Posts Tagged: Football League

Ticking Boundary Park off the list

Back of the Main Stand at Boundary Park the home of Oldham Athletic

Blogger and the92.net co-founder Pete was on the 92 trail for first time in 2017. Greater Manchester was the destination as Bradford City made the trip down the road to face Oldham Athletic. Ground: Boundary Park (Sports Direct.com Park) (71/92) Game: Oldham Athletic 1-2 Bradford City Date: 28/01/2017 Approaching the final 20 doing the 92 even the closest grounds left are now into 3 figures for mileage each way. One of the shortest left was a 208-mile round trip to Oldham’s ground; SportsDirect.com Park or to give it its ‘proper’ name Boundary Park. When it rains it pours With heavy… Read more »

On to Orient’s Matchroom Stadium (Brisbane Road)

The East Stand at Brisbane Road, which was once part of the Mitcham Greyhound Stadium

Blogger and the92.net co-founder Pete completed a hat trick of 2-in-1 weekends heading into the East side of the nations capital… Ground: The Matchroom Stadium (Brisbane Road) (69/92) Game: Leyton Orient 1-2 Blackpool Date: 19/11/2016 After ticking the Amex Stadium off the night before, to complete the 2-in-1 on the way back up North Leyton Orient was our next destination. We left the B&B in Keymer set up for the day after a cracking homemade breakfast and made the trip to Woolwich Arsenal station which took just under an hour and a half. On my rare forays into the capital… Read more »

Michael Pilcher ticks off Blundell Park

Blundell Park from the railway bridge

Eager to reach the magical 92 mark before the seasons end Blogger Michael Pilcher was heading North again. Blundell Park was the destination as the Gills fan took the opportunity to join some travelling Exeter fans on the journey to Cleethorpes. Ground 88/92: Blundell Park, Grimsby Grimsby Town 0 – 3 Exeter City 14/01/2017 There was something about Grimsby that had previously put me off going. Maybe it was it’s reputation; maybe it was the name; maybe it was just the prospect of a 4 to 5 hour trip up the East coast. The closest I came to visiting before… Read more »

One step closer to the 92 club at Victoria Park

main entrance at Victoria Park Hartlepool

Blogger Michael Pilcher made the longest trip left on his 92 venturing to the North East. In part 1 of a 2-in-1 weekend the groundhopper from Kent’s first stop was Hartlepool. Ground 86/92: Victoria Park, Hartlepool Game: Hartlepool United 0 – 1 Grimsby Town Date: 07/01/2017 With Middlesbrough and Hartlepool lying 280 and 290 miles respectively from my Kent home, I really needed a 2-in-1 weekend to get them both done. They looked prime targets for being ticked off over the 14th/15th April Easter weekend, what with that being the only time they were scheduled to play at home on… Read more »

From the Toon to Cleethorpes

Colin Harrison ticks off Blundell Park doing the 92 league grounds

I’m sure you’ll join us in welcoming Colin Harrison to the92.net blog. The avid Newcastle fan has been a long time follower of @the92dotnet and makes his blogging debut reviewing a trip to Cleethorpes… Ground 68/92: Blundell Park Game: Grimsby Town 2-2 Barnet Date: 12/11/2016 When you are a Newcastle United season ticket holder, most grounds are quite some distance away. Add this to the fact my quest to complete the 92 has to revolve around my beloved ‘Toon’. So, as it was an international break I planned a trip to Grimsby, as it was the shortest trip of the… Read more »

The weather completes an unwanted hat-trick at Rodney Parade

Newport County v Morecambe League 2, a match that was later abandoned

Blogger Michael Pilcher made the trip across the border with his sights set on Rodney Parade. Despite the Exiles languishing at the foot the 92 the ground hopper was keen to get it off the list in the hope of completing this season… Ground 85/92: Rodney Parade Game: Newport County A – A Morecambe (Abandoned at half-time at 1-0, due to a waterlogged pitch) Date: 10/12/2016 Way back in March 2013 I convinced my wife we should spend a week’s holiday with our children in Wales, half of it in Swansea and the other half in Cardiff. Naturally I had… Read more »

70 mark doing the 92 hit at the Lamex Stadium

East Terrace at the Lamex Stadium (Broadhall Way) Stevenage

Blogger and the92.net co-founder Pete headed South to tick a final ground off doing the 92 for the year. Ground: The Lamex Stadium (Broadhall Way) (70/92) Game: Stevenage 3-4 Doncaster Rovers Date: 03/12/2016 Starting the season on 58/92 I set myself a target of hitting 70 before the end of 2016 (apologies if I may have mentioned this once or twice before on Twitter!) With 12 new grounds to chalk off in a little under 5 months with work and family commitments I knew planning was key. Thanks to a hat trick of 2-in-1 weekends and an understanding wife, with… Read more »

Second time lucky at the Amex Stadium

The Amex Stadium Falmer Brighton

Blogger and the92.net co-founder Pete made his second trip down to Sussex this year hoping this time to be able to get to the American Express Community Stadium. Ground: The American Express Community Stadium (68/92) Game: Brighton & Hove Albion 1-1 Aston Villa Date: 18/11/2016 Second time lucky The Amex Stadium was proving a difficult obstacle to overcome on my 92 given its location of being a considerable distance from both my own home and my parents’ place. Once or twice previously it was earmarked for a trip that didn’t come to fruition, however last season it was very much… Read more »

The Valley revisited doing the 92

Sam Bartram statue outside the West Stand at the Valley Charlton

Blogger Michael Pilcher took a walk back down memory lane heading back to one of his first ticks off the 92. The Valley was the destination as the ground hopper from Kent revisited the home of a club moving in the opposite direction to his original trip in the mid-nineties…the troubled Addicks. Ground 2/92: The Valley Game: Charlton Athletic 2-0 Port Vale Date: 19/11/2016 Whenever I look at my 92 Club application form – I update it after each visit, all set for that glorious day when I tick off number 92 – there are some grounds early in the… Read more »

A trip to Home Park doing the 92 league grounds

Ivor Dewdney award winning Pasty Plymouth

the92.net blogger Pete continued his quest doing the 92 league grounds heading to the West country. Plymouth was the destination as Argyle looked to continue their impressive run against a Colchester side struggling to find form. Ground: Home Park (65/92) Game: Plymouth Argyle 2-1 Colchester United Date: 29/10/2016 With my parents living in Dorset and myself being based in the East Midlands I’ve been using trips back home to gradually work through the Southern grounds of my 92 with my old man. Clubs down South are spread far more thinly than up North so despite being considered ‘in that neck… Read more »