Scunthorpe United
On May 7th Bristol Rovers defeated Scunthorpe United, The Iron, 7-0 to win automatic promotion on the final day of the League Two season. This dropped Northampton Town into the playoff spot but also marked …
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The Pending Sale of Chelsea
The pending sale of Chelsea doesn’t include ownership of either the freehold of the pitch itself or the name Chelsea FC. Whilst the club have rights to use both, the pitch freehold and club …
Read More →White City Stadium
Eight grounds were used for 1966 World Cup in England: Goodison Park, Hillsborough, Old Trafford, and Villa Park are still in use. Three of the other four have been replaced with Sunderland’s Roker Park and …
Read More →Arsenal vs. Wolves 2/2/21
Arsenal vs. Wolves! This match is LIVE and currently being held at Molineux Stadium. Molineux has been home ground to the Wolves since 1889 when the gardens of Molineux House were replaced with a football pitch. …
Read More →Newcastle vs. Leeds 1/26
The southern end of St. James’ Park is currently known as the Gallowgate End due to its close proximity to the former location of public executions in Newcastle up to 1844. Previous names of the …
Read More →Leicester visit Stoke City 1/9
Leicester visit Stoke City for a 3rd Round FA Cup match on Saturday, but Stoke have only played at their current ground since 1997. Before that they played for 119 years at the Victoria Ground, …
Read More →Burnley – Aston Villa
Burnley visit Villa Park to face Aston Villa. Villa Park has been home to AV since 1897 but the oldest stand at the ground, the North Stand, dates from the mid-1970s. The clubs share an …
Read More →West Ham
Located next to the site of a house known as Boleyn Castle, West Ham began playing at the Boleyn Ground in 1904. The ground was damaged by a V-1 flying bomb in August 1944, forcing …
Read More →St. James’ Park
St James’ Park has been used for football since at least 1880, with the first stands constructed in 1892 and has been the home of Newcastle United since the same year. The photo shows …
Read More →Stamford Bridge
Chelsea have made their home at Stamford Bridge for over 114 years, but did you know they shared the ground from 1933 to 1968 with the Stamford Bridge Greyhounds? The Greyhounds weren’t a football, rugby, …
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