East Londoner Posted November 14, 2023 Report Share Posted November 14, 2023 45 for me, 46 if you count Wembley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maltshoveller Posted November 14, 2023 Report Share Posted November 14, 2023 58 grounds watching City Plus about 10 others here and abroad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riaz Posted November 14, 2023 Report Share Posted November 14, 2023 Counted this on the last away game. I've been to 46 of 92 league grounds. Plus a few clubs that have been relegated from the league. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDOXO Posted November 14, 2023 Report Share Posted November 14, 2023 18 hours ago, Midred said: How many grounds have Rovers been based at? In my life time They have been at the dog track, Ashton Gate, Trumpton and now the tent village! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miah Dennehy Posted November 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2023 (edited) Here we go then, current grounds unless otherwise stated. So this is different grounds that I've seen Rovers first team on and that includes friendlies Current Prem teams Bournemouth Arsenal (Highbury) Viila Brentford (Griffin Park) Brighton (Goldstone & Withdean) Burnley Chelsea Everton Fulham Liverpool Luton Man City ( Maine Road) Newcastle Forest Sheffield Utd West Ham (Upton) Wolves Current Championship teams Birmingham Blackburn Da S**t Cardiff (old & new) Coventry Huddersfield (old &new) Hull (old &new) Ipswich Leeds Leicester (old & new) Middlesbrough (Ayresome) Millwall (old & new) Norwich Argyle PNE QPR Rotherham (Millmoor , Don Valley and the current one) Wednesday Southampton (old & new) Stoke Sunderland (old & new) Swansea (old & new) Watford West Brom Current L1 clubs Barnsley Blackpool Bolton (old & new) Rovers (Eastville, Twerton & The Mem) Burton Cambridge Carlisle Charlton (Selhurst and Valley) Cheltenham Derby (old & new) Exeter Fleetwood Orient Lincoln Northampton (old & new) Oxford (old & new) Peterborough Port Vale Portsmouth Reading (old & new) Shrewsbury (old & new) Stevenage Wigan (old & new) Wycombe Current L2 clubs Accrington Wimbledon (Kingstonian ) Barrow Bradford Colchester (old & new) Crawley Crewe Doncaster (old & new) Forest Green (old & new) Gillingham Grimsby Harrogate Mansfield MK Dons Morecambe Newport (old & new) Notts County Salford Stockport Sutton Swindon Tranmere Walsall (old & new) Wrexham National League clubs inc North & South Aldershot Altrincham Barnet (old & new) Bromley Chesterfield (old & new) Dagenham Eastleigh Halifax Gateshead Hartlepool Kidderminster Oldham Rochdale Southend Woking York (Bootham Crescent) Alfreton Boston (York Street) Chester (old & new) Darlington (Feethams and Darlington Arena) Gloucester City (Original Meadow Park) Hereford Scunthorpe Braintree Dartford Dover Torquay Welling Weston Supe Mare (old & new) Weymouth Yeovil Others in pyramid Macclesfield Telford Hitchin Kettering (Rockingham Road) Nuneaton AFC Totton Dorchester Salisbury Melksham Yate VS Rugby Mangotsfield Clevedon Wisbech (Fenland Park) Calne Keynsham Bury The Rest Runcorn (at Widnes) Rushden & Diamonds Ayr United Wembley Millenium Stadium Peel (Isle of Man) Ramsey (Isle of Man) AFC Stapleton and if I include the grounds of Frenchay Hospital where Rovers played a 1st team friendly against a Guest Frenchay team (which included Kevin Mabbutt) its actually a total of 177. I have done the 92 at one point , but with the new grounds I am down to 89 and my grand total of all grounds (not just with Rovers) is 233 (definitely at least that- maybe some I have forgotten) Now can I PLEASE have that medal! Edited November 14, 2023 by Miah Dennehy 10 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miah Dennehy Posted November 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2023 27 minutes ago, REDOXO said: In my life time They have been at the dog track, Ashton Gate, Trumpton and now the tent village! We did actually play a 'home' game at Yeovil's old ground against Real Oviedo as well- unfortunately I wasn't there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcfc01 Posted November 14, 2023 Report Share Posted November 14, 2023 2 hours ago, North London Red said: Haven't worked out the overseas ones but have seen England in 41 different countries so far. That is some record Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted November 14, 2023 Report Share Posted November 14, 2023 1 minute ago, Miah Dennehy said: We did actually play a 'home' game at Yeovil's old ground against Real Oviedo as well- unfortunately I wasn't there. Don't tell me, the first round of the Cup Winners Cup (post Watney Cup success) ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bat Fastard Posted November 14, 2023 Report Share Posted November 14, 2023 In the 80ish mark for me plus a few more if you count the replacement stadiums e.g. Man City. Soton, Colchester, Derby etc etc. Heybridge Swifts and Kettering with City was one of many non league grounds, and because my son supported Barnet and I had to take him to all sorts of odd grounds over the years. The pies at Sheffield United stick in the memory although we were relegated! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted November 14, 2023 Report Share Posted November 14, 2023 2 minutes ago, Bat Fastard said: In the 80ish mark for me plus a few more if you count the replacement stadiums e.g. Man City. Soton, Colchester, Derby etc etc. Heybridge Swifts and Kettering with City was one of many non league grounds, and because my son supported Barnet and I had to take him to all sorts of odd grounds over the years. The pies at Sheffield United stick in the memory although we were relegated! Kettering, when was that ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miah Dennehy Posted November 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted November 14, 2023 10 minutes ago, slartibartfast said: Kettering, when was that ? DON'T MENTION KETTERING! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bristol Oil Services Posted November 14, 2023 Report Share Posted November 14, 2023 5 minutes ago, Miah Dennehy said: DON'T MENTION KETTERING! Couldn't get in? Couldn't get in the car park? