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Your longest gap between away ground visits

9goalswentpastperry9goalswentpastperry
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I've decided to go to Vale on Saturday despite mostly limiting my away games to new grounds these days. 

I went there only once before, for an insipid 2 0 defeat in March 1997. That'll mean a gap of some 27 years between visits. (And probably another insipid 2 0 defeat.) 

What's your longest gap between away ground visits? 
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  • ElfsborgAddickElfsborgAddick
    edited January 4
    9goalswentpastperry said:
    I've decided to go to Vale on Saturday despite mostly limiting my away games to new grounds these days. 

    I went there only once before, for an insipid 2 0 defeat in March 1997. That'll mean a gap of some 27 years between visits. (And probably another insipid 2 0 defeat.) 

    What's your longest gap between away ground visits? 
    Bored at work today mate? :)

    Lincoln pre-season around '87, then the next visit was October 2021.
  • KingKinsellaKingKinsella
    Wembley 2019 and Gills FA cup
  • JohnnyJoeyDeeDeeJohnnyJoeyDeeDee
    Boxing Day was my first visit to Orient since about 1991
  • CAFCTrevCAFCTrev
    KingKinsella said:
    Wembley 2019 and Gills FA cup
    The Gillingham FA cup game was at Wembley?
  • Richard JRichard J
    If we play Wrexham next year it would be 43 years since my last visit to the Racecourse Ground 
  • 9goalswentpastperry9goalswentpastperry
    ElfsborgAddick said:
    9goalswentpastperry said:
    I've decided to go to Vale on Saturday despite mostly limiting my away games to new grounds these days. 

    I went there only once before, for an insipid 2 0 defeat in March 1997. That'll mean a gap of some 27 years between visits. (And probably another insipid 2 0 defeat.) 

    What's your longest gap between away ground visits? 
    Bored at work today mate? :)

    Lincoln pre-season around '87, then the next visit was October 2021.
    Yes, but don't tell my gaffer!!
  • 9goalswentpastperry9goalswentpastperry
    ElfsborgAddick said:
    9goalswentpastperry said:
    I've decided to go to Vale on Saturday despite mostly limiting my away games to new grounds these days. 

    I went there only once before, for an insipid 2 0 defeat in March 1997. That'll mean a gap of some 27 years between visits. (And probably another insipid 2 0 defeat.) 

    What's your longest gap between away ground visits? 
    Bored at work today mate? :)

    Lincoln pre-season around '87, then the next visit was October 2021.
    I reckon this could be the winner. At a guess might Halifax be another? FA Cup in 2011 and was it the 1970s before that?
  • cabblescabbles
    The one that was my longest was Griffin Park.  I went in Dec 92 and was planning to go back there in 2020 before they moved, but then of course Covid hit and I never got the chance to go back.  After that, I think mine is Stoke in the league cup in 99 or Sheff Utd at the start of that season.  I can’t remember who we played first that year - I remember Sheff Utd being early in the league, but not sure if it was before or after Stoke in the league cup
  • golfaddickgolfaddick
    Newcastle.

    One & only time was the FA Cup replay in Jan 1997.

    That's 27 years (thereabouts) & counting. 
  • SporadicAddickSporadicAddick
    edited January 4
    Great Question...

    Portman Road

    32 years and 3 months or to be more precise 11,795 days.

    29th Dec 1990 Ipswich 4 - 4 Charlton
    15th Apr 2023 Ipswich 6 - 0 Charlton

    Loved the first one (2-0 down, back to 2-2, 4-2 down, back to 4-4).

    Closely followed by Home Park, 31 years and 9 months / 11,620 days

    11th May 1991    Plymouth 2 - 0 Charlton
    4th Mar 2023      Plymouth 2 - 0 Charlton
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  • HandGHandG
    9goalswentpastperry said:
    I've decided to go to Vale on Saturday despite mostly limiting my away games to new grounds these days. 

    I went there only once before, for an insipid 2 0 defeat in March 1997. That'll mean a gap of some 27 years between visits. (And probably another insipid 2 0 defeat.) 

    What's your longest gap between away ground visits? 
    I reckon I’ll be with you on Port Vale although my last visit was during the promotion season when the club laid on loads of coaches. So 25 or 26 years….
  • Valley AntValley Ant
    29.10.75 Oxford (Manor Ground). Les Berry debut IF I remember correctly.
    24.09.16 Oxford (Kassam Stadium). 50 years to the day since my very first Charlton game.
  • blackpool72blackpool72
    Blackpool 1972
    Blackpool 
    2007.

    Hate the place 
  • AFKABartramAFKABartram
    Pompey not been from about 95/96 till this season. Basically missed about 11 wins. 
  • ElfsborgAddickElfsborgAddick
    9goalswentpastperry said:
    ElfsborgAddick said:
    9goalswentpastperry said:
    I've decided to go to Vale on Saturday despite mostly limiting my away games to new grounds these days. 

