Attention: Please take a moment to consider our terms and conditions before posting.

Away grounds you’ve only been to once, and can never go back

13»

Comments

  • Layer Road, Colchester
    Saltergate, Chesterfield
    Underhill, Barnet
    Ninian Park, Cardiff
    Twerton Park, Bristol Rovers
    Victoria Ground, Stoke
    Vetchfield, Swansea (not with cafc)
    Leeds Road, Huddersfield (not with cafc)

    away days were all a bit of a blur back in the day so there’s also a few I attended but not sure if more than once. They are;
    Boothferry Park Hull convinced I’ve been more than once but can only recall a 2-2 draw with all goals coming late.
    Burnden Park, Bolton can only remember the 5-1 drubbing in the last game there.
    Roker Park, Sunderland can only remember a 2-1 win with David white scoring.
    Ayersome Park, Middlesbrough can only remember Catons last ditch Penalty followed by trying to escape certain death.
    Bury,  Gigg Lane may be another 🤷‍♂️
  • Layer Road, Colchester
    Saltergate, Chesterfield
    Underhill, Barnet
    Ninian Park, Cardiff
    Twerton Park, Bristol Rovers
    Victoria Ground, Stoke
    Vetchfield, Swansea (not with cafc)
    Leeds Road, Huddersfield (not with cafc)

    away days were all a bit of a blur back in the day so there’s also a few I attended but not sure if more than once. They are;
    Boothferry Park Hull convinced I’ve been more than once but can only recall a 2-2 draw with all goals coming late.
    Burnden Park, Bolton can only remember the 5-1 drubbing in the last game there.
    Roker Park, Sunderland can only remember a 2-1 win with David white scoring.
    Ayersome Park, Middlesbrough can only remember Catons last ditch Penalty followed by trying to escape certain death.
    Bury,  Gigg Lane may be another 🤷‍♂️
    Oh yeah definitely.
    Another messy one where either you or Si thought it was full time when the half time whistle went.
  • That haven’t already been mentioned:
    San Mames
    Kilbowie Park
    Feethams
  • Plough Lane
    Upton Park
    Highbury
    Old Wembly
    Old Den
    The Dell
    White Hart Lane
    Griffin Park

  • edited February 2023
    Old Wembley
    Baseball Ground - Derby
    Highfield Road - Coventry
    Layer Road - Colchester
    Elm Park - Reading
    Manor Ground - Oxford Utd
    Griffin Park - Brentford
    Saltergate - Chesterfield
    Highbury - Arsenal
    Upton Park - West Ham
    Old Plough Lane - Wimbledon
    Kingsmeadow - Wimbledon
    Old White Hart Lane - Spurs
    Maine Road - Man City
    The Dell - Southampton
    Eastville - Bristol Rovers
    Twerton Park - Bristol Rovers
    The Den - Spanners
    Goldstone Ground - Brighton
    Filbert Street - Leicester
    Gay Meadow - Shrewsbury
    Sealand Road - Chester
    Boothferry Park - Hull
    London Road - Maidstone (v Charlton in FA Cup)

    plus lots of non-league


  • One or more times

    Maine Road
    Highbury
    Upton Park
    Baseball Ground
    Manor Ground
    Old Showground 
    Underhill
    Withdean
    National Hockey Stadium 
    Don Valley Stadium
    Millmoor
    Boothferry Park
    Springfield Park
    Saltergate
    Belle Vue
    Layer Road
    Gigg Lane
    Bootham Crescent
    Feethams
    McCain Stadium 
    York Street 
    Nene Park 
  • Old Wembley
    Highfield Road - Coventry
    Layer Road - Colchester
    Elm Park - Reading
    Saltergate - Chesterfield
    Highbury - Arsenal
    Upton Park - West Ham *
    Old Plough Lane - Wimbledon
    Goldstone Ground - Brighton
    Angel Ground - Tonbridge
    Millmoor - Rotherham
    James Murphy Stadium  - San Diego Sockers **

    ** The San Diego match was against New England Teamen who included Flanagan and Powell.
  • Wow this thread is bringing back memories.
    Lots of the above grounds mentioned with my Dad, he would bundle us three kids in the car and drive the length and breadth of the country on away days.
    He is no longer with us but thanks to him I’ve done loads of the grounds mentioned.
    Notable memories include a hat trick at Ninian Park by Derek Hales, I think and bizarrely picking up a Sunderland fan hitch hiking up to Roker Park somewhere on route on a motorway or at a motorway services.
    The away days with Dad were by far and away my best memories of him.
    First game of season 3-0 victory over Cardiff City , asked Tom Morris for some photos of this game. He didn’t attend this match one of the very few he missed.

    I went with a friend who’s mothers cousin played for Wales. Guess what Cardiff Arms Park mistaken for Ninian Park.
     
    We saw the match in the end.
  • Roker Park
    The Dell
    Highbury
    Griffin Park

    Wembley x2
    Upton Park loads
  • Sponsored links:


  • Griffin Park. That was a great ground.
    That was my longest gap between wanting to go back.  I went in Dec 92, and hadn’t been back since.  I planned on going back there in April 2020 before they left, but of course Covid, so I never got to go back 
  • Roker Park AUG 1962. Lost 1-0. From memory Brian Clough scored. As my parents took me to Oz in Apr 63, I could never go back. Still got the program.
  • The Dell - Southampton
    Highfield Road - Coventry
    Manor Ground- Oxford
    Highbury - Arsenal
    Celtic Park - Celtic
    Old Wembley
    Old Olympic Stadium in Rome
    White Hart Lane - Spurs
    Upton Park - WHU
    Eastville - Bristol Rovers
    Griffin Park - Brentford 
    Goldstone Ground - Brighton
    Filbert Street - Leicester 
    The Den - Millwall 
    Ninian Park - Cardiff
    Saltergate - Chesterfield
    Watling Street- Maidstone 



  • If we're talking just the once for a Charlton away game, then Highbury, Baseball Ground, Victoria Ground, Griffin Park, Plough Lane, Upton Park, WHL, Bristol Rovers ground before the current one, Filbert St, 
  • edited February 2023
    Just once with Charlton: Griffin Park, Underhill, Gigg Lane (it may reopen of course), Victoria Stadium (closed in 2012, three years after Northwich Victoria beat us in the cup), Goodison Park (eventually)

    More than once with Charlton: Highbury, White Hart Lane, Upton Park

    Just once in non-league: Claremont Road (Hendon), Ship Lane (Thurrock), Leyton Stadium (Leyton FC - abandoned since 2011, due for redevelopment), Wheatsheaf Lane (Staines Town - abandoned last year, future uncertain)

    Also been once to Edgar Street (Hereford United, with Charlton) and Westhumble (Dorking Wanderers), and loads of times to Kingsmeadow (both Wimbledon and Kingstonian) - could go back, but different teams play there now.
  • Once

    Roker
    Boothferry Park
    Burnden Park
    (Soon to be) Goodison
    Highfield Rd
    Twerton Park
    Kingsmeadow
    Elm Park
    Victoria Ground

    More than once

    Ayresome
    Maine Rd
    Baseball Ground
    County Ground (Northampton)
    Plough Lane
    Underhill
    Goldstone Ground
    Den
    Watling St
    Upton Park
    Highbury
    Dell
    Griffin Park
    Manor Ground
    Filbert St
    White Hart Lane
    Wembley 


    Fellows park?  Surely you did that?
Sign In or Register to comment.

Roland Out Forever!