With the season not going quite to plan I failed to reach the milestone set of two hundred by the end of the season. This challenge was on course to be carried out as there were seventeen new grounds knocked on the head due to the bat pandemic which would have taken me to one hundred and ninety eight. I also have Brann and Shamrock Rovers booked for July which don’t look like they will materialize. This puts a dent in my further challenge of four hundred by my fortieth. (November 2024). But I will still give it a bash. Before I started my Highland League challenge I was on 64 grounds . These accumulated from watching Aberdeen, Buchanhaven Hearts, Formartine United and the Highland League. In just over four years since the day in Keith I have managed to visit a further one hundred and seventeen in the following fifty two months which is actually twenty six months due to my month on month off rotation in Africa. This meaning I am averaging a new ground every week I am home from work. But this will rise significantly due to Wee Man now accompanying me and my season ticket at Pittodrie being jettisoned as every ground is pretty much a new ground these days. Two hundred and nineteen to go in fifty four months until my fortieth. That’s a average of eight grounds every month I am home(without factoring in bat flu). Challenge accepted. Roll on Accrington Stanley
I really wish I started “officially” ground bothering at a younger age than thirty one as the enjoyment is endless
Below is the full updated list as of the end of 2019/20 season. (New additions marked with ***)
SCOTLAND
ABERDEEN LADS CLUB – Jamieson Park
ABERDEEN- Pittodrie Stadium
AIRDRIEONIANS – Excelsior Stadium
ALBION ROVERS – Cliftonhill
ALLOA ATHLETIC- Recreation Park
ANNAN ATHLETIC – Galabank
ARBROATH- Gayfield
ARBROATH VICTORIA – Ogilvie Park***
AUCHINLECK TALBOT – Beechwood Park
AYR UNITED – Somerset Park
BANCHORY ST TERNAN-Milton Park
BANKS O’ DEE – Spain Park
BATHGATE THISTLE – Creamery Park***
BEITH – Bellsdale Park***
BLACKBURN UNITED – New Murrayfield Park***
BLAIRGOWRIE – Davie Park
BRECHIN CITY- Glebe Park
BRORA RANGERS – Dudgeon Park
BROUGHTY ATHLETIC- Claypotts Park
BUCKIE THISTLE- Victoria Park
BURGHEAD THISTLE- Forest Park
CAMELON-Carmuirs Park
CARNOUSTIE PANMURE – Laing Park
CELTIC- Celtic Park
CLACHNACUDDIN – Canal Park***
CLACHNACUDDIN- Grant Street Park
CLYDE/CUMBERNAULD COLTS-Broadwood Stadium
COLONY PARK – Colony Park
COUPAR ANGUS – Foxhall Park
COVE RANGERS- Allan Park
COVE RANGERS – Balmoral Stadium
COWDENBEATH – Central Park
CRUDEN BAY- Bayfield
CULTER – Crombie Park
CUMNOCK – Townhead Park***
DEVERONSIDE- Canal Park
