Category: Fact Files

Fact File #5: Portsmouth Football Club (Fratton Park)

September 10, 2016

Considering I now live in Portsmouth, it’s surprising that I haven’t already covered Fratton Park on this website. However, better late than never, so here’s the latest fact file. Tenants: Portsmouth Football Club Capacity: 21,063 Record attendance: 51,384 – Portsmouth vs Derby County, 26th February 1949 Notable game: The biggest game in Pompey’s history could well have been their … More Fact File #5: Portsmouth Football Club (Fratton Park)

Fact File #4: Dorchester Town Football Club (Avenue Stadium)

September 3, 2016

This week’s fact file concerns Dorchester Town Football Club and The Avenue Stadium, a ground which is around 30 minutes outside of Somerset, around 10 minutes north of Weymouth, and around one minute away from a massive Tesco. Tenants: Dorchester Town FC Capacity: 5,229 (710 seated) Record attendance: 4,159 – Dorchester Town 1 – 1 Weymouth, 1st January 1999 Notable … More Fact File #4: Dorchester Town Football Club (Avenue Stadium)

Fact File #3: Glastonbury Football Club (Abbey Moor Stadium)

August 27, 2016

After checking in at Street Football Club, we’re going five miles up the road to Glastonbury for this week’s ‘Fact File’. Similarly to Street FC, Glastonbury FC’s online presence is rather small, so some facts and figures may need to be taken with a slight pinch of salt. Tenants: Glastonbury Football Club Few photos from Saturday … More Fact File #3: Glastonbury Football Club (Abbey Moor Stadium)

Fact File #2: Street Football Club (The Tannery)

August 20, 2016

After taking a brief Devon detour for the first ‘Fact File’, we return triumphantly to Somerset with Street FC. Information on the history of Street Football Club is limited due to their official website disappearing, so please be aware that some of the following facts may come from unreliable sources such as Wikipedia and my … More Fact File #2: Street Football Club (The Tannery)