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derby1884 · Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 12:26 am Post subject: Which ground is this?

Lovely old stadium - one of the best I've ever visited - and an architectural gem, too.

Definitely better than what they moved to!

As snapped by me in 1980.

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ToffeeDan · Joined: 21 Nov 2008 Posts: 2148 Location: Wirral

I'm going to look stupid again and say Oxford United.

Goalsandwickets · Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 12:51 am Post subject:

Darlington?

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

ToffeeDan wrote:

I'm going to look stupid again and say Oxford United.

Hey Stupid, it's Darlington!! Laughing

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derby1884 · Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 1:02 am Post subject:

Feethams, Darlington, it is

Try this one - slightly trickier in that the grass slopes either side of the stand are no longer there - though I think the stand itself is.

Also from 1980.

PS - the ground isn't on a slope - I'd just had a few at lunchtime

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Goalsandwickets · Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 1:03 am Post subject:

Workington?

PS With a great view form those white houses.

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

I'm going to look stupid again and say Goodison.

Sorry Dan, couldn't resist Get My Coat

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Goalsandwickets · Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 1:09 am Post subject:

Or Hartlepool?

derby1884 · Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 1:12 am Post subject:

Goalsandwickets wrote:

Workington?

PS With a great view form those white houses.

Not Workington, sorry, but an even better view in the one below, if you happened to live in the skyscraper overlooking this ground!

I'm sure you'll know the club

PS - this photo is a different club to the second one!!

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1980Cossie · Joined: 16 May 2009 Posts: 830

derby1884 wrote:

Goalsandwickets wrote:

Workington?

PS With a great view form those white houses.

Not Workington, sorry, but an even better view in the one below, if you happened to live in the skyscraper overlooking this ground!

I'm sure you'll know the club

PS - this photo is a different club to the second one!!

The Shay, Halifax. It looks a little bit different nowadays.

derby1884 · Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 1:32 am Post subject:

1980Cossie wrote:

The Shay, Halifax. It looks a little bit different nowadays.

Indeed........do the skyscraper residents still get a free view?
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1980Cossie · Joined: 16 May 2009 Posts: 830

I'd say those on the 32nd floor could still see most of the game if they chose to watch it, although the new East stand is a lot bigger than the old stand which was there, it used to belong to Scunthorpe United i believe. At the opposite side, the stand not shown which is still there to this day used to be one of the stands at Man City's old Hyde Road ground - most of the roof anyway,

Goalsandwickets · Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 10:39 am Post subject:

So the not Workington one??????

derby1884 · Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 1:23 pm Post subject:

Goalsandwickets wrote:

So the not Workington one??????

Spotland, Rochdale - on a very, very wet Tuesday afternoon when their reserves played (I think) Bacup Borough.
Attendance was in the region of 35. No programme!
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Goalsandwickets · Posted: Fri Mar 08, 2013 1:26 pm Post subject:

That's amazing as living in Oldham, I often drive past the ground as it is now, all bright blue modern stands!!!