Trivia: Football grounds seen from trains

[Halsebee]

Not sure if this is the right forum for this trivia question?
Just travelled from East Croydon to Finsbury Park and saw Crystal Palace, Millwall and Arsenal stadiums, and if I'd stayed on past Finsbury Park, probably would have seen Spurs ( albeit from a distance).
So the question is from which train service (one train only, in normal service) can one see the most premier league, championship, football league and/or Scottish league grounds?

 

[MontyP]

All the VTEC services to Leeds go past 3 grounds as well (Arsenal, Peterborough United, Leeds United) - all in clear sight from the train

 

[Butts]

Just about any train passing or stopping at The Hawthorns (clue in the name ) will see West Bromwich Albions Ground.

Numerous services to and from Birmingham in the West Midlands.

 

[lewisdicks]

You can see Ibrox (Rangers) from the Ayrshire Coast line on the approach to Glasgow Central near Shields Depot

 

[6Gman]

Manchester - Cardiffs give varying views of Man City, Crewe Alex and Shrewsbury Town.

(Are Stockport still in the League?)

 

[RailAleFan]

CrossCountry's Mon-Sat Aberdeen to Penzance has got to be up there with this calling pattern...

Aberdeen
Stonehaven
Montrose
Arbroath
Dundee
Leuchars (for St. Andrews)
Cupar
Ladybank
Markinch
Kirkcaldy
Inverkeithing
Haymarket
Edinburgh
Dunbar
Berwick-upon-Tweed
Alnmouth
Newcastle
Durham
Darlington
York
Leeds
Wakefield Westgate
Sheffield
Chesterfield
Derby
Burton-on-Trent
Birmingham New Street
Cheltenham Spa
Bristol Parkway
Bristol Temple Meads
Taunton
Tiverton Parkway
Exeter St David's
Newton Abbot
Totnes
Plymouth
Liskeard
Bodmin Parkway
Par
St Austell
Truro
Redruth
Camborne
St Erth
Penzance

 

[Puffing Devil]

(Are Stockport still in the League?)

They are in a league: National League North.

I'll chip in Blundell Park for those travelling Grimsby Docks to Cleethorpes.

 

[Geezertronic]

Does Wembley on the WCML South count?

 

[unlevel42]

New York Stadium and the former Millmoor(still there) and the Don Valley Stadium (demolished, but site is currently used by Sheffield Eagles RL) grounds of Rotherham United are passed by the trains and soon tram-trains on the Rotherham Central-Nunnery.

 

[Mikey C]

From the Charing Cross to Gillingham service you can easily see Millwall and Charlton, not sure if Gillingham is visible though as it's a bit further on than the station, but when the Thameslink service to Rainham starts then it should become visible!

 

[syorksdeano]

Valley Parade
Rotherham United (both old and new)
North Ferriby United (they are in a league) on the line to Hul
Chesterfield
Aston Villa
Hull City

 

[Mikey C]

Not sure if this is the right forum for this trivia question?
Just travelled from East Croydon to Finsbury Park and saw Crystal Palace, Millwall and Arsenal stadiums, and if I'd stayed on past Finsbury Park, probably would have seen Spurs ( albeit from a distance).
So the question is from which train service (one train only, in normal service) can one see the most premier league, championship, football league and/or Scottish league grounds?

If that service was continuing on to Peterborough, you would have seen their ground as well

 

[pnepaul]

Ross County's ground from Dingwall
Raith Rovers (?) from Kircaldy

 

[Wychwood93]

Southampton's St.Marys can be seen adjacent to Northam Junction. To the east.

Edit: also Dorchester Town FC, on the west, up, side of the line south of Dorchester Junction. Mileposts south of Dorch Jn are zero at PAD and thus on the west side of the line.

 

[Steveswan10]

Well going from Paddington to Swansea you can see Wembley (Ablit from a distance) The County Ground (Swindon Town) Rodney Parade (Newport County and Newport-Gwent Dragons) City of Cardiff Stadium (Cardiff City) and the Millenium Stadium and finally The Liberty Stadium (Swansea City)

 

[fenman35]

All the VTEC services to Leeds go past 3 grounds as well (Arsenal, Peterborough United, Leeds United) - all in clear sight from the train

Stevenage as well, plus as we are that low down the pyramid Arlesey , and St neots too.

 

[BantamMenace]

All the VTEC services to Leeds go past 3 grounds as well (Arsenal, Peterborough United, Leeds United) - all in clear sight from the train

The Bradford extension of this also passes Valley Parade and whilst not football Wakefield Rugby League ground is visible on the approach to Westgate is heading northbound.

 

[Wychwood93]

May as well add Bristol Rovers Memorial Stadium visible to the west/nw north of the former Ashley Hill station.

 

[Paul180]

Aldershot

 

[greyman42]

Stevenage as well, plus as we are that low down the pyramid Arlesey , and St neots too.

I have never noticed Stevenage. Is it north or south of the station and is it on the Hertford loop?

 

[ScottDarg]

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[ComUtoR]

not sure if Gillingham is visible though as it's a bit further on than the station,

You can see Priestfield when coming up from Rainham.

 

[Kneedown]

Norwich - Liverpool:

Norwich City,
Peterborough Utd,
Nottingham Forest,
Notts County,
Stockport,
Man City,
Man Utd.
If diverted via Derby you can take in Derby County as well.

 

[6Gman]

Valley Parade
Rotherham United (both old and new)
North Ferriby United (they are in a league) on the line to Hul
Chesterfield
Aston Villa
Hull City

There's a train from Bradford to Hull via Birmingham?

 

[trainmania100]

Get off at falmer and you can walk up and see the stadium up close.
Brighton and Hove Albion are premier league footballers.
You can also pass it on the train but why not get off and visit it and the shop.

 

[Flying Claret]

York- Blackpoollland road, the shay, turf moor. The crown ground (floodlights) & deepdale?

 

[greyman42]

Kings Cross - Glasgow Central.
Arsenal, Spurs, Stevenage? Peterborough, Newcastle, Berwick, Hibs, Hearts, Motherwell, Celtic.

 

[berwicksfinest]

you can see the theatre of dreams that is Shielfield Park, Home of the Mighty Berwick Rangers can be seen just behind Tweedmouth Box

 

[Silver Cobra]

Stevenage as well, plus as we are that low down the pyramid Arlesey , and St neots too.

If we're including teams in the lower tiers of English football, Biggleswade Town's ground, the Carlsberg Stadium, can be seen from the ECML as well, just by the A1 bridge south of the station.

 

[MontyP]

Kings Cross - Glasgow Central.
Arsenal, Spurs, Stevenage? Peterborough, Newcastle, Berwick, Hibs, Hearts, Motherwell, Celtic.

Don't think you can see White Hart Lane from the trains out of Kings Cross? Unless you've got better eyesight than me!