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The Forum => The B-Ark => Topic started by: lonegunman on November 25, 2013, 08:13:40 PM

Title: I never knew that.
Post by: lonegunman on November 25, 2013, 08:13:40 PM
York street is the 7th lowest football ground at 18 feet in England. Number 1 is Blundell park at 2 feet, the highest is the Hawthorns at 552 feet.

Check the grassy knoll and the chips and curry  :bunny
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Post by: howmanynames2pick on November 25, 2013, 09:07:16 PM
Now there's a stat :)
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Post by: kingofnaves on November 25, 2013, 09:18:14 PM
I think the new ground will be even lower.
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Post by: truffleshuffle on November 25, 2013, 09:38:27 PM
York street is the 7th lowest football ground at 18 feet in England. Number 1 is Blundell park at 2 feet, the highest is the Hawthorns at 552 feet.

Check the grassy knoll and the chips and curry  :bunny

Surey the lowest ground has to be Gloucester City's Meadow Park at -6ft  :bunny :dan

 (http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/70932000/jpg/_70932525__44018243_gc416.jpg)
Title: Re: I never knew that.
Post by: howmanynames2pick on November 25, 2013, 09:48:48 PM
York street is the 7th lowest football ground at 18 feet in England. Number 1 is Blundell park at 2 feet, the highest is the Hawthorns at 552 feet.

Check the grassy knoll and the chips and curry  :bunny

Surey the lowest ground has to be Gloucester City's Meadow Park at -6ft  :bunny :dan

 (http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/70932000/jpg/_70932525__44018243_gc416.jpg)

Lol :)
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Post by: York Street Pilgrim on November 26, 2013, 06:12:51 AM
the highest is the Hawthorns at 552 feet.

Surely the Northolme must be higher? It's got an atmosphere like the moon and their ideas are always pie in the sky.
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Post by: Fairfax on November 26, 2013, 08:18:16 PM
18 feet? In Boston? It's not on the Sluice Bridge so it must be an exaggeration.
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Post by: Louth Pilgrim on November 27, 2013, 10:41:14 PM
Eh WBA? Cmon we've been to Buxton several times, it's about double the Hawthorns.
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Post by: Keynsham Pilgrim on November 28, 2013, 12:46:12 PM
The Hawthorns always used to be the highest English league ground in the country (always a good pub quiz question) but not sure how far down the pyramid these stats go or how old they are?
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Post by: John C on November 28, 2013, 06:55:44 PM
Buxton is the highest senior football ground in the country (wasn't there an old joke about us losing a pre-season friendly there under George Kerr and him saying "We never play well at altitude"?), with Tow Law Town the second highest.

The Hawthorns probably still is the highest league ground, I can't think of any new grounds/ new entrants into the league that would have changed that stat.
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Post by: leicester pilgrim on November 28, 2013, 09:01:29 PM
St James Park has the tallest football stand in England. (I'm talking about Newcastle United here, not Brackley).
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Post by: Ken Fox on November 28, 2013, 09:12:48 PM
Tow Law Town also have a wind turbine at their Ironworks Road ground. Connected to the National Grid, the turbine is a source of income for the club, as well as reducing costs on electricity. Sounds like a good idea for a new ground. Is there one on the Quadrant plans?