Football Grounds

[Gobsheik]

Just as a matter of interest, I am wondering how many football grounds anyone has been to, following the Royals.
According to my calculations I have been to 132 different grounds, including all the new grounds that RFC has played at.
Also non-league grounds and don't forget the old and new Wembley.
Maybe like myself you went to S Korea to watch them.
RSVP.

[Snowflake Royal]

Got some time to kill, so... roughly
Old Wembley
Elm Park
Madjeski Stadium
St James Park (Exeter)
Millenium Stadium
Hillsborough
Kassam
Loftus Road
Watford
Birmingham
Peterborough
Ipswich
Norwich
Upton Park
Doncaster
Coventry (souless newer concrete hell)
The Abbey Ground
The Valley
New Wembley
Cardiff City Stadium

[Brogue]

Over 70 possibly into the 80’s

[grey_squirrel]

I’ve done about 70 or so. Kinda lost count with all the ‘new grounds’ and recent influx of what was then considered ‘non-leaguers’.

Back in the day getting all 92 was a bucket list thing. Not sure it holds much relevance these days.

I’m sure ‘Blackey(?)’ still has them all?

Funniest tale I can tell on this subject is a mate of mine who lived in Huddersfield and only needed Burton Albion for ‘his 92’ about 15 years or so ago. They were drawn at home to Derby (I think) in FACup 3rd. Due to a harsh winter of rail disruption in that January he left home the day before in order to get there for the Saturday only to find when he eventually got there he had got the day wrong as it was due to be played on the Sunday! So he had to hang around and wait til the next day! Still, he did it!

[Biscuit goalie]

Can't remember ground names but can name away games attended.
Aldershot
Brentford (old ground)
Portsmouth
Southampton (old ground)
Bournemouth
Swindon
Wycombe wanderers
Wolves
Chelsea
Man city
Watford
Norwich
Principality (millennium)
Old Wembley
new Wembley
Oxford (old ground)
Swansea

Of course at home.
Elm park
Madjeski (SCL)
Newbury for training
Sonning for training

[Clyde1998]

I've done 73 grounds in total (57 of the 92), although that includes a few that haven't been for Reading games.

Have five new grounds in the league in the upcoming season (all four promoted sides and Rotherham); Colchester in the cup will also be a new one.

By 2024-25 division, my list shows:
13/20 - Premier League
18/24 - Championship
19/24 - League One
7/24 - League Two
3/24 - National League
3/48 - National League regional

The remainder are either in a lower league, in the Scottish league, or demolished in addition to Wembley.

[elrey]

Deepdale
The Vetch

Because I lived in both of those cities.

[Crusader Royal]

Seen Reading on about 110 different grounds
Including non Reading games on about 150 grounds.
I know people who have been to ridiculous numbers of grounds, 5-600 or more.
Would be interesting to work out how many grounds Reading have played on in their history (if the records exist)

[Dirk Gently]

I recommend http://www.footballgroundmap.com for keeping track and mapping the grounds you've been to.

[Dirk Gently]

PS General Football https://hobnob.royals.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=3

[Tinpot Royal]

I recommend http://www.footballgroundmap.com for keeping track and mapping the grounds you've been to.

Thats a great site, thanks

34 grounds for me, 27 of the 92

[Mid Sussex Royal]

68 in top 4 tiers...slacked off a bit in recent years due to age.

Premier League 14
Championship 17
L1 20
L2 13

A further 5 in Tier 5 (from their league days)

Also lower than that (again league days) Darlington, Chester (old Sealand Road ground), Torquay, Hereford, Bury, Southport.

A few non league sides during FA Cup, Barry Town, Wealdstone.

Also Wembley (old and new) & Millennium Stadium (Walsall play off final)

Several duplicates not included as more than one ground, such as Millwall, Northampton, Stoke etc

[stealthpapes]

Did 21 League and 1 FA cup away ground last season, to see my tally rocket up to around 50. Never got around to my 'end of year' review, be glad.

Reckon about half of the top two leagues, then almost all of league 1 and then a handful of league 2.

Total grounds will include some cracking non-league away days - Matlock vs Belper, Halesowen's crumbling bowl, Blyth Spartans in the sun.

[AthleticoSpizz]

Quite a good few already mentioned, Tranmere, Grimsby, Walsall, Brum, Bury, Gillingham blah-di-blah…

One that I did, but won’t get mentioned by anyone here, Belfast Kaserne (barracks) Osnabruck, very early eighties youthful team…pre-season kick-about against the garrisons best.

Still looking for links/reports….evidence

[blythspartan]

My memory isn’t great these days, but I’d like to think about 75% to 80% of grounds. I do remember going to Workington in 1975.

[SCIAG]

Never been one for many long journeys.

Have seen us play at Farnborough, Slough, Bracknell, Woking, Basingstoke, and Hungerford, probably more impressive than my total of 23.

My overall number (not just Reading) is 34. Part of me is now tempted to try and get that up, could knock off a bunch of non-league grounds fairly easily. Not sure I really like football enough though.

[JedMaxwell]

65-70 and a few overseas.

The Son Moix in Mallorca was one of my favourites although Yankee Stadium was a good laugh even though I had no idea what was going on.

[Gobsheik]

I recommend http://www.footballgroundmap.com for keeping track and mapping the grounds you've been to.

WOWCHER! Are you saying that you have seen Reading play at all those stadiums?

[Dirk Gently]

I recommend http://www.footballgroundmap.com for keeping track and mapping the grounds you've been to.

WOWCHER! Are you saying that you have seen Reading play at all those stadiums?

Nope, that's the full total of stadia I've watched football matches at.

I've seen Reading play at 104 of them - past and present.

[West Stand Man]

I don't do many away games. Can only count
Swindon, Brizzle City, Cardiff, Ipswich, Hereford, Fulham, Brentford, Gillingham, Southampton, Brighton, Bournemouth, Portsmouth, QPR, Oxford, Norwich, Wembley (both) and the Millenium Stadium.

Not watching Reading I can add Yeovil, Man Utd, Sheffield Utd, WBA, Newcastle Utd.

Not watching Readin