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Title: Interesting article What happened to England's lost football grounds?
Post by: Darren on October 20, 2014, 10:44:01 AM
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-29460621
Title: Re: Interesting article What happened to England's lost football grounds?
Post by: ManagementGuru on October 20, 2014, 12:30:37 PM
Doesn't mention Drill Field, Canal Street, Springfield Park, Underhill, Lower Mead, London Road, Watling Street, Southbury Road, The Windmill, Huish, Seamer Road, Farrar Road, Christie Park, Holly Park, Millmoor, Rockingham Road, ...

Oh so many grounds that are no longer there - of the 107 I have been to watching Alty nearly 40 are no longer football grounds
Title: Re: Interesting article What happened to England's lost football grounds?
Post by: B. 4D on October 20, 2014, 10:55:31 PM
Not sure about ground names, but is New Brighton in that group?
I remember going there
Title: Re: Interesting article What happened to England's lost football grounds?
Post by: taxi Phil on October 21, 2014, 01:06:08 AM
Not sure about ground names, but is New Brighton in that group?
I remember going there
Indeed......the Tower Ground.
Title: Re: Interesting article What happened to England's lost football grounds?
Post by: taxi Phil on October 21, 2014, 01:11:50 AM
I've also seen us play at the Old Show Ground twice, St.George's Lane twice, Belle Vue, Manor Park, and Simonside Hall.....there may well be others if I rack my brains a little harder.

Simonswood Lane is one many of you will have been to.....but I never got there. I went to Sealand Road once, but it was to watch County.
Title: Re: Interesting article What happened to England's lost football grounds?
Post by: Mick on October 21, 2014, 08:30:09 PM
Not sure about ground names, but is New Brighton in that group?
I remember going there
Indeed......the Tower Ground.

I once worked near New Brighton for several weeks and often visited after work........I was amazed to learn that New Brighton once had a tower that was similar in appearance to Blackpool Tower and was once the tallest object in Britain............assume this is why it was called the Tower Ground
Title: Re: Interesting article What happened to England's lost football grounds?
Post by: Mick on October 21, 2014, 08:31:22 PM
The Recreation Ground (Saltergate)............did Alty once played a final there?..............now housing
Title: Re: Interesting article What happened to England's lost football grounds?
Post by: roytonmike on October 21, 2014, 08:48:50 PM
The Recreation Ground (Saltergate)............did Alty once played a final there?..............now housing
Alty 2 Gainsboro 1 aet NPL Cup Final 29.4.1998
Title: Re: Interesting article What happened to England's lost football grounds?
Post by: York Alty on October 21, 2014, 09:43:26 PM
The Recreation Ground (Saltergate)............did Alty once played a final there?..............now housing
Alty 2 Gainsboro 1 aet NPL Cup Final 29.4.1998

When the ref called time for the end of the first period of extra time about 5 minuets early.
Title: Re: Interesting article What happened to England's lost football grounds?
Post by: anglo alty on October 22, 2014, 06:54:01 PM
not just grounds but clubs as well, South Liverpool comes to mind now known as AFC Liverpool but no longer play at Holly  Park. Witton Albions Central Ground is also no more, Worcester's  St Georges Lane has also gone. Alty won the last ever cup tie at that ground 2 years ago.Unfortunatley i think there will be more to follow
Title: Re: Interesting article What happened to England's lost football grounds?
Post by: GB Alty on October 22, 2014, 08:13:21 PM
not just grounds but clubs as well, South Liverpool comes to mind now known as AFC Liverpool but no longer play at Holly  Park. Witton Albions Central Ground is also no more, Worcester's  St Georges Lane has also gone. Alty won the last ever cup tie at that ground 2 years ago.Unfortunatley i think there will be more to follow
There is no connection between South Liverpool and AFC Liverpool

AFC Liverpool was set up in answer to FCUM, although it never caught on

South Liverpool still exist (although second incarnation), they play in the West Cheshire league

http://www.southliverpoolfc.com/history/
Title: Re: Interesting article What happened to England's lost football grounds?
Post by: roytonmike on October 22, 2014, 08:14:16 PM
not just grounds but clubs as well, South Liverpool comes to mind now known as AFC Liverpool but no longer play at Holly Park. Witton Albions Central Ground is also no more, Worcester's  St Georges Lane has also gone. Alty won the last ever cup tie at that ground 2 years ago.Unfortunatley i think there will be more to follow
Just on a point of information, the successor club to South Liverpool plays in the West Cheshire League Premier Division (same league as Vauxhall Motors). I think they initially merged with Cheshire Lines FC but now play under the South Liverpool name. AFC Liverpool is the Scouse FCUM & plays in the NWCL Prem (I think at Prescot).