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MidDevon wrote: So far you have 5 such grounds

Bristol Rovers - who played at the home of Bath City
AFC Bournemouth - who played at the home of Dorcester Town
Milton Keynes Dons - who played at the National Hockey Stadium
Bradford City - who played at the Odsell Stadium
Brighton - who played at the Withdean Stadium

Chester City - who played at Moss Rose, home of Macclesfield Town
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NickGull wrote: Surely Rotherham are counted in this?
Rotherham is a difficult one. The Don Valley Stadium is primerally an athletics stadium, but is the home of Sheffield Eagles Rugby League club, but they rent it from Sheffield City Council, its not their ground. Sheffield FC have also played there but have moved on due to cost. So its not really a non league ground.

And while we're on that subject, does anyone know why Rotherham have been told they must return to the Rotherham Borough Council area within 5 years (I think) to prevent the scenario the MK Dons caused with franchising out of their area, but West Ham and Tottenham have been battling for the Olympic Stadium yet it is surely outside their local boroughs and probably a damn site further from their current stadia than the Don Valley Stadium is from Rotherham? All the London clubs surely dont come under the banner of 'London Borough Council' so can move anywhere they like within that area? How unfair would that be?
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That question came up when I was up there on business last year and it is a very sore point among the locality and supporers alike. It seems a bit of one rule for one club and another for the big boys.
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Trojan 67 wrote:

Chester City - who played at Moss Rose, home of Macclesfield Town[/quote]

I think if you look at wot I writted , you will find i listed that one as well
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Bristol Rovers - who played at the home of Bath City
AFC Bournemouth - who played at the home of Dorcester Town
Milton Keynes Dons - who played at the National Hockey Stadium
Bradford City - who played at the Odsell Stadium
Brighton - who played at the Withdean Stadium
Chester City - who played at Macclesfield
Rotherham - who play at the Don Valley

There are definately at least two more as I thought Macclesfield were a league club at the time, so I stand corrected, sorry!

Remember it is either clubs who have played home league games at the grounds of either non league teams or grounds who were primiary used for other sports
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Trojan 67 wrote:

Bideford AFC (position 1st, Evo-Stik League - Division One South & West)
Tiverton Town (position 14th, Evo-Stik League - Division One South & West)
Willand Rovers (position 1st, Toolstation Western League - Premier Division)
Barnstaple Town (position 13th, Toolstation Western League - Premier Division)
Ilfracombe Town (position 14th, Toolstation Western League - Premier Division)

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MidDevon wrote:
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MidDevon wrote:Bristol Rovers - who played at the home of Bath City
AFC Bournemouth - who played at the home of Dorcester Town
Milton Keynes Dons - who played at the National Hockey Stadium
Bradford City - who played at the Odsell Stadium
Brighton - who played at the Withdean Stadium
Chester City - who played at Macclesfield
Rotherham - who play at the Don Valley

There are definately at least two more as I thought Macclesfield were a league club at the time, so I stand corrected, sorry!

Remember it is either clubs who have played home league games at the grounds of either non league teams or grounds who were primiary used for other sports

Maidstone United - who played there League games at Watling Street, Dartford.
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That is the one I never thought anyone would get, Maidstone did indeed play league football at Dartford's old ground.....one to go, pretty obviously I would have thought
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MidDevon wrote:That is the one I never thought anyone would get, Maidstone did indeed play league football at Dartford's old ground.....one to go, pretty obviously I would have thought

AFC Wimbledon - who play at Kingsmeadow (ground share with Kingstonian FC).
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I don't think Kingstonian share there any more.
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Southampton Gull wrote:I don't think Kingstonian share there any more.

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Seems you're right. I'm sure I read somewhere that they were being forced out, obviously that came to nothing,
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I did not include AFC Wimbledon as they purchased the leasehold on Kingsmeadow long before they became a league team. Whilst Kingstonian still play there, they rent from Wimbledon now.
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The final one is Bristol Rovers, again, who moved into and played league football, at the memorial ground whilst it was still in the Rugby clubs ownership.
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