What a contrast! The day after visiting the rather grim Den of Millwall from the 1990’s, I went with my son and my cousin to Fulham’s Craven Cottage. Beautifully located on the north bank of the Thames, in the…
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Craven Cottage
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The Den, Millwall
The first two cabbies wouldn’t take us, when I told them our destination. The Lions’ Den – home of Millwall F.C. Back in the 70’s and 80’s, Millwall really had a bad reputation – I remember reading about “Dangerous…
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Villa Park – Birmingham
Villa Park! It certainly has a special ring to it. Aston Villa, one of the great pioneers of English football. Villa Park – built by the master architect of football stadiums, Archibald Leach. Venue of so many thrilling cup semi-finals…
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The new Liverpool FC museum
When I visited the Liverpool FC museum back in February 2013, I really liked it. Perhaps too much text, perhaps a little worn-down, perhaps the layout a bit dated. But there was plenty of passion, and there were thick descriptions…
The National Scottish Football Museum
I remember my late father telling about Hampden Park. He had been to see Denmark lose 3-1 to Scotland in front of a mere 75.000 in 1952. But the imposing terraces of Hampden left a lasting impression on him. Perhaps…
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The Liverpool Museum
When I met the curator of Liverpool F.C. museum, Stephen Done, back in February, he told me that he hoped soon to be able to go over the exhibtions, which still looked very much the same as they did in…
The Arsenal Museum
“It is interactive” I am assured as I purchase my ticket for the Arsenal Museum. The museum is located in the basement of a building next to the Emirates, and the entrance is not very impressive. The staircase downstairs is…
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The Chelsea Museum
I had heard a lot of negative things about the Chelsea museum, before I visited it, so my expectations were not that high. On a symposium on football museums, the designer Chris Mather claimed that the brief had said…
The Wolverhampton Museum
To me and probably many other Danish football fans my age, Wolverhampton Wanderers will always bring back memories of winter Saturdays spent in front of the television, watching Derek Dougan or Kenny Hibbitt in action on a muddy field with…
Tagged with: Derek Dougan, Kenny Hibbitt, Molineux Stadium, Stan Cullis, Steve Bull
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Emirates, London
My first match in England was Arsenal against Manchester United at Highbury 35 years ago, so it is fitting that I end this 17-match trip around English grounds with the same fixture at Arsenal’s new ground, the Emirates. Coaches for…
Tagged with: Arsenal, Emirates, Highbury, Manchester United FC, Robbie van Persie
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