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Football Clubs in UKSearch for attractions in the UK here! Aberdeen Football ClubAberdeen Football Club is a football team from Scotland, who compete in the Scottish Premier League. Formed in 1903 from the amalgamation of a number of clubs from Aberdeen, they have been one of the top clubs in Scotland. Sir Alex Ferguson was a highly successful manager of the team in the 1980s, guiding them to three league championships, and famously to victory in the 1983 Cup Winners' Cup, defeating Real Madrid in the final. Aberystwyth Town Football ClubAberystwyth Town Football Club are a Welsh football (soccer) team. The club was started in 1884. They play at the Park Avenue stadium in Aberystwyth. They play in the Welsh League. They came third in the welsh league in 1992 but have only had success at a regional level. Aberystwyth Town is the only team from Ceredigion to play in the Welsh Premier League. Click on the links to follow the club's progress this season. Nickname: Black & Greens or the Seasiders. Afan Lido Football ClubAfan Lido F.C. is a football team, playing in the League of Wales. The club was founded in 1967, and plays at Runtech Stadium, Aberavon, Port Talbot, where their ground accommodates 4200 spectators (525 seated). Shortly after the opening of the Lido Sports Centre in Aberavon a football team was set up in order to give the Centre's users a proper organisation. Afan Lido F.C. gained admission to the Port Talbot and District League for the 1967/68 season. In 1971/72 the club was accepted into the Welsh Football League, and two years later was promoted into the First Division (now the Second Division), and another two years later they were promoted again into the Premier Division (now the First Division). Airbus UK Football ClubFormed in 1946 the works team of the Aerospace giant have been variously known as de Havilands, Hawker Siddeley, British Aerospace and BAE Systems. In keeping with the variety of names, Airbus have competed both in England - in the Chester & District League - and Wales as befits as club located close to the border town of Chester. In 1992 the Welsh National League (Wrexham area) Second Division title was won after a remarkable season which culminated in 28 wins from 34 matches, 130 goals scored and a 19 point margin over second placed Gresford Athletic reserves. Following four seasons in the First Division a runners up place to Wrexham colts in 1996 resulted in promotion to the Premier Division. Arsenal Football ClubArsenal Football Club began life when a group of workers at the Woolwich Arsenal Armament Factory decided to form a football team in late 1886. The Club played under the name of Dial Square. Their first match was a 6-0 victory over Eastern Wanderers, on December 11th, 1886. Soon after, the name Royal Arsenal was adopted and the Club continued playing in friendlies and local cup competitions for the next few years. In 1891 the Club turned professional and changed its name to Woolwich Arsenal, finally joining the Football League in 1893. Aston Villa Football ClubFormed in 1874 by cricketers from the Villa Cross Wesleyan Chapel in the Aston area of Birmingham - hence the name! Founder members of the Football League in 1888, by the turn of the century Villa had won the league championship four times and the FA Cup twice. But following their sixth title triumph in 1910, the club stagnated and had to wait until 1981 for their next championship. But this was Villa's golden period, and in 1982 came the club's greatest achievement - winning the European Cup. Fact: Villa legend David Platt was once the world's most expensive footballer, his combined transfer fees topping 22million pounds. Bangor City Football ClubWe play in Bangor, North West Wales (not Bangor, Northern Ireland, or Bangor on Dee, which is near Wrexham. Or Bangor, Maine either!). Our Bangor lies on the Menai Straits as the A5 crosses onto Anglesey and is about approximately 50 miles west of Chester. Now playing in the Welsh Premier Football League, Bangor City is one of the most successful teams in the history of Welsh football, having won our national league twice and the Welsh Cup no less than five times. Bangor has also represented Wales in Europe in nine campaigns, playing matches in Italy, Norway, Spain, Poland, Iceland, Sweden, Yugoslavia, Romania and, most recently, Latvia. Barnet Football ClubBarnet F.C. was founded in 1888. It was an amateur team playing their matches at Queens Road until disbanding in 1901. A club was then formed calling itself Alston Works playing at Totteridge Lane. This then