EFL League One Stadiums

[@ElainaMaruyama]

This sheer size of some of these stadiums compared to others makes you instantly know that these were once premier league teams. That's the beauty of the competitive game and what the ESL were trying to take away.

[@danny4063]

Not mk Dons tho

[@leoclark6340]

As an Ipswich town Fan I feel lucky to have support a team and have a stadium with a good history . Past 15 years have been nothing to scream about but hopefully we will be back in championship football next year !

[@TheUnderPro]

@@leoclark6340 yh and the new signing of joe piggot will definitely help us

[@otaviofrnazario]

@@leoclark6340 any hopes of improvment with Ed Sheeran as a partner in the club?

[@leoclark6340]

@@otaviofrnazario between him and the new owners hopefully so . It definitely brings worldwide attention to the club and defo not a bad thing . Nice to see Ed sticking to his roots and helping out with things he loves . Hopefully it all proves to be a good future for the club

[@johanfalk2875]

From a Yank’s perspective, there’s a nice feeling I get from these small stadiums. I think of them as just cozy little places where the locals can gather around and socialize, much like Friday night high school football games here in the US.

[@tonyjedioftheforest1364]

Many are much larger than MLS stadiums.

[@otaviofrnazario]

@duncan spencer I think Johan is talking about his own perspective, considering that he has a picture of Sebastian the Ibis, mascot of the University of Miami (or the U) on his profile

[@akunamatatalopez3963]

@superdug your comment should've won dumbest comment of the day 🙄

[@stuartwallace7841]

@@akunamatatalopez3963 It did. Yours was second.

[@georgemurfet1819]

@@tonyjedioftheforest1364 they’re not

[@Forestgravy90]

like how an Aussie is aware of Accrington Stanley running jokes from a milk advert from the 70s in Britain

[@tyzer85]

Exactly!

[@PHDiaz-vv7yo]

Ehhgggzzachhttleeehh!!!!

[@Tazza81]

Who are they?

[@PHDiaz-vv7yo]

@@Tazza81 Ian Rush’s favourite football club

[@Tazza81]

@@PHDiaz-vv7yo I know who Accrington Stanley are, I was just cracking a joke 😂

[@ianhewitson2738]

The Stadium of Light is built on the site of the former Monkwearmouth colliery on the north bank of the River Wear at Sunderland. The pit was in operation for almost 160 years until its closure in the early 1990's.

[@kevingray3550]

When Monkwearmouth colliery was in operation on finishing their shift and exiting the cage at the top of the shaft the miners would be greeted by a sign that read. "In to the Light". Hence the origin of both the name of the stadium and a similar sign in the Stadium that used to be above the players tunnel exiting out on to the pitch. NB Gillingham is indeed pronounced JILLING ham. The G is unlike the G in Gettysburg which it has to be said did involve a lot ofJenerals

[@jt8643]

The stadium of light looks so much better after the seat change the other year

[@boltonwandererscluboffootb4615]

"The atmosphere is shite but the leg room is alright"🤣

[@MRR19]

It’s true though 🤣🤣

[@exsoulagent]

@@MRR19 agree

[@thomasellingsen1755]

Could be a good Karl Pilkington quote 😄

[@kurtishunt4283]

Very old image of the stadium of light, since then all the seats have been replaced and they have Hybrid-Turf, the same turf only Tottenham Hotspur have

[@Alex-cw3rz]

Bolton Wanderers stadium was originally called Reebok Satdium, the shoes designer being founded in the town. But when they dropped out of the Premier league they stopped sponsoring. Then the main sponsor was Macron and now it's the local university the local shortened name for it is the Unibol.

[@chairmanalf7856]

I’ve been to 13 of those stadiums, plus the old Roker Park and Manor Ground. Thanks for these videos, they are very interesting.

[@jonathanhall7815]

Mixture of some PL quality stadiums, some Non-League ones, some brand new ones and some older quirky ones ! This is where the fallen giants meet the upstarts, great diversity.

