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derby1884 · Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2012 11:02 pm Post subject: Which ground is this?

Normally, I'm not too bad at recognising clubs' grounds from old photos but this one has really stumped me.
Definitely British (see "half time scoreboard"- but that strange floodlight contraption behind the goal?
Photo was taken circa 1964
Hills behind suggest South Wales??
Anyone any ideas??

coolascustard · Joined: 23 Nov 2008 Posts: 784

Huddersfield?

BAZZABAGGIES · Joined: 07 Jan 2011 Posts: 1918

Looks like its from Scotland.
Notice the small crowd. Sherlock

kcs · Joined: 29 Dec 2008 Posts: 1655 Location: Ashford, Kent

Could it be Merthyr Tydfil?

http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/merthyrtydfilfc/

One of the photos looks like the hill in the background
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nozer · Joined: 24 Mar 2011 Posts: 1109 Location: Liverpool

Suppose that hill (Mountain) rules out Barnsley.
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Any idears lads.
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derby1884 · Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 11:21 am Post subject:

Section behind the goal suggests Peterborough to me

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derby1884 wrote:

Normally, I'm not too bad at recognising clubs' grounds from old photos but this one has really stumped me.
Definitely British (see "half time scoreboard"- but that strange floodlight contraption behind the goal?
Photo was taken circa 1964
Hills behind suggest South Wales??
Anyone any ideas??

Im going with CLYDE

surfinjim · Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 11:49 am Post subject:

Don't think it's Clyde......Shawfield had a dog track round it as well and don't see any evidence of that.
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rob71 · Joined: 21 Nov 2008 Posts: 472

I think it's Cowdenbeath, which has a track for stock car racing. Think this is what they strange floodlights are for.

Tynie Topics · Joined: 26 Nov 2009 Posts: 3572

Central Park, Cowdenbeath is a good shout, those hills in the background also lend some evidence to this.
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derby1884 · Posted: Fri Sep 28, 2012 5:18 pm Post subject:

Cowdenbeath sounds cpnceivable - though I thought the terracing was further back from the pitch than that.
Didn't they still play in striped shirts back then, though?

1980Cossie · Joined: 16 May 2009 Posts: 830

Millmoor, Rotherham maybe?

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On the subject of guess the gound, Who plays here ?

1980Cossie · Joined: 16 May 2009 Posts: 830

Wullie wrote:

On the subject of guess the gound, Who plays here ?

Oxenhope Recreation FC maybe?

Ruud Van Driver · Joined: 16 Feb 2011 Posts: 1265

Wullie wrote:

On the subject of guess the gound, Who plays here ?

Yeovil's old ground?

Confused

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kcs · Joined: 29 Dec 2008 Posts: 1655 Location: Ashford, Kent

1980Cossie wrote:

Millmoor, Rotherham maybe?

Have to agree with you here Cossie.
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Tynie Topics · Joined: 26 Nov 2009 Posts: 3572

derby1884 wrote:

I have stumbled across the answer. Does the below pic look familiar?

.....and inside it confirms the venue as..........Firhill, home of Partick Thistle.
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derby1884 · Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 10:09 pm Post subject:

That nails it as far as I'm concerned. Good work!!
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