Milo Posted 26 November 2017 Posted 26 November 2017 I was listening to a Burton Albion commentary the other day, and they kept mentioning Pirelli Stadium - it got me thinking about the names of the old grounds, pre-sponsorship, of some of the teams that I remember when I was younger...I managed to get a few - so... ...No Googling and post a number of how many you got correct Swansea - Liberty Stadium...used to be? Oxford United - Kassam Stadium...used to be? Brighton - Amex...used to be?...used to be? Huddersfield - John smiths...used to be? Bolton - Reebok...used to be? Stoke - Britannia...used to be? Sunderland - Stadium of Light...used to be? Reading - Madejski Stadium...used to be? Wigan - JJB...used to be? Hull - KC Stadium...used to be? Southampton - st Marys...used to be? Donny Rovers - Keepmoat...used to be? Cardiff - Cardiff City stadium...used to be? Burton - Pirelli...used to be? Boro - Riverside...used to be?
Izzy Posted 26 November 2017 Posted 26 November 2017 1 minute ago, Milo said: I was listening to a Burton Albion commentary the other day, and they kept mentioning Pirelli Stadium - it got me thinking about the names of the old grounds, pre-sponsorship, of some of the teams that I remember when I was younger...I managed to get a few - so... ...No Googling and post a number of how many you got correct Swansea - Liberty Stadium...used to be? Oxford United - Kassam Stadium...used to be? Brighton - Amex...used to be?...used to be? Huddersfield - John smiths...used to be? Bolton - Reebok...used to be? Stoke - Britannia...used to be? Sunderland - Stadium of Light...used to be? Reading - Madejski Stadium...used to be? Wigan - JJB...used to be? Hull - KC Stadium...used to be? Southampton - st Marys...used to be? Donny Rovers - Keepmoat...used to be? Cardiff - Cardiff City stadium...used to be? Burton - Pirelli...used to be? Boro - Riverside...used to be? Off the top of my head... Swansea - Vetch Field Brighton - Goldstone Ground Sunderland - Roker Park Stoke - Victoria Ground Saints - The Dell Hull - Boothferry Park Boro - Ayresome Park The rest will come to me Grounds like Highbury and Maine Road now being called Airlines or whatever sounds crap..
bovril Posted 26 November 2017 Posted 26 November 2017 15 minutes ago, Izzy Muzzett said: Off the top of my head... Swansea - Vetch Field Brighton - Goldstone Ground Sunderland - Roker Park Stoke - Victoria Ground Saints - The Dell Hull - Boothferry Park Boro - Ayresome Park The rest will come to me Grounds like Highbury and Maine Road now being called Airlines or whatever sounds crap.. You got most of the ones I knew, apart from Hudds - Leeds Rd and Oxford - Manor Ground.
ozleicester Posted 26 November 2017 Posted 26 November 2017 4 minutes ago, bovril said: Got most of the ones I knew, apart from Hudds - Leeds Rd and Oxford - Manor Ground. you got the ones you knew... how did you get on with the others?
Jimothy Posted 26 November 2017 Posted 26 November 2017 14 minutes ago, Milo said: I was listening to a Burton Albion commentary the other day, and they kept mentioning Pirelli Stadium - it got me thinking about the names of the old grounds, pre-sponsorship, of some of the teams that I remember when I was younger...I managed to get a few - so... ...No Googling and post a number of how many you got correct Swansea - Liberty Stadium...used to be? Oxford United - Kassam Stadium...used to be? Brighton - Amex...used to be?...used to be? Huddersfield - John smiths...used to be? Bolton - Reebok...used to be? Stoke - Britannia...used to be? Sunderland - Stadium of Light...used to be? Reading - Madejski Stadium...used to be? Wigan - JJB...used to be? Hull - KC Stadium...used to be? Southampton - st Marys...used to be? Donny Rovers - Keepmoat...used to be? Cardiff - Cardiff City stadium...used to be? Burton - Pirelli...used to be? Boro - Riverside...used to be? Well most of the ones you'e mentioned aren't name changes, they are just new grounds given a name. The ones with sponsorship usually have an official name, like the Etihad is the City of Manchester. So the Liberty had always been called the Liberty for example. The Riverside isn't even a sponsor as far as I know, it's just by a river. Oh and the JJB is now the DW, the Britania is the Bet365 and the Reebok is the Macron.
bovril Posted 26 November 2017 Posted 26 November 2017 5 minutes ago, ozleicester said: you got the ones you knew... how did you get on with the others? I was replying to Muz, omitted the subject pronoun 'you'. Can see how it caused confusion, now edited!
Webbo Posted 26 November 2017 Posted 26 November 2017 Huddersfield was Leeds Road I think. The new stadium was once called the Galpharm Stadium I believe.
Gary Eatfood Posted 26 November 2017 Posted 26 November 2017 28 minutes ago, Milo said: I was listening to a Burton Albion commentary the other day, and they kept mentioning Pirelli Stadium - it got me thinking about the names of the old grounds, pre-sponsorship, of some of the teams that I remember when I was younger...I managed to get a few - so... ...No Googling and post a number of how many you got correct Swansea - Liberty Stadium...used to be? Oxford United - Kassam Stadium...used to be? Brighton - Amex...used to be?...used to be? Huddersfield - John smiths...used to be? Bolton - Reebok...used to be? Stoke - Britannia...used to be? Sunderland - Stadium of Light...used to be? Reading - Madejski Stadium...used to be? Wigan - JJB...used to be? Hull - KC Stadium...used to be? Southampton - st Marys...used to be? Donny Rovers - Keepmoat...used to be? Cardiff - Cardiff City stadium...used to be? Burton - Pirelli...used to be? Boro - Riverside...used to be? Vetch Field Manor Ground Goldstone Ground Leeds Road Burnden Park Victoria Ground Roker Park Elm Park Springfield Park Boothery Park The Dell Ninian Park Ayresome Park The only two I couldn't remember were Donny and Burton. I've been to 7 of those old grounds.
