Forty-eight years since he began following Peterborough as a youngster, talkSPORT’s Adrian Durham has completed the 92.

Every season, thousands of football fans up and down the country get the chance to attend new grounds. But whilst some hit the road purely to follow their team, others are completing a challenge even the most dedicated of supporters struggle to finish.

Durham has now been to all 92 grounds in England’s top four leaguestalkSPORT

That challenge is to visit the football ground of every single club in the top four tiers of the English game – also known as completing the 92.

From the shiny, large capacity stadiums of the Premier League, down to the humble terraces of League Two, supporters take great pride in being able to say they have visited every ground in the four tiers.

But should a stadium a fan has visited drop out of the EFL into the National League, that ground no longer counts until it’s return, and so a supporter’s numbers of stadiums dips as a result.

That’s unless you’ve already visited the side coming up from the National League that takes its place, however it makes the quest to travel to all 92 even trickier given the target moves every year.

Durham has centred much of his life around travelling the country visiting grounds, whether that be through reporting for talkSPORT or devoting his time to his beloved Posh.

Fans spend hours debating whose ground is better than whose, and of course, a lot of it is subjective. 

You’re not going to love a ground that haunts you with the specter of when you were relegated, for example. Likewise, you might hold a strong affection for a ground that others see as a dive, just because your team won promotion there.

But how about we get the verdict of a man that has been to all of them in person, sometimes on multiple occasions, and has really been able to soak up each stadium and the match day experience that comes with it?

Thanks to a Monday night trip up north to Fleetwood’s Highbury Stadium for a League Two clash with local rivals Morecambe, he’s now done all 92.

So, over to you, Adrian!

Durham watched Fleetwood draw 2-2 with Morecambe to tick off number 92X:@theadriandurham

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10. Wetherby Road (Harrogate Town)

It’s a very beautiful town Harrogate and a very tidy ground. I was expecting it to be a bit ramshackle, but it’s really nice. And the reason why it’s in there is because I spent the second half of that game on a terrace behind the goal, proper old-school. 

I read part of a book that said ‘football’s pulse can only really be taken from this position’ the day before I stood on the terrace, and it kind of resonated with me. I’ve got to have Harrogate in there. 

League Two Harrogate make Durham’s top 10GETTY

9. City Ground (Nottingham Forest)

I love grounds that are near city centres. It’s by the River Trent. The other ground in Nottingham, Notts County, is a short walkway. When you look at Forest you think of the rich history. 

You’re thinking of [Brian] Clough and all that and the European Cups when I see the ground and I’m heading towards it. That’s all I can think about. So I really love that ground.

Durham loves where Forest’s ground isGETTY

8. The Valley (Charlton Athletic)

I went to The Valley when it was shut in the early 90s. I was at college in London training to be a journalist and one of our lecturers lived around the corner from the ground. So she said come and look, it was all overgrown. I went to look at it and I thought wow, they’re never getting back in there. It looks such a state. I was blown away by the ground. It looked fantastic, I thought what a shame.

Of course, then you find out they’re redoing it and then they’re back in. So the first time I went there when there was a game I really felt that change from what I’d seen when it was all run down and overgrown with weeds. I’ve appreciated that every time I’ve been to a game there.

Charlton returned to The Valley in 1992Getty

7. Craven Cottage (Fulham)

I just love that walk through Bishops Park by the Thames. Everybody says it. And then you’ve got this quaint cottage which is the centre piece of the ground. They’ve even built this new stand and the quaint cottage is still the centrepiece of the ground. It’s a lovely old thing.

That’s why I love it. So I’m glad they’ve never moved.

Durham loves Fulham’s cottage built into the stadium

6. St. James’ Park (Newcastle)

I used to live up there. I went a lot and it’s right in the middle of town It’s a unique ground. One side they can’t be built up and it’s quite shallow. The stand is not bad, it doesn’t look terrible, but the other three sides are gigantic and this one side is quite small. 

Some people might think that that’s a flaw in it and they might not like it for that reason, whereas I think it’s absolutely brilliant. When it’s full of fans and flags, it is a magical place.

Durham loves the quirky shape of Newcastle’s homeGetty

5. Villa Park (Aston Villa)

The first stadium other than Peterborough that I went to. It was the size of it, the architecture of it. I mean the steps that lead up to the stand, they just look amazing really.

So things looked spectacular, it took my breath away. Again, it’s an emotional thing because of the feelings I had at that time.

Villa Park is hosting European football again this seasonGetty Images – Getty

4. Plough Lane (AFC Wimbledon)

I kind of love what they’ve done with the small stadium in that little pocket that it’s slotted into. If you look at it geographically, it’s a bit like Brentford, which was close to being in my top ten. 

I love the fact it’s respecting their history. It’s tidy and there’s a terrific atmosphere when they get going.

Wimbledon’s second edition of Plough Lane opened in 2020

3. London Road (Peterborough United)

It really wouldn’t get in many people’s top 92 would it? I mean, it’s not great. But it’s where I fell in love with football. So it’s not a great stadium, but it is a special one to me. 

And where you are at the away end, the stand to the left which is a two-tier, that used to be an open terrace. That’s where I grew up watching football. It was called the Glebe, I used to stand there and get rained on in division four. That was my football education.

Durham’s love for football was born at London RoadGETTY

2. Elland Road (Leeds United)

I lived and worked in Leeds so I went quite a lot and looking at parts of the outside of it, I would say you’re taken back to the 70s because it feels like nothing’s changed. So you’re back there with Don Revie and Billy Bremner and all that. 

I think it’s got a wonderful nostalgic charm and there’s a history there and it’s a one-club city. In terms of match atmosphere, Leeds are no. 1.

Elland Road was described as ‘the most intimidating venue in Europe’ by Sir Alex Ferguson – and Durham loves itGetty

1. Loftus Road (Queens Park Rangers)

I went to QPR v Crystal Palace in the League Cup and it reminded me how much I loved it. It’s in the middle of a housing estate in London. The corners are filled in, it’s tight to the pitch.

I just absolutely love it. It’s another one where the atmosphere, when they’re doing well, is fantastic. That’s how a ground should be, right in the middle of a residential area. I love it.

Quirky Championship stadium Loftus Road is Durham’s no. 1GETTY

You might have some questions to answer about some of these, Adrian!