[@Dz73zxxx]

Imagine telling to a sunderland fan 10 years ago that in 2021, they've sunk into league one whilst the likes of burnley overtake them in PL. Madness

[@jonathanhall7815]

@@Dz73zxxx At least Burnley did win the league once albeit in 1960 and do have some sort of top flight pedigree. Imagine telling a Sunderland fan that they would be floundering in League 1 while AFC Bournemouth were playing in the PL !

[@Manivilization]

@@jonathanhall7815 imagine telling them that fleetwood town would be taking their points 😂

[@craigmoy5457]

To say Hillsborough has some history might be a slight understatement. Some fun little grounds there.

[@anthonyhousley6934]

I think of the 97 poor souls when I here of this over rated ground

[@eoghanbannon-wright5689]

@@anthonyhousley6934 justice for the 97 YNWA

[@Wickerrman]

@@anthonyhousley6934 It has held World Cup games in 1966, Euros in 1996 and countless cup semi finals (as well as League Cup Final Replays), yes the tragedy is part of the history, but is not the only thing the ground should be known for!

[@supersasukemaniac]

​@@anthonyhousley6934I thought it was 96?

[@coryshannon3815]

Greatest moment in Stadium of Light's history: that time Man. United and their fans heard Aguero scored a goal in stoppage time to put Man. City back on top of the Premier League after United had just won their game.

[@samcharlesworth1643]

Or the fantastic Martin Tyler commentary of Ji when they beat city 1-0

[@safcjcp]

@@samcharlesworth1643 both great moments, but the best moment Jermaine Defoe’s volley v Newcastle just before half time

[@graemesmith8068]

@@safcjcp Or Borini to beat them 2-1.....

[@Andrew-eo2cw]

Got to be defoes volley against the mags. The super Kevin Phillips chants were something else mind you

[@DavyRo]

You've never been to a Tyne/Wear Derby if you think that what you said was the greatest thing that's happened at Sunderland's ground

[@johnturner6149]

As an Ipswich fan I will happily take that answer

[@archylowe603]

It's funny how he said Wycombe wrong then apologised when he said it right

[@KR-KR]

0:30 I don't know why but the deadpan way you say this is so funny to me

[@dminalba]

LNER stands for London & North Eastern Railway the railway company that runs the uk’s east coast main line Inter City train services

[@AmirBrooks]

FYI - the G in this Gillingham is pronounced like a J. However, there's a small town in Dorset where the G is pronounced like it is in this video.

[@ChrisInTheNorth]

SAves me from pointing this out But then he says Why -com-bay , so who knows if he;d being serious

[@DeniseFactor]

With regards to The Valley at Charlton. I went there once in the spring of 1976, I was one of over 65,000 people who went to see The Who play live that day. At the time it set the record for the loudest gig ever played until Iron Maiden broke that record many years later.

[@ryanboddington8874]

I’m gonna start saying Wycombe like that 🤣

[@AllAboutRs]

Lol

[@Snookbone]

Don't you dare

[@joshkleine21]

“Why-com-bay” 😂🤣

[@therewithdave]

lolll

[@lamaharezka]

00:26 Crown Ground, Accrington Stanley 00:55 Pirelli, Burton Albion 01:26 Abbey, Cambridge United 01:52 Jonny-Rocks, Cheltenham Town 02:31 Mornflake, Crew Alexandra 03:12 Keepmoat, The Rovers of Doncaster 03:48 Highbury, Fleetwood Town 04:32 Priestfield, Gillingham 05:17 Univ of Bolton, Bolton Wanderers 05:56 Portman Road, Ipswich Town 06:36 LNER, Lincoln City 07:19 The Valley, Charlton Athletic 07:59 Plough Lane, AFC Wimbledon 08:43 MK, MK Dons 09:34 Globe, Malcolm 10:09 Kassam, Oxford United 10:55 Home Park, Plymouth Argyle 11:40 Fratton Park, Portsmouth 12:20 New York, Rotherham United 13:01 Hillsborough, Sheffield Wednesday 13:45 New Meadow, Shrewsburry Town 14:19 Stadium of Light, Sunderland 15:08 DW, Wigan Athletic 15:58 Adams Park, Wycombe Wonderers

[@hugomedeiros7483]

Mesmo sendo Brasileiro, sou grande fã do Futebol Inglês, da Premier League championship, leagie one, League two até a liga Nacional. E gosto da camisa do Wecombe

[@CoalMiningTown]

About time MK dropped the 'Dons' name and use another like 'Franchise'.