became Barnet Alston F.C. in 1906. They moved to Underhill a year later and combined with The Avenue to form Barnet and Alston in 1912. In 1919 the Alston was dropped and the team progressed through the amateur leagues and turned professional in 1965. They made their name playing in the Southern League and were one of the founding teams of what is now the Conference, which they have just been relegated back into after ten glorious years in the Football League. Barnsley Football ClubOakwell Stadium today is a far cry from the football ground graced the Grove Street site until the 1990's. Following the Hillborough Disaster in 1989 major football stadiums were forced to go all-seater. Work at Oakwell took place between 1992 and 1998. The result is a fantastic arena for both supporters at Oakwell, combining state-of-the-art stadium construction with excellent facilities. The South Stand was built prior to the 1995/6 season and replaced the original Pontefract Road End of Oakwell. At present it has a capacity of 4508 and is sponsored by Enterprise plc. Birmingham City Football ClubIt is only in the last few seasons that the Blues have began to rid themselves of the tag of 'perennial under-achievers'. Birmingham's history is littered with disappointments and near-misses, and 1963's League Cup success stands out not because they defeated arch-rivals Aston Villa in the final but because it remains the only time they have won a major trophy. Promoted to the Premiership via a penalty shoot-out in 2002's Division One Play-Off Final after a 16-year absence from the top-flight, the Blues performed creditably last season and avoided the drop comfortably. Backed by David Gold's millions, it remains to be seen whether they can match or beat their highest top-flight position (sixth in 1956), but at least they're finally getting closer... Blackburn Rovers Football ClubBlackburn Rovers are a club that have known all about football's high and lows since their foundation in 1875. They quickly emerged as one of England's most powerful clubs and by 1928 Rovers had won the league championship twice and the FA Cup on six occasions. For the next sixty years, however, the trophy cabinet was bare and they remained outside of the top-flight - sinking to Division Three in 1971 - between 1966 and 1993. Not that promotion to the Premiership, via the play-offs, would herald an end to the club's topsy-turvy nature, though. Fast Fact : Blackburn won the Premiership in 1994 under Kenny Dalglish despite losing their last game of the season at Anfield. Blackpool Football ClubBlackpool Football Club Formed in 1889. Blackpool's newly-rebuilt Bloomfield Road ground is a stadium ready for the future. In 2005 it played host to three Group A games in the UEFA European Women's Championship. The official Blackpool Football Supporters Club is BSA, the Blackpool Supporters Assocoation. Our committee is elected by its members. Blackpool FC fully support our Association, and through our fund raising efforts, we put funds directly back into the club by sponsoring matches and players. Bolton Wanderers Football ClubBolton began life back in 1874 as a church side - the Christ Church Sunday School - but broke away three years later when the vicar started to get antsy about them using church premises. And when the Football League was formed in 1888 they were one of the founder members. Bolton's history has not always been a successful one - with relegation to Division Four in 1987 counting as the low point in a poor spell that only ended about ten years ago. But they are finally finding their feet again and this will be their third consecutive season in the Premiership. Fast Fact: Bolton's all time leading goalscorer is Nat Lofthouse who scored 285 goals in 503 games. Boston United Football ClubProfessional players made football what it is today. Join the ground-breaking community at True Greats and read all about Boston United football club and the memories and opinions of ex-players from the last half century of English league football. The True Greats message board is just one part of the greatest football site on the web, where you can find out about Boston United football club. The professionals of yesterday can talk to each other, as well as their many fans and supporters, and the fans can talk directly to the players. Bournemouth International CentreTop quality accommodation and high-tech facilities in three major arenas make the Bournemouth International Centre one of the most popular and busy exhibition complexes in the UK. Major conference clients also use the BIC because they know the supporting