ABANDONED FARTOWN STADIUM | FORMER HOME OF HUDDERSFIELD GIANTS | Tour Obscure (Episode Four)

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[@benny_simmo]

We won't tidy up the place and move back unfortunately. The council wouldn't even pay for the national rugby league museum to be situated in the George Hotel (also worth visiting) where the sport was born

[@DT-uy1ex]

The council would be better pumping money In to this than waisting it in Dewsbury

[@overlook237]

I left Huddersfield on 2005 but my parents are still there. I'm always dismayed at the state of the place when I drive up for a visit. Is Barry Sheerman still wrecking the town centre?

[@suzannehaigh4281]

Huddersfield for a very strange reason is expensive to live. A grotty ex, council house costs more that a lovely detached house near the borders

[@mrsjulieb7011]

Scattered my dads ashes there 18 months ago. He was a life long fartown fan.

[@PossumMagic99]

Very sorry to hear about your loss. Mine will be scattered with my Dad at Leichhardt Oval in Sydney. And they say it's just a sport.

[@gameplaykingz9545]

beautiful mate

[@richardmerriman4347]

Great memories,l was born in fartown in 1965 but moved away in 1970 but still went to a few games.I remember going to watch Huddersfield beat Scarborough pirates to win the 3rd division title .I now have a giants season ticket.loyal to the end.

[@lodersracing]

Amazing how the pitch is still there! I wish the pitch at Swinton's Station Road ground was still there too. I went to this ground in 1990/91 season to watch Huddersfield v Swinton.

[@tourobscure]

An amateur team still use the pitch so it’s maintained to a certain degree. Would recommend a visit if you’re ever in the area!

[@mrsjulieb7011]

St Josephs amateur RL use it.

[@mkterrex]

Great video. I remember exploring the main stand in the 90s as a kid just before it was pulled down, having a look around the changing rooms. I remember the big concrete terrace opposite was still present back then - I actually I can't believe how overgrown it is now as it's still the concrete terrace in my mind 😄 The clubhouse in the corner stayed open for many years after.

[@dougiedoesstuff]

Interesting to see this. I played in a amateur cup final here in 1992. There was still the terraces and changing rooms under them. It was still in the days of massive hot baths rather than individual showers! Thank you for the film.

[@tourobscure]

Thanks for watching! 👍

[@stevieburrows3953]

Thank you for posting this, my great grandfather was called John William Dyson and he played for Huddersfield Yorkshire and England back in the day.

[@judeisbonkers1006]

Do you know spanky Dyson?

[@gameplaykingz9545]

I played a High School Cup final there in 2013 for King James and won. Thanks for this video, my dad would have loved it, lifelong Fartown fan!

[@Davo_Widnes]

Great Video. I played here 86-87 for Hudderfield Colts . Antony Farrel was playing First team then but still came away games on the coach with us.. Great Memories

[@damiancartledge7247]

Great little video!! I played an u13s School final there in 1978 for Salendine Nook v Deighton ,the pitch seemed absolutely huge at the time!! Fantastic memories, thanks.

[@tlcrf80mins73]

Went there a lot following my team - Glad to see it's still used for Rugby League: there's some proper history there,

[@thedoc1977]

I’m from Melbourne Australia it’s so awesome to see stuff like this keep up the great work

[@tourobscure]

Thankyou very much for watching. Glad you enjoyed!

[@gordonmonaghan133]

Been to the old Fartown several times. Most notably in 1967(or thereabouts) to watch Featherstone Rovers beat the mighty Leeds in a challenge cup semi final. They then went on to beat Barrow at Wembley in the final!

[@tourobscure]

Brilliant memories Gordon! Thanks for watching 👍

[@brianroberts5672]

In the 50's I visited this ground as a Saints' supporter. My recollection is of very deep terracing. Another memory is of Huddersfield's aussy winger Lionel Cooper. In the first half he ran through the Saints' defence as if it wasn't there. In the second half the Saints put Don Gullick, a hard centre, opposite him. It made no difference. On a second visit we were disappointed, after a long coach trip, to find Saints fielding virtually an A team in order to protect their first team players for a cup match with Huddersfield the following week. Saints won. I'll not resuscitate the animosity generated by the Wembley final, that I attended, between the two teams.

[@tourobscure]

Brilliant memories, Brian! Thanks for watching!

[@richardcodd5323]

I was there in 1964 when my team Hull kr beat oldham 12.2 to reach Wembley after 2 epic games at leeds and swinton it will always have a special place in my heart

[@anonnemo2504]

Thanks for that. I wondered what happened to the ground at Fartown. I watched my team, Wakefield Trinity, play there in the eighties.

[@andysutcliffe4179]

great video i remember going there as a child to watch yorkshire cricket an the old fartown rugby club many happy memories

[@gezel7866]

I lived across the road from here as a kid and played in the grounds as many children did, I also worked in the pavilion for a few years and had my wedding reception their back in 1999. I’ve watched the whole area go from an amazing place to a total mess shame on Kirklees council for not up keeping this historic place 💜

[@janeabbott5379]

Brilliant! Very informative!