[@gooddypm]

The Reebok looks like The John Smiths Stadium because it was designed by the same company .

[@robertpavey5615]

Cambridge Utd fan here. One of the main challenges of The Abbey Stadium is when you are walking along the dimly lit footpath along Coldham's Common at night and having to avoid the cowpats laid by our bovine friends that are used to graze the land.

[@Messi-fe6fi]

You also enjoy getting beaten by the best team (Peterborough) also I went to Cambridge stadium and I have to say it’s quite nice but Peterborough are better

[@rozeeboy74]

MK Dons - spot on. They have a very low fan base and the away teams often bring more fans than MK have.

[@flynnbilton4421]

Class video I love the research into each stadium, its really well made! (AFC Wimbledon fan)

[@TheWideWorldofStadiums]

Cheers!

[@thegarrity2735]

Wombles till I die

[@chandlerbingbong]

The real Dons.

[@RichardCJohnson]

Mornflake, the cereal of choice for Funeral Directors

[@intotheunknown8386]

Love the humour in these videos…👍

[@reecedallison5764]

Really enjoyed this video. Some really nice stadiums. Shout out to my local team Accrington Stanley

[@Messi-fe6fi]

I’ve been to every stadium except morecambe

[@ici_marmotte]

I absolutely love that difference between the heights of the main stand and the rest of the stadium at Gresty Road, Crewe. This is totally unique. It's looking great when each stand in one single stadium is looking a bit different and individual, the mix between old and new. Portman Road in Ipswich is one of those. Even one stand is covered by one of these old gable roofs which look so lovely in my opinion. I'm begging you to keep those alive which are still left of them in Britain. Not a fan of modern, completely new built stadiums and / or even leaving their traditional venue and moving to the outskirts of the city as Brighton & Hove Albion, for example. This is making me sad. But that's just my personal taste. Greetings from Germany, admiring traditional English stadiums.

[@jack5mack]

Your guess with Mornflake is correct they do make cereal and the actual factory is literally down the road from Crewe Alexandra stadium and has been sponsors for some time and the first time someone sponsored the stadium

[@xSUBIACOx]

BRILLIANT. SOMEONE WHO KNOWS FUCK ALL ABOUT ENGLISH FOOTBALL.

[@militaryfacts10]

At stadium MK the atmosphere is great and the leg rooms great.

[@gilbertknight1488]

it's just not though is it 😂😂

[@Roxie66645]

It was with our fans there, ITFC

[@MrRQBQ]

Fratton Park Portsmouth was the first English football league ground to host a floodlit match, in 1956, against Newcastle United.

[@mickdowns5345]

Football is my religion, Sincil Bank is my Church......since 1985. My old man (RIP) in his wisdom took me to see Imps 0 Cardiff 4 in the old Third Division....... and that was me hooked.

[@otaviofrnazario]

I became aware of this stadium when Lincoln City did a good FA Cup campaign some years ago. Quarterfinals IIRC. It's a nice place. Greetings from 🇧🇷

[@Decano1990]

Mi equipo favorito de esta división es Bolton, ojalá pueda conocer el estadio del equipo más viejo del mundo 👍. Saludos desde Tucumán Argentina

[@PimpDaddyStyles]

BWFC rule....

