| Anyone been to all these now defunct football grounds? 13:56 - Oct 18 with 8730 views | R_from_afar |
I don't go to many away games - lightweight - but was surprised to find that I have actually been to five of them.
I'm impressed by The Old Showground's collapsible floodlights!
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| "Things had started becoming increasingly desperate at Loftus Road but QPR have been handed a massive lifeline and the place has absolutely erupted. it's carnage. It's bedlam. It's 1-1." |
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| Anyone been to all these now defunct football grounds? on 16:05 - Oct 18 with 1719 views | Esox_Lucius |
| Anyone been to all these now defunct football grounds? on 15:57 - Oct 18 by Antti_Heinola |
8 for me. Wish I'd got to some of them though - some great old names in there... Highfield Rd, Filbert St... Withdean... |
I remember a trip to Highfield Road just before the Sky Blues played Spuds in the FAC final ('87?) and there was barely a blade of grass on the playing surface. Whilst R's players were having a pre match kick in, the fans chanted an impromptu song regarding the lack of grass which stirred Ian Dawes into racing off to the far side of the pitch and coming back with a small handful of grass which then paraded in front of the R's fans. I half recall a very drunken CCFC fan draped in a flag right next to the QPR section getting dragged out of the ground .
A much better atmosphere that day than any games at the Ricoh. |  |
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| Anyone been to all these now defunct football grounds? on 16:06 - Oct 18 with 1718 views | Snipper |
Only 11 for me. Quite disappointed with that tbh :-((. |  | | |
| Anyone been to all these now defunct football grounds? on 16:14 - Oct 18 with 1702 views | Northernr |
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| Anyone been to all these now defunct football grounds? on 16:23 - Oct 18 with 1679 views | hamptonhillhoop |
10 for me too, as well as the other 3 mentioned. Wasn't the best view from the away end at Plough Lane through the window of the gents bogs? |  | | |
| Anyone been to all these now defunct football grounds? on 16:35 - Oct 18 with 1647 views | qpr_1968 |
21 for me.....good old times |  |
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| Anyone been to all these now defunct football grounds? on 16:44 - Oct 18 with 1639 views | loftboy |
| Anyone been to all these now defunct football grounds? on 16:05 - Oct 18 by Esox_Lucius |
I remember a trip to Highfield Road just before the Sky Blues played Spuds in the FAC final ('87?) and there was barely a blade of grass on the playing surface. Whilst R's players were having a pre match kick in, the fans chanted an impromptu song regarding the lack of grass which stirred Ian Dawes into racing off to the far side of the pitch and coming back with a small handful of grass which then paraded in front of the R's fans. I half recall a very drunken CCFC fan draped in a flag right next to the QPR section getting dragged out of the ground .
A much better atmosphere that day than any games at the Ricoh. |
The away game there in 86 was the last game of the season, Coventry beat us to avoid relegation, invaded the pitch and promptly bombarded us with stones. |  |
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| Anyone been to all these now defunct football grounds? on 18:00 - Oct 18 with 1604 views | DannyPaddox |
Never mind defunct, I wonder if the Withdean was ever really a football ground in the first place? |  | | |
| Anyone been to all these now defunct football grounds? on 18:11 - Oct 18 with 1593 views | longbottom |
| Anyone been to all these now defunct football grounds? on 18:00 - Oct 18 by DannyPaddox |
Never mind defunct, I wonder if the Withdean was ever really a football ground in the first place? |
Stretching it a bit imo.
24 for an old git like myself. Disappointed Edgeware Towns not on there. |  | | |
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| Anyone been to all these now defunct football grounds? on 18:29 - Oct 18 with 1586 views | PinnerPaul |
5 - ran the line at Underhill once and yes that slope was a killer! | | | |
| Anyone been to all these now defunct football grounds? on 19:09 - Oct 18 with 1571 views | barbicanranger |
Proper football grounds. Back in the day. |  | | |
| Anyone been to all these now defunct football grounds? on 19:16 - Oct 18 with 1569 views | BlackCrowe |
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| Anyone been to all these now defunct football grounds? on 20:38 - Oct 18 with 1532 views | Juzzie |
10 from that list but also add Upton Park, White Hart Lane and didn’t Yeovil play at a different ground or was the New Huish built on the same site? |  | | |
| Anyone been to all these now defunct football grounds? on 20:56 - Oct 18 with 1529 views | enfieldargh |
22 for me plus upton park |  |
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| Anyone been to all these now defunct football grounds? on 20:58 - Oct 18 with 1528 views | SonofNorfolt |
| Anyone been to all these now defunct football grounds? on 20:38 - Oct 18 by Juzzie |
10 from that list but also add Upton Park, White Hart Lane and didn’t Yeovil play at a different ground or was the New Huish built on the same site? |
Different ground but never saw league football. |  | | |
| Anyone been to all these now defunct football grounds? on 21:13 - Oct 18 with 1514 views | Harbour |
6 plus Upton Park and white city | | | |
| Anyone been to all these now defunct football grounds? on 21:27 - Oct 18 with 1505 views | DannyPaddox |
Elf plus White City für die Hunde.
Und Walthamstow Avenue! | | | |
| Anyone been to all these now defunct football grounds? on 21:27 - Oct 18 with 1504 views | CheshireR |
36 for me.
Missing Eastville, Don Valley and Loakes Park. Seen the R's at 25 of my 36. |  | | |
| Anyone been to all these now defunct football grounds? on 22:19 - Oct 18 with 1477 views | derbyhoop |
16. There were some real dumps, including the o,d Wembley. |  |
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| Anyone been to all these now defunct football grounds? on 00:22 - Oct 19 with 1438 views | Loftgirl |
| Anyone been to all these now defunct football grounds? on 18:11 - Oct 18 by longbottom |
Stretching it a bit imo.
24 for an old git like myself. Disappointed Edgeware Towns not on there. |
Or even Edgware. |  | | |
| Anyone been to all these now defunct football grounds? on 01:40 - Oct 19 with 1421 views | OregonQPR |
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| Anyone been to all these now defunct football grounds? on 02:33 - Oct 19 with 1406 views | charmr |
22, cup games up north at Doncaster and Huddersfield were just cold and bleak. It’s what I mostly remember. [Post edited 19 Oct 2019 2:36]
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| Anyone been to all these now defunct football grounds? on 14:03 - Oct 19 with 1320 views | PlanetHonneywood |
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| Anyone been to all these now defunct football grounds? on 17:21 - Oct 19 with 1305 views | ManinBlack |
19 for me on that list but Boothferry Park not one of the grounds I did. Great win today at last at the KCom or whatever Hull call their gaff these days. |  | | |
| Anyone been to all these now defunct football grounds? on 11:01 - Oct 20 with 1262 views | switchingcode |
34 for me but could add quite a few more to that list.Southport,Bradford PA,Newport county I could think of and sure there are others | | | |
| Anyone been to all these now defunct football grounds? on 11:16 - Oct 20 with 1254 views | SonofNorfolt |
| Anyone been to all these now defunct football grounds? on 21:27 - Oct 18 by CheshireR |
36 for me.
Missing Eastville, Don Valley and Loakes Park. Seen the R's at 25 of my 36. |
You've got that Northern advantage Martin.😄
Once I've bothered to visit Salford and Spurs new stadium I will have seen
Matches at 155 league or former league grounds.
Apart from possibly the Reynolds Arena I don't think there are any more
Still standing that I can do? | | | |
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