I wonder what is the most you have possibly been to out of the current 92 as aCharlton Fan. I.E which teams have we played away and all that. I reckon 70 is about as close to tops as you get.
A good while back I'd done the grounds of 82 different clubs where I'd seen Charlton play away, but I only count the different clubs..
Some of those clubs I've seen play on more than one ground, of course - and some are the old abandoned grounds but I've not been to the new grounds. Some clubs are no longer in the League.
I've been to a handful of lower league grounds also - but I only count the grounds where I've seen Charlton play their away fixtures.
I'll have to tot it all up again, I suppose - but no time at the mo.
I've done the 92 I set out to and a few more besides but you lose a lot of interest once you get to 92, I can assure you. The last ones are a nightmare. I got speaking to two Halifax fans in the White Swan pre a Barnsley home game a few years back who said they were down to visit the ground. "New ground?" I said, "no, we've done them all, standing sitting, night and day." They went to explain this meant that they had been to them all at least twice and some more than that. My next question was "does your missus mind?" The reply was "we're not married. Somehow, I guessed that.
Quite a few, never counted, but does Cambridge City count? The programme directions once sent quite a few of us there one year instead of United's ground
According to Facebook I have done 72 grounds. Bordeaux and Utrecht being the furthest away and Harefield United and Bashley being the smallest. Not bad for a 26 year old.
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Next season could see a big boost !! :-(
Some of those clubs I've seen play on more than one ground, of course - and some are the old abandoned grounds but I've not been to the new grounds. Some clubs are no longer in the League.
I've been to a handful of lower league grounds also - but I only count the grounds where I've seen Charlton play their away fixtures.
I'll have to tot it all up again, I suppose - but no time at the mo.
;o)
Still two 'new' grounds to do this season.
Old Trafford X3, Highbury, Valley X?, Emerates, Ewood Park, Vicerage Road X2, Portman Road, White Hart Lane, Stamford Bridge and Anfield
A lot of logistical work done there.
Next on my list, Barnsley
Wembley not included.
and included Bristol Rovers at Bath