[@lightfootpathfinder8218]

Sheffield FC is the oldest football team in the world

[@samuelyee4017]

AFC Wimbledon had returned to Plough Lane. Football comes Plough Lane (full seated version)

[@PHDiaz-vv7yo]

Used to drink at the Corner Pin around the corner from the old greyhound stadium when I went to Med School down the road

[@flinnkellu9091]

Not returned afc wimbledon never played there, wimbledon did, now called mk dons

[@democracymanifest8256]

@UCySXvoWUINccqS0jiHiJasg MK Plastic are not Wimbledon…

[@samuelyee4017]

@@democracymanifest8256 AFC Wimbledon is the real wimbledon even though they had to start from the ninth tier by 2002

[@democracymanifest8256]

@@samuelyee4017 Correct.

[@Pbchelt]

Cheltenham - That slightly mis aligned stand is due to a river/stream running behind it.

[@autumnmatthews3179]

I love the Abbey, great atmosphere on matchdays

[@nadinepartington2903]

Went abbey watch Bolton,we won 3-2 and stayed up,but on same day it was the day of the fire at Bradford

[@IamHazz]

Cracking drone shot of Plymouth at the start

[@IanHardmanPhotography]

Gillingham is pronounced like Jillingham, Jack and Jill, not Gill. Good video otherwise :) *edit, I love how you mentioned Wycombe 😄

[@fenderengland]

Saved me from saying it

[@anthonyangell4056]

Its pronounced Jillingham in Kent but Gillingham in Dorset but spelt the.same

[@ChewyPiano98]

He also forgot to mention that the away end has been "temporary seating" for 20 odd years and is held up by rusty scaffold

[@jm6244]

@@ChewyPiano98 I remember going there with Charlton and a bunch of fans seemed determined to rip it apart mid game. You could feel it swaying...

[@willmears1111]

There were many mispronunciations. Ask someone if you're making a video.

[@tonybuffalo]

The way you pronounced "Wycombe" is one of the funniest things I've ever heard :) Bless you. For next time - it's pronounced "Wikkum"!

[@graemesmith8068]

The stadium of light is...🔥🔥🔥

[@owing9]

As you can see, Bolton used to be a mid table team in the pl and a good team in Europe. It’s sad to see we’re all the way down in league 1

[@nadinepartington2903]

But we are on the way back.just wish burnden park was on here.🥲🥲 And when he said about Johnny rocks business I thought he was gonna say crack dealer.😂😂😂 BWFC

[@nathanward5246]

Doncaster rovers stadium has the different colours on each corner to make it easy to identify form international matches and for police to see from the air in helicopters or drones

[@laddo]

Superb. Love your videos and dry commentary. Just sort the pronunciation of Gillingham out!

[@MathiasGmail86]

We should all say it that way until the local MP or mayor has a mental breakdown screaming 'J'ILLINGHAM over and over.

[@UnstableCyan]

Amazing Video, Plymouth Argyle fan here! Born and bred in Plymouth, the stadium is amazing!

[@TheWideWorldofStadiums]

Cheers!

[@soundlysouth2962]

Really enjoy your vids !!! Keep up the great work !

[@TheWideWorldofStadiums]

Thanks, will do!

[@larisakravchenko7073]

You’ve got such a great sense of humour!

[@iananderson3799]

Some quality deadpan there, sir.

[@badgerstatecoasters7725]

Can you do the stadiums of the Northwoods league next?

[@liamski1765]

High Wycombe is actually pronounced "Hell why come" but you nearly got it. Great job bud!

[@hughpett999]

No its not.It should be High Wickum

[@vexa8883]

It's a joke

[@vexa8883]

Hell why come

[@tonybuffalo]

Also, did you say "Londonese" during the Charlton section? I'm not sure that word exists :)

[@luxford60]

At Cambridge the away stand (the newest) is so far behind the goallube that there is a 5 a side putch between it and the goal. Can't tell in tbe video because the footage was in the close season when the pitch was being redressed.

[@mickdowns5345]

Yeah I saw that pitch marking in the Cambridge-Luton Town FA Cup tie.