DEVERONSIDE – Macduff Sports Complex***
DEVERONVALE- Princess Royal Park
DOWNFIELD- Downfield Park
DUMBARTON- Boghead Stadium
DUMBARTON-The Dumbarton Football Stadium
DUNDEE- Dens Park
DUNDEE UTD- Tannadice Park
DUNDEE VIOLET-Glenesk Park
DUNFERMLINE- East End Park
DUNIPACE – Westfield Park***
DUFFTOWN – Webster Park
DYCE – Ian Mair Park
EAST END – New Advocates Park
EAST FIFE- New Bayview
ELGIN CITY- Borough Briggs
ELLON THISTLE/ELLON UNITED– The Meadows
FALKIRK- Brockville Park
FALKIRK – Falkirk Stadium***
FORFAR ATHLETIC- Station Park
FORFAR WEST END – Strathmore Park
FORMARTINE UTD- North Lodge Park
FORRES MECHANICS- Mossset Park
FRASERBURGH- Bellslea Park
FRASERBURGH UNITED – College Park
FORT WILLIAM- Claggan Park
GLENTANAR- Woodside
GREENOCK MORTON – Cappielow Park
HALL RUSSELL- Denmore Park
HEARTS- Tynecastle Stadium
HERMES –Lochside Park
HIBERNIAN- Easter Road
HILL OF BEATH – Kiers Park***
HUNTLY – Christie Park
HURLFORD UNITED – Blair Park***
INVERNESS CALEDONIAN THISTLE- Caledonian Stadium
INVERURIE LOCO WORKS- Harlaw Park
ISLAVALE – Simpson Park***
KEITH- Kynoch Park
KELTY HEARTS – New Central Park***
KILMARNOCK- Rugby Park
KIRRIE THISTLE – Westview Park***
LARGS THISTLE – Barrfields***
LEWIS UNITED- Chris Anderson Stadium
LINLITHGOW ROSE-Prestonfield
LOCHEE UNITED – Thomson Park
LONGSIDE- Davidson Park
LOSSIEMOUTH- Grant Park
MAUD – Pleasure Park
MONTROSE – Links Park
MONTROSE ROSELEA – Broomfield Park
MOTHERWELL- Fir Park
NAIRN COUNTY- Station Park
NEWBURGH THISTLE – Gallowshill Park
NEWMACHAR UNITED – Charlie Gordon Park***
PARKVALE – Findon
PARTICK THISTLE- Firhill Stadium
PETERHEAD-Balmoor Stadium
PETERHEAD-Recreation Park
POLLOK – Newlandsfield Park
QUEENS PARK/SCOTLAND- Hampden Park
RAITH ROVERS – Starks Park
RANGERS- Ibrox Stadium
ROSS COUNTY-Victoria Park
ROTHES- Mackessack Park
SAUCHIE – Beechwood Park***
SHOTTS BON ACCORD – Hannah Park
ST CUTHBERT WANDERERS – St Marys Park***
ST JOHNSTONE- McDiarmid Park
STENHOUSEMUIR/EAST STIRLINGSHIRE- Ochilview Park
STIRLING ALBION – Forthbank Stadium
STONEHAVEN – Glenury Park
STONEYWOOD – Polo Park
STRATHSPEY THISTLE- Seafield Park
SPARTANS – Ainslie Park***
SUNNYBANK- Heathryfold
TAYPORT – The Canniepart
TURRIFF UTD- The Haughs
WHITBURN-Central Park
WHITEHILLS – School Park
WICK ACADEMY- Harmsworth Park
WILSONS XI- Hillhead
AUSTRIA
AUSTRIA VIENNA – Ernst Happel Stadion (Austria Vienn 0 v 0 AEK Athens, Europa League, 7/12/17)
RAPID VIENNA – Weststadion (Rapid Vienna 2 v 2 Mattersburg, Bundesliga, 9/12/17)
CZECH REPUBLIC
DUKLA PRAGUE – Stadion Juliska (Dukla 0 v 2 Teplice, Czech First League, 2/12/17)
