This sheer size of some of these stadiums compared to others makes you instantly know that these were once premier league teams. That's the beauty of the competitive game and what the ESL were trying to take away.
As an Ipswich town Fan I feel lucky to have support a team and have a stadium with a good history . Past 15 years have been nothing to scream about but hopefully we will be back in championship football next year !
@@otaviofrn_adv between him and the new owners hopefully so . It definitely brings worldwide attention to the club and defo not a bad thing . Nice to see Ed sticking to his roots and helping out with things he loves . Hopefully it all proves to be a good future for the club
From a Yank’s perspective, there’s a nice feeling I get from these small stadiums. I think of them as just cozy little places where the locals can gather around and socialize, much like Friday night high school football games here in the US.
@@dunc726 I think Johan is talking about his own perspective, considering that he has a picture of Sebastian the Ibis, mascot of the University of Miami (or the U) on his profile
The Stadium of Light is built on the site of the former Monkwearmouth colliery on the north bank of the River Wear at Sunderland. The pit was in operation for almost 160 years until its closure in the early 1990's.
When Monkwearmouth colliery was in operation on finishing their shift and exiting the cage at the top of the shaft the miners would be greeted by a sign that read. "In to the Light". Hence the origin of both the name of the stadium and a similar sign in the Stadium that used to be above the players tunnel exiting out on to the pitch. NB Gillingham is indeed pronounced JILLING ham. The G is unlike the G in Gettysburg which it has to be said did involve a lot ofJenerals
I visited Cheltenham Town's stadium today and it was actually very nice, old school but modern and it really reminded me of plough lane for some reason. Cheltenham town center is beautiful as well.
Very old image of the stadium of light, since then all the seats have been replaced and they have Hybrid-Turf, the same turf only Tottenham Hotspur have
Bolton Wanderers stadium was originally called Reebok Satdium, the shoes designer being founded in the town. But when they dropped out of the Premier league they stopped sponsoring. Then the main sponsor was Macron and now it's the local university the local shortened name for it is the Unibol.
Mixture of some PL quality stadiums, some Non-League ones, some brand new ones and some older quirky ones ! This is where the fallen giants meet the upstarts, great diversity.
@@Dz73zxxx At least Burnley did win the league once albeit in 1960 and do have some sort of top flight pedigree. Imagine telling a Sunderland fan that they would be floundering in League 1 while AFC Bournemouth were playing in the PL !
@@anthonyhousley6934 It has held World Cup games in 1966, Euros in 1996 and countless cup semi finals (as well as League Cup Final Replays), yes the tragedy is part of the history, but is not the only thing the ground should be known for!
With regards to The Valley at Charlton. I went there once in the spring of 1976, I was one of over 65,000 people who went to see The Who play live that day. At the time it set the record for the loudest gig ever played until Iron Maiden broke that record many years later.
Greatest moment in Stadium of Light's history: that time Man. United and their fans heard Aguero scored a goal in stoppage time to put Man. City back on top of the Premier League after United had just won their game.
Cambridge Utd fan here. One of the main challenges of The Abbey Stadium is when you are walking along the dimly lit footpath along Coldham's Common at night and having to avoid the cowpats laid by our bovine friends that are used to graze the land.
You also enjoy getting beaten by the best team (Peterborough) also I went to Cambridge stadium and I have to say it’s quite nice but Peterborough are better
Mesmo sendo Brasileiro, sou grande fã do Futebol Inglês, da Premier League championship, leagie one, League two até a liga Nacional. E gosto da camisa do Wecombe
I absolutely love that difference between the heights of the main stand and the rest of the stadium at Gresty Road, Crewe. This is totally unique. It's looking great when each stand in one single stadium is looking a bit different and individual, the mix between old and new. Portman Road in Ipswich is one of those. Even one stand is covered by one of these old gable roofs which look so lovely in my opinion. I'm begging you to keep those alive which are still left of them in Britain. Not a fan of modern, completely new built stadiums and / or even leaving their traditional venue and moving to the outskirts of the city as Brighton & Hove Albion, for example. This is making me sad. But that's just my personal taste. Greetings from Germany, admiring traditional English stadiums.
