Bandy Andy wrote:Some time ago I remember seeing figures comparing clubs average gate over the season against total capacity. Some big name teams or those with smaller grounds were often full to capacity, but for a while, I think Darlington had the lowest utilisation of any professional club in England. Big ground, low attendance, plenty of empty space.
one f in mansfield wrote:First Football league game played on a Sunday was at Fleethams . There were people and preachers there with the old sandwich boards proclaiming the end of the world was nigh .
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Just noticed the entry fee was £1.20
Beano wrote:one f in mansfield wrote:First Football league game played on a Sunday was at Fleethams . There were people and preachers there with the old sandwich boards proclaiming the end of the world was nigh .
https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/ne ... /807574538
Just noticed the entry fee was £1.20
Looks like the late Chris Taylor near the turnstile
Rob wrote:Beano wrote:one f in mansfield wrote:First Football league game played on a Sunday was at Fleethams . There were people and preachers there with the old sandwich boards proclaiming the end of the world was nigh .
https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/ne ... /807574538
Just noticed the entry fee was £1.20
Looks like the late Chris Taylor near the turnstile
Yes I'm sure it is, just under and to the right of the £1.20 sign.
Tippy Tappy Football wrote:Never made it to Feethams. I would have loved to have gone.
I think the Stags lost 2-1 there when we won the Division 4 Championship in 1974-1975 and the highlights were on Tyne Tees TV. It was also the only away programme that season that I could not get a copy of. I wrote to Darlington and programme suppliers sending my postal orders and a stamped self addressed envelope but nobody had one. I recently bought a copy off ebay to complete my collection for that season 45 years later.
Tippy Tappy Football wrote:Never made it to Feethams. I would have loved to have gone.
I think the Stags lost 2-1 there when we won the Division 4 Championship in 1974-1975 and the highlights were on Tyne Tees TV. It was also the only away programme that season that I could not get a copy of. I wrote to Darlington and programme suppliers sending my postal orders and a stamped self addressed envelope but nobody had one. I recently bought a copy off ebay to complete my collection for that season 45 years later.
Curry 9 Brace 7 wrote:i remember george reynolds signing marco gabbiandini, he was on 12k a week !! didnt get that at Derby . anyway went up to Feethams old ground to see stags Gabby was in his element, think they beat us 5-0, Gabby hat trick. They got to play off final but lost. First time i went to new ground they had some 6foot speakers blasting out ian brown stone roses. Cool.
ST4GS wrote:I went to the 3pm Easter Saturday game back.in 2004. I did not plan to go until the last minute. I was at work that Saturday morning and scheduled to finish at 1pm. Luckily we managed to finish work at 12.30. A quick check on qjump website and a 13.09 train from Chesterfield to Darlington was targeted. I got a lift from South Normanton to Chesterfield arriving with minutes to spare. Luckily the train was ontime arriving at Darlington at 14:40. A quick taxi and into the ground at 14:55. Great day but lost 1 nil. Things have regressed as that train journey now takes around 2 hours!!.
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