Football stadiums have become a popular subject for online reviews, with fans sharing their experiences of visiting grounds. Pete Tomlin, a football enthusiast, meticulously compiled ratings for every home stadium in the Football League using Google. The highest rating recorded is 4.7, achieved by Anfield, Liverpool’s home ground, which has received 54,546 votes. Other Premier League clubs with a 4.7 rating include Tottenham Hotspur and Nottingham Forest. The highest-rated Championship ground is Wolverhampton Wanderers’ Molineux, with a 4.6 rating, while Leicester City’s King Power Stadium in League One ranks 10th. In contrast, the lowest-rated Premier League ground is Hull City’s MKM Stadium, with a 4.3 rating, and the lowest in the Championship is QPR’s Loftus Road, rated 4.1. Only two grounds in the Football League have a 4.0 rating: Oxford United’s Kassam Stadium and Stevenage’s SPORTA Arena.
In Serie A, there has been no goalless draw in the first five rounds of the season, a situation that Stephen Hogg notes is matching a historical record set in the 2015-16 season. In the Premier League, the last goalless draw in the fifth round occurred in 2023. The longest wait for a top-flight goalless draw was in the 1889-90 season, when the first such match happened in the 17th round. A more recent example came in the Scottish third tier in 2013-14, where the first goalless draw occurred in the 25th round of matches.
The tradition of fans wearing replica football kits dates back further than the 1973 Leeds United example often cited. Many fans recall wearing unofficial kits long before that, such as Janette and Brian Kidd, who had Umbro Brazil and Celtic kits in the 1970s. Even earlier, children in the 1960s were given football socks and shirts with player numbers and badges, though these were not officially licensed. During the 1970 World Cup, the Brazilian team wore kits from two different manufacturers, switching between them during matches. Fans also wore replica kits in the 1960s and 1970s, though it was rare to see them at matches due to the cold and the risk of being targeted by hooligans. Some fans, like Michael Parkinson, recall attending games with only a scarf for identification.
When it comes to English top-flight champions, the team with the smallest stadium at the time of their league victory was Ipswich Town, who won the 1961-62 title from Portman Road, with a capacity of around 29,000. This makes it the smallest postwar ground to host a league-winning team. Other notable stadiums include Ewood Park (Blackburn Rovers) and Highbury (Arsenal), which had capacities of around 31,000 and 38,419 respectively.
Recent football events have also seen notable figures in attendance. Andy Burnham and Mark Carney attended an Everton vs Wolves match in the Carabao Cup. The highest scoreline ever created by a player whose squad number matched the resulting score is still a subject of debate. Meanwhile, the earliest point in a season a top-flight team has been confirmed as trophy-less is yet to be determined. In a recent League One match, both goalkeepers were named Eastwood, a rare occurrence of opposing goalkeepers sharing the same surname.
Football Ground Ratings, Goalless Draws, and Historical Football Trivia
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