British Stadiums 2000-01: Part II

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1. Which team played at The Dell? Portsmouth Southampton Brighton and Hove Albion Plymouth Argyle

2. Which team called Sincil Bank home? Answer: (Two Words)

3. Which ground is the most northerly of the following four? Abbey Stadium The Manor Ground Carrow Road London Road

4. As we all know, since olden days, stadiums are made with the main seating on the west side of the ground so that the VIPs don't have to squint into the afternoon sun. What, then, is the reason that Chester City's Deva stadium has the main stand on the east side of the ground? The stand was built on soft ground and over the years sunk into it's foundations A huge river, The Mersey, flows along the west side of the pitch, leaving no room for a stand Because the west side of the ground is over the border in Wales The west side of the pitch is a nature reserve and no building is allowed there

5. At which ground were the Minstermen playing? Crootham Beasant Looting Peasant Hooting Pheasant Bootham Crescent

6. Which two English league grounds are the closest together, physically? Meadow Lane and The City Ground St Andrews and Villa Park White Hart Lane and Highbury Plainmoor and Brunton park

7. Which team played at Craven Cottage? Answer: (One Word)

8. What is the one oddity about Brentford's Griffin Park ground that is unique in the football league? It is also used as cricket pitch in the summer It has no floodlights, therefore they cannot play games at night or in the winter There are pubs on all four corners of the ground No visiting supporters are permitted inside the ground

9. What is unique about Brighton's Withdean stadium? It has a running track around the pitch No visiting supporters are permitted inside the ground The ground has a railway station actually joined to the ground It has a sloping pitch, which means that the crossbar at one end is level with the goal line at the

10. What is unique about Barnet's Underhill ground? It has no stands, the supporters simply sit or stand on the grassy banks surrounding the pitch It has a sloping pitch which means that the crossbar at one end is level with the goal line at the other They don't own the stadium but rent it from local business tycoon Stan Flashman Nothing, it has no unique traits whatsoever

11. Why did the Sixfields stadium, home of Northampton Town, sometimes get the nickname 'Sick' Fields? Because of the extraordinary amount of players who have been injured whilst playing there The stadium is built on a rubbish tip, and there are vents coming out of the ground to allow methane gases to escape Because it stands right next to the General Hospital in Northampton A combination of all three

12. If I was watching the Grecians play their home games, which stadium would I go to? St. Marcus Stadium Exeter City Park St. Matthew Park St. James Park

13. Who played at The Victoria Ground? Manchester United Stoke City Darlington Leicester City

14. Who was playing at Feethams? Answer: (One Word)

15. Which ground is the highest above sea level in the Football League? Elland Road The Hawthorns Portman Road Villa Park