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDOXO Posted November 14, 2023 Report Share Posted November 14, 2023 34 minutes ago, Miah Dennehy said: We did actually play a 'home' game at Yeovil's old ground against Real Oviedo as well- unfortunately I wasn't there. Yea it’s painful being a football supporter in Bristol!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bat Fastard Posted November 14, 2023 Report Share Posted November 14, 2023 (edited) 49 minutes ago, slartibartfast said: Kettering, when was that ? I believe it was a pre-season friendly. I guess 25 to 30 years ago. Edited November 14, 2023 by Bat Fastard Couldn't remember the date 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted November 14, 2023 Report Share Posted November 14, 2023 1 hour ago, East Londoner said: 45 for me, 46 if you count Wembley How could I have forgotten Wembley - and the Millennium Stadium! 31 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bat Fastard Posted November 14, 2023 Report Share Posted November 14, 2023 Also Rushden and Diamonds - sponsored by a boot company with an owl on each corner IIRC - whatever happened to them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redysteadygo Posted November 14, 2023 Report Share Posted November 14, 2023 21 minutes ago, Bat Fastard said: I believe it was a pre-season friendly. I guess 25 to 30 years ago. FA Cup 2000 see 11v11 Bristol City v Kettering Town. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian dave Posted November 14, 2023 Report Share Posted November 14, 2023 3 hours ago, Miah Dennehy said: That's where you're wrong! Isle of Man tournament gave me 2 new ones with Rovers and a pre season at Ayr That's european football in my book Ah, but European competition! And if you’re going Isle of Man tournament, I’ll up you Anglo Scottish Cup and Welsh Cup (albeit the latter a little before my time!). Which would make City seasoned competitors at a European level Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted November 14, 2023 Report Share Posted November 14, 2023 Somebody mentioned earlier did we play a team at five different grounds, if we played rovers at the malago, that would be the case, including clevedons ground Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian dave Posted November 14, 2023 Report Share Posted November 14, 2023 @Miah Dennehy - just looking through your list above: did you never see the Rovers play a home game at the Gate? And wouldn’t that ‘count’ as another ground? We’re all counting Coventry at Northampton and Northampton! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted November 14, 2023 Report Share Posted November 14, 2023 Ashton gate, IKEA mem, twerton, hand stadium ive seen us play them at five different grounds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oh Louie louie Posted November 14, 2023 Report Share Posted November 14, 2023 Hey Miah, I recall you had a grand on your lot to win the leauge,now thats visiting the grounds of insanity, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slartibartfast Posted November 14, 2023 Report Share Posted November 14, 2023 57 minutes ago, Bat Fastard said: I believe it was a pre-season friendly. I guess 25 to 30 years ago. Ok, I went to a pre season friendly at Kidderminster and an other one in that sort of area which name completely escapes me ! (it was one that was pronounced slightly different than it's spelled ) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original OTIB Posted November 14, 2023 Report Share Posted November 14, 2023 1 minute ago, slartibartfast said: Ok, I went to a pre season friendly at Kidderminster and an other one in that sort of area which name completely escapes me ! (it was one that was pronounced slightly different than it's spelled ) Leominster Town? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
italian dave Posted November 14, 2023 Report Share Posted November 14, 2023 3 hours ago, Kid in the Riot said: In the world of groundhopping "the current 92" definitely refers to grounds not clubs! Yes, definitely the 92 club rules too! I just thought as this was about grounds we've watched City at it seemed like a useful starting point! I've been to a couple more of the 92 - just not seen City at them, so I didn't count them!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cidered abroad Posted November 14, 2023 Report Share Posted November 14, 2023 All of you that have done so many grounds are true football fans. Although that doesn't lessen those who for various valid reasons have only been to a few. I'd still walk across a road to see kids playing on the other side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ralphindevon Posted November 14, 2023 Report Share Posted November 14, 2023 St a Mary’s in a couple of weeks will be the 58th ground I’ve watched City play at. Probably near a 100 if you add the other grounds I’ve watched football not involving City, quite a few abroad including 8 in France. As someone else mentioned, it’s getting harder to watch City at new grounds as we spend so many years in the same division and nearly 40 years now in the same 2 divisions. I didn’t do any new last season but Leicester and Southampton are both new grounds, but not new clubs, this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westonred Posted November 14, 2023 Report Share Posted November 14, 2023 52 for me not including games in Scotland on pre season tour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gimme Shelton Posted November 14, 2023 Report Share Posted November 14, 2023 2 hours ago, Bat Fastard said: Also Rushden and Diamonds - sponsored by a boot company with an owl on each corner IIRC - whatever happened to them? Always forget going to Rushden. My only memories are parking on a grass verge in the country and Lee Miller scoring an equaliser? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bat Fastard Posted November 14, 2023 Report Share Posted November 14, 2023 14 minutes ago, Gimme Shelton said: Always forget going to Rushden. My only memories are parking on a grass verge in the country and Lee Miller scoring an equaliser? IIRC Lee Tomlin started there. Or maybe my senile memory has failed me. I think the boot company sponsor was Dr Martens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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