[@otaviofrnazario]

The pitch is a good place to see the kids play, I bet. At the Cilindro in Avellaneda, Argentina (home of Racing) there is a small "pitch" for the kids on the walkway between the wall and the lower stands

[@eddelapena22]

15:08 This stadium is definitely NOT brought to you by Deutsche Welle

[@joewestwood5660]

Love your videos my man! Cant wait for the league 2 list

[@TheWideWorldofStadiums]

Cheers!

[@dminalba]

Wigan’s DW stadium is shared with Wigan Warriors Rugby League FC

[@georgechilvers5086]

Wigan Athletic own the stadium. Wigan Warriors pay rent to play there because they have no ground of their own. Hardly "shared with ... "

[@tonysammut3799]

Comments below are saying that Home Park (Plymouth) doesn't have an Archibald Leitch designed stand. That may be, but in fact Fratton Park (Portsmouth) does. It's the south stand, the one with the tudor style main entrance.

[@shloke2760]

LNER was the London and North Eastern Railway

[@anderslarsen6009]

*is

[@ayedonp9484]

I like how he brings up both NY teams and their joke stadiums, I can’t talk tho I’m a revs fan they play at Gillette

[@noahharvey6577]

I'm a Sheffield Wednesday fan who have a nice ground

[@WilliamReid-m4r]

hearts fan hear i would say wednesday and bigger than united but sadlay not as good

[@anthonyhousley6934]

@@WilliamReid-m4r you don't really know what you are talking about. Wednesday made the playoff final in 2016 their average attendance was only 22300 the blades made the playoffs in 2022 they averaged 27700. The last time they averaged that they was in league 1 in fact they have not averaged that in the 2nd teir in over 60 years the last time they averaged over 30000 was in 1968. Is that so big just think before you take claptrap. Utb

[@jeniferallan6693]

Great video...again. Great pronunciation...again

[@markambuchi5696]

I am pleased for the Wimbledon supporters they have lovely new stadium from a Peterborough United supporter. Good luck for the new season with all the fans back into stadium's since the coronviruies that hasn't been the same.

[@MercuryXV]

U of Bolton Stadium used to be the Reebok Stadium, back when Bolton was in the Premier League.

[@matthills22]

Love the banter

[@u.k.trainandbusvids]

I’ve been inside one of them Sunderland best fans ever we sing we sing

[@Andrew-eo2cw]

Sunderland take over, everywhere we go

[@jackstriker1016]

Gillingham fan here & i must admit it’s embarrassing beyond more then you think with our away stand

[@tigerfoxxtigerfoxx280]

Exeter was the first opponent of the Brazilian national team

[@otaviofrnazario]

True. The stadium where the game was held, in Rio, still stands. Doesn't host pro games anymore, but it still hosts yough games. Although old, the Laranjeiras stadium exults fanciness

[@AdamJHMusic]

Gillingham?! With a hard ‘G’…?! Absolutely not 😂

[@davidkightley1415]

Gillingham in Dorest obviously

[@HDC_3874]

Sheffield Wednesday don’t actually use the corner anymore

[@clemfandango619]

A pretty high joke count in this video. Good stuff. That Plymouth stadium looks different to the other Victorian- era grounds in that it doesn't seem to be located in some slum district.

[@gazbrucia1654]

It's in a park on a hill outside the city. It's a very hilly city not much flat areas. Also most of the original stands were bombed during WW2.

[@ploopyloopy]

Great content like usual

[@kriss_b]

Wigan kebab otherwise known as a pie barm is delicious, don't knock it till you've had it

[@exd9389]

Nothing good comes from wigan

[@정조임금]

🔥Stadium of light🔥

[@grahammckechnie8438]

"Why combi" wanderers, love it! keep the alternative pronunciations coming

[@jamietsylvester]

What happened to the League Two grounds video? I was looking forward to you worshiping the architectural brilliance of my teams home (Scunthorpe United)

[@grahammckechnie8438]

We need to see the tin pot grounds of forest green rovers and Crawley

[@dennisud]

Damn nice bunch of Stadiums and I agree we Yanks and others not in the Know Would like a doc on that Pyramid system. Imagine if the NCAA could do that here!

