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Deepdale, Preston North End

Posted on October 22, 2016 by Hans Henrik Appel — Leave a comment

Deepdale. The name has a romantic ring to it. Somehow reminiscent of Rivendell from Lord of the Rings. Home of Preston North End since 1875 (although admittedly the first years as a cricket and after that a rugby club), the…

Farewell Boleyn Ground

Posted on May 14, 2016 by Hans Henrik Appel — Leave a comment

On Tuesday 10th May, West Ham United played their last ever league match at the Boleyn Ground by Upton Park. Next season they will move to the Olympic Stadium. I didn’t go to that match. But I went four weeks…

From “Pie and Pint” to “Palm trees and Paella” at Priestfield, Gillingham

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Hans Henrik Appel — Leave a comment

I must admit that I didn’t really have any great expectations, when I made the trip to Kent’s only football league club, Gillingham. But being in London on work, I found out that there were two matches on this Tuesday…

Ewood Park, Blackburn

Posted on April 9, 2016 by Hans Henrik Appel — 3 Comments

I went to my first match at Ewood Park the day after visiting Carlisle United’s Brunton Park. Comparing the two grounds, you really get a sense of how dramatically English football was transformed around 1990 in the aftermath of Hillsborough.…

The Hawthorns, West Bromwich Albion

Posted on March 2, 2016 by Hans Henrik Appel — Leave a comment

When I started following English football, West Bromwich Albion were in the second division. Although they were promoted to the top-tier of English football in 1976, there have been a few ups and downs since then, and they have somehow…

Brunton Park, Carlisle

Posted on February 23, 2016 by Hans Henrik Appel — Leave a comment

In his book on English football grounds, Simon Inglis describes Brunton Park in Carlisle as “A frontier post guarded only by sheep”. From the main stand, I can, indeed, to my left see sheep grassing on the other side of…

St. James Park, Exeter

Posted on October 24, 2015 by Hans Henrik Appel — Leave a comment

Having visited Bristol Rovers, a “homeless” team on the Tuesday, I moved on to something almost just as extraordinary. Exeter City, a club saved, owned and run by a supporters’ trust. The story of the supporters’ take-over is quite remarkable.…

Boundary Park, Oldham – or the SportsDirect.com Park

Posted on April 10, 2015 by Hans Henrik Appel — Leave a comment

Telling people of my groundhopping project, many have adviced me to go to Boundary Park in Oldham. So being in Manchester on Good Friday, it was the obvious choice. Although some of the gloss was taken off my trip, as…

Tagged with: Boundary Park, Bristol City, groundhoppers, local support, Oldham
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The County Ground, Swindon

Posted on December 30, 2014 by Hans Henrik Appel — Leave a comment

The magic roundabout. One roundabout consisting of five roundabouts. That was what swayed me to prefer the longer trip to Swindon rather than the shorter one to Reading on a dark November evening. And to get the roundabout out of…

Tagged with: Bob Menham, Charlie Henry, County Ground, Don Rogers, John Menham, Lou Macari, Swindon Town
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Kenilworth Road, Luton

Posted on September 19, 2014 by Hans Henrik Appel — Leave a comment

Saturday morning in London. I come across hundreds of Arsenal supporters in their red “Emirates” shirts, on their way to an early kick-off against Manchester City. Finally, at Sct. Pancras, I also spot an orange “Easy Jet” Luton shirt. And…

Tagged with: Cheltenham, Daniel Gray, EasyJet, Hatters, Hungry Harry, Kenilworth Road, Luton Town, Oak Road End, terraced housing
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