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Visit to the National Football Museum, Manchester

On Wednesday 25th July 2012 I visited Manchester for the day and visited the National Football Museum.
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Posted in Football and tagged Beach Ball, Boots, Darren Bent, David Beckham, Donald Simpson Bell, Eric Cantona, George Best, Howard Webb, liverpool, Manchester, National Football Museum, Nobby Stiles, Photographs, Preston, Review, Rules, Shirts, Stuart Roy Clarke, Trophies, VC, Wembley Stadium on July 28, 2012 by ryan147. Leave a comment

Visit to Old Trafford, Manchester United

On Wednesday 25th July 2012, I went to Old Trafford, the home of Manchester United, to visit the museum and go on a short tour to get some pictures inside one of the most famous stadiums in the world.

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Posted in Football and tagged Boots, Cricket, Darren Fletcher, David Beckham, Denis Law, Duncan Edwards, East Stand, Edwin Van der Sar, Football, Gary neville, George Best, ground, ground tour, Kaka, Manchester United, Museum, North Stand, Old Trafford, Paul Scholes, Peter Schmeichel, Premiership, Programme, Shirts, Sir Alex Ferguson, Sir Matt Busby, South Stand, stadium, Stretford End on July 28, 2012 by ryan147. 1 Comment

Sheffield FC 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday – Pre Season Friendly

On Tuesday 17th July 2012 I went to the Coach and Horses Ground to watch Sheffield FC play a strong Sheffield Wednesday side in a Pre Season Friendly.
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Posted in Football and tagged 1-1, chris o'grady, Coach and Horses, Curtis Woodhouse, Dan Williams, Friendly, Giles Coke, ground, Jermaine Johnson, Jose Semedo, Liam Flynn, Marlon Harewood, match report, Matt Roney, Miguel Llera, photos, pre season, Pub, referee, Rob Jones, sheffield fc, sheffield wednesday, Stephen Bywater, Uriah Rennie on July 18, 2012 by ryan147. Leave a comment

Hallam 1-2 Manchester City Under 18’s – Pre Season Friendly

On Monday 16th July 2012 I went to the oldest football ground in the world, Sandygate, to watch Hallam FC play Manchester City Under 18’s in a Pre Season Friendly match.

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Posted in Football and tagged 1-2, Academy, Ben Kistell, Billy O'Brien, chris waddle, Clubhouse, Division 1, Dominic McHale, England, Friendly, Goals, hallam fc, Herve Serazano, international, Jack Byrne, Main Stand, Manchester City, match report, north east counties, oldest football ground in the world, photos, pre season, premier league, referee, Rinan Silva Gorne, sandygate, Scott Sellars, Sinan Bytqi, Trialist, Under 18's, Uriah Rennie on July 17, 2012 by ryan147. Leave a comment

Saltergate – The Demolition (Part 3)

From 12th May to 20th June 2012 we have returned to Saltergate a number of times to take photographs of the on going demolition of Chesterfield’s former home. The Spireites played at Saltergate for 139 years before leaving in 2010 and sadly now the ground is almost gone forever. You can see more photos below.

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Posted in Football and tagged chesterfield fc, Compton Street Stand, Cross Street, Demolition, floodlights, Lost Grounds, saltergate, The Kop, The Main Stand, turnstiles on July 17, 2012 by ryan147. Leave a comment

Saltergate – The Demolition Continues

On Monday 7th May my Dad visited Saltergate, the former home of Chesterfield FC, to see the continued demolition of the ground. The difference is clearly visible now with the Main Stand now nothing but a shell and the roof of the Kop has been removed. It won’t be long now until there is nothing left of the place that the Spireites played for 139 years.

See the photos below.

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Posted in Football and tagged chesterfield fc, Compton Street Stand, Cross Street End, Demolition, floodlights, football ground, Main Stand, Roof, saltergate, The Kop on May 7, 2012 by ryan147. 2 Comments

Chesterfield 2-3 Brentford – League 1

On Saturday 5th May I went to the B2Net Stadium to watch the final game of the 2011/12 season between already relegated Chesterfield and Brentford.
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