7th - Ex-football League Grounds
Arsenal - Highbury / Arsenal Stadium
Capacity at closure: 39,419
Record attandance: 73,295 vs Sunderland 9/3/1935
Year ground opened: 1918
Year ground closed: 2006
Current usage: flats, though two of the stands have been preserved within the development
Nearest underground station: Arsenal
Nearest railway station: Finsbury Park
Trivia: It was used regularly as a venue for FA Cup semi-finals, as well as England International matches and the 1948 Olympic Games
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1st match attended: Arsenal vs Leeds United (LD1) 2-0 10/12/1978
Last match attended: Arsenal vs Middlesborough 2-1 (PRE) 29/12/2001
Barnet - Underhill
Capacity: 6,200 (2,254 seats)
Nickname: The Bees
Colours: Amber and Black shirts, black shorts
Year Ground Opened: 1907
Famous Fans: John Motson
Mascot: Mr Bumble
Nearest railway station: New Barnet (London Kings Cross to Stevenage Line)
Nearest tube station: Barnet (Northern Line - Barnet branch)
Trivia: Underhill is also used by Arsenal reserves and there is an annual friendly between the two teams because of this
1st Match attended: Barnet vs Southend United 0-2 (League Division 3) 1/5/1999
Last match attended: Barnet vs Southend United 0-1 (FA3) 5/11/
Brentford - Griffin Park
Capacity: 12,763
Nickname: The Bees
Colours: Red and white stripes, black shorts
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Famous Fans: Rick Wakeman
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Nearest railway station: Brentford
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Website: www.
1st match attended: Brentford vs Chester (Division 3) 18/10/1980
Last match attended: Brentford vs Southend United 2-1 (League One) 29/9/2009
Brighton & Hove Albion - Withdean Stadium
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Colours: Blue and white sripes, blue shorts
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Nearest railway station: Preston Park
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Website: www.
1st Match attended: Brighton vs Huddersfield Town 0-0 (League One) 24/3/2007
Last match attended: Brighton vs Southend United 2-3 (League One) 19/9/2009
Bury - Gigg Lane
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Match attended: Bury vs Chester City 2-1 (League 2) 21/8/2004
Cardiff City - Ninian Park
Capacity at clsoure: 21,508
Record attendances:
57,893 Cardiff City vs Arsenal 22/4/1953
62,634 Wales vs England 17/1/1959
Year ground opened: 1910
Year ground closed: 2009
Current usage: housing development
Nearest railway station: Ninian Park
Trivia: Pope John Paul II had a rally here in 1982
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Match attended: Cardiff vs Southend United 2-0 (LD3) 28/11/1998
Chester - Sealand Road
Capacity on closure: 6,000
Record attendance: 20,378 vs Chelsea 16/1/1952
Year ground opened: 1906
Year ground closed: 1990
Current usage: Out of town shopping park
Nearest railway station: Chester
Trivia: The roof from the main stand was sold to Port Vale, where it covers the away fans end
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1st match attended: Chester vs Brentford (LD4) 18/9/1968
Last match attended: Chester vs Shrewsbury Town (LD3) 16/4/1979 ?
Chesterfield - Saltergate
Capacity on closure: 8,504
Record attendance: 30,561 vs Tottenham Hostspur 1938
Year Ground Opened: 1871
Year ground closed: 2010
Current usage: derelict
Nearest railway station: Chestefield
Trivia: Saltergate was used in the film "The Damned United" as Derby County's Baseball Ground
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Match attended: Chesterfield vs Port Vale (L2) 28/3/2009
Colchester United - Layer Road
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1st match attended: Colchester United vs Southend United
Last match attended: Colchester United vs Southend United
Darlington - Darlington Arena
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Famous Fans: Vic Reeves
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Match attended: Darlington vs Accrington Stanley 03/10
Macclesfield Town - Moss Rose
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Match attended: Macclesfield vs Southend United 0-2 (League 2) 19/4/2005
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Maidstone United - Watling Street
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Match attended: Maidstone United vs Southend United
Milton Keynes Dons - National Hockey Stadium
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Match attended: MK Dons vs Southend United
Morecambe - Christie Park
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Match attended: Morecambe vs Rochdale 09/09
Oxford United - The Manor Ground
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1st match attended: Oxford United vs Brighton & Hove Albion 1977
Reading - Elm Park
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Match attended: Reading vs Southend United
Rotherham United - Don Valley Stadium
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Nearest railway stations: Meadowhall/Sheffield
Nearest tram station: Arena/Don Valley Stadium
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Match attended: Rotherham vs Chesterfield 3-1 (League 2) 5/9/2009
Rushden & Diamonds - Nene Park
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Nearest railway station: Kettering
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Match attended: Rushden vs Southend United
Stoke City - Victoria Ground
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Match attended: Stoke City vs Leeds United 09/1971
Tottenham Hotspur - White Hart Lane
Capacity: 62,062 (all seated)
Nickname: Spurs
Colours: White shirts and black shorts
Year Ground Opened: 1900
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Nearest railway stations: White Hart Lane, Northumberland Avenue
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1st match attended: Tottenham Hotspur vs Celtic 2-1 (Friendly) 7/8/2002
Last match attended: Tottenham Hotspur vs Southend United 1-0 (Carling Cup) 20/12/2006
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West Ham United - Upton Park
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1st match attended: West Ham vs Newcastle United (Division 2) 16/10/1979
Last match attended: West Ham vs Leicester City 1-0 (Premiership) 12/1/2002
Wimbledon - The Cherry Reds Records Stadium
Capacity: 4,720 (1,265 seats)
Nickname: The Dons/The Wombles
Colours: Blue shirts, blue shorts
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Famous Fans: Alun Armstrong, June Whitfield, Arthur Smith
Mascot: Haydon the Womble
Nearest railway station: Norbiton (on the London Waterloo to Kingston-upon-Thames line)
Trivia: The ground belongs to Kingstonian FC
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Match attended: AFC Wimbledon vs Newport County 2-2 (Blue Square premiership) 30/8/2010
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