@@user-ix1ki1po5r you don't really know what you are talking about. Wednesday made the playoff final in 2016 their average attendance was only 22300 the blades made the playoffs in 2022 they averaged 27700. The last time they averaged that they was in league 1 in fact they have not averaged that in the 2nd teir in over 60 years the last time they averaged over 30000 was in 1968. Is that so big just think before you take claptrap. Utb
Your guess with Mornflake is correct they do make cereal and the actual factory is literally down the road from Crewe Alexandra stadium and has been sponsors for some time and the first time someone sponsored the stadium
00:26 Crown Ground, Accrington Stanley 00:55 Pirelli, Burton Albion 01:26 Abbey, Cambridge United 01:52 Jonny-Rocks, Cheltenham Town 02:31 Mornflake, Crew Alexandra 03:12 Keepmoat, The Rovers of Doncaster 03:48 Highbury, Fleetwood Town 04:32 Priestfield, Gillingham 05:17 Univ of Bolton, Bolton Wanderers 05:56 Portman Road, Ipswich Town 06:36 LNER, Lincoln City 07:19 The Valley, Charlton Athletic 07:59 Plough Lane, AFC Wimbledon 08:43 MK, MK Dons 09:34 Globe, Malcolm 10:09 Kassam, Oxford United 10:55 Home Park, Plymouth Argyle 11:40 Fratton Park, Portsmouth 12:20 New York, Rotherham United 13:01 Hillsborough, Sheffield Wednesday 13:45 New Meadow, Shrewsburry Town 14:19 Stadium of Light, Sunderland 15:08 DW, Wigan Athletic 15:58 Adams Park, Wycombe Wonderers
But we are on the way back.just wish burnden park was on here.🥲🥲 And when he said about Johnny rocks business I thought he was gonna say crack dealer.😂😂😂 BWFC
Football is my religion, Sincil Bank is my Church......since 1985. My old man (RIP) in his wisdom took me to see Imps 0 Cardiff 4 in the old Third Division....... and that was me hooked.
Doncaster rovers stadium has the different colours on each corner to make it easy to identify form international matches and for police to see from the air in helicopters or drones
There is absolutely no hints of black on the Ipswich kit….well, there is an almost invisible black pin stripe in the new kit but you need a magnifying glass to see it.. love the videos by the way…funny hearing an Aussie covering quaint English football grounds
True. The stadium where the game was held, in Rio, still stands. Doesn't host pro games anymore, but it still hosts yough games. Although old, the Laranjeiras stadium exults fanciness
A pretty high joke count in this video. Good stuff. That Plymouth stadium looks different to the other Victorian- era grounds in that it doesn't seem to be located in some slum district.
Interestingly enough the hospitality at Stanley is pretty good, they've got a great bar that home and away share. Just have to hope you play them when the sun's out
I am pleased for the Wimbledon supporters they have lovely new stadium from a Peterborough United supporter. Good luck for the new season with all the fans back into stadium's since the coronviruies that hasn't been the same.
What happened to the League Two grounds video? I was looking forward to you worshiping the architectural brilliance of my teams home (Scunthorpe United)
MK Dons definitely have the most soulless ground in this division. Hillsborough is a beautiful and stylish ground and the pick for me. A great walk from the centre of Sheffield too!
Comments below are saying that Home Park (Plymouth) doesn't have an Archibald Leitch designed stand. That may be, but in fact Fratton Park (Portsmouth) does. It's the south stand, the one with the tudor style main entrance.
Damn nice bunch of Stadiums and I agree we Yanks and others not in the Know Would like a doc on that Pyramid system. Imagine if the NCAA could do that here!
In a simple version . . . . Premier League - 20 Teams Championship - 24 Teams League 1 - 24 Teams League 2 - 24 Teams *these are the professional team leagues* promotion and relegation is 3 down / 3 up based on top 3 and bottom 3 in each League at end of season. underneath those 4 leagues are the non professional leagues or non League football and it gets crazy . . . . National League National Lge North / National Lge South (same level but regionalised) Loads of regional leagues and divisions underneath National North and South. Too many to list.
Nice job. Gillingham (Kent) is pronounced as 'Jillingham'. There is another town with the same name in Dorset, Pronounced : Gill- ingham , as in fish breathing apparatus .
At Cambridge the away stand (the newest) is so far behind the goallube that there is a 5 a side putch between it and the goal. Can't tell in tbe video because the footage was in the close season when the pitch was being redressed.
The pitch is a good place to see the kids play, I bet. At the Cilindro in Avellaneda, Argentina (home of Racing) there is a small "pitch" for the kids on the walkway between the wall and the lower stands
