Posts Tagged: Crewe

Crewe’s Alexandra Stadium (Gresty Road) Reviewed

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Blogger Michael Pilcher signs off 2015 with a trip by train to the home of the Railway men. Ground: Gresty Road (Alexandra Stadium) 76/92 Game: Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Fleetwood Town Date: 19/12/2015 Having married a Northerner, in the interests of fairness every other Christmas is a Northern Christmas, spent with the in-laws in Lancashire. Typically with the festive period being packed with fixtures it gives the benefit of offering ample opportunity for new grounds to be ticked off: this time two years ago I got five ticked in just over a week. Yet despite having 10 days up in Preston… 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 »