With football expected to be back for us fans in October, we have created a graphic of every destination in League One which Pool fans will be travelling to. This includes the closest ground to Bloomfield Road vs the furthest distances to travel and includes a tick box to check off each ground as you follow the Pool this coming season. Simply, download the A4 page (link at the bottom) and print off for free to play along.
Below is a list of all the current League One clubs, stadium names and distances to travel, by car, from Bloomfield Road, assuming Wigan’s 12 point deduction and therefore relegation is upheld. Starting with the closest drive (or hop on the tram) to Fleetwood to get to the Highbury Stadium, we pick out some of the key grounds you may wish to visit as you follow the Pool this season.
Travelling by Car
1. Fleetwood Town – Highbury Stadium – 8.5 miles (22 minutes)
2. Accrington Stanley – Crown Ground – 36.6 miles (41 minutes)
3. Wigan Athletic – DW Stadium – 36.6 miles (44 minutes)
4. Rochdale – Crown Oil Arena – 54.8 miles (58 minutes)
5. Crewe Alexandra – The Alexandra Stadium – 79.6 miles (1hr 19minutes)
6. Doncaster Rovers – Keepmoat Stadium – 116 miles (1hr 59 minutes)
7. Burton Albion – Pirelli Stadium Princess Way – 117 miles (2hrs 3minutes)
8. Shrewsbury Town – Montgomery Waters Meadow – 120 miles (2hrs 15 minutes)
9. Hull City – KCOM Stadium – 138 miles (2hrs 20 minutes)
10. Sunderland – Stadium of Light – 147 miles (2hrs 36 minutes)
11. Lincoln City – LNER Stadium – 150 miles (2hrs 40 minutes)
12. Northampton Town – PTS Academy Stadium – 179 miles (2hrs 59 minutes)
13. Peterborough – Weston Homes Stadium – 196 miles (3hrs 15 minutes)
14. MK Dons – Stadium MK – 193 miles (3hrs 15 minutes)
15. Swindon – The County Ground – 200 miles (3hs 23 minutes)
16. Oxford United – Kassam Stadium – 203 miles (3hrs 19 minutes)
17. Bristol Rovers – Memorial Stadium – 204 miles (3hrs 27 minutes)
18. AFC Wimbledon – Plough Lane – 251 miles (4hrs 27 minutes)
19. Charlton Athletic – The Valley – 261 miles (4hrs 30 minutes)
20. Ipswich – Portman Road Stadium – 271 miles (4hrs 36 minutes)
21. Gillingham – Priestfield Stadium – 279 miles (4hrs 42 minutes)
22. Portsmouth – Fratton Park – 280 miles (4hrs 46 minutes)
23. Plymouth – Home Park – 321 miles (5hrs 10 minutes)
Average journey time 2hrs 52 minutes if you manage every away game in League One this season!
Some of the most daunting stadiums are arguably the likes of Portman Road (Ipswich), the Stadium of Light (Sunderland) and Fratton Park (Portsmouth) – both in terms of distance and strength of opposition.
This shows some serious drive time. Here’s hoping Plymouth isn’t on a Tuesday night!
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