exhibition facilities are second to none. In all, the three main integrated halls and ancillary areas offer more than 5,000sq m of show floor space. In addition, the nearby Pavilion Theatre and Ballroom showcase more traditional settings for corporate presentations, product launches and celebrations. The BIC organisational team can also put you in touch with everyone connected with Exhibition and Conference Bournemouth. Bradford City Football ClubBradford City Football Club has its home ground at Valley Parade, in the city of Bradford. Bradford City Football Club Formed in 1903. Tragedy came to the stadium on May 11, 1985, when a disastrous fire resulted in the deaths of 56 people. It is an all-seater stand with a capacity for 25,136 spectators. The record attendance was in 1911 when 39,146 people watched a FA Fourth Round game between Bradford and Burnley. Brentford Football ClubBrentford Club Formed in 1889. Griffin Park has been the home of Brentford Football Club since 1904. It is also currently the home ground for the London Broncos rugby league club, though they are due to relocate to The Stoop at the end of the 2005 Super League season. It is situated in a predominantly residential area, and is the only English league football ground to have a pub on each corner. Brighton Football ClubThe initial impression of the stadium is of its picturesque surroundings, set into a hillside and mostly surrounded by woodland. One end is unused for spectators, further giving the stadium a rural look. This end is completely open, whilst the other has a couple of small temporary stands erected at either side of it, which are uncovered and hence open to the elements. The pitch is surrounded by an athletics running track, hence the supporters are set back from the field . Although this type of multi-purpose stadium is popular on the Continent, this is the only current example in the Football League. Bristol City Football ClubBristol City Football Club Formed in 1897. Ashton Gate is located in the south-west of Bristol, just south of the River Avon. It has an all-seated capacity of about 21,500, with an effective capacity (depending on how many away tickets are allocated, and how they are segregated) of around 19,100. It was the home of Bedminster F.C. until the 1900 merger, and the merged team played some games there the following season, but it did not become the permanent home of Bristol City until 1904. Visiting fans are housed in the Wedlock Stand at the south-east end of the ground, which was built as a covered terrace in 1928, converted to seats in the 1990s and was the traditional home fans' end until 1994. Bristol Rovers Football ClubThe Memorial Stadium has been owned by Bristol Rovers since 1998, when it was pruchased from the Bristol Rugby club, who were in administration at the time. The old Bristol Rugby Club has no connection to the present Bristol Shoguns, who are now tenants at the stadium and a new company altogether. The stadium capacity is just under 12,000, around 3,000 of which is seating. The seats are all located in the Mead Civil Engineering Stand, the DAS Stand and the XXXX Stand-the rest of the stadium os terracing only. Burnley Football ClubHalf the ground was rebuilt in the mid 1990's, much improving the overall look of Turf Moor. The two new stands, The Jimmy McIlroy & James Hargreaves stands are particularly impressive, at one end and one side of the ground. Both are large two tiered stands, complete with a row of executive boxes. Both were built on two large former terraces, one of which was uncovered. The other two older stands are smaller, single tiered, and as usual when surrounded with new stands, look worse than they actually are. Bury Football ClubThe ground was completely re-built in the 1990's with the last 'new' stand, the Cemetery End, completed in 1999. The new stands have vastly improved the overall look of the ground, whilst at the same time making it an all seated one. The Manchester Road End is a fair sized stand that is covered and has an electric scoreboard; however it does not run the full width of the pitch, one side ending with the edge of the penalty box. The other end, the Cemetery End, is a former terrace that has been demolished and replaced with a relatively new all seater stand. Caernarfon Town Football ClubThe club’s nickname "The Canaries" dates back to the yellow and green colours worn in Victorian times. In 1876, an athletics club was formed in Caernarfon to take part in football and cricket, although as early as 1787 Old Karnarvon reported that "the Sunday amusements of the people were football, cockfighting