    I went there only once before, for an insipid 2 0 defeat in March 1997. That'll mean a gap of some 27 years between visits. (And probably another insipid 2 0 defeat.) 

    What's your longest gap between away ground visits? 
    Bored at work today mate? :)

    Lincoln pre-season around '87, then the next visit was October 2021.
    I reckon this could be the winner. At a guess might Halifax be another? FA Cup in 2011 and was it the 1970s before that?
    Strong chance @clive did this.  He's been to a few aways.
  • ElfsborgAddickElfsborgAddick
    blackpool72 said:
    Blackpool 1972
    Blackpool 
    2007.

    Hate the place 
    They lifted the banning order mate? B)
  • ElfsborgAddickElfsborgAddick
    AFKABartram said:
    Pompey not been from about 95/96 till this season. Basically missed about 11 wins. 
    Not missed much then.
  • cliveclive
    ElfsborgAddick said:
    9goalswentpastperry said:
    ElfsborgAddick said:
    9goalswentpastperry said:
    I've decided to go to Vale on Saturday despite mostly limiting my away games to new grounds these days. 

    I went there only once before, for an insipid 2 0 defeat in March 1997. That'll mean a gap of some 27 years between visits. (And probably another insipid 2 0 defeat.) 

    What's your longest gap between away ground visits? 
    Bored at work today mate? :)

    Lincoln pre-season around '87, then the next visit was October 2021.
    I reckon this could be the winner. At a guess might Halifax be another? FA Cup in 2011 and was it the 1970s before that?
    Strong chance @clive did this.  He's been to a few aways.
    No, my only visit to 'The Shay' was the FA Cup game in 2011.
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  • JamesSeedJamesSeed
    Loftus Rd
    QPR 5 Charlton 1 March ‘83
    QPR 2 Charlton 2 Dec ‘19
    36 years & 9 months?

    Also saw Oxford v Charlton in 1972 but they don’t play in the same stadium now. Would the new stadium count? That’d be more than 50 years. 
    I remember my mum organising it, and we sat in the directors box. The only time I remember my mum doing anything like that. 
  • paulsturgesspaulsturgess
    AFKABartram said:
    Pompey not been from about 95/96 till this season. Basically missed about 11 wins. 
    Blimey. How did you manage to miss all of them 
  • bolloxbolderbolloxbolder
    paulsturgess said:
    AFKABartram said:
    Pompey not been from about 95/96 till this season. Basically missed about 11 wins. 
    Blimey. How did you manage to miss all of them 
    Yeah stay away in future please
  • AFKABartramAFKABartram
    paulsturgess said:
    AFKABartram said:
    Pompey not been from about 95/96 till this season. Basically missed about 11 wins. 
    Blimey. How did you manage to miss all of them 
    Because I generally only go aways where we don’t win!  

    My record is shocking and sadly it’s hereditary. Bar Cray Valley, my lad hasn’t seen us win away since 2019
  • AddictedoldgitAddictedoldgit
    I’ve got an interesting one. Bear with me as years are the best I can remember.

    my first visit to Pompey was around 1965? We were flying high, unbeaten in around 20 games. So obviously we lost (3-1 ?)

    Far as I remember  didn’t visit again until around 5 years ago, say 2019?
    We won 0 - 1, our left winger scored I believe, can’t remember his name, he got a knee injury from which he was never the same player and we moved him on soon after.

    Jimmy Dickinson might have played for Pompey in that 1965 match, but my memory of it is a bit vague!
  • 9goalswentpastperry9goalswentpastperry
    Addictedoldgit said:
    I’ve got an interesting one. Bear with me as years are the best I can remember.

    my first visit to Pompey was around 1965? We were flying high, unbeaten in around 20 games. So obviously we lost (3-1 ?)

    Far as I remember  didn’t visit again until around 5 years ago, say 2019?
    We won 0 - 1, our left winger scored I believe, can’t remember his name, he got a knee injury from which he was never the same player and we moved him on soon after.

    Jimmy Dickinson might have played for Pompey in that 1965 match, but my memory of it is a bit vague!
    Fifty plus years. You'll take some beating !
  • paulsturgesspaulsturgess
    AFKABartram said:
    paulsturgess said:
    AFKABartram said:
    Pompey not been from about 95/96 till this season. Basically missed about 11 wins. 
    Blimey. How did you manage to miss all of them 
    Because I generally only go aways where we don’t win!  

    My record is shocking and sadly it’s hereditary. Bar Cray Valley, my lad hasn’t seen us win away since 2019
    Not many have 
  • EveshamAddickEveshamAddick
    V Oxford away - 24/10/1987 - lost 2-1

    v Oxford away - 14/08/2021 - lost 2-1

    33 years and 10 months.
  • RopeYardRailsRopeYardRails
    Bristol Rovers 1976 old Eastville ground Andy Nelson days then not again untill last season, around 47 years
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