Day 23 – Ground no. 2: Hillsborough, Sheffield Wednesday
So much football ground history packed into this. The impressive Kop Stand, one of the very few stands that have kept the original embankment underneath. The first full-pitch-length cantilever stand looking very 1960’ish. The renovated Archibald Leitch stand with a replica gable. The two-tier West Stand built in time for the 1966 World Cup. Surrounded by a park to the one side and terraced housing to the other, a river flowing along the ground, a memorial garden. And a cracking atmosphere inside.
2. Hillsborough, Sheffield Wednesday
3. Craven Cottage, Fulham
4. Fratton Park, Portsmouth
5. Kenilworth Road, Luton Town
6. Brunton Park, Carlisle United
7. Blundell Park, Grimsby Town
8. Griffin Park, Brentford
9. London Road, Peterborough
10. Selhurst Park, Crystal Palace
11. Bramall Lane, Sheffield United
12. Loftus Road, Queens Park Rangers
13. The City Ground, Nottingham Forest
14. Priestfield, Gillingham
15. Valley Parade, Bradford City
16. Villa Park, Aston Villa
17. Boundary Park, Oldham Athletic
18. Turf Moor, Burnley
19. Bootham Crescent, York City
20. Anfield Road, Liverpool F.C.
21. Elland Road, Leeds United
22. The County Ground, Swindon Town
23. St. Andrew’s, Birmingham City
24. St. James’ Park, Exeter City
Football and material culture 
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