old grounds : Thu Mar 12, 2009 5:27 pm  

bit of fun guys - anyone remember that ? - how many grounds can you name that you have been to that are no longer with us or no longer used for rugby league?

remember you have to have been to them !

here we go:
Fartown (Huddersfield)
Leeds Road (Huddersfield)
Central Park (Wigan)
The Boulevard (Hull)
Wilderspool (Warrington)
Watersheddings (Oldham)
Gigg Lane (Swinton)
Hilton Park (leigh)
Tattersfield (Doncaster)
Belle Vue (Doncaster)
Mclaren Field (Bramley)
Hillsborough (Sheffield)
Owlerton Stadium (Sheffield)
Bramall Lane (Sheffield)
Oakwell (Sheffield)
Harvey Haddon Stadium (Nottingham)
Crystal Palace (London)
Griffin Park (London)
Copthall Stadium (London)
Gillford Park (Carlisle)
Hoghton Road (Highfield))
Hope Street (Prescot)
Canal Street (Runcorn)
Victory Park (Chorley)
Thrum Hall (Halifax)
Valley Parade (Bradford)

i may have missed some but those are off the top of my head !

: Thu Mar 12, 2009 5:39 pm  

Central Park (Wigan)
The Boulevard (Hull)
Wilderspool (Warrington)
Watersheddings (Oldham)
Station Road (Swinton)
Hilton Park (Leigh)
Old Wembley (London)
Thrum Hall (Halifax)
Valley Parade (Bradford)
Maine Road (Manchester) .... bit tenuous
Burnden Park (Bolton)
Naughton Park (Widnes) ... qualifys as a totally new stadium on the same site

And some would say that The Willows (Salford) hasn't been used for Rugby league for a while

[Durham Giant]

: Thu Mar 12, 2009 6:46 pm  

I saw Fartown play at Craven Cottage about 1981. No RL there now.

Where did Kent Invicta play

: Thu Mar 12, 2009 7:14 pm  

remember going to old rochdale ground and it was pouring down all match and a female streaker appeared
also what about wigginton road - york
station road - swinton
elland road - to watch hunslet
and across the road from there to watch fartown at hunslet ground with posts like american football
blackpools ground by the tower
alt park in huyton listening to cars been blown up

: Thu Mar 12, 2009 7:17 pm  

also went to old craven park to watch fartown against hull kr
tattersfield - doncaster
belle vue wak-sorry doncaster
crown flatt - dewsbury

[Durham Giant]

: Thu Mar 12, 2009 8:12 pm  

goodie wrote
remember going to old rochdale ground and it was pouring down all match and a female streaker appeared
also what about wigginton road - york
station road - swinton
elland road - to watch hunslet
and across the road from there to watch fartown at hunslet ground with posts like american football
blackpools ground by the tower
alt park in huyton listening to cars been blown up

is that the one where there was a river or canal behind the main stand and the balls often got kicked into after a penalty

If so it was one of the roughest places i have ever been i remember it was one scary place. I remember seeing Geoff Fletcher player and manager of huyton a real RL man but as big, ugly and as mean as you could get, rushing out of the shop or bar ( he did everything there) and his toupe falling off. We all wanted to laugh but were far too scared

: Thu Mar 12, 2009 9:12 pm  

BRUNTON PARK -CARLISLE
FIELD MILL-MANSFIELD MARKSMEN
MOSS LANE-TRAFFORD BOROUGH
CHISWICK POLYTECHNIC GROUNDS-LONDON
Billy Platt bought me a pint there because we drew
CANAL STREET-RUNCORN HIGHFIELD

: Fri Mar 13, 2009 5:03 am  

Boulavard
Central Park
Griffin Park
The Valley
Wilderspool
Belle Vue - Doncaster
Saltergate
Bramell Lane
Hilton Park
Oakwell

old grounds : Fri Mar 13, 2009 5:30 am  

Parkside Hunslet

Barley Mow Bramley

What did they call that ground that Blackpool Borough played on?

: Fri Mar 13, 2009 8:20 am  

university stadium - paris st germain

york used to play closer to the city but i cant think of the name.

douglas bowl- isle of man