SLAVIA PRAGUE – Eden Arena (Slavia 2 v 1 Banik Ostrava, Czech First League, 1/12/17)
SPARTA PRAGUE – Generali Arena ( Sparta 3 v 0 Mlada Boleslav, Czech First League, 3/12/17)
GERMANY
BAYERN MUNICH- Allianz Arena (Bayern Munich 5 v 1 Aberdeen, UEFA CUP, 28/2/08)
BORUSSIA DORTMUND- Westfallenstadion (Borussia Dortmund 8 v 4 Legia Warsaw, Champions League, 22/11/16)
FORTUNA DUSSELDORF – Esprit Arena (Fortuna Dusseldorf 1 v 0 Sandhausen, 2.Bundesliga, 2/2/18)
FSV FRANKFURT- Frankfurt Volksbank Stadion, (FSV Frankfurt 3 v 3 St Pauli, 2.Bundesliga,7/4/12)
ROT WEISS OBERHAUSEN – Niederrheinstadion (Rot Weiss Oberhausen 1 v 1 Rot Weiss Essen, Regionaliga West, 27/4/18)
ENGLAND
BERWICK RANGERS – Shielfield (Berwick Rangers 1 v 0 Stirling Albion, League 2, 4/8/18)
BLACKBURN ROVERS-Ewood Park (Blackburn Rovers 2 v 0 Bradford City, 29/3/18)
BLYTH SPARTANS – Croft Park (Blyth Spartans 3 v 1 Stranraer, Friendly, 29/6/19)***
CARLISLE UNITED – Brunton Park (Carlisle United 1 v 0 Lincoln City, League 2, 19/4/19)
FULHAM- Craven Cottage (Fulham 2 v 2 Wolverhampton Wanderers, Premiership, 11/9/10)
MANCHESTER UTD- Old Trafford (Manchester United 2 v 0 Bolton Wanderers, Premiership, 27/9/08)
MIDDLESBROUGH – The Riverside Stadium (Middlesbrough 2 v 0 Bolton Wanderers, Championship 19/9/19)
NEWCASTLE UTD- St James’ Park (Newcastle 0 v 0 Fulham, Premiership, 13/11/10)
NOTTINGHAM FOREST- City Ground (Nottingham Forest 1 v 3 PSV , Friendly, 27/7/11)
SUNDERLAND – The Stadium of Light (Sunderland 5 v 0 Tranmere Rovers, League 1, 22/10/19)***
WIGAN- JJB Stadium (Wigan Athletic 2 v 1 Manchester City, Premiership, 28/9/08)
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS- Molineux (Wolverhampton Wanderers 4 v 0 Besiktas, Europa League, 12/12/19)***
FRANCE
AMIENS – Stade de la Licornes (Amiens P v P Stade de Reims, Ligue 1, 4/12/19)***
LE HAVRE – Stade Oceane (Le Havre 2 v 0 Le Mans, Ligue 2, 3/12/19)***
ITALY
AC MILAN/INTERNAZIONALE – San Siro (AC Milan 0 v 0 Napoli, Serie A, 15/4/18)
ATALANTA – Stadio Atleti D’Azzuri (Atlalanta 0 v 0 Internazionale, Serie A, 14/4/18)
BOLOGNA – Stadio Renato Del’Arra (Bologna 0 v 1 Juventus, Serie A, 24/2/19)
BRESCIA- StadioMario Rigamonti (Brescia 1 v 1 Carpi, Serie B, 14/4/18)
FIORENTINA – Stadio Artemio Franchi (Fiorentina 3 v 3 Internazionale, Serie A, 24/2/19)
PERUGIA- Stadio Renato Curi (Perugia 0 v 1 Cosenza, Serie B ,23/2/19)
ROMA/LAZIO-Stadio Olimpico (Roma 1 v 3 Lazio, Serie A, 30/4/17)
THE NETHERLANDS
ADO DEN HAAG – ADO Den Haag Stadion (ADO Den Haag1 v 0 Vitesse, Eredivisie, 8/2/18)
AGOVV APPELDOORN -Sportpark Berg and Bos Stadion (Hvidorve 14s 2-0 Colombia 14s, April 1999)
