Former Football Grounds

[Kingsmills]

With so many clubs having decamped into anonomous concrete and steel cloned stadia of varying sizes there must now be dozens of former football grounds throughout the United Kingdom serving different purposes.

Locally, those new functions are all too boring and mundane with Kingsmills turned over to housing, Telford Street to a retail park, Muirton Park now being home to an ASDA and Peterhead's old ground at Recreation Park housing yet another Supermarket.

Surely somewhere on this Island there is an old football stadium serving a more interesting purpose.

Does anyone know of any old grounds which have actually been converted into something worthwhile ?

[+Gringo]

Good question Km. I can't think of any at all, not even down here in Englandshire. Like you say, they're all housing developments or retail parks.

[Caley Fish]

Arsenal are turning the stands of highbury into flats whilst leaving the pitch area as a sort of communal garden I think it looks rather smart.

There's photo's of it here

[+Gringo]

That's just brill - bet they arn't cheap.... :015:

[Kingsmills]

So what's become of Highfield Road then Gringo ?

[Yngwie]

Ask George Wimpey! Roker Park is also housing.

[Kingsmills]

I was in Sunderland in the autumn for my sins. The Stadium of Light looks pretty impressive.

[caley100]

You know of course that bastion of Inverness football in the crown area Kingsmills park, is now an old folks home  :015: :015:

As you entered the ground the waft of pee hit yer nose...nothing changes eh  :016:

[Yngwie]

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Looked up a few others :

Boghead, The Baseball Ground, Ayresome Park and Maine Road are all housing.

Broomfield became Safeway, while Burnden Park is an Asda.

The Goldstone Ground and Leeds Road are retail parks.

Boothferry Park and the Vetch Field are awaiting demolition.

Cliftonhill was demolished 25 years ago, but is still home to Albion Rovers.

[clacher_holiday2]

shawfield wins

[+Gringo]

So what's become of Highfield Road then Gringo ?

Housing development...bet the houses are all numbered '0'...  :015:

[DJS]

Cathkin Park is still............a park.

It's a bit weird really with the overgrown terracing around it.  It's worth going out of your way to see the next time you're at Hampden.

http://www.apwj49.dsl.pipex.com/cathkin.htm

[clacher_holiday2]

40 years since the last game, itll probably be gone in another 40

[maimie]

That's just brill - bet they arn't cheap.... :015:

especially if the ones they built at Chelsea a few years ago are anything to go by!! :010:

[IMMORTAL HOWDEN ENDER]

I went past Borough Briggs recently and it looks like a feckin Bomb Site.

[maimie]

I went past Borough Briggs recently and it looks like a feckin Bomb Site.

did it not always.. :001:

[The Mantis]

Cliftonhill was demolished 25 years ago, but is still home to Albion Rovers.

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A few pics if you click here, well overdue for an update though

[IMMORTAL HOWDEN ENDER]

Have you got a piccy of the Jeggie stand on fire - all I've got is ma memories.

[Yngwie]

....and an empty petrol can!

[The Mantis]

I'm sure I've got a newspaper photo somewhere. Also I think LSM the fanzine has one but in my new spirit of ecumenical goodwill I won't upset the half a dozen jeggies who frequent this forum  :001:

[Johnboy]

Is this new spirit of ecumenical goodwill in any connected with the dispensing of your collection of whisky books?

[The Mantis]

Wot, you're a feckin jeggie? I'll have that book back then.

[maimie]

Cliftonhill was demolished 25 years ago, but is still home to Albion Rovers.

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A few pics if you click here, well overdue for an update though

remember the days.....

[Charles Bannerman]

You'll find a photo of the burning Kingsmills stand on fire in my book. I seem to recollect that one came from Ken MacPherson who lived a couple of hundred yards away at the time.

[SMEE]

Just looked thro the old stadium pics and was reminded of hamden. I remember as a child thinking the commentary box looked so unsafe and about to slip off the roof (hopefully wi **** brown in it). Also, Tannadice, was and still is the worst ground for me simply as its so bits and piecey. Am into symetrey and cant stand lopsided off centre stands.