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    Amir Arezoo suggests the Buxton to Blackpool service which, between Stockport and its final destination, passes "Edgeley Park (bang next to the train station), the City Of Manchester Stadium (on the way past Ardwick), Old Trafford (a glimpse, look to the left coming out of Deansgate), the Reebok Stadium (down the road from Horwich Parkway) and Bloomfield Road (just a glimpse again)." Five stadiums in just under 60 miles, or 12 miles per stadium. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
    Edgeley Park (bang next to the train station), the City Of Manchester Stadium (on the way past Ardwick), Old Trafford (a glimpse, look to the left coming out of Deansgate), the Reebok Stadium (down the road from Horwich Parkway) and Bloomfield Road (just a glimpse again).
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  1. This week Sam Allardyce's Blackburn faced Darren Ferguson's Peterborough midweek in the League Cup and then faced Sir Alex Ferguson's Manchester United in the Premier League in the weekend
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  2. Opponents Millwall weren't happy one bit, as they had been leading 1-0 for the most part of the game, but the Cobblers faithful were delighted with the ref's late call after it started teeming with rain at Sixfields. At 68 minutes, is this the latest ever call for an abandonment, or have there been inst...
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  3. In 1963 the year of the 'Big Freeze', the coldest winter since 1795 or thereabouts, Manchester United won the FA Cup in the shortest time ever, but I am wondering where they played their sixth-round tie against Coventry? I heard somewhere it may have taken place outside England because of the state of t...
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  4. Being a native of the city I'm actually horrified that I can't remember if you can see Ibrox when crossing the Clyde outside Central Station.
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  5. The two teams share the Home Depot Centre. Are there any other clubs who have played home-and-away series in the same ground?
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  6. You can even see Lancaster City as an added bonus.
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  7. There are also some recently defunct grounds that can be seen
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  8. Just wondering about something which has been bugging me for a few days now
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  9. I wonder, on which single railway journey (no changes!) in the UK can you see the most league football grounds?
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  10. On the London Euston to Carlisle train you can catch a glimpse of the Wembley arch, then Vicarage Road as you pull in to Watford Junction, Gresty Road from Crewe Station, the JJB as you pull out of Wigan North Western and Deepdale from a distance as you pass through Preston.
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