In the days when we knocked around in the old Third and Fourth divisions, piled into cars,
old Transit vans or dilapidated coaches, which ground, town or trip did you most look
forward to?

I always liked the trip to Scunthorpe and the pubs in the surrounding villages
When they played at the old Showground. Think they moved in the late Eighties.

Mansfield and Lincoln, too. Which did you like?

Halifax

Carlisle
York
Darlington
Wrexham

Were always good trips

Halifax for me too...something indescribably grim about the Shay

Lincoln, York and Rotherham for me.

Good days really.

Halifax and Rochdale were always a lark
Think I'm in early 90's territory here but remember a cold winter's day on the old uncovered terrace at Halifax, feet sinking into some soft, snow covered tarmac type material whilst snowballs rained down from all angles. The photographer behind the goal soon shifted his position.
I think the front page title of a fanzine after that game was something like 'mud, scuds & missiles'

Chesterfield ,stopping in stavely.

Rochdale
Halifax
Preston
Blackpool

Basically anywhere with a good pub trail and where you didn't have to travel too far inbetween drinking time.

I always liked the old Den and Boothferry Park

Gay meadow was fun

Favourite-Halifax
Worst-Chesterfield, fool of loons

Crewe Alex for me (although may have been the 90's ?). Enjoyed the low roof and having almost the full length of one side of the pitch.
Stockport was always a delight, stood on the muddy bank on a wet Friday night and the delights of a visit into the open top breeze block urinals!

Stoke city was always a good ground for the banter..being in the The Boothen end was quite scary at times.. Lol

used to love going to Milmoor, that low roof made the acoustics great. Locals weren't too welcoming mind you

Plymouth for me, always remember the players getting off the coach and handing out tickets to us Clarets who had travelled. (The funny thing was I was stationed in Plymouth and had taken the 15 minute bus journey!)

Chesterfield.
Bury.
Halifax.
York.
Carlisle.
Stockport..lol

Reckon once our fans returned post-Orient, while a lot the locals may not have been too fond of us on our travels, bet their bankmanagers were.

Blackpool _ we used to go early and spend the whole day there. Clarets everywhere. Didn't see the colour tangerine until about quarter to three. Great days. UTC

Bloomfield Rd,
Gigg Lane,
Leeds Rd,
Boothferry Park,
Valley Parade,
Millmoor.

All places we used to travel in numbers to that I really enjoyed visiting. I really enjoyed Millmoor, yet never saw us win there.

Always enjoyed Wrexham

Anywhere that took you through Blubberhouses

Blackpool in the Manx cup in the summer holidays was a good day out

Enjoy a trip over Snake pass too
We have always been welcomed at the snake pass inn.

Garnerssoap wrote:Anywhere that took you through Blubberhouses

And back in the day it was Hartlepool, York, Darlington & Scarborough

Halifax or Wrexham

Them's the ones. Seemed like every other week at one point. Was on first name terms with the staff at the hopper lane hotel. They even used to open early and do a brekkie

York for the beer Oxford for some beer stops an route Carlise for a lively day. Crewe to witness how bad an away end can be.

Hartlepool in the cold driving rain in an open-topped stand but a good real ale pub in the town.
Carlisle where Burnley fans took over the pub across from the ground but had to use the back door.
Rochdale where the Cemetery Inn was appropriately named.

ElectroClaret wrote:In the days when we knocked around in the old Third and Fourth divisions, piled into cars,
old Transit vans or dilapidated coaches, which ground, town or trip did you most look
forward to?

I always liked the trip to Scunthorpe and the pubs in the surrounding villages
When they played at the old Showground. Think they moved in the late Eighties.

Mansfield and Lincoln, too. Which did you like?

Hey, fact check: early part of the 70s we were Division 1 and 2 and Div 1 again - and then the slide started.

I was thinking I could put Anfield, Elland Road and Ewood Park - and the big one was Hillsborough v Newcastle - and Wembley (1988).

Sorry, yes, I got married, we had children, I moved away. You've caught me out - there is a "gap" in my Burnley supporting cv.

Garnerssoap wrote:Anywhere that took you through Blubberhouses,
Blackpool in the Manx cup in the summer holidays was a good day out

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I know I've edited it but it tickled me.

Thats why I don't drive to games anymore

I've always liked Spotland.

Roots Hall.Layer Road.County ground. and The Manor all close to home at various times

York, Plymouth, Carlisle, Walsall, Orient, Mansfield, Northampton. All great for beer! (I "lost" a whole week end in Plymouth several times!)

Anywhere apart from Rochdale. What a DUMP !

Who cares what It's like when you've had a skinful on the way there.

Always liked going to Hereford. Lots of pubs around. Also Brentford & Gillingham.

Nearer to home, Bury.

Rochdale, Blackpool and Bury.

Millmoor - brilliant away end with a proper pitched roof. Always a good atmosphere despite the fact that I never saw the Clarets win there in umpteen visits. Grim bogs though.