PHOTOS: Away Fans in the Stands – 23rd July 2022

Time for photos of away fans in the stands, we will be taking a look at all the different ones at this weekend’s English football matches.

Thankfully we are seeing a less disrupted schedule this summer for our sides when it comes to Covid those there is a sudden rise again in cases, however life goes on and we’re seeing lots of travelling supporters attending fixtures up and down the country with pre-season in full swing.

During a very difficult time for everyone, clubs have been welcoming back full crowds and get back to hearing some noise to make what football is all about.

The away day experience is one of the very best parts of following your own team, and although your alarm may be set for times of the day that, frankly, should never be seen, you still excitedly cram onto coaches or overpriced trains, and the whole experience, regardless of result, is still one you’ll always remember.

As long as trains and buses are on time, the pre-match pint and grub is a vital part of the whole match day experience.

It may be tough to find a pub without hostile home fans, but it’s always possible to duck into a nice little ‘boozer’ for a bevvy before kick-off.

While much of the ‘away day’ experience takes place out of the stadium, the ground itself always plays a big part.

The days of old in which away fans were in roof-less terraces being battered by the elements are becoming a distant memory – albeit they are still a problem at some settings – with modern stadia now spacious and comfortable.

Right then, time to take a look at all those away fans in the stands, pre-season edition…

SHEFFIELD UNITED fans at Burton Albion

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR fans at Rangers

HULL CITY fans at Cambridge United

LEICESTER CITY fans at Derby County

CARDIFF CITY fans at Swindon Town

STOCKPORT COUNTY fans at Altrincham

SHEFFIELD UNITED fans at Barnsley

SUNDERLAND fans at Accrington Stanley

HUDDERSFIELD TOWN fans at Bolton Wanderers

BRISTOL CITY fans at Sunderland

NORWICH CITY fans at Celtic

STOKE CITY fans at Hearts

BRADFORD CITY fans at Chesterfield

HARROGATE TOWN fans at Gateshead

WEST HAM fans at Luton

COVENTRY CTIY fans at Portsmouth

CARLISLE UNITED fans at Morecambe

IPSWICH TOWN fans at Millwall

EXETER CITY fans at Torquay United

CRYSTAL PALACE fans at QPR

BRIGHTON fans at Reading

The beckoning floodlights
still work their magic,
mid slight chill,
scarf snug round the neck.
Blood pulses through arteries,
moving as it should. Heart lifts
with every step towards the stadium.

An old pal texts me from
another game up north.
The name rings a bell.
He’s at a club where my job
was to phone over a few pars
for the Saturday Pink
from a kiosk outside the ground.

Games that I didn’t give a toss about,
dictated to a bored copy taker,
wishing I was somewhere else,
roaring my own team on to promotion.
But then, I remember Larkin’s sigh
it wasn’t the place’s fault I didn’t care.
A goalless draw can happen anywhere.

Poem by Greg Freeman

LEICESTER CITY fans at Preston North End

SWANSEA CITY fans at Charlton Athletic

After stepping into the field
there is no way out
even before you start the game
you hear the fans shout

The players then sings their anthem
its football……
the most beautiful game…..

And when the whistle blows
the crowd starts their roar
in the 90 tensed minutes
the players got to score

Football is friendly only in name
because friendliness is not meant for football….
the most beautiful game….

So when the hard tackles go in
and injured fellow goes out
the crowd becomes furious
and starts to shout

Even after breaking one’s leg
there seems to be no shame
because its football….
the most beautiful game….

Poem by Rohan Roy