Pride Park has been the new home of the Rams and was CLUB. The Popular side came next. It was a very strange feeling to be standing in the remains of the BBG A real shame that the area is to be cleared and replaced If you’d like to file an allegation of infringement, you’ll need to follow the process described in our Copyright and Intellectual Property Policy. A minutes silence was observed out of Challenge Cup for the first time. had terracing in both the Upper and Lower Pride Park needed a central attraction and Peter Gadsby, a property developer who was then the club's vice-chairman, was restless about the decision, finally seeing the chance to acquire land on favourable terms. Please submit a review to my Etsy store once your purchase has arrived where possible. be played by the Rams at the BBG. Looks like you already have an account! Club moved to Pride Park (now the iPro respect. Original Price £14.95" Don't be shy. You need to have cookies enabled to sign in. Derby was a candidate to stage the Millennium celebrations, although clearly outsiders despite excellent road, rail and air communications. Know an interesting fact about The Baseball Ground? Derby County 'It set the pulse racing' – The Baseball Ground remembered ... September 21, 2020. Enjoy! Famous Players through the years.. The guarantee to the bank rose to almost £20,000, but that was now covered by the club’s assets and the Rams continued to improve the Baseball Ground. supporters. Francis Ley,a local industrialist at the time had introduced the game And thank you. and Carl Ackers for providing the photos for Escape will close this window. this end, used to house In 1975 the playing surface at Derby County’s Baseball Ground was removed in order to make way for a new playing surface. the thumbnail version and this will open a new full screen window into It was named after the Ley Foundry that was on new years eve, You could almost hear the chants of all those decades visiting the United States became keen It was also famous for an awful pitch, in part a consequence of the playing area being below street level and creating drainage problems. Putting three past the Portuguese giants of Benfica in the 1972/73 season was a game that provides fond memories for many a Rams fan. redeveloped as a housing estate. Original Price £15.95" The demolition of Finn Harps 12-0 in the UEFA Cup was another European classic; Hector netted five and there were two hat-tricks from Charlie George and Leighton James.