“A few weeks ago, I was driving home to Stockport from an insipid loss at Wigan in the [checks internet] Bristol Street Motors Trophy, and in less than a hour, we saw while driving past: the DW Stadium, Bolton’s ground (still the Reebok to me), the AJ Bell Stadium, and finally Stockport County’s Edgeley Park,” writes Paul Jamieson. “This got me thinking. What would be the shortest driving route whereby you could lay your eyes on at least one stadium from clubs from each of the top five men’s divisions in England? I’ve done almost zero work on this, but my first thought was around Greater Manchester: Oldham, Stockport County, Manchester United, and Bolton, on the way up to Preston. Google Maps has that route as being one hour and 32 minutes. Can this be beaten? Perhaps around London? What about other countries?”
Let’s start with a legal disclaimer: Guardian News and Media is not responsible for any accidents caused by readers vrooming about town like Ryan Gosling in Drive in an attempt to “win” a trivia question. An estimate from Google Maps, AA Route Planner or the like will suffice.
