TRIVIA National Rail Stations Within 10 mins walk of a Football Stadium

silverfoxcc · 1 Jan 2019

Northumberland Park For Tottenham

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HowardGWR · 1 Jan 2019

Argyle's ground is not far from North Road. I've walked it so I know (1960s).

Long Rock · 1 Jan 2019

HowardGWR said:
Argyle's ground is not far from North Road. I've walked it so I know (1960s).

Yes according to google maps it’s 23 mins but easily doable in 10 mins although up hill

Jimini · 1 Jan 2019

Maidenhead.

matthewluck · 1 Jan 2019

Workington - Workington Reds FC, Borough Park

MadMac · 1 Jan 2019

Others not yet mentioned in Scotland:

Airbles (Motherwell)
Cowdenbeath
Arbroath
Newton-on-Ayr (Ayr United)
Cartsdyke (Morton)

IceAgeComing · 1 Jan 2019

Pretty sure you can get to Forthbank (Stirling Albion) from Stirling station in less than ten minutes - might require a quick walk though.

The Valley (Charlton Athletic) is also around the corner from Charlton Station.

Bedpan · 2 Jan 2019

Long Rock said:
Yes according to google maps it’s 23 mins but easily doable in 10 mins although up hill

Crikey you must have long legs! Its the best part of a mile from the station entrance to the nearest corner of the ground, even if you walk in a straight line across the park, so you would have to be walking uphill at 5.5mph to achieve it in 10 minutes.

TT-ONR-NRN · 2 Jan 2019

White Hart Lane has already been said as being a <ten minute walk from the stadium of the world’s worst football team ever amen but also, I’ve managed to get from Northumberland Park station to a Tottenham game in around ten minutes as well.

Ginaro · 2 Jan 2019

Previous thread: https://www.railforums.co.uk/thread...tball-league-and-scots-league-grounds.153192/

Alloa station is 10 minutes from their stadium. Hearts (Haymarket), Raith Rovers (Kirkcaldy) and Kilmarnock are about 15 minutes away.

Mike99 · 2 Jan 2019

theageofthetra said:
The mighty Fisher FC are a ten minute walk from Rotherhithe.

Blimey, didn't realise they were still in existence, went on Boxing Day years ago when they were in the Conference versus Welling, then New Years Day for the reverse fixture. I can't remember which year but I bet its a 'time flies' moment

Silver Cobra · 2 Jan 2019

One station. I haven't seen listed here yet is Drayton Park for the Emirates Stadium (Arsenal). According to Google, the station is only a 4-minute walk from the stadium. I did also consider Finsbury Park, but Google says that it's a 15-minute walk to the Emirates from there.

**EDIT: Whoops... Looks like I overlooked that Drayton Park had been posted on page 2 of this thread...

route101 · 2 Jan 2019

dmkc said:
Hamilton West - Hamilton Academical FC would maybe just sneak in

Yeah few minutes walk .

Mike99 · 2 Jan 2019

GlosRail said:
Newport and Swindon just about possible in 10 mins if you walk fast.

I wanted to say Newport

tiptoptaff · 2 Jan 2019

HowardGWR said:
We Bristol Rovers fans are mourning the fact that our station (Stapleton Road, Eastville) is still there, just a few hundred yards from the ground, but they shooed us away and built a b****y IKEA on our stadium!

Our friends and rivals City, at Ashton Gate, are still happily there, but they sadly lost their adjacent station. If the Portishead line is reinstated, especially if a tram train, I expect it will be reinstated, even nearer to the ground.

The Portishead line is still there and used by freight. Any reopening to passengers won't deviate from the alignment

FenMan · 2 Jan 2019

Sticking to the National League (some entries already mentioned):-

Aldershot Town (6 minutes from Aldershot)
Barnet (10 mins from Canons Park Underground)
Dagenham & Redbridge (8 mins from Dagenham East Underground)
Ebbsfleet United (6 mins from Northfleet, 11 mins from Ebbsfleet International)
Gateshead (5 mins from Gateshead Stadium Metro)
FC Halifax Town (10 mins from Halifax)
Leyton Orient (10 mins from Leyton Underground)
Maidenhead United (5 mins from Maidenhead)
Maidstone United (8 mins from Maidstone East, 10 mins from Maidstone Barracks)
Sutton United (3 mins from West Sutton)
Wrexham (3 mins from Wrexham General)

londonbridge · 2 Jan 2019

Alex C. said:
Fratton for Portsmouth (when the barriers are open!)

Last time out at Portsmouth I heard someone asking the police for directions back to Fratton, the response was "straight along the road, it's a good twenty minute walk". In all honesty it does, of course, depend on how fast you walk and which end of the ground is required, I've been back at Sunderland station from the SOL in less than 15 mins plenty of times.

Thebaz · 2 Jan 2019

Carshalton. 5 mins to Carshalton Athletic FC, or a bit longer if you go the wrong way and "accidentally" end up at The Hope!

HowardGWR · 2 Jan 2019

tiptoptaff said:
The Portishead line is still there and used by freight. Any reopening to passengers won't deviate from the alignment

You didn't understand my post, I think. I meant a bit further along the line, not a deviation from the existing route. The old station was to the Portishead side of the Weston Road bridge. I'm suggesting it should be brought nearer the level crossing outside the ground.

Mutant Lemming · 2 Jan 2019

Clarence Park is about 5 mins from St.Albans City

Swanny200 · 2 Jan 2019

Metal_gee_man said:
Gillingham is just about achievable!

If the bottom gate on P3 is open it is very much achievable if I remember correctly.

E759 · 2 Jan 2019

Horsham FC (5 minutes from Lancing) - but only until the end of the season

Meole · 2 Jan 2019

Aberystwyth, Newtown in Welsh premier.

VauxhallandI · 2 Jan 2019

Dorchester

morrisobrien · 2 Jan 2019

Raith Rovers?......at least you pass very close to it from the railway.

EM2 · 2 Jan 2019

Arbour Park is just about ten minutes from Slough station, if you come out of the station on the North side.

SoccerHQ · 2 Jan 2019

Never tried it and probably stretching the 10 minute limit but Longport for Vale Park?

vlad · 2 Jan 2019

SoccerHQ said:
Never tried it and probably stretching the 10 minute limit but Longport for Vale Park?

It's well over a mile and uphill all the way. You might just be able to do it in under 10min if you're a good runner.

Shimbleshanks · 2 Jan 2019

What about Whyteleafe - equidistant between Whyteleafe and Whyteleafe South which are both about half a mile distant and with Upper Warlingham only a little further away? Though 'stadium' might be stretching things a bit...

Deafdoggie · 2 Jan 2019

vlad said:
It's well over a mile and uphill all the way. You might just be able to do it in under 10min if you're a good runner.

I’d thought of that. But Google says much, much longer! You can walk it. You can do it in under 10 minutes. But you can’t do both. Going from Longport to Vale Park in 10 minutes involves a bus or taxi! Walking it takes at least 20 mins, ev

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