and other similar games". The Carnarvon Athletic Club, as it was known, played the first match on 18th November 1876 against the North Wales Training College – the formation was an adventurous 1-2-8 and surprisingly finished a draw. Carnarvon Athletic’s second match was against Bangor, Athletic lost 1-0 and buoyed by this success the Bangor club were officially formed two days later. Caersws Football ClubCaersws F.C. is a football team, playing in the League of Wales. The club was founded in 1887 as Caersws Amateurs, and adopted the present name when amateur status was dropped in 1974. The team plays at the Recreation Ground, Caersws, which accommodates 4000 spectators (250 seated). Although founded in the late 19th century, the club enjoyed little if any success until the 1960s when it won the Mid-Wales League in 1959-60, 1960-61, and 1962-63, and appeared in three Welsh Amateur Cup finals, though only winning the cup in 1960-61. They won the cup (now renamed the Welsh Intermediate Cup) in 1989. Cardiff City Football ClubThe John Smiths Grange End is a large former open terrace that now has a roof installed. This end is shared between home and away supporters. Opposite is the Spar Family Stand. This small, covered, all seated stand, has a number of supporting pillars running across the front. The overall appearance of this stand has changed recently, with the roof repainted with a large advert for the Clubs sponsors Redrow. On one side of the ground is the Popular Bank Stand. This has a raised seating area to its rear and terracing at its front. There are a couple of supporting pillars in the seated area, whilst the roof does not cover the front terrace. Carmarthen Town Football Club1959-60 Welsh League Division Two West Champions,1978-79 Promoted to Division One. 1982 Relegated to Division Two. 1983-84 Placed in Division One on league re-organsiation. 1990-91 Division One renamed Division Two. 1991-92 Welsh League Division Two runner-up. 1992-93 Placed in Division Two after re-organisation (effectively promoted). 1993-94 Promoted to Division One. 1995-96 Welsh League Champions. 1996-97 Joined League Of Wales. 1998-99 Welsh Cup runner-up. 2002-03 League Of Wales renamed Welsh Premier League. 2004-05 Welsh Cup runner-up. Celtic Football ClubCeltic Football Club, commonly referred to simply as Celtic (pronounced 'seltic') or 'the Bhoys' (pronounced 'boys'), are one of the world's most famous football clubs. Based in the Scottish city of Glasgow, in the city's east end. The club is officially nicknamed the Bhoys, or unofficially the Hoops. Together with their city rivals Rangers, they have dominated Scottish football for over 100 years as part of the Old Firm, forming one of the most famous and bitter rivalries in sport. Celtic's home kit is green and white hooped jerseys, white shorts and white socks (although it is also not uncommon for them to wear green and white hooped socks). Charlton Athletic Football ClubCharlton's early years, after being formed in 1905, saw them play across the whole of south London before they eventually settled at the Valley in 1919. It was a foretelling of the most dramatic moment in the club's history over 70 years later. The Addicks were promoted to the top-flight for the first time in 1936, and 11 years later they won their first (and so far, only) major honour - the FA Cup. Fast Fact: Charlton beat Sunderland in 2002/3 3-1 without scoring a goal as all three were own goals in the space of 8 minutes! Fast Fact: Charlton current Assistant Manager Keith Peacock became the first ever substitute to appear in the Football League back in 1965. Chelsea Football ClubChelsea have always done things differently. Their beginnings were certainly unusual; the club had a ground before they were formed, and were elected to the Football League without even playing a match. Success, though, wasn't so easy to obtain and 1955's league title was the club's first major honour. 