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| First County Visit: | Saturday 7th March 1998 |
| Competition: | Nationwide Football League – Division 1 – (Tier 2) |
| Result: | Sunderland 4 – 1 Stockport County |
| Attendance: | 34,870 |
| Away Trip: | 90 |
| Away Day: | 381 |
| County Line-up | 1 Eric Nixon; 2 Sean Connelly; 3 Damon Searle; 4 Tony Dinning (13 Waynne Phillips); 5 Mike Flynn; 6 Martin McIntosh; 7 Jim Gannon; 8 Paul Cook; 9 Brett Angell; 10 Stephen Grant (12 Andy Mutch); 11 Chris Byrne; (Sub not used:; 14 Martin Nash) |
| Scorer: | Brett Angell |
| Manager: | Gary Megson |
| County Visits: | 2 |
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Reflections on the Stadium of Light to be published in due course
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Stadium of Light from the air. Of all the newly built arenas over the last 30 years this is by far and away the best that I have visited. Not particularly for construction but for a design which provided a great atmosphere
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The North Stand – where the vociferous home fans gathered – and fair to say made more than a bit of noise!
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The Main (West) Stand at the Stadium of Light, viewed from the South Stand
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View down to the South Stand where we were located – the block for visitors is clearly seen ringed by the ubiquitous yellow jacketed security!
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The East Stand
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VISITS
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| Day | Date | Competition | Tier / Round | Opponents | Res | F | A | Crowd | Away Day |
| Sat | 07/03/98 | Nationwide Football League – Division 1 | Tier 2 | Sunderland | L | 1 | 4 | 34,870 | 381 |
| Sat | 05/12/98 (Highlights) | Nationwide Football League – Division 1 | Tier 2 | Sunderland | L | 0 | 1 | 36,040 | 395 |
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ON MY JOURNEY WITH COUNTY AROUND 180 GROUNDS
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Previously – FRATTON PARK Next stop – BLUNDELL PARK
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