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[Football] Stadiums that no longer exist where you have seen the Albion play



Barham's tash

Barham's tash

Well-known member
Jun 8, 2013
3,615
Rayners Lane
Durlston said:
Rest in peace, Underhill. A ground with real character and that slope! The chairman's done the dirty on them and sold the ground for a soulless Hive stadium seven miles away, virtually halving turnouts.

Some good visits there in the late nineties - usually a 1-0 win. The Nigerian illegal immigrant. I can't even begin to spell his name!
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Forgot to add that to my list.

Realistically it was the council that ****ed them. Underhill was given a reprieve by the FA to buy time for Barnet to develop Copthall (where Saracens play) but the council chose Saracens over the football team as they’d rather be associated to Rugby as a sport.

A ground share wasn’t on the cards due to the 3G pitch and Underhill required huge investment and planning permission which wasn’t granted by aforementioned council so they had to move.
 






studio150

studio150

Well-known member
Jul 30, 2011
29,619
On the Border
The Old Dean - Bournemouth (if this counts)
Highbury - Arsenal
Goldstone/Withdean - Brighton
Filbert Street - Leicester
Maine Road - Manchester City
The Dell - Southampton
White Hart Lane - Spurs
Upton Park - West Ham
Ninian Park - Cardiff
The Baseball Ground - Derby
Leeds Road - Huddersfield
Boothferry Park - Hull
The Old Den - Millwall
Elm Park - Reading
The Victoria Ground - Stoke
Vetch Field - Swansea
Plough Lane - Wimbledon
Burden Park - Bolton
Eastville - Bristol Rovers
Highfield Road - Coventry City
The Manor Ground - Oxford United
Gay Meadow - Shrewsbury
Layer Road - Colchester
The County Ground - Northampton
Fellows Park - Walsall
Underhill - Barnet
Saltergate - Chesterfield
Old Wembley
 


Chicken Run

Chicken Run

Member Since Jul 2003
NSC Patron
Jul 17, 2003
18,446
Valley of Hangleton
Highbury - Arsenal
Goldstone/Withdean - Brighton
Filbert Street - Leicester
Maine Road - Manchester City
The Dell - Southampton
White Hart Lane - Spurs
Upton Park - West Ham
The Old Den - Millwall
Elm Park - Reading
Plough Lane - Wimbledon
Burden Park - Bolton
The Manor Ground - Oxford United
Ayresome Park
Roker Park
 


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cuthbert

Active member
Oct 24, 2009
752
Goldstone/Withdean
Gay Meadow
Highfield Road
Underhill
The Old Den
Manor Ground
Layer Road
Millmoor
Elm Park
Saltergate
Fellows Park
Upton Park
I really wish I'd taken a camera to these fantastic old grounds. My favourite was Highfield Road. Why oh why did Cov move out ???
 






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AnotherArch

Northern Exile
Apr 2, 2009
1,180
Stockport & M62
For me, ALL of those previously mentioned, plus:
more recent - Springfield Park
older - Somerton Park and Old Show Ground
(name the teams, you young'uns)
I never got to Park Avenue.

By the way, the floodlight pylons are still up at Millmoor!
 
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Barham's tash

Barham's tash

Well-known member
Jun 8, 2013
3,615
Rayners Lane
AnotherArch said:
For me, ALL of those previously mentioned, plus:
more recent - Springfield Park
older - Somerton Park and Old Show Ground
(name the teams, you young'uns)
I never got to Park Avenue.

By the way, the floodlight pylons are still up at Millmoor!
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Somerton = Yeovil
Old Show Ground = Walsall

Re Millmoor understand clubs former owner’s son uses it to play games with his mates Sunday league team.
 




















GOM

GOM

living vicariously
Aug 8, 2005
3,225
Leeds - but not the dirty bit
Thunder Bolt said:
It looks nothing like it used to be, and the club is a re-formed club as the old Halifax went out of business.
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Agreed it has been updated/upgraded/rebuilt but the ground still exists unlike most of the others mentioned. The thread title is 'Stadiums that no longer exist, so I also discount White Hart Lane and Wembley also (although I did claim it just to brag that 'I was there') :)
 


drew

drew

Drew
Oct 3, 2006
23,063
Burgess Hill
Upton Park
Highbury
White Hart Lane
Boothery Park (Hull)
The Den (Cold Blow Lane)
Eastville (Bristol Rovers)
BAseball Ground
Plough Lane
The Goldstone
Wembley
The Vetch
Nene Park
Roker Park
Ayresome Park
Manor Ground (Oxford)
Underhill (Barnet)
Dean Court
Layer Road
Elm Park
Leeds Road
County Ground
Burnden Park
Victoria Ground
Milmoor
Filbert Street
Gay Meadow
The Dell
 


Thunder Bolt

Thunder Bolt

Silly old bat
Aug 18, 2009
65,481
Beside the seaside, beside the sea
GOM said:
Agreed it has been updated/upgraded/rebuilt but the ground still exists unlike most of the others mentioned. The thread title is 'Stadiums that no longer exist, so I also discount White Hart Lane and Wembley also (although I did claim it just to brag that 'I was there') :)
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That's why I mentioned the Shay. I can remember there being about 50 of us at one time, standing on a concrete terrace and a shed to our left. Those were the days.
 


Pinkie Brown

Pinkie Brown

I'll look after the skirt
Sep 5, 2007
3,542
Neues Zeitalter DDR
Highfield Road
The Dell
White Hart Lane
Plough Lane
Sealand Road
Burnden Park
Filbert Street
Upton Park
The Den
Elm Park
Gay Meadow
Manor Ground
County Ground (Northampton)
Underhill
Saltergate
Town Mead
 








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