AJAX- Amsterdam ArenA (Ajax 5 v 0 NEC Nijmegen, Eredivisie, 20/11/16)
AZ ALKMAAR- AFAS Stadion (AZ Alkmaar 2 v 2 PEC Zwolle, Eredivisie, 30/9/18)
CAMBUUR – Cambuur Stadion (Cambuur 0 v 1 Roda JC, eerste Divisie, 28/9/18)
DE GRAFSCHAAP – De Vijverberg (De Grafschaap 2 v 0 Roda JC, Eerste Divisie, 14/2/20)***
DHSC – Sportpark Wesley Sneijder (DHSC 1 v 2 Rijnvogels, Hoofdeklasse, 15/2/20)***
EXCELSIOR – Van Dong and De Roo Stadion (Excelsior 1 v 0 VVV, Eredivisie, 29/9/18)
FEYENOORD – De Kuip (Feyenoord 0 v 0 PEC Zwolle,Ererdivisie, 14/10/17)
FORTUNA SITTARD – Fortuna Sittard Stadion (Fortuna Sittard 0 v 0 Emmen, Eredivisie, 15/2/20)***
GO AHEAD EAGLES – De Adelaarhorst (Go Ahead Eagles 2 v 1 Almere City, Eerste Divisie, 18/1/19)
HEERENVEEN – Abe Lenstra Stadion (Heernveen 2 v 2 VVV, Eredivisie, 24/4/19)
NEC NIJMEGEN – Goffert Stadion (NEC Nijmegen 2 v 1 RKC Waalwijk, Eesrte Divisie, 23/4/19)
PEC ZWOLLE – Ijsseldelta Stadion (PEC Zwolle 1 A v A 2 Groningen, 25/4/19)
TWENTE- Grolsch Veste Stadion (Twente 2 v 2 Cambuur, Eesrste Divisie, 3/5/19)
UTRECHT -Stadion Galgenwaard (Utrecht 1 v 0 Sparta Rotterdam, Eredivisie, 7/2/18)
VITESSE – Gelredome (Vitesse 4 v 2 Heerenveen, Eredivisie, 16/2/20)***
WILLEM II- Koning Willem II Stadion (Willem II 3 v 1 Twente, Eredivisie, 15/10/17)
NORTHERN IRELAND
CLIFTONVILLE – Solitude (Cliftonville 4 v 0 Barry Town United, Europa League Pre -qualifier, 4/7/19)***
DUNGANNON SWIFTS – Stangmore Park (Dungannon Swifts 3 v 1 Glentoran, Irish Premier Division, 17/8/19)***
NORWAY
FRIGG-Torteborg Kungstress (Frigg 1 v 0 IF Ready, 3. Division, 24/6/17)
VALERENGA/NORWAY- Ulleval (Valerenga 2 v 0 Lillestrom ,Eliteserien, 24/6/17)
PORTUGAL
BELENENSES – Estadio Nacional (Belenenses 1 v 2 Porto, Taca da Liga, 30/12/18)
SPORTING CP – Estadio Jose Alvelade (Sporting 2 v 1 Belenenses, Primera Liga 3/1/19,)
REPUBLIC OF IRELAND
DUNDALK-Oriel Park (Dundalk 5 v 0 Finn Harps, LOI Premier Division, 16/8/19)***
SPAIN
ATLETICO MADRID-Vicente Calderon (Atletico Madrid 2 v 0 Aberdeen, UEFA Cup, 29/11/07)
SD PORTMANY-Campo Municipal (Huddersfield Town 1 v 0 Swindon, Ibiza Cup, 19/7/06)
SWIZERLAND
AARAU-Stadion Brugglifeld (Aarau 3 v 5 Luzern, Schweizer Pokal 1/3/17)
BASEL-St Jakob Park (Basel 3 v 1 FC Zurich, Schweizer Pokal 2/3/17)
LUZERN-Swissproarena (Luzern 1 v 1 Grasshopper Club Zurich , Swiss Super League, 5/3/17)
YOUNG BOYS- Wankdorf Arena ( Young Boys 3 v 2 Thun, Swiss Super League 4/3/17)
WALES
CARDIFF CITY-Ninian Park (Cardiff City 1 v 2 Sheffield Wednesday, EFL Championship, 7/4/2007)
COLWYN BAY -Llanellian Road (Colwyn Bay 1 v 0 Airbus, Welsh League, 6/12/19)***
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