May 4th 2019 It was the last day of the 2018/19 Scottish Championship season and the Falkirk game was chosen for the fact that they were rooted to the bottom of the table, needed a win and hoped other games went in their favour to avoid relegation to third tier of Scottish football (League One). …
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Two guys (Si and Ross) from Glasgow, take a trip to all 42 of Scotland professional football grounds. General blogging about our experiences
Firhill Stadium, Glasgow
It’s game number seven on the 42 tour and up until now I (Simon) had never set foot in any of the grounds we have been to thus far but I have been to Firhill Stadium to see Partick Thistle a few times in the past. In attendance for today’s match was myself, Ross, Ian…
East End Park, Dunfermline
16th February 2019 A few games since the carnage that was the trip to Stirling, we had clearly learned no lessons in respect of getting the measurements right regarding the consumption of booze. A mixture of a lack of sleep and too much alcohol means my recollection of the days events in my head are…
Annfield Park, Stirling
Annfield Park was the home of Stirling Albion football club for just shy of 50 years from the clubs inception in 1945 to 1993, when the stadium was closed and demolished. The former ground was replaced by a housing development and the club moved to Forthbank Stadium about a 10 minute drive across town. Stirling…
Dumbarton Stadium, Dumbarton
December 1st 2018 We didn’t anticipate attending a Dumbarton game this early in the process, mainly because we all live in the surrounding areas of Dumbarton (with the exception of Ross) but we had a night out pre-planned in Glasgow later that evening and decided that as we knew Dumbarton quite well already, this would…
Ardencaple park, Helensburgh
A seaside town on the banks of the North Clyde, Helensburgh is the birthplace of a former British Prime Minister and that guy who invented the thing all your furniture is pointed at but more importantly, as far as Scottish football history is concerned, was also the home of Helensburgh Football club, who played in…
Beresford Park, Ayr
Beresford Park, Ayr We headed down to Somerset Park to watch Ayr United as part of the 42 tour and as part of the research I like to do in preparation of the usual post game blog, I noted that another old Scottish Football Ground being the home of former Scottish Football League members, Ayr…
Meadow Park, Dumbarton
First in a spin off series of football grounds that have since vanished from Scottish Football history in to housing estates, industrial units and even supermarkets. Covering clubs grounds who still exist and clubs who are no longer with us. Recently when I came across an old book from the early 1990’s online that I…
Forthbank Stadium, Stirling
Saturday 27th October 2018 We are back again, this time with a trip up to the ancient town of Stirling. This is trip number 4 of 42 and we decided that our next stop would be Forthbank Stadium, Stirling to watch Stirling Albion. Steeped in Scottish history and home to Stirling Castle, the site…
Somerset Park, Ayr
Ayr United v Partick Thistle, Saturday 4th August 2018 Both Ross and myself decided at the end of last season that we wanted to attend a “Flag day” for the season opener and where better than Somerset Park, Ayr to see Ayr United hoist above the Scottish League One Championship flag. On this occasion,…
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