[@UKsoldier45]

Congratulations on a great video!

[@AJC1963]

Was there in 1979 for the Leeds v Bradford Northern Premiership final..Leeds won 20 odd 2 or something.Those railings around the pitch are the original railings I think

[@ForzaBantams]

Who’d have thought it. I never thought I’d be interested in the former home of Huddersfield Giants. But it was interesting. Looking forward to seeing more of these types of vids.

[@tourobscure]

Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed! We have a bradford video coming in the next few months (related to bradford city fc too!) so keep an eye out for that.

[@jossratcliffe8908]

My dad played rugby league there in 1999 . A local amateur team played there after Huddersfield .

[@lizclarke8570]

Great video i love a bit of Rugby League on the tv.

[@tourobscure]

Thanks for watching 👍

[@paulfrancis8764]

Superb film!

[@tourobscure]

Thankyou! 👍

[@TheDradge]

Well done lad. Good video of the old stadium. I'm a big Rugby League fan so much appreciated.

[@radman8321]

Went to a match there once. The terracing was broken up flags and large swathes were taped off.

[@DeanGibson-us5kt]

Well done from Australia. Your detail and focus on the site is great,

[@tourobscure]

Thankyou for your kind words! Appreciated!

[@davidgee9241]

❤👍🙂 🏉🏉🏉 Thank you . From 🏉 CARLISLE RUGBY LEAGUE SUPPORTER 🏉🏉🏉🏉🏉🏉. who visited THIS GROUND on many many occasions. This brings back happy memories Of all the rugby league I came to see 🏉👍🙂 Here ( in the heart of Yorkshire ). Great day out and camaraderie From all of the 🏉supporters🏉 Was absolutely brilliant. 🏉 MIXING TOGETHER with no problems 🏉👍🙂👍😍. Even in the bar🍻🍺👍 Before and after the game 🏉. WHATEVER THE SCORE🏉🍺🍻🙂👍😍❤.

[@tourobscure]

Thanks David! Glad you enjoyed

[@andrewpeacock7223]

Brilliant, unexpected stuff like this laying around nice to see info about it.

[@Manhasnoname1]

Belting video, love how the old railings are still there.

[@adamlawrence6816]

Holy cow. My dad and I spent every other winter Sunday afternoon there in the late Seventies and early Eighties, in the main stand, just to the right of the players' tunnel. I still remember the smell of Deep Heat coming from within the bowels of the stand, and the first time my dad heard me swear, when I told a referee his decision was 'Bollocks' (he later asked how I knew the word, I told him I'd read it in Freddie Trueman's autobiography). I went to see Yorkshire play Sunday League cricket on the other side of the complex once or twice too. Melancholic after watching that.

[@tourobscure]

Great memories. Thanks for watching!

[@dtkoinew]

You've earn my subscription and I'm a giants fan it's such a shame I never got to see the ground as I was born in 94 but wow its such a shame. Would love it if giants could move back there but I don't think it will happen 😢

[@tourobscure]

Thanks for the subscribe! Appreciated! Very sad yes, but take the positives, at least there isn’t a soulless housing estate on the site and the sport is still played there!

[@no15minutecities]

Isn't anybody lobbying the local council or whoever to get this ground tidied up???

[@pietweety7020]

Top content and great video!

[@tourobscure]

Thankyou my friend! Cheers for watching!

[@ianprotheroe]

I went to watch a Huddersfield v Widnes cup match there about 1980. I remember the terracing being scarily steep!

[@tourobscure]

Great memories Ian! Thanks for watching

[@RugbyLeagueHistory]

This were a really good video. I have done a few videos on the old rugby league grounds of Australia and England.

[@tourobscure]

Thanks! Best of luck with your channel!

[@overlook237]

Holy shit i forgot about this. My grandparents lived in Fartown when I was young and we used to go here. The club changed their name to Barracudas for some reason and are now Huddersfield Giants in the Super League. Thanks for the memories mate.

[@tourobscure]

Great memories, glad you enjoyed!

[@PossumMagic99]

Love my league history. Great video.

[@tourobscure]

Thanks for watching! 👍

[@raymondporter2094]

I remember Yorkshire playing County Cricket games at Fartown. Sad to see rhe state of the place now. Nice memorial to 3 great cricketers there, though.

[@tourobscure]

Absolutely beautiful memorial. Much better than some get!

[@tarlkoroban3733]

I am 60. Born and bred in Huddersfield. I have never heard of those 3 cricketers until just now.

[@philipclark3922]

Great Video

[@tourobscure]

Thanks Phillip! Thanks for watching!

[@mikebarton]

Good work.

[@tourobscure]

Thankyou!

