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Thirty-three football grounds in seven days – Day 2, 9th September 2022: Liverpool

Posted on September 29, 2022 by Hans Henrik Appel — Leave a comment

The evening’s match at Prenton Park between Tranmere Rovers and Stockport County was already called off last night; and soon all the league matches for the weekend, including the match at Barnsley for which we had tickets, are called off…

Top English Football Ground Advent Calendar 2018: 24th December

Posted on December 24, 2018 by Hans Henrik Appel — Leave a comment

Day 24 – Ground no. 1: Goodison Park, Everton. It is almost like an open-air museum. The Archibald Leitch stands at Bullen’s Road and Gwlady’s Street are top-drawer. The stairs, the concourse in the lower section, the wooden floor and…

Tagged with: Bullen's Road, Everton F.C., Goodison Park, Gwladys Street, Memorial garden, St. Luke's church
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Not just another brick in the wall!

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Hans Henrik Appel — Leave a comment

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.…

Goodison Park, Liverpool

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Hans Henrik Appel — Leave a comment

Goodison Park, one of the few English Stadiums still featuring the characteristic achitecture of Archibald Leitch, who engineered most English football grounds around the start of the 20th century; despite his first project at Ibrox Park in Scotland turning…

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