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27/42 - Rugby Park, Kilmarnock

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11th May 2019 Ground Number: 27 Ground: Rugby Park, Kilmarnock Home of: Kilmarnock FC Match: Kilmarnock V Hibs Score: 1-0 Attendance: 7484 Due to work commitments it's taken longer than it should have to write our review of Rugby Park. I'm doing so on the morning of the Premiership Play Off Final which, of course, Dundee United are involved in again. So today will be either a really good day or a really bad day. Time will tell! Rugby Park then became our final ground of this season. A very productive season I feel. 19 grounds covered, 48 goals witnessed and 2153 miles driven. It's been another great season in Scottish football and it felt appropriate to end it with a club who've had a record breaking season thanks, in part, to a fabulous manager who sadly has since departed to become manager of the Scottish national team. I do, of course, speak about Steve Clarke and the remarkable impact he's had on Kilmarnock. Due to the feel good factor a

26/42 - Cliftonhill Stadium, Coatbridge

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4th May 2019 Ground Number: 26 Ground: Cliftonhill Stadium Home of: Albion Rovers FC Match: Albion Rovers v Annan Athletic Score: 0-2 Attendance: 274 Hello again. It's been a while. Sorry about that. Work, holidays, other commitments. Life getting in the way basically! At the weekend however we were back on the road and it was to visit ground number 26 on our little world tour of Scottish football. Does it get any sexier than Cliftonhill in Coatbridge? Well yes, yes it does actually. "The Reigart Stadium", as Cliftonhill is currently known, is celebrating 100 years as the home of Albion Rovers this year and whilst is does have it's own unique charm it does also look  100 years old in places! We found the ground with no issues and found free street parking very close by. Obligatory photos taken we were into the ground for the sum of £13 each. You've got two choices when you enter through Cliftonhill's solitary turnstile. Turn left or tur