.2.09 Accrington Stanley
145 Deeside College Stadium 6.3.09 Connah’s Quay
146 Goodison Park 14.3.09 Everton
147 Plaskynaston Lane 27.3.09 NEWI Cefn Druids
148 Canolfan Hamdden Dwyfor 8.4.09 Pwllheli
149 Ball Haye Green WMC 18.4.09 Ball Haye Green
150 Bracken Moor 25.4.09 Stocksbridge Park Steels
151 Villa Park 21.5.09 Aston Villa Reserves
152 The Venue 09.07.09 The New Saints
153 The Globe 07.08.09 Buckley Town
154 Rockingham Road 15.08.09 Kettering Town
155 Noose Lane 18.08.09 Willenhall Town
156 Coles Lane 24.08.09 Sutton Coldfield Town
157 Ingfield Stadium 08.09.09 Ossett Town
158 Barton Stadium 06/10/2009 Winsford United
159 Bill Stokeld Stadium 24/10/2009 Carlton Town
160 Brinsford Stadium 27/10/2009 Wolverhampton Casuals
161 Beech Grove 03/11/2009 Ellesmere Rangers
162 Phoenix Park 10/11/2009 Shifnal Town
163 Kirklands 17/11/2009 Cammell Laird
164 Christchurch Meadow 01/12/2009 Belper Town
165 Causeway Lane 12.12.2009 Matlock Town
166 Bower Fold 28.12.2009 Stalybridge Celtic
167 Cantilever Park 20.02.10 Warrington Town
168 Castlecroft Stadium 09.03.10 AFC Wulfrunians
169 Station Road 27.03.10 Mickleover Sports
170 Neil O’Rourke Stadium 30.03.10 Woodley Sports
171 Queensgate Stadium 05.04.10 Scarborough Athletic
172 Stadium MK 01.05.10 Milton Keynes Dons
173 Park Road Stadium 05.05.10 Cheadle Town
174 O-Kra Ground 14.08.2010 Holbrook Sports
175 Bush Ground 17.08.10 Pelsall Villa
176 Dales Lane 24.08.2010 Rushall Olympic
177 A2B Worthing Stadium 28.08.2010 Worthing
178 Cottage Ground 31.08.2010 Wednesfield
179 New Buck’s Head 02.10.10 AFC Telford Utd
180 Tipton Sports Academy 20.10.10 Tipton Town
181 Cae y Castell 30.10.10 Flint Town United
182 The Lamb Ground 06.11.2010 Tamworth
183 The Rock 09.11.10 Cefn Druids AFC
184 Birches Head Road 20.11.10 Abbey Hulton Utd
185 Traeflan 11.12.10 Llansanffraid Village
186 Farrar Road 29.12.10 Bangor City
187 Seel Park 15.01.11 Mossley
188 Shawe View 18.01.11 Trafford
189 Farley Way Stadium 01.02.11 Quorn
190 Abbey Lane 12.02.11 Hanley Town
191 Broadfield Stadium 22.02.11 Crawley Town
192 Maes-y-dre 26.02.11 Technogroup Welshpool
193 Maes Tegid 05.03.11 Bala Town
194 Halkyn Road 16.03.11 Holywell Town
195 Kinsley Playing Fields 25.03.11 Kinsley Boys
196 Pavillion Way 26.03.11 Phoenix FC
197 Fourth Avenue 26.03.11 Thoresby Welfare
198 Mill Lane 26.03.11 Parkhouse FC
199 Exchem Sports Ground 26.03.11 South Normanton Athletic
200 Cae Baker 09.04.11 Penrhyncoch
201 Park Avenue 10.04.11 Aberystwyth Town
202 Whitcombe Road 13.04.11 Foley FC
203 Wembley 17.04.11 Bolton 0 Stoke 5
204 The Pavillions 27.04.11 Runcorn Town
205 Ponciau Park 30.04.11 Rhos Aelwyd
206 Estadio Ikomar 23.07.11 UD Hoadada (FC Cartagena)
207 Campo de Juan Cayuela 27.07.11 Club Olimpico de Totana
208 Silver Street 09.08.11 Irlam FC
209 Garden Walk 20.08.11 Gornal Athletic
210 Butler Sports Centre 23.08.11 Shawbury United
211 Evans Park 27.08.11 Stafford Town
212 Watkinson Construction Bowl 03.09.11 Borrowash Victoria
213 Berriew Recreation Ground 30.09.11 Berriew
214 Oak Park 04.10.11 Walsall Wood
215 City Ground 01.11.11 Darlaston Town
216 Latham Park 05.11.11 Newtown
217 Valley Road 09.11.11 Flixton
218 Millbank Linnets Stadium 15.11.11 Runcorn Linnets
219 The Muga 03.12.11 FC Cefn
220 Coronation Park 17.12.11 Eastwood Town
221 Edgar Street 30.12.11 Hereford United
222 Roundwood Pavillion 21.01.12 Parkgate FC
223 The Butcher’s Arms 24.01.12 Droylsden AFC
224 Guilsfield Community Ground 11.02.12 Guilsfield FC
What a thourily absorbing site. I now know Im not alone!. Particularly enjoyed the old piece on goal nets and stantions. Im a Boro fan and remember fondly our seemingly odd goals at Ayresome. The back stantion at the Holgate end had been bent square resulting in a net so tight the ball sprung out every single time. Once as ball boy I saw a young Paul Stewart score a cracker for Blackpool and their sizable following didnt even celebrate thinking it had missed until he ran off celebrating!. I now own the left hand upright of this goal for the record. Have you hopped many in the Northern League?, Billingham Synthonia is probably the pick, but they have been fuelled by Boros money in recent years so I think thats cheating. Drop me a line and share yout thoughts on any non league grounds (or Ayresome for that matter) round my way.
I was also at you Ayresome debut as well, right at the end of the season. Notts County beat us in the play offs and then your mob in the final.
John,
Great to hear from you and to know I’m not alone with my net fascination! Funny you should mention Boro’s nets, I do remember them being very taught and quite shallow. In about the late eighties Brighton drew 2-2 with you at Ayrsome and Curbishley’s goal for us banged straight back out. We were 2-0 down I think. I wasn’t there – just saw the goals on South Today. I liked Ayrsome Park a lot – a traditional old ground with a lot of character – I liked the goals too. Bernie Slaven was always banging in thirty yarders into them, wasn’t he? It wasn’t such a good scoreline when I went. John Crumplin (left back) made an awful error for your first.
The play-off final was depressing. I still have mild feelings of hatred for Tommy Johnson who scored two goals that day.
I’d be happy to discuss football grounds with you, drop me an email. I have yet to do any non-league in the North East but have visited Ayrsome, Victoria Ground and the Stadium of Light.
Did you ever climb on the stands at Ayrsome Park – because then you’d be Iddler on the roof! (sorry)
Hi,
sad.hopper from The NLP pointed me in your direction, to let Groundhoppers know that Sheffield FC, are holding a Heritage Tournament on 31 July, Sheffield the oldest club are hosting HallamFC (Sheffield) and Cray Wanderers from Kent in a Round Robin Tournament, three games involving the three of the oldest clubs in England. The games are 30 minutes each way, first one kicking off at 1.00pm and all being well the trophy will be presented at approx. 5.15pm. The price for three hours of football involving three afore mentioned clubs is £6.00 Adults and £3.00 Concessions ( I thing it’s great value for money). Sheffield FC is a friendly and welcoming club and anyone who would turn up will be more than welcome, and you might just enjoy yourself