O/T:- Lost Football Grounds

[Lullapie]

I have a weird interest in lost football grounds and found out yesterday that the current Hampden Park in Glasgow is the third incarnation of the ground.

The first had a railway built through it and the second still has games played on it. The terraces are also still there.

I also read somewhere that the first Hampden Park was the first venue to charge football supporters to watch the game - I stand to be corrected though.

I'm interested to hear anyone else's stories about 'lost grounds'.

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[SwalePie]

There are a few Facebook pages and groups about this, here's one that's usually interesting...

https://www.facebook.com/groups/lostfootballgrounds

[maddogslater]

I miss some of the old grounds, the den, burden park, ayesome Park, roker Park

[magicianpie]

Edgar street. That was ****e.

[upthemaggies]

There's a fair few grounds we could name that ought to be lost to time, but aren't. That eyesore over the river being the obvious one. Kenilworth Road would presumably be high up the list, as much for its' location as the ground itself.

[Lullapie]

I miss some of the old grounds, the den, burden park, ayesome Park, roker Park

I've been to a couple of those - they were pretty rough/run down though.

[marky]

I miss Filbert Street, Highfield Road and Baseball Ground especially.
I DON'T miss Saltergate. Awful place.

[countygump]

I miss Filbert Street, Highfield Road and Baseball Ground especially.
I DON'T miss Saltergate. Awful place.

I don't miss standing at footy matches, but some ob do.

https://www.nottscountyfc.co.uk/news...safe-standing/

[DoddingtonPie]

Missing old football grounds is akin to missing the slum housing of St Anns and Sneinton. I miss neither.

The Den was a schithole and hell on earth - likewise the Baseball Ground. Old Roker Park was a decent ground but like everything else, was unprofitable and in need of huge amounts of money to update.

[Lullapie]

Missing old football grounds is akin to missing the slum housing of St Anns and Sneinton. I miss neither.

The Den was a schithole and hell on earth - likewise the Baseball Ground. Old Roker Park was a decent ground but like everything else, was unprofitable and in need of huge amounts of money to update.

Football used to be a predominantly working class sport. Most of the paying public were working class people. Then Sky and the Prawn Sandwich Brigade came along and money was the main driver behind football.

It is a much more spectator friendly game nowadays, but some of the atmosphere, in my opinion, has been lost. However, we've had to pay for it, financially.