THE MAD-SAD GROUNDHOPPER'S LIST OF
GROUNDS VISITED
WATCHIN' NUFC
(1st visits) last coont 344
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| GROOND NUMBER 001***ST JAMES' PARK IN THE 1960s |
I woz asked a question a while back az to just how many groonds I had visited to watch NUFC teams!
My reply woz
"Ower 300!"
Which brought a look of bemusement from the person who asked the question!
When yoo 'fink' aboot it, there
ARE anly 92 leegue groonds and when aa started coontin' the groonds I had been te in the 1980's the total woz aboot 63 or 64!
Then add in aall the European groonds and resorve and junior groonds a'v visited since and the total rose dramatically!
When a'd 'done the ton' (Tranmere in 1991) aa honestly thought that it woz impossible to de 200 (Ayr United)---never mind 300 (the reeel Stadium of Light, home of Benfica!)
IT'S HARD TO BELEEEVE!---ISN'T IT???
Well!, below iz mee record of groonds visited ower the last 50 odd years!
(More details will be added to teams played etc --WHEN? aa get time!)
PS: Glennn from Ashington haz done more groonds!----350 plus, includin' many trainin groond games (ie: games on fields!)
John 'The Undertaker' had done 333 by 2014
He woz on hiz way to New Zealand to watch The Toon 5 years ago, when alang with 'Liam from the Lamp', hiz plane woz shot doon ower the Ukraine and nearly 300 people died!
John's total would now be in the 350's!--while Liam woz hiz 'apprentice' with 80 odd groonds
The anly othaa Toon fan who haz done more than 300 groonds iz nufc.com's very own 'Biffa the Beer', with 330 (plus) Toon groonds under hiz belt!
Last Tuesday 'The NUFC mad-sad groundhoppers visited wor latest new ground---New Meadow, Shrewsbury where NUFC U21s lost 3-0 against Macclesfield's 1st team (scroll doon page for match report 344 )
Fink (the mad-sad groundhopper!) (344 and coontin'!)
KEY:
GOLD = 1st team games
YELLOW = Mixed team friendlies (ie: 1st team, reserve team and junior team mix)
BLUE = European competitions and other overseas friendly games
PINK = Reserve/U23/U21 teams
GREEN = Academy/U18/U16 games
MAROON = Scottish friendly games
MAROON/BLUE = Scottish/European game
Decade by decade record
1960's
001 st james park. newcastle (v coventry city)
002 joker park. blunderland
003 anfield. liverpool
004 arsenal stadium. arsenal
005 molineux. wolves
006 loftus road. qpr
007 maine road. man city
008 the dell. southampton
009 boleyn ground. west ham
010 ibrox park.glasgow. rangers (inter cities fairs cup)
011 highfield road. coventry
1970's
012 redheugh park. gateshead
013 city ground. nottm forest
014 selhurst park. crystal palace
015 bloomfield road. blackpool
016 goodison park. everton
017 filbert street. leicester
018 the victoria ground. stoke
019 the hawthorns. west brom
020 leeds road. huddersfield
021 edgar street. h******d!
022 bramall lane. sheff united
023 the baseball ground. derby
024 stamford bridge. chelsea
025 old trafford. man united
026 white hart lane. spurs
027 ayresome park. boro
028 old show ground. scunthorpe
029 elland road. leeds
030 hillsborough. sheffield (v burnley)
031 wembley stadium (v liverpool)
032 brunton park. carlisle
033 st andrews. birmingham
034 turf moor. burnley
035 sealand road. chester
036 fellows park. walsall
037 kenilworth road. luton
038 portman road. ipswich
039 burnden park. bolton
040 boothferry park. hull
041 london road. peterborough
042 racecourse ground. wrexham
043 gateshead stadium. gateshead
044 shielfield park. berwick rangers (v N/cleX1)
045 the den. millwall
046 abbey stadium. cambridge
047 meadow lane. notts county
048 the valley. charlton athletic
049 eastville stadium. bristol rovers
050 craven cottage. fulham
051 goldstone ground. brighton
052 brisbane road. orient (they added 'leyton'
later)
053 boundary park. oldham
054 deepdale. preston north end
055 home park. plymouth argyle
056 vetch field. swansea
1980's
057 st james park. exeter city
058 carrow road. norwich city
059 oakwell. barnsley
060 millmoor. rotherham united
061 the victoria ground. hartlepool
062 ewood park. blackburn rovers
063 gay meadow. shrewsbury
064 blundell park. grimsby
065 ninian park. cardiff city
066 manor ground. oxford
067 fratton park. portsmouth
068 feethams. darlington
069 palmerston park. queen of the south
070 easter road. hibernian
071 portland park. ashington
072 valley parade. bradford city
073 vicarage road. watford
074 croft park.blyth
075 villa park. aston villa
076 douglas bowl. douglas (v isle of man X1).
isle of man
077 castletown (v portsmouth). isle of man
078 ferens park. durham city
079 hillheads. whitley bay
080 odsal stadium. bradford city
081 plough lane. Wimbledon
082 tynecastle park. hearts
083 athletic ground. scarborough
084 cappilow park. morton
085 st james park. alnwick
086 dens park. dundee
087 federation park. dunston
088 york street. boston
089 starks park. raith rovers
090 dean court. bournemouth
091 elm park. reading
092 county ground. swindon
1990's
093 vale park. port vale
094 new huish park. yeovil
095 mcdiamid park. st johnstone
096 east end park. dunfermline
097 ashton gate. bristol city
098 twerton park. bath (v bristol rovers)
099 home park. coldstream (n/cle X1)
100 prenton park. tranmere rovers
101 gresty road. crewe
102 roots hall. southend
103 benwell training ground. newcastle (v
leeds juniors)
104 millfield ground. crook town
105 bootham crescent. york city
106 belle view. doncaster rovers
107 field mill. mansfield town
108 griffin park. brentford
109 porta elisa. lucchese. Italy (anglo Italian cup)
110 stadio san nicola. bari. Italy (anglo Italian cup)
111 castle ward sports centre. ponteland
112 glanford park. scunthorpe
113 derwent park. annfield plain
114 the glebe ground. whickham
115 normanby road. southbank (v mboro juniors)
116 backworth park. west allotment
117 springfield park. wigan (v leeds res)
118 kingsway. bishop Auckland
119 recreation park. murton
120 the victoria pleasure grounds. goole (won 10-0)
121 windsor park. belfast. northern Ireland (friendly)
122 maiden castle. durham (v Hartlepool juniors--won 10-1)
123 bosoilstadion. antwerp. Belgium (uefa cup)
124 estadio san mames. athletic bilbao (uefa cup)
125 kimberley park. Prudhoe (Northumberland senior cup)
126 mcalpine stadium. Huddersfield (v h,field juniors) (also been for 1st team games)
127 bower fold. stalybridge (v oldham res)
128 nene park. Rushden and diamonds
129 wheatsheaf ground. rtm newcastle
130 Victoria road. hebburn
131 celtic park.glasgow. celtic
132 the shay. halifax (v leeds res)
133 the riverside stadium. middlesbrough
134 sam smiths sports ground. benfield park (now Newcastle Benfield)
135 central avenue. billingham (v mboro juniors)
136 bucks head. telford (v wolves res)
137 athletic club ground . darlington (v darlo
juniors) (northern int league--won 9-0)
138 gigg lane. bury (v man u res)
139 haig avenue . southport (v liverpool res)
140 albany park. Washington (v man c u19s)
141 meadow park. ryhope (v rosenburg juniors)
142 sincil bank. lincoln
143 stade constant vanden stock. brussels.
belgium (v anderlecht) (friendly)
144 orjans vall. halmstad. Sweden (uefa cup)
145 ulloi ut. ferencvaros. hungary (uefa cup)
146 blue flames sports ground. benton (v darlo
juniors) (also reserve games)
147 blackhall welfare ground. blackhall (v
hpool juniors)
148 stade st. symphorien. metz. france (uefa cup)
149 doctor pitt welfare park. bedlington
150 stade louis II. as monaco. france (uefa cup)
151 wentworth park. hexham (v northumberland
fa X1)
152 lansdowne road. dublin. ireland
153 victory park. chorley
154 stadio dino manuzzi. cesena. italy (v
juventus) (friendly)
155 new ferens park. durham city
156 stadion maksimir. zagreb. Croatia (champions league)
157 craik park. morpeth town
158 respublikansky stadion. kiev. Ukraine (champions league)
159 dean street. shildon (v darlo juniors)
160 monchester sports centre. walker central
161 recreation ground. chesterfield
162 philips stadion. psv eindhoven. Holland (champions league)
163 bescott stadium. walsall (v villa res)
164 deva stadium. chester
165 pride park. derby
166 nou camp. barcelona. spain (champions league)
167 reebok stadium. lostock. bolton
168 broadhall way. stevenage
169 thorpe arch grange. wetherby (v leeds
juniors)
170 dalymount park. dublin. bohemians. Ireland (friendly)
171 carlisle grounds. bray. Ireland (friendly)
172 the brewery field. spennymoor
173 kingston park. newcastle (v wrexham res)
174 jna stadium. partisan belgrade. yugoslavia
(now Serbia) (champions league)
175 mckendrick villas. cowgate. newcastle (v
lemington)
176 ewan fields. hyde (v stockport res)
177 rockcliffe park. hurworth (v mboro
juniors)
178 the riverside. chester le street (v man c
u17s)
179 ecco stadion. s-hertogenbosch. holland (v
den bosch) (friendly)
180 sportspark kranenmortel. dearne. holland
(v sv dearne) (friendly)
181 stadion de braak. helmond. holland (v
helmond sport) (friendly)
182 almondville stadium. Livingston
183 tannadice park. dundee united
184 madejski stadium. reading
185 brittannia stadium. stoke city
186 ruhrstadion. Bochum.germany ( v vfl
bochum) (friendly)
187 belle view park. consett
188 stadion bulgarska armia. sofia. Bulgaria (uefa cup)
189 stadion letzigrund donnerstag. fc zurich.
Switzerland (uefa cup)
190 stadio olympico. rome. Italy (uefa cup)
2000's
191 stadium of "ssshhhh!".
blunderland
192 auto quest stadium. widnes (v everton res)
193 rfk stadium. washington dc. usa (v dc
united) (friendly)
194 crew stadium. columbus. ohio. usa (v
columbus crew) (friendly)
195 borough park. workington
196 de kuip stadium. rotterdam. holland (v feyenoord) (friendly)
197 monjuic/olympic stadium. barcelona. spain
(v espanyol)
198 knowsley road. st helens (v liverpool res)
199 new broomfield park.airdrie (v airdrieonians) (friendly)
200 somerset park. ayr united (friendly)
201 bullocksteads. newcastle (v everton u17s)
202 daknam stadium. lokeren. Belgium (inter toto cup)
203 galabank. annan athletic
204 olympic stadium. munich. germany (v munich
1860) (inter toto cup)
205 wheatley park. garforth (v northern
alliance u19s)
206 stade l'aube. troyes. france (inter toto cup final 1st leg)
207 king george v playing fields. guisborough
208 christie park. Morecambe (v Blackburn reserves)
209 estadia nuevo colombino. heulva. spain (v
rd heulva) (n/cle reserves)
210 racecourse ground. durham (v mboro u19s)
211 st marys stadium. southampton
212 ralph gardner park. north shields
213 sportspark 't slot. rotterdam. holland
(v vv capelle) (friendly)
214 wetherby road. harrogate (v harrogate
town)
215 killingworth young persons centre.
killingworth (v walker central u18s)
216 olimpijski stadion. fk zeljeznicar.sarajevo (champions league)
217 stadio delle alpi.juventus.italy (champions league)
218 lyme valley stadium.newcastle u lyme (v
stoke u19s)
219 bay arena. Bayer Leverkusen. Germany (champions league)
220 san siro. Inter milan. Italy (champions league)
221 new douglas park.hamilton
222 kc stadium.hull
223 raydale park.gretna
224 county ground.Leyland (v Bolton res)
225 little Benton. Newcastle (v Barnsley u19s)
226 mycom stadium. Breda. France
227 st Jacobs park. basel. switzerland
228 walkers stadium. Leicester
229 belle vue. leeds (leeds res)
230 ullevaal stadium. Valarenga. Norway
231 estadi son moix. Rcd Mallorca. Mallorca.
Spain
232 reynolds arena. Darlington. (darlington
res) (Newcastle reserve reserves!)
233 moss lane. Altrincham (v man u res)
234 city of manchester stadium. Man city
235 stade velodrome. Olimpique Marseille.
France
236 ramat gan stadium. Tel aviv. Isreal (v
hapoel bnei sak)
237 nea smymi stadium. Athens. Greece (v
panionios)
238 stade auguste bonal, Sochaux. France
239 damson park. solihull (Birmingham res)
240 aggborough. Kidderminster (v wba res)
241 abe lenstra. Herenveen. Holland
242 georgios kar. Athens. Greece (v
olympiakos)
243 sports city. (Man city res)
244 jose avalade. Lisbon. Portugal (v Sporting
Lisbon)
245 millenium stadium. Cardiff (v Man u)
246 mestsky stadium. Dubnica.slovakia
247 razor stadium. Deportevo. Spain
248 la roseleda. Malaga. Spain
249 robin park. Wigan (v wigan res)
250 kingsley park. ryton
251 jjb stadium. wigan
252 west terrace. waterhouses (v esh winning)
253 south leeds stadium. leeds (v leeds reserves)
254 darsley park. benton.newcastle (v Middlesbrough u18s)
255 whaddon road cheltenham
256 aresen stadion. lillestrom. Norway (v lillestrom sk)
257 skonto stadium. riga. latvia (v fk ventspils)
258 a le coq arena. Tallinn. Estonia (v levadia Tallinn)
259 estadio renzo barbera. palermo. sicily . Italy (Palermo)
260 emirates stadium.london (v arsenal)
261 commerzbank arena. Frankfurt. Germany (v eintract Frankfurt)
262 jules ottenstadion. gent. Belgium (v sv zulte waregem)
263 dsb stadion. Alkmaar. Holland (v az Alkmaar)
264 halliwell jones stadium warrington (v everton res)
265 victoria stadium/marston's arena. Northwich. Cheshire (v man u res)
266 keepmoat stadium Doncaster
267 ricoh arena. Coventry
268 welfare ground. hetton le hole (s/land res)
269 church road. north ferriby (hull res)
270 tallaght stadium Dublin ( v shamrock rovers) (friendly)
271 woodhorn lane ashington
272 cardiff city stadium. cardiff city
273: don valley stadium. Sheffield (v R/ham res)
2010s
274 liberty stadium. Swansea
275 crown ground .Accrington
276 champions hill stadium. dulwich hamlet (u18s)
277 great barr. west brom (v wba res)
278 leighsports village stadium. leigh. (v Blackburn res)
279 shirecliffe. Sheffield (v sheff u u18s)
280 veld 7. almere. Holland (res v almere city)
281 b2 net stadium. chesterfield (v c/field res)
282 parc y scarlets. Llanelli (v Swansea res)
283 amex stadium. falmer (v brighton)
284a and 284b academy of sshh (yee naa wot). cleadon (v s'land u18s & u16s)
285 NOT motspur park. london (v Fulham res through a fence!)
285a and 285b middlewood. Sheffield (v sheff wed u18s)
286 brockhall academy .Blackburn (v b/burn u18s)
287 gellert stadium.chemnitz. germany (v chemnitzer)
288 estadio Algarve. faro. Portugal
289 kyocera stadion. the hague. holland (v den haag)
290 municipal stadium of peristeri. Athens. greece (v atromitos)
291 estadio dos barreiros. maritime. madeira
292 bulls cross training complex.london (v spurs
reserves)
293 jan breydel stadion. brugge. Belgium
294 underhill. barnet. London (v arsenal u18s)
295 stade chaban delmas. Bordeaux.france
296 silverlake stadium eastleigh (v
southampton res)
297 metalist stadium. karkiv. ukraine
298 luzhniki stadium. Moscow. russia (v anzi)
299 clayton wood. stoke (v stoke u21s)
300 estadio da luz. Lisbon. Portugal (v benfica)
301 fir park. motherwell
302 rugby park. kilmarnock (u21s v Kilmarnock X1)
303 st Mirren park. paisley. (v St Mirren)
304
globe arena. morecambe
305 Pirelli stadium burton (v aston villa u21s)
306 belle vue stadium. consett
307 NOT! woodside park bishop's stortford (match postponed at last minute!)
307a and 307b aon training complex. Carrington. manchester (v man u u18s & 16s)
308 veltins arena .Gelsenkirchen. germany (v west ham & shalke 04)
309 priesfield stadium. Gillingham
310 meadow park. Borehamwood. london (v arsenal u21s)
311 grounsell park .heaton stannington
312 platt lane academy man city (v man city u18s)
313 bigges main wallsend (u21s v wallsend bc senior X1)
314 the new den millwall (v millwall u18s)
315 lostock bolton (v Bolton u18s)
316 oakwood training centre. derby (v derby u21s)
317 city football academy complex (pitch 8) v manchester city u18s)
318 new manor ground. Ilkeston
319 broadfield stadium crawley (v brighton
U21s)
320 horsfall stadium. bradford pa (u21s v Bradford pa)
321 victoria road.dagenham. essex (v west ham res)
322 new york stadium Rotherham
323 roundwood pavilion. (v Rotherham u23s)
324 kassam stadium. oxford
325 turnbull ground. Whitby {v celtic u23s}
326 opel arena. mainz. Germany
327 st George's park. near burton. (v stoke u23s)
328 heritage park. near bishop Auckland (v Middlesbrough u23s)
329 Weston homes community stadium. Colchester (v Colchester u23s)
330 London stadium. stratford .London (v whu)
331 edgeley park. stockport (v burnley u23s)
332 braken moor lane. stocksbridge (v sheff U u23s)
333 adams park. high wycombe (v reading u23s)
334 holker street. barrow
335 richmond park, dublin, ireland (v St Pats Athletic)
336 trungle parc, mousehole (v Bolton u18s)
337 estadio dragoa. porto. Portugal
338 nethermoor park. guiseley (v leeds u23s)
339 kingfield stadium. woking (v reading u23s)
340 hibernian training ground. near Tranent (v Hibs u21s)
341 tottenham hotspur stadium. London
342 moss rose. Macclesfield (u21s v Macclesfield's 1st team)
343 roy west centre. hull (u23s v hull u23s)
344 new meadow. shrewsbury (u21s v Shrewsbury's 1st team)
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