Best old stadium you've been to.

[Robby Blade]

It's interesting and pleasing that nobody votes for Old Trafford, the err Theatre of Dreams or Anfield

Old Trafford in the old days was a bit special. Had my first visit when taking my girlfriend to watch Wednesday. She was a fan. The trip back was worth the pain of watching them.

I was more impressed with my first visit to Villa Park in the very early Sixties. We got there very early so hardly anyone in. I'd never seen a ground as big. Beautiful place.

 

[Sean Thornton]

Highbury by far

Goodison

Rooker Park

Not Mick, Roker!

 

[Ecco1889]

this was a good un..

 

[Deleted member 1486]

Old Wembley was shit once you got past the excitement of actually being at Wembley.

 

[JohnDenver]

Old Wembley was shit once you got past the excitement of actually being at Wembley.

Ah yes, the romance of the towers as you walk up Wembley Way. Then it's all piss soaked floors, obstructed views and most likely a play-off defeat.

 

[sitwell]

Favourites are:

Griffin Park
Edgeley Park
Loftus Road
Brisbane Road

Baseball Ground, Highbury and Highfield Road when they existed too.

Anything that is tight to the pitch.

Griffin Park is a good shout ,add that to my list , and Brisbane Rd. I love all the old London grounds except Wembley and Selhurst. I have a soft spot for Orient and adopted them as my second team

 

[I should coco]

and most likely a play-off defeat.

Although to be fair, only one.

We spread our favours around so the Millenium Stadium also witnessed a play off debacle and the new Wembley has had the honour of two miserable losses without a goal in return.

It's a shame they didn't move play off finals around the country like they did with Ingerland matches. Then we could have tasted play off final defeat at Old Trafford or Villa Park too.

 

[Sean Thornton]

Although to be fair, only one.

We spread our favours around so the Millenium Stadium also witnessed a play off debacle and the new Wembley has had the honour of two miserable losses without a goal in return.

It's a shame they didn't move play off finals around the country like they did with Ingerland matches. Then we could have tasted play off final defeat at Old Trafford or Villa Park too.

Two FA Cup semi final defeats at OT to be fair.

 

[I should coco]

Two FA Cup semi final defeats at OT to be fair.

Sean

Of course, but they were special 'bonus' big match defeats. Whilst they also had the misery of the journey home after once again not scoring, they did not consign us to another season in the same shitty division.

Nothing like a good old play off misery defeat for character building.

It's the Blades' way

 

[Boxer Blade]

Griffin Park, presented the matchball to the referee around 15 years ago before a night match against bristol rovers, great old ground, although the " hospitality " was like something from the dark ages.

 

[Bert]

And a terrible surface as well

Yep, it had all the ingredients including the terraced back streets.

 

[georgethecat]

This is a photo of the Oval in East Belfast, the home of Glentoran fc. It is one of the few remaining stadiums of its type left in the UK and has deteriorated over the last number of years. With the likely of the stadium being redeveloped in the years ahead there are a steady stream of overseas visitors this season travelling to visit the ground before it is modernised. A fantastic throwback of a stadium .

 

[Bert]

Bert always remembers the Baseball ground as being painted green. No idea why though.

 

[awblade]

Didn't get to many old stadiums that have been replaced..but regally liked Coventry's Highfield road, can't believe it got replaced by that abomination. One of favourite grounds to one of most hated! Really like Brentford's griffin park too, have they moved yet?

Two old grounds im not very fond of, Everton's goodison park and lutons Kenilworth road

 

[spongebobblade]

I'd also have to say the Baseball Ground, for atmosphere and character and Highbury was just a beautiful football stadium! We will never see a ground like that ever again, mores the pity!

Despite our shocking records......Turf Moor or Deepdale anyone?!

Although it's simply had a total renovation Deepdale used to be a fabulously ornate ground with its lovely architecture. A real shame it's gone for good. Have to agree with others though. Highbury and the Baseball ground were fantastic. Then you had the likes of Fellows Park (Walsall) and Boothferry Park (Hull) Proper shitholes. The one ground long since gone that will stay with older Blades forever..........
The Feethams...... Darlington

 

[BushBlade]

Griffin Park is a good shout ,add that to my list , and Brisbane Rd. I love all the old London grounds except Wembley and Selhurst. I have a soft spot for Orient and adopted them as my second team

I'd quite like to buy one of those flats in the corner of Brisbane Road, just to watch the games from the balcony. Probably far too expensive these days and I wouldn't really want to live in Leyton. But it's nice to dream.

