Forgotten Football Grounds | The Victoria Ground

[@inspireyou2396]

The Victoria Ground was a proper day out. Stoke fans used to whip up a really good noise especially when singing Delilah.

[@adrianmoxham9670]

I went to the Victoria Ground with non-League Bath City for an F.A cup 3rd round match, when Stoke City were then in the premier League, this is going back almost 40 years ago. Was a great day out.

[@historyoffootball87]

Bath City, I think they are in Division 6 now or maybe lower.

[@adrianmoxham9670]

Bath City are in national league (South)

[@northstaffscountrywalks]

Sorry fella! you couldn't have watched that particular game whilst Stoke City were a premier league oufit. They weren't in it 40 years ago. In fact around that time Stoke City F C endured one of their most torrid times in their recent history. The HOLOCAUST season, 1984-85 proved to be disastrous. Stoke finished the season with only 17 points, with just three wins all season and were relegated to the second division. Mick Mills was appointed player-manager for the 1985-86 season, but was unable to sustain a challenge for promotion in his four seasons as manager and was sacked in November 1989. His successor, even more misery to come, Alan Ball Jr., became the club's fifth manager in ten years. Ball struggled in his first season in charge, 1989-90, and Stoke were relegated to the third tier of English football after finishing bottom of the Second Division. After a long struggle Stoke did finally climb out of the lower tiers of football to win promotion to the Premier League in the 2007-08 season. After 10 seasons in the premier league which included three ninth place finishes they were finally relegated to the second tier in the 2018-19 season and have been in the championship (2nd tier) since. Under the new and current stewardship they will return to top flight football for the season 2026-2027. Don't forget, you read that last line here first. COME ON YOU MIGHTY POTTERS!

[@peterhealey7964]

Any chance of Gigg Lane.

[@historyoffootball87]

If it ever got demolished or nobody ever played there again then yes but I can see teams/clubs using the ground in the future.

[@RSstokie]

2 of the floodlights are at vale park

[@historyoffootball87]

Isn't that a bit ironic.

[@RSstokie]

Home🔴⚪️

[@patrickscott838]

Looked like a nice ground! Don't like the modern cookie cutter grounds these day's!

[@historyoffootball87]

Nearly all the modern grounds look the same to me.

[@patrickscott838]

@@historyoffootball87 I did go to Brentford in 2019 before they pulled it down. loved that stadium liked the double tiered away end! Also the pubs on all four corners were great!

[@historyoffootball87]

@@patrickscott838 I never got to go there but I have been past the new ground, they really shoehorned it in there

[@peterdemeteor8399]

Never went there, but I wish I had - it looks like a proper football ground. I've supported the Rovers away twice at the Britannia Stadium; the first time they offered entry to home supporters for £5, but we had to pay full whack. We beat them 4-1! At the end of the match we taunted them by waving fivers and chanting "Five quid, and you got ripped-off". Up The Gas!

[@historyoffootball87]

When Stoke were in the Premier league the Britannia was supposedly the loudest ground in the country.

[@northstaffscountrywalks]

@@historyoffootball87 Fact mate. It was!👍