[@rodz_routes]

In a simple version . . . . Premier League - 20 Teams Championship - 24 Teams League 1 - 24 Teams League 2 - 24 Teams *these are the professional team leagues* promotion and relegation is 3 down / 3 up based on top 3 and bottom 3 in each League at end of season. underneath those 4 leagues are the non professional leagues or non League football and it gets crazy . . . . National League National Lge North / National Lge South (same level but regionalised) Loads of regional leagues and divisions underneath National North and South. Too many to list.

[@safcjcp]

Probably wouldn’t work in the ncaa would have to be professional leagues without the NCAA’s eligibility system

[@Andrew-eo2cw]

Up to date phots of the stadium of light would have been appreciated. Those faded pink seats have been swapped out for shiny new red ones

[@powerplant.]

Interestingly enough the hospitality at Stanley is pretty good, they've got a great bar that home and away share. Just have to hope you play them when the sun's out

[@InRegardz]

fun fact the SOL was built on top of a mine aswell

[@semipenguin]

Is it true they don’t serve alcohol at football matches? It would stand to reason for clubs like Sunderland and Wigan. Both clubs in the Premier League when I first started paying attention to English Football. Them, and Blackpool, Blackburn, and Fulham.

[@exeterjedi6730]

Great to see Plymouth right at the beginning.

[@dirkb9788]

I like stadiums that are small, but apear to be bigger. Pancho Arena for example. This league seems to have a lot of stadiums that appear to be smaller then they realy are.

[@Lucaldo89]

God the Abbey looked bloody good :D Come on you Us!!

[@windyhillbomber]

There is absolutely no hints of black on the Ipswich kit….well, there is an almost invisible black pin stripe in the new kit but you need a magnifying glass to see it.. love the videos by the way…funny hearing an Aussie covering quaint English football grounds

[@djhektik100]

Haha. Now with the 3rd kit Black edition. I need to get one of those tops.

[@macabre_delights]

Anyone gonna tell him how to pronounce Wycombe properly? Love how he makes sound so exotic! 15:58

[@fnordy]

You should do Scottish stadiums!

[@thunderspike1892]

Nice video. Hopefully you will do League 2 and National League as well

[@overkongen34]

When are you going to do Denmark, Sweden and Norway?

[@coordonatoru2881]

Great movies. Make videos about La liga stadium and Secunda Divizion!

[@Andy-White]

I literally laughed out loud at the pronunciation of Wycombe

[@davidnewman690]

MK Dons definitely have the most soulless ground in this division. Hillsborough is a beautiful and stylish ground and the pick for me. A great walk from the centre of Sheffield too!

[@anthonyhousley6934]

Hillsborough is a dump it needs demolishing. It's a eyesore on a great city.

[@CornishJannerPlymouthFanTV]

10:54 Best club in the world! 💚 #greenarmy

[@WilliamReid-m4r]

hibs have stole your chant edinburgh is maroon

[@alfiebettell]

11:35 it's the theatre of greens cos the Argyle are known as the green army

[@TheLondonForever00]

Great video 👍

[@TheWideWorldofStadiums]

Cheers!

[@mikesaunders4775]

Nice job. Gillingham (Kent) is pronounced as 'Jillingham'. There is another town with the same name in Dorset, Pronounced : Gill- ingham , as in fish breathing apparatus .

[@AnthTheMackem]

How is this not a ranking video!

[@MarkPitsmoorOwl]

Hillsborough WOW

[@Vexivan]

Adams Park will forever be the "Impractical Jokers Stadium" for me

[@wiking08]

What u failed to mention is that NYS is a bit like a meccano set, in the event of a very unlikely promotion to the premiership, the east and south stands can be increased in capacity, but seeing as it's nt goin to happen in my lifetime, we'll just have to be content with wot we have, which at the moment is enuff, i just wish the pies wernt so fuckin expensive !

[@Snookbone]

@@wiking08 what?