[@garywinterbottom6073]

Watched a few cricket finals there as a lad when my father umpired there.

[@tourobscure]

Lovely memories Thanks for watching

[@davidjames3787]

I went to the Fartown Stadium when it was still a Rugby League ground. Interestingly I remember the locals shouting 'Come on Fartown' rather than 'Come on Huddersfield'. The local authority should be ashamed of itself to allow the place to become a garbage dump.

[@overlook237]

People still chant Fartown, Fartown even now at the JS Stadium.

[@tourobscure]

Great memories. Thanks for watching!

[@JC-hu1wd]

Sad but but the stadium was drlapidated and a death trap. I remember one game early 90s around 1991. Ball was booted on to the main stand and a 20 foot piece of guttering crashed down. Thankfully no one was injured.

[@martinharvey3990]

I played a reserve game at Fartown in the early part of 1996 at the back end of the centenary season.

[@tourobscure]

Thanks for watching!

[@jossratcliffe8908]

I’m sure that the amateur rugby side is Huddersfield st Joseph’s . That plastered there . When my dad played against them I walked threw a turn style

[@dickiedavies6870]

Nice

[@gameplaykingz9545]

great video thank you

[@sammyhawkins5590]

I used to live near the stadium, why do we let stuff go to ruin and do nothing with the land, it just sums Huddersfield up totally, no investment no care.

[@egpx]

I don't believe there was any terracing at the open end behind the goal. Maybe a cinder mound but no actual terracing. I saw Huddersfield play a few times in the early 80s before moving away from the town. The open terracing was an impressive size and the main stand was quite grand even though it was almost certainly a flammable wooden death trap. The barrelled roof stand behind the goal was already pretty dilapidated by then but the place had character. You can't blame the club for moving to the McAlpine Stadium to share with Huddersfield Town though. It's a shame o see what remains of Fartown though, both the RL and Cricket parts of the complex.

[@Touring113]

Great video...

[@tourobscure]

Thankyou!

[@Touring113]

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[@margaretjohnson7625]

Mum used to watch Fartown in the 30,s and when it rained only her head and shoulders got wet !!

[@petedoh63]

Why have you got footage of the Crooked Spire Church in Chesterfield in this?

[@tourobscure]

Hi Pete. That’s our intro. It’s on every video and just shows footage of places we’ve previously covered. The crooked spire features on episode one 👍

[@davek834]

Unfortunately with grounds like this, Halifax, knowlesy road, willows, Warrington, they had to go with the new money from sky , I visited Halifax in the late 80s , when they were champions, the toilets were shocking , open top, no roof , and the bogs were smashed up with big nettles growing out of them , I waited until I got home for a crap 😂

[@tourobscure]

Sad but true. State of some of the old facilities were diabolical. But they had character and a certain charm about them. Times move on for the better I suppose, but these places will always be missed despite their facilities (or lack of!)

[@dragonheatgaming5005]

There was last time I looked still some parts of the old Bradford park avenue ground

[@tourobscure]

Watch this space….

[@sentimentalbloke185]

The first Australian cricket team played a match there during their tour of 1878.

[@tourobscure]

Great knowledge!

[@zahidBaloch-qn1pp]

Pavilion is a mosque now

[@brendanbishop3684]

How did sports teams travel back in the 1800s it must have taken days to travel?

[@mikebarton]

By train. The network was, by all accounts, terrific.

[@tourobscure]

Would imagine rail travel was the most popular as the railways were built and the network grew, before then - not a clue!

[@jumper628]

Train

[@mikeowen1192]

It looks like the new stadium es been abandoned on game day

[@ryandorree9874]

fucking hell i haven’t played on that pitch for ages

[@peterdyson9590]

I used to go there in the 80s with my uncle I suppose the team was average . ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@fazeplayz]

St jophs play there now

[@philmuskett265]

Very, very sad. I reckon if you asked today's residents of Fartown who Haigh, Rhodes and Hirst were, 95% wouldn't have a clue.

[@kenzoblacker]

I play here

[@chriswaring5565]

IF YOU PUT ANOTHER T IN IT WOULD BE FART TOWN

[@steventotsrusselldj.]

Didn’t know this ground was still there, they must still use the pitch as it looks like it’s still being maintained

[@tourobscure]

An amateur side use the ground now, so it’s maintained to a basic level Thanks for watching 👍

[@no15minutecities]

It was a rugby league ground not soccer.

[@davidacalverley7508]

Did you ask permission to use the photos? No, I thought not. If you would like to contact me, I'll let you know my prices.

[@Thailandescapades]

Grow up !! Pathetic

[@UnbelievableEricthegiraffe]

Are they as expensive as your Wife's?

[@CommandoG331]

Played there for the Navy against Giants academy around 99/2000. We got beaten but was a good experience and had a big crowd on. The stands etc were still there. Good memories.

[@Rosco1690]

Someone obviously still plays there, some dog and duck rugby club maybe.