Milo Posted 26 November 2017 Author Posted 26 November 2017 26 minutes ago, Facecloth said: Well most of the ones you'e mentioned aren't name changes, they are just new grounds given a name. The ones with sponsorship usually have an official name, like the Etihad is the City of Manchester. So the Liberty had always been called the Liberty for example. The Riverside isn't even a sponsor as far as I know, it's just by a river. Oh and the JJB is now the DW, the Britania is the Bet365 and the Reebok is the Macron. I did wonder about this - it was more my recollections of old ground names...
Alf Bentley Posted 26 November 2017 Posted 26 November 2017 38 minutes ago, Gary Eatfood said: Vetch Field Manor Ground Goldstone Ground Leeds Road Burnden Park Victoria Ground Roker Park Elm Park Springfield Park Boothery Park The Dell Ninian Park Ayresome Park The only two I couldn't remember were Donny and Burton. I've been to 7 of those old grounds. Donny was Belle Vue. Hull was Boothferry Park, not Boothery (typo, I assume) I got all apart from 3: never knew Burton (non-league when my brain was young enough to remember such info), couldn't remember Wigan & somehow forgot Oxford despite having been there.
Tuna Posted 26 November 2017 Posted 26 November 2017 Burton previously played at Eton Park, their current ground was always the Pirelli Stadium, I believe the land for the ground was donated to the club by Pirelli in exchange for the naming rights.
Trav Le Bleu Posted 26 November 2017 Posted 26 November 2017 Wasn't Huddersfield the McApine Stadium when it was first built?
Trav Le Bleu Posted 26 November 2017 Posted 26 November 2017 Also, what was the official name of Filbert St?
Finnegan Posted 26 November 2017 Posted 26 November 2017 Vetch Field isn't a pre sponsorship name it was a totally different stadium.
Strokes Posted 26 November 2017 Posted 26 November 2017 18 minutes ago, Finnegan said: Vetch Field isn't a pre sponsorship name it was a totally different stadium. So are almost all of them.
Jimothy Posted 26 November 2017 Posted 26 November 2017 1 hour ago, Trav Le Bleu said: Also, what was the official name of Filbert St? City Business Stadium
Fox92 Posted 26 November 2017 Posted 26 November 2017 When I lived in Manchester one of my mates lived at the back of Maine Road - there's just a school there now I think - that was pretty exciting. Wonderful ground once stood there.
Aus Fox Posted 26 November 2017 Posted 26 November 2017 The mannor Ground was an outstanding away day!
Trav Le Bleu Posted 26 November 2017 Posted 26 November 2017 6 hours ago, Facecloth said: City Business Stadium Think it was just the City Stadium. There was a sign on Burnmoor St which pointed to City Stadium.
Strokes Posted 26 November 2017 Posted 26 November 2017 20 minutes ago, Trav Le Bleu said: Think it was just the City Stadium. There was a sign on Burnmoor St which pointed to City Stadium. Facecloth is right, I read it somewhere before. Fossils and foxes maybe.
Gary Eatfood Posted 27 November 2017 Posted 27 November 2017 6 hours ago, Fox92 said: When I lived in Manchester one of my mates lived at the back of Maine Road - there's just a school there now I think - that was pretty exciting. Wonderful ground once stood there. I've been there twice but the one that lives on in the memory was when Mark Robins scored in our only away victory in the 94/95 season. The Kippax stand was partially finished and missing a roof. The previous Saturday West Ham had been there and used up all of the cagoules that Man City provided for travelling fans. Man City v Leicester was one of the few games in a full football league fixture list that survived the foul torrential rain that night. I remember when Robins scored I jumped into a huge puddle that was nearly deep as I was tall (at the time) and instantly regretted it. Fortunately the next day the club laid on special t-shirts for the few that managed to make it to the game that night. It was the wettest I'd been since the ZDS Area Semi-Final against Notts County at Meadow Lane a few years previous.
Gary Eatfood Posted 27 November 2017 Posted 27 November 2017 9 hours ago, Alf Bentley said: Donny was Belle Vue. Hull was Boothferry Park, not Boothery (typo, I assume) I got all apart from 3: never knew Burton (non-league when my brain was young enough to remember such info), couldn't remember Wigan & somehow forgot Oxford despite having been there. It was a typo. I only went there once and it ended in a 5-2 defeat. I think they were relegated that season and we stayed up with a last day win over Oxford. Hull is one of the few teams where I've been to both the old ground and the new one.
Footballwipe Posted 27 November 2017 Posted 27 November 2017 Don't forget the two classics... BT Cellnet Riverside Stadium Friends Provident St Mary's Stadium Unfortunately the bosses at those companies soon realised putting your brand as a suffix with an "actual" name means your bit just gets ignored.
Jimothy Posted 27 November 2017 Posted 27 November 2017 4 minutes ago, Footballwipe said: Don't forget the two classics... BT Cellnet Riverside Stadium Friends Provident St Mary's Stadium Unfortunately the bosses at those companies soon realised putting your brand as a suffix with an "actual" name means your bit just gets ignored. There was briefly Sportsdirect.com@St James Park Stadium too.
kingcarr21 Posted 27 November 2017 Posted 27 November 2017 Im fairly sure that Filbert Street was also called the Fortress of Dreams
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