Think it was Everton played at Anfield then there was a dispute with the landlord and Everton moved to Goodison Park. Then Liverpool Association were formed a bit later and played at Anfield Not entirely sure though!
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Theyāve never taken on the Irish-scouse force that is Mrs T. They wouldnāt dare. In fact I reckon @chunkster would be washing up and @Dhforever would be hoovering before they left. 
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You are probably right now 
but back in the day i would have given 100% 
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50 and a fair few who are no longer league clubs and I havenāt been away for a good few years or it would be higher there was a time when I went anywhere and everywhere between 1989 and 2003
That would be my list too. Was going to claim 86 as have been to see us at Villa - but as youāve specified ācompetitive gamesā then the friendly I attended there (when was that?) doesnāt count.
This is my current club count, not current ground count - Brighton, Arsenal and Man City (think thatās all) have moved from where I saw us play them (Brighton twice - Goldstoun and Withdean; we never played them during their stay at the Priestfield).
On top of that there are a whole ruck of clubs like Notts County, Chesterfield, Wrexham, etc (and now Bury) that were in the league when we played them but are now non-league. And quite a lot of non-league too for cup games (and friendlies - but weāre not counting those under your rules).
And of course you have to add in the Millennium Stadium and now Wembley as places Iāve seen us play.
I have also been to some games not involving us here and abroad e.g. Santiago Bernabeau where I saw a future Saddler in Vinny Samways playing for la Palma. My big memory of that game is that Steve McManaman was playing for Real and as they were lined up awaiting the refs whistle to start the 2 of them ran across the centre circle to shake hands). The stadium looked half empty but the crowd announced was over 60,000!
Another is the municipal stadium in Albufeira watching Benfica against West Brom while on holiday in the Algarve (a hastily arranged game as one of their other pre-seasons in Spain got cancelled - and I happened to be staying close by). There was only 1 stand, with some temporary event seating down the other side. Crowd was only a couple of thousand, Albion got tonked, and Gaza sat just a little way behind me (he was managing a local side out there briefly).
So away clubs in competitive games is 85, total number of away grounds Iāve seen us play at (including friendlies etc) must be close to 150.
The villa game was Alan Evans testimonial in 1988. I had counted that too.
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So it wouldnāt be unique for a club to uproots from its existing rented stadium due excessive rent demands and relocate - mmmmm interesting!
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The reason for specifying competitive games is because that was the rules determined at the time by the 92 Club.
There was an article in a Burnley programme when we were playing up there about 25 years ago (pre internet), so I sent off my self addressed envelope to get their booklet.
Only competitive first team games counted, so testimonials and pre season matches werenāt recognised to doing the 92.
With clubs moving to new grounds, you could still count visits to the old place.
Like us all, we now need to see the the Saddlers play at Man City, Arsenal, West Ham, Cardiff and Brighton, with Brentford and Wimbledon moving in the near future too.
As you say, I was at Villa Park for the Allan Evans testimonial, plus Iāve been there for the second leg of a youth cup final with Walsall.
I have seen a Villa v Leeds match there, but I only count Saddlers games.
Each to their own how you count grounds, but I chose to stick to the 92 club rules back then and to this day.
Iāve also had the opportunity to watch games overseas while travelling with work, with visits to Ajax and PSG in the past twelve months, plus games in Spain, Serbia, Bulgaria and Ireland.
Overall, Iām at about 160-170 grounds visited.
Yes this is what the hardcore 92 club still do. I think most mere mortals just stick to āseeing a 90 minute match in each stadiumā these days. Impressed at the numbers you folks have.
Iāve lived in various places across Europe. Iām on 196 total groundsā¦currently working on completing the Norwegian Eliteserienā¦difficult to see Walsall playing a competitive fixture at TromsĆø!
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I wouldnāt get past 20. Kudos to anyone who gets in the 100s!
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60 of the current 92 though a few are āold groundsā. Plus a number now in non-league.
89 of the current 91 just need everton and newcastle and only one of them wasn`t with walsall . seen walsall play on 154 grounds inc friendlies .
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Exactly the same as me - spooky!
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Probably would pal lol , lot more sedate on a Saturday nowadays
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York was a really good away day that is sadly missed. All grounds that are close to the centre of their town are better and with York being such a decent place to drink and generally hang out, it was a cracker.
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I would agree with that and was always one of the nearest to Hull for me. Remember a bitterly cold Friday night there just before Christmas once , a 1 nil win with a cracker from Jimmy Williams.
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Never sat and added them up mate been been to a fair few over the years, but itās ironic you saying youāve never seen us play at Everton or Newcastle, every cup draw where weāve still been left in and premier league teams enter Iāve sat with our Steven and Iām repeating myself all the time āEverton away, Newcastle away, Everton away, Newcastle away ā¦ā he laughs and says dad youāve never been to the etihad why donāt you pray for that pmslā¦ Iād been to Maine road to see us thatās good enough lol
Thatās some serious addiction Dave, fair play to you buddy.
Im not sure how many grounds he has been to but my bro in law has been to over 500 wfc away games. That a lot of grounds and a lot of heartache.
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71 for me, plus well over 100 non-league, Wembley the Millenium and a couple of rugby grounds where football was temporarily played, Kingston Park (Newcastle Blue Star), and Leigh (Horwich/Leigh RMI). Shame when the thread got me thinking just how many of the grounds, and even quite a few of the clubs Iāve visited no longer exist.
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Done Everton in cup in 72 mate. So just Spurs and Newcastle to cross off, also done all the ones who have fell out the leauge system again all with Walsall
My late father has a lot to answer for mate , why on earth did he choose Walsall as our team lol
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