1970 witnessed more silverware in the form of the FA Cup and the European Cup-Winners Cup followed a year later. But the 'golden era' was short-lived and by 1975 the 'twilight years' had begun with the club struggling both on and off the pitch. Fact: Stamford Bridge was originally offered to Fulham to play there but they declined the chance and so Chelsea took the chance instead. Cheltenham Town Football ClubThe ground is undergoing yet more building work as the moment as a new all seated, 1,000 capacity stand, is being built at the Whaddon Road End of the ground. The stand which will be covered and will join onto the In2Print Stand at one corner, is due to be completed in December 2005. The In2Print Stand was opened in November 2001 and was built by Barr Construction. This stand sits proudly at one side of the pitch and houses 2,034 supporters. It is a covered, all seated, single tiered stand, part of which is given to away supporters. On the other side of the pitch is the UCAS Main Stand, which has seating to the rear and terracing at the front. Chester City Football ClubThe ground was opened in 1992. All four sides are covered and are roughly the same height, making the stadium look quite tidy. Each stand has perspex windshields to each side, whilst the corners of the ground are open. The stadium is a small, fairly simple affair with two sides being seated and the two ends being terrace. The East Stand is slightly taller than the facing West Stand, having a few more rows of seating and some enclosed glassed viewing areas at the back of it. The stadium is completed with a set of four thin modern floodlight pylons. One interesting fact about the ground is that most of it (apart from half the East Stand and the club offices) is in actually situated in Wales. Chesterfield Football ClubChesterfield Football Club Formed in 1866, This ground has a capacity of 7,000, with travelling fans being allocated 800 seats in the main stand, and 2000 tickets for the open ended terrace. The ground itself is rather dated, and in need of some modernisation. The seats in the main stand are still wooden, and one end of the terracing is not covered. This is one of a growing number of clubs looking to re-located in the next few years, so watch this space! Colchester United Football ClubColchester United's proposed move to a new stadium has been an ongoing situation for some thirty or more years now, but as the 2005/6 season approaches, the U's - and the town of Colchester - stand closer than ever to fulfilling their dream of a new sports facility. Since the middle of 2004, there has been significant progress with regard to the plans at Cuckoo Farm. Much of this progress has come since October 2004. The current administration at Colchester Council has made big strides towards completion of the new community stadium and, at the time of writing, completion in time for the start of the 2007/8 season remains the target. Connahs Quay Nomads Football ClubNickname: The Westenders,The new Deeside Stadium is about a mile West of the old ground, that is in the direction of Flint on the same road. That road originates in Queensferry through Connahs Quay. It is signposted on the left if travelling from Connahs Quay. The Stadium is on the site of Kelserton College, there is reasonable parking and bar/social club on the site. In 1994 under the guidance of new manager Neville Powell, The Nomads won the NWCFA Cup for the first time. In 1996 the League Cup was won, arguably the most prestigous trophy in the club's fifty years, two years later in 1998 another milestone was a first ever Welsh Cup Final, runners up to Bangor City. In 2002-03 The Nomads finished in 5th place, their highest placing to date. Coventry City Football ClubAlthough the ground is beginning to show its age, it is still an enjoyable place to watch football, as the crowd are close to the playing action. The stadium used to have a large open terrace at one end, this has been replaced by t he East Stand, which is single tiered with a couple of supporting pillars. The other end is a two tiered stand that has an upper shelf that partly overlaps the lower tier. The upper tier has supporting pillars. One side, The North Stand, is a two tiered stand again with some supporting pillars which could obstruct your view. Away supporters are housed in one side of this stand. Crewe Alexandra Football ClubThe building of the £6m pound Air Products Stand (formerly known as the Railtrack Stand) in 1999 changed forever the look and feel of the ground. Before , it had always been small and homely, but the addition of the Air Products Stand has drastically changed the overall scene . The stand, which sits proudly along one side of the pitch, is a single tier cantilever holding just under 7,000 people. It looks huge compared to the other stands and must be at least three times the size of the old Main Stand. Considering that the overall capacity of the ground is just over 10,000, one can understand how the Air Products Stand dominates Gresty Road. Crystal Palace Football ClubCrystal Palace Football Club is a football club based in London and playing in the Coca-Cola Football League Championship, the second level of English football. The club is currently celebrating its Centennial. Famous Crystal Palace