Old Football Stadiums - Photos

[huistrasleftpeg]

Watching the Champions League at Benfica’s Stade de Luz got me remembering about the original which was reputed to hold 135,000 in it’s heyday.

Think Nou Camp but bigger! Post your favourite old stadium photo.

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[Diego Maradona]

Love seeing stuff like that

 

[Diamonds Forever]

 

[Beer Belly Loyal]

Real Oviedo's old ground the Carlos Tartiere, built in 1932, last game played there 2000, demolished in 2003.

Oviedo's new ground, also called the Carlos Tartiere

 

[bobtap]

It’s amazong to see the developments on these stadiums

 

[huistrasleftpeg]

Seeing that photo of Broomfield always reminds me of the stand alone stand at Stamford Bridge of yesteryear. Unreal how many seem packed in their.
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[Forever blue]

Last time I was in that ground.. We won the league.. Think Gary mcsweegan scored.. Was a wee bit tipsy.. Lol

 

[WeeJockMcPingPong]

Last time I was in that ground.. We won the league.. Think Gary mcsweegan scored.. Was a wee bit tipsy.. Lol

McSwegan was always pished. Never stopped him banging in the goals though

 

[crookie_bear]

Seeing that photo of Broomfield always reminds me of the stand alone stand at Stamford Bridge of yesteryear. Unreal how many seem packed in their.
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That does not look safe

 

[bazzasboots]

Real Oviedo's old ground the Carlos Tartiere, built in 1932, last game played there 2000, demolished in 2003.

Oviedo's new ground, also called the Carlos Tartiere

That original stadium looks to have had an enormous footprint in a built up area. Surprised they didnt move out of town like a lot of other clubs

 

[Korova Milk Bar]

Volksparkstadion Hamburg

Closed in 1998 and was demolished.

Current capacity is 57,000 including terracing in the Nordtribune (North Curve) where the Ultras are located.

1999

The finished article

What a stadium!

 

[Ticketybloo]

Seeing that photo of Broomfield always reminds me of the stand alone stand at Stamford Bridge of yesteryear. Unreal how many seem packed in their.
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That looks like Kenny Everetts D.I.Y. Man Reg Prescott put that together on a budget of £1.82!!!!

 

[huistrasleftpeg]

That looks like Kenny Everetts D.I.Y. Man Reg Prescott put that together on a budget of £1.82!!!!

Doesn’t look any safer with closer/ clearer photos either:
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[Rangerista]

From the Stade de Luz to Broomfield, only on FF

 

[Boba Fett]

Doesn’t look any safer with closer/ clearer photos either:
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Wouldn't fancy doing the bouncy in that.

 

[Caesar]

Espanyol Sarria Stadium from 1923-1997. Residential housing built on it now. Held one of the greatest world cup matches ever when Italy beat Brazil 3-2 back in '82 (the Rossi hat trick)

and now

 

[immortal7]

Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf. Used in 1974 WC and Euro88. Famously held the 1981 ECWC Final between Dynamo Tblisi and Carl Zeiss Jena, with less than 5k in the ground:

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Today, a soulless box:

Zentral Stadion, Leipzig. Held over 100,000. They built the RB Arena in the middle of it:

In Düss, the ground is on the outskirts of the North of the city, beside the exhibition halls, the RB is in the middle of Leipzig.

 

[Falkirkbear.]

My uncle used to take me there when I was a wee boy.

 

[gersmad]

My uncle used to take me there when I was a wee boy.

Was lifted over as a wee boy

 

[Roscoblue]

Got some brilliant memories there. Loved Broomfield.

 

[Roscoblue]

Anyone able to post a picture of old Highbury and the current housing development on it?

 

[scottishcampbell]

Great thread

 

[Mason Boyne]

Got some brilliant memories there. Loved Broomfield.

You mean brilliant lack of memories .
Broomfield, Somerset, Brockville, Tynecsstle all great old venues for atmosphere when the Gers were in town.

 

[Barca Bear]

A lot of times there.
the wee prime minister scoring in that goal, for us,.
the exit gate next to the ‘wee hoose’, walk across the broken ground to the station and the blue train back to belgrove and walk down Abercrombie st to brigton.

 

[Roscoblue]

You mean brilliant lack of memories .
Broomfield, Somerset, Brockville, Tynecsstle all great old venues for atmosphere when the Gers were in town.

. I played with Airdrie as a kid mate, loved it there. I was also a ball boy at the 5 in a row winning game referred to above. What a day!

 

[5*RFC]

Anyone able to post a picture of old Highbury and the current housing development on it?

I preferred Highbury to that soulless bowl they're in now.

 

[huistrasleftpeg]

The old Heysel Stadium in Brussels and the renovated King Baudouin. Striking similarities to Hampden before the main stand got overhauled.

Would seem both could be done with getting bulldozed and rebuilt from the ground up.

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[Mustang mad]

Used to love going to Broomfield.
I was there Whn mo Johnston played a pre season friendly- one of if not his first game for rangers. Roasting hot day, packed in like sardines and hugh keevins was getting pelters.

 

[Mason Boyne]

. I played with Airdrie as a kid mate, loved it there. I was also a ball boy at the 5 in a row winning game referred to above. What a day!

So you had real memories, I only had fan based ones, but they were brilliant away days.
Usually arriving in the local town for 11, from Barrhead.

 

[Bobby Russell]

