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Quiz about Former English Football Stadiums

Former English Football Stadiums Quiz

Here are 10 questions relating to former football grounds. Good luck.

A multiple-choice quiz by me67. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
me67

Time
3 mins

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Multiple Choice

Quiz #
314,423

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who played at the Dell? Hint

Milwall

Aldershot

Bury

Southampton

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Question 2 of 10

2. Before moving to the Bescot Stadium, where did Walsall Play? Hint

Prenton Park

Fellows Park

Millmoor

Twerton Park

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Question 3 of 10

3. Boothferry Park was once the home of which English league club? Hint

Oldham Athletic

Leeds United

Hull City

Bradford City

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Question 4 of 10

4. Where did Huddersfield Town play their games from 1908 until 1994? Hint

Layer Road

Leeds Road

Loftus Road

Kenilworth Road

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Question 5 of 10

5. Darlington: What was the name of their former home that they left in 2003? Hint

Feethams

Spotland

Edgely Park

Roker Park

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which team played at Peel Park? Hint

Bolton Wanderers

Nelson

Blackburn Rovers

Accrington Stanley

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Question 7 of 10

7. Eastville Stadium was the home of which English football team from 1897 until 1986? Hint

Newport County

Bristol City

Bristol Rovers

Cardiff City

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Question 8 of 10

8. Ayresome Park was the home to which Northeastern football club? Hint

Grimsby Town

Middlesbrough

Leicester City

York City

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which ground did Scunthorpe United leave when they started playing their matches at Glanford Park? Hint

Edgar Street

Deepdale

Meadow Lane

The Old Show Ground

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Question 10 of 10

10. In 2007, Shrewsbury Town left their ground of 97 years. What was it called? Hint

Plough Lane

Field Mill

Gay Meadow

Gresty Road

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who played at the Dell?

Answer: Southampton

Southampton played at the Dell from 1901 to 2001. The site has since been redeveloped as residential units. The Dell's highest attendance was 31,044 on 8th Ocotber 1969. Southampton lost 0-3 to Manchester United.

2. Before moving to the Bescot Stadium, where did Walsall Play?

Answer: Fellows Park

Walsall played at Fellows Park from 1896 until 1990. The site has been redeveloped and no trace of it remains today.

3. Boothferry Park was once the home of which English league club?

Answer: Hull City

Hull City played at Boothferry Park from 1946 until 2002. In 2002 they moved to the KC Stadium.

4. Where did Huddersfield Town play their games from 1908 until 1994?

Answer: Leeds Road

In 1994, Huddersfield Town left their home at Leeds Road, and the site has since been redeveloped as a shopping estate. Leeds Road at one stage boasted the league's first electronic scoreboard. Huddersfield Town moved to Alfred McAlpine Stadium (renamed Galpharm Stadium in 2004).

5. Darlington: What was the name of their former home that they left in 2003?

Answer: Feethams

Darlington left Feethams in 2003 after 120 years. Their new ground was originally called the Reynolds Arena after the owner who was a self-confessed former safecracker. The ground had since been renamed as the Darlington Arena.

6. Which team played at Peel Park?

Answer: Accrington Stanley

Accrington Stanley played at Peel Park until 1966 when the club went into liquidation. They had been members of the Football League from 1921 until 1962.
The club carried on as a non-league concern until it went out of business in 1966.

7. Eastville Stadium was the home of which English football team from 1897 until 1986?

Answer: Bristol Rovers

Bristol Rovers had to leave Eastville Stadium in 1986. The club then entered a ground sharing arrangement with Bath City, to use Twerton Park for home games for a decade before moving to the Memorial Stadium.

8. Ayresome Park was the home to which Northeastern football club?

Answer: Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough played at Ayresome Park from 1902 until 1995 when they moved to the Riverside Stadium. Ayresome Park featured one of the last examples of a barrel-roofed stand, and had been used as a venue for World Cup group games in 1966.

9. Which ground did Scunthorpe United leave when they started playing their matches at Glanford Park?

Answer: The Old Show Ground

Scunthorpe United played at the Old Show Ground until 1988. The Old Show Ground boasted the first-ever cantilever stand built by an English league football club.

10. In 2007, Shrewsbury Town left their ground of 97 years. What was it called?

Answer: Gay Meadow

Shrewsbury Town left the Gay Meadow in 2007 to move to the New Meadow. It was renamed Prostar Stadium.

Source: Author me67

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