Posts Tagged: 92 club

Tim Dove flies into the 92 club

Cherry Red Records stadium the home of afc wimbledon

We catch up with the92.net blog veteran Tim Dove to reflect on his successful journey to join the 92 club. Groundsman: Firstly congratulations on completing the 92! Which was your final ground and did you commemorate the occasion? Tim: Thanks! Brunton Park on 26/09/2015. The league match was Carlisle United vs Newport County. I celebrated the occasion by having drinks and a meal with the friends that I watched the game with. Groundsman: What was the first ground you ticked off your list? Tim: City Ground on 14/02/1987. The match was Nottingham Forest vs West Ham United in the old… Read more »

Completing doing the 92 from abroad!

Joining the 92 club at luton's kenilworth Road

We all know doing the 92 is a marathon and not a sprint. Many won’t complete the epic journey which requires time, dedication, a lot of hard work and planning – imagine now having to do all that from abroad. Well that’s exactly what Norwegian Liverpool fan Einar Kvande has done! We caught up with Einar to find out more about his remarkable achievement. Groundsman: Firstly congratulations on completing the 92! Which was your final ground and did you commemorate the occasion? Einar: Thank you very much! Kenilworth Road was my final ground, 26 years after I watched my first… Read more »

Interview – We speak to our latest 92 club member

Completing the 92 league grounds at Crewe's Gresty Road

We catch up with groundhopper and now 92 club member Stuart Markley to hear about his experiences doing the 92 league grounds. Groundsman: Firstly congratulations on completing the 92! Which was your final ground and did you commemorate the occasion? Stuart: The final ground was Gresty Road, Crewe Alexandra, on a very blustery and wet Tuesday night on 21st October, 2014. I brought three mates along and we decided to stay over and enjoy the local nightlife! This consisted of pub, Chinese, game, pub, more pub, well you get the idea… Groundsman: What was the first ground you ticked off… Read more »

Interview – we catch up with our latest 92 club member!

Bradford City Valley Parade

It’s not a journey for the feint-hearted, doing the 92 league grounds, but we now have officially our 3rd follower to achieve the feat! We catch up with our latest member to join the 92 club Debbie Smaje. Groundsman: Firstly congratulations on join the 92 club! Which ground was tha last tick on your list and did you commemorate the occasion? Debbie: Brighton’s Amex Stadium. I’d always planned on buying a shirt of my 92nd club with my name printed on the back to frame on my wall, so that’s what I did! My dad also insisted on coming with… Read more »

Interview: Helen Cator on joining the 92 club!

Football rubber ducks

It was well and truly a season to remember for Helen Cator as at the second attempt she ticked the final ground off her list and her beloved Foxes achieved promotion back to the Premier League after a long absence. An elated Helen spoke to the Groundsman about her journey. Groundsman: Firstly congratulations on completing the 92! Which was your final ground and did you commemorate the occasion? Helen: Thank you, my final ground saw me off to Plainmoor to see Torquay a ground I attempted to visit as my 91st in January so I could finish at Bournemouth watching… Read more »

David Pringle joins the 92 club!

Carlisle's Brunton Park

As the title came into view for Liverpool, a Red was approaching his own milestone. Although his team might have fallen just short Liverpool fan David Pringle was able to cross the line, reach the magical mark and join the 92 club. David quickly spoke to the Groundsman about the feat before dashing off to another ground! GM: Firstly congratulations on completing the 92! Which was your final ground and did you commemorate the occasion? David: Thanks very much, my final ground was Bournemouth. The match was Bournemouth v Sheffield Wednesday on Good Friday finished 2-4. Me and my friend… Read more »

Interview: John Walton speaks to the92.net about rejoining the 92 club

  The Groundsman: Firstly John many congratulations on completing the 92! Which was your final ground and did you commemorate the occasion? John: Thanks! My final visit was to the League’s newest newcomers, Fleetwood Town, for a hard fought goalless draw with Southend United on 8 December 2012. It was a very cold day, so it was nice to be able to travel to the ground using the modern tram system from Blackpool. When I finished the 92 clubs for the first time in 2011 with a visit to Preston, I was lucky enough to follow Southend to Deepdale as… Read more »

Interview: We speak to our first 92 club member

Geoff Jackson, the92.net’s first official 92 club member speaks to the Groundsman about his journey to do the 92 Football League Grounds. The Groundsman: Hi Geoff, firstly congratulations on completing the 92! Which was your final ground and did you commemorate the occasion? Geoff: My Final ground was the Liberty Stadium for Swansea V Norwich last Feb. To commemorate the occasion my friends at Carlisle United had contacted Swansea and a little note was placed in the programme (right). Norwich striker Grant Holt scored 2 for the Canaries that day, his mum lives directly behind our house. And it was former Carlisle… Read more »