players are Mark Bright, Stan Collymore, Iain Dowie, John Fashanu, George Graham and Ian Wright. Crystal Palace's rival clubs are Brighton & Hove Albion, and locally Millwall. Geographically Millwall are the closest club to Palace, with just 6 miles separating Selhurst Park and The Den. Cwmbran Town Football ClubCwmbran Stadium has been well supported by the Sports Council for Wales which has resulted in its offering an excellent sporting facility in the Torfaen area. There is an international standard athletics track, a sports hall with eight courts, a fitness suite, a health suite with sauna, jacuzzi and steam room, a small indoor bowling area, a swimming pool, a squash court, beauty therapy and physiotherapy rooms, and party and crèche facilities. The parking is free and there is also a café and bar available to recharge your batteries. Darlington Football ClubDarlington F.C. are an English football team based in the English town of Darlington, currently playing in Football League Two. Their nickname is the Quakers, in reference to the religious movement that had a historic influence on the town. The club plays at The 96.6 TFM Darlington Arena, a 25,000-seat stadium that opened in 2003. The club previously played at Feethams, which is located close to the historic town centre. The new ground is named after a local Radio Station under a sponsorship deal. Originally named the Reynolds Arena, after former chairman George Reynolds, it was renamed the New Stadium in April 2004, subsequently the Williamson Motors Stadium, and received the current name in November 2005. Derby County Football ClubThe new stadium was opened by Her Majesty the Queen in 1997, is totally enclosed with all corners being filled. One corner is filled with executive boxes, giving the stadium a continental touch. The large Toyota West Stand which runs down one side of the pitch is two tiered, complete with a row of executive boxes. The rest of the ground is smaller in size than the West Stand, as the roof drops a tier to the other sides, making it look unbalanced. It is a pity that the West Stand could not be replicated throughout the rest of the stadium as this would have made it truly magnificent. Doncaster Exhibition and Conference CentreOver half a million people attend commercial events at Doncaster Exhibition and Conference Centre each year and that doesn't include visitors to free trade shows and conferences. The combination of a large (4,300 sq.m) exhibition hall with numerous, well equipped, conference rooms and substantial enclosed outdoor space offers organisers of many different types of events an optimum, flexible package. Combine a conference with a pop concert; a fun day for employees with an exhibition of products; a meeting with corporate entertainment in the private boxes facing onto the racecourse. Previous exhibitions have included: National Custom Car Show, World Championship Budgerigar show and Bradford Small Livestock show. Doncaster Rovers Football ClubBelle Vue has been the home of English professional football club Doncaster Rovers since 1922. The ground was opened by Charles E. Sutcliffe from the Football League on Saturday, August 26 of that year. In 1927 the main stand at Doncaster's former ground in the suburb of Bennetthorpe was jacked up and moved on rollers to Belle Vue to form the family stand, where it remained until 1985 when the tragic events at Bradford City meant that the old wooden structure was deemed unsafe and was demolished. A new stadium has long been mooted for Doncaster Rovers. The stadium finally started to become a reality when Planning permission was granted. Construction started on the 17th of October 2005 of a 15,000 all-seater community stadium complex and it is expected to be complete by December 2006. Dundee Football ClubDundee Football Club, founded in 1893, is a professional football (soccer) team based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. In May 2005, Dundee FC was relegated from the Scottish Premier League, the top league of Scottish football. They are currently managed by Alan Kernaghan, having sacked Jim Duffy on the 25th of August 2005. Dundee play their home games at Dens Park. Unusually for a city of its size, Dundee supports two top class professional football teams, Dundee FC and Dundee United FC. The two teams are fierce rivals, despite having grounds that are within a few hundred yards of each other. Matches between the teams hold the British record for 'closest away fixture'. Dundee United Football ClubDundee United Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the city of Dundee. Officially they are nicknamed The Terrors with the supporters known as The Arabs, though the latter term has been applied equally, if not more, to the club in recent times via the sporting media. Occasionally, The Tangerines is another term used to describe the club. Their playing kit is distinct; tangerine in colour, first used when played under the Dallas Tornado moniker in the North American Soccer League of 1967. In European competition, they are Scotland's fourth most succesful team, competing 22 seasons in Europe, in a total of 104 European matches (5 more than Aberdeen F.C.) as of August, 2005. Dunfermline Athletic Football ClubAlso known as DAFC, or the DA by local fans, and are nicknamed the Pars. Dunfermline were once managed by Jock Stein of Celtic and Scotland fame, and thanks to a good season in 2003/2004 they were back in Europe for the first time in 35 years when they were involved in the 2004/2005 UEFA Cup. In 2003 Dunfermline became the first European team to install a plastic artificial pitch at their East End Park stadium. The pitch was part of an experiment by UEFA to try and improve playing surfaces. In 2005 however, following a ruling by the Scottish Premier League, Dunfermline were forced to remove this surface and commence replacing it, with grass said to have originally been intented for Wembley Stadium. Everton Football ClubDespite their recent struggles, Everton - originally known as St Domingo's FC before taking their current name from a district in Liverpool in which they played - are one of the most successful clubs in English football history and have had a place in the top-flight ever since 1954. The club's most successful periods occurred in the mid-60s (winning the championship twice and the FA Cup) and the early 1980s when triumph in the European Cup-Winners Cup was supplemented by two more league titles and another FA Cup win. Fast Fact: Everton have reached the semi-finals of the FA Cup on a record 23 occasions. Fast Fact: Everton legend Dixie Dean still holds the record for the most league goals in a season with 60 in 39 matches in the 1927-28 season. Fulham Football ClubLike Bolton, Fulham began life as a church side - the Fulham St Andrew's Church Sunday School FC - back in 1879. But they became just plain Fulham FC in 1888 and in 1896 they would take up residence at Craven Cottage. Their history was not a glorious one until they achieved promotion to the top-flight for the first time in 1959, with club heroes Johnny Haynes and George Cohen playing massive parts in keeping them there until 1968. The Seventies in Division Two would also be interesting, with the likes of Bobby Moore, George Best and Rodney Marsh playing their aging trade there. Gillingham Football ClubPriestfield Stadium has been virtually re-built since the current Chairman Paul Scally took over in 1995. On one side of the ground is the impressive two tiered, Medway Stand, opened in 2000 , with a row of executive boxes (the type which you can sit outside of) running across the middle. Opposite is the tidy all seater Gordon Road Stand. Unfortunately though, it contains a number of supporting pillars, which may hinder your view. This also has an unusual TV gantry perched on its roof. The Rainham End, has also been re-developed, with a single tier cantilevered stand, which replaced a former terrace. Grimsby Town Football ClubThe most impressive stand is the John Smiths Stand, which was only built in the mid 80's. This stand is much higher that the remaining three stands, offering excellent views of the North Sea. This does impact on the atmosphere though, as most songs pass straight over the remaining three stands! The rest of the ground is rather dated, and the club is well aware of the need to re-develop. They have recently applied for planning permission to built a new 15,000 all seater stadium on the edge of town, on the M180, and are obviously reluctant to spend vast amounts of money upgrading Blundell Park. Hartlepool United Football ClubHartlepool United Football Club Formed in 1908. The ground was greatly improved in the mid 1990's, with the construction of two new stands. The Cyril Knowles Stand is the newer of the two side stands. It is a small single tier covered, seated stand which is raised above ground level. At the other side is the Camerons Brewery Stand which has covered seating to the rear and open terrace to the front. The newer end is the small Expamet Town End, a covered terrace, for home fans. The other end, the Rink End stand, is a small covered all seated stand which houses away supporters.
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