It is almost surreal. It is February, the sun is beaming down, it is hot – and I am sweating on my way up the sloping Park Road in Aberdeen. A green bus stop marks the summit. Standing out against…
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Pittodrie – from gallow hill and dung yard to cemetery and football ground
Tagged with: Aberdeen, Archibald Leitch, cemetery, dunghill, football ground, Hamilton Academicals, Pittodrie, rifle range
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Farewell to a football ground. Bootham Crescent in York
After watching the Yorkshire derby between Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds United on the Friday night, we head to York for another one derby – between York City and Guiseley in the Vanamara National League North. York City has been at…
The Historical Layers of Hillsborough
For a county with such proud football traditions as Yorkshire, it must be frustrating to be so poorly represented in the Premier League. A couple of seasons ago, Huddersfield Town took over from Hull as the only representative, and at…
Tagged with: Archibald Leitch, Hillsborough, Leeds United, Memorial, Memorial garden, scattering of ashes, Sheffield Wednesday, Stadium disaster, The Kop, World Cup 1966
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Selhurst Park – searching for Crystal Palace’s memorial garden
Selhurst Park was high on my football ground wish list this season. For three reasons. Firstly, with Palace about to get the final seal of approval of their plans for a new main stand, the days of the original…
Tagged with: Archibald Leitch, Arthur Wait Stand, Crystal Palace, Eagles, Harry Kane, Holmesdale Road, Karl Marx, Memorial garden, museum, Sainsbury's, Selhurst Park, Tottenham, Whitehorse Lane
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Not just another brick in the wall!
My first football trip to the UK of 2018 has two main features. Football memorial gardens and Archibald Leitch – the great stadium architect. A year ago, there were still nine stadiums with Archibald Leitch stands remaining in the UK.…
Tagged with: Archibald Leitch, Brick, Cleghorn Terracotta, Craven Cottage, Fratton Park, Goodison Park, Ibrox, Raith Rovers, Selhurst Park, Starks Park, Tynecastle
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Fratton Park – an iconic ground
A couple of weeks ago, someone in the facebook group “Football Stadia & Grounds” asked members to name the iconic features still in existence at British football grounds. Most mentioned the cottage at Craven Cottage, others Goodison Park and the…
Tagged with: Archibald Leitch, Blackpool, Christian Burgess, floodlight pylons, Football history, Fratton End, Fratton Park, Portsmouth
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Looking for Archie part 3 – Tynecastle
The third and final day of Dynamo Birkerod´s trip of Scottish football grounds is, arguably, the big one. It will probably be the title-decider. And it will be our last chance ever to get a look at Archibald Leitch’s main…
Tagged with: Ann Budge, Archibald Leitch, Avengers, Celtic, Heart of Midlothian, Hearts, Hearts Foundation, Infinity War, McCrae's battalion, Memorial garden, Michael Lustig, Royal Ettrick, The Athletic Arms, The Diggers, Tynecastle, White Hart
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