 

[ourbob]

Fratton park
Goodison

This is an hard category cos I just drift onto what was a weekender or a good piss up.

 

[Isar]

Bramall Lane
Goodison Park

 

[Ernest]

Villa park, proper ground.

Completely agree. The first time I went to Villa Park was the day when they beat us 3-0 in the Premier League season. Since then I've been back on a couple of occasions, the last time being their 1-1 draw with Newcastle earlier this season when the Blades were at Scunny. Good ground and some decent local boozers. Saying that though, the area around Villa Park is a bit 'suspect' to say the least.

 

[bartman]

Goodison Park
Highbury
Villa Park (before they redeveloped)

 

[JohnDenver]

Although to be fair, only one.

Obviously I've only seen one Blades playoff failure at the old Wembley, but I did lend my support to my dad's team there once too. Also lost.

 

[Ernest]

Highbury for me, closeley followed by Maine Road. Many fond memories of Highbury, the game when Brucey took the players off, the ensuing replay but best of all that 1-1 F.A Cup draw in the dying minutes when Senderos handled in front of 6,000 noisy Blades and Andy Gray sticking away the penalty!

The 1-1 F.A Cup draw - what a day that was!

 

[blade too long]

loved going to Goodison park , with the old wooden benches could make some right noise , the night game we won 2-0 under Bassett to celebrate staying up at forest on the previous saturday is still the best atmosphere I can remember after beating the pigs at swillsborough 3-1 but thats a shit hole

remember enjoying a great 3-2 win at goodison too where the locals kindly put air conditioning in our coach


only have one memory of Feethams in Darlington but it was extraordinary , dont think they ever saw it as full before or after we visited

 

[TONY_TONY_AGANA]

Highbury, Goodison Park & Loftus Road for me. Notable mention for Boundary Park.

 

[Bladepicker]

Here is The Old Showground. There's a strange appeal to that rot and squalor


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The first cantilever stand in Britain.

Bert always remembers the Baseball ground as being painted green. No idea why though.

I remember it being that sky blue (Derby Away) colour from the late 80's/90's and they had black red and white boards on the back of one of the stands inside the ground which was strange.

However they repainted Saltergate green on the outside to represent the 70's Baseball Ground when they filmed the Damned United so I guess it must have been to go to that trouble.

 

[Bladepicker]

Although to be fair, only one.

We spread our favours around so the Millenium Stadium also witnessed a play off debacle and the new Wembley has had the honour of two miserable losses without a goal in return.

It's a shame they didn't move play off finals around the country like they did with Ingerland matches. Then we could have tasted play off final defeat at Old Trafford or Villa Park too.

Wembley, both old and new is an absolute dump of a place and a shit experience.

We may have been thumped at the Millenium Stadium but that was by far and away the best 'big' ground I have been to and the best day out result aside.

The fact it still backs onto Cardiff Rugby ground and has one of the old Cardiff Arms Park stands really adds character. Plus the fact it is on the banks of the Taff, right by Cardiff Centre and Castle and seems closer to the pitch than Wembley, it blows Wembley out of the water for me.

 

[TBW57]

Not many of us ever went to this ground:

West Ham could have escaped here from the Olympic Stadium, but its too late now, because it's been knocked down and houses have been built there instead. The entire site was sold, in 1972, for £475,000, which wouldn't buy one of those houses today.

Dig that classic Archibald Leach stand, with its crisscross balcony as also seen at Ibrox, Goodison, Roker and Fratton Parks.

The stadium stood in the Customs House area of Crouch End and was home to the West Ham Hammers speedway team as well as greyhound racing, but it was also, for a short period, a League football venue. Thames Association FC played home games here in Division Three (South) from 1930 to 1932. It had a capacity of 120,000 so must have looked pretty empty on 6 December 1930 when the lowest Saturday afternoon crowd ever recorded for a Football League game, 469, flocked to see a Thames match against Luton.

 

[larkymasher]

Douglas Park ......... Hamilton Accies

 

[blade too long]

spotland coliseum

from the impressive facade



then the awe of the kop

 

[Houston_Blade]

Highbury by far

Goodison

Rooker Park

Highbury is the best for me, forgot about that, washing line hanging over the exit always made me laugh.

Luton was also good as you entered through a jennel in between terraced houses.