David Denton

Name: David Denton

Age: 34

Teams Supported: Chesterfield & Sunderland

First League Ground Visited & When: Chesterfield 2 Port Vale 1, 29.09.1973.

Last Ground Visited to complete the 92: Highbury, Arsenal 3 Sheffield Wednesday 3.

Date Completed: May 9th 2000.

David Outside Highbury

How long has it taken you to visit all 92 grounds? 27 years.

Best Ground visited (& why).

Stadium of Light, Sunderland. Electric atmosphere with modern facilities, catering for all.

Poorest Ground Visited:

Field Mill, Mansfield. The place is falling apart.

Best experience on your travels:

Driving through the snow in November 1996 for a Tuesday night match at Plymouth. Chesterfield won 3-0.

Worst experience on your travels:

Breaking down on the way to Wycombe in 1994 and missing the game.

Funniest experience on your travels:

Too many to mention.

Most Goals Seen In One Match:

Nine, Chesterfield 4 Charlton Athletic 5. League Cup 3rd Round, October 1978.

Best Match Witnessed: 

Chesterfield 3 Glasgow Rangers 0. Anglo-Scottish Cup, October 1980.

Best Goal Seen:

Lee Turnbull. Chesterfield v Macclesfield Town. FA Cup 1st Round replay. November 1992.

Best Player Watched:

Paul Gascoigne for Tottenham at Derby in 1988. A simply awesome individual performance from a footballer who had so much natural talent.

Stupidest Chant Heard:

"You can shove your Cornish Pastie up your a***"". Cheltenham fans to Torquay fans in April this year. Torquay is in Devon!

Any tips for those intending to visit the 92?

Utilise the early Cup rounds as prices tend to be drastically reduced these days. This will cut down the cost as a neutral.  Also, use the Sunday kick offs as this will mean you are not missing out on watching your own team so much.

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