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Post by Jon on Jul 5, 2012 23:05:15 GMT
We can get together with Upton Athletic and challenge Hallam's "oldest ground in the world" claim? That is a very good point. Football has indeed been played at Barton Road for over 156 years. What do Hallam claim? Of course, our A team was there as recently as 1966. |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2012 8:59:56 GMT
Football has indeed been played at Barton Road for over 156 years. What do Hallam claim? Only since 1860. Let me know if you want help with the commemorative brochure. Just a shame we're not ideally placed for a landmark anniversary. Too late for the 150th; not sure about the 200th? ![]() i447.photobucket.com/albums/qq191/nickh_album/hallam.jpg [/img] |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2014 6:51:57 GMT
Yesterday evening, as part of the annual Crosspool Festival, I attended a talk about the history of Hallam FC. I went along prepared to reveal that football was played at Cricketfield Road, Torquay in 1856. That, to recap, is four years before Hallam started to play at Sandygate.
Unfortunately there was no time for questions but I left a couple of sheets of paper for the club's historians. In a brief conversation I was polite enough, and careful enough, not to directly challenge the assertion that (a) Sheffield FC is the earliest football club in the world and (b) Hallam FC has the oldest football ground in the world. I'll leave that to Jon when he's undertaken further research.
I did admit that, in the case of Cricketfield Road, we've got a beginning and an end. It's the middle that's problematic; this may undermine our case.
The future may be an issue too. I see there's talk of Upton Athletic moving to Armada Park. Oh dear; don't they know their history?
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Post by gullone on Jul 2, 2014 13:42:14 GMT
Yesterday evening, as part of the annual Crosspool Festival, I attended a talk about the history of Hallam FC. I went along prepared to reveal that football was played at Cricketfield Road, Torquay in 1856. That, to recap, is four years before Hallam started to play at Sandygate. Unfortunately there was no time for questions but I left a couple of sheets of paper for the club's historians. In a brief conversation I was polite enough, and careful enough, not to directly challenge the assertion that (a) Sheffield FC is the earliest football club in the world and (b) Hallam FC has the oldest football ground in the world. I'll leave that to Jon when he's undertaken further research. Im rather more impressed with Maidenheads rightful claim that their York Road is the worlds oldest continuously used football ground by the same club. Im sure we have all given that little ground a glance over the years to and from London on the train. In my best Keegan.......I would love it........love it if Torquay got them away in the trophy ! |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 2, 2014 16:02:25 GMT
I'm rather more impressed with Maidenheads rightful claim that their York Road is the worlds oldest continuously used football ground by the same club. Im sure we have all given that little ground a glance over the years to and from London on the train. In my best Keegan.......I would love it........love it if Torquay got them away in the trophy I think you're right about Maidenhead. I always look out for it from the train and, because of the club's long-standing status and the scale of the ground, it's somehow more enduring than Hallam. As we were reminded last night Hallam spent time away from Sandygate - when other clubs took over the lease from the pub/brewery - and for long the ground was rather rudimentary. I finally made it to Maidenhead about five years ago. It's worth it and I'd love to watch Torquay in a cup game there. I must also get to Marlow at some stage. |
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Post by Jon on Jul 2, 2014 23:01:00 GMT
Yesterday evening, as part of the annual Crosspool Festival, I attended a talk about the history of Hallam FC. I went along prepared to reveal that football was played at Cricketfield Road, Torquay in 1856. That, to recap, is four years before Hallam started to play at Sandygate. Unfortunately there was no time for questions but I left a couple of sheets of paper for the club's historians. In a brief conversation I was polite enough, and careful enough, not to directly challenge the assertion that (a) Sheffield FC is the earliest football club in the world and (b) Hallam FC has the oldest football ground in the world. I'll leave that to Jon when he's undertaken further research. I did admit that, in the case of Cricketfield Road, we've got a beginning and an end. It's the middle that's problematic; this may undermine our case. The future may be an issue too. I see there's talk of Upton Athletic moving to Armada Park. Oh dear; don't they know their history? Upton Athletic to Armada Park??? Surely not. I think football at Cricketfield Road may have stopped briefly around 1880 - a year before Plainmoor laid claim to being the home of football. The football in the 1870s would have been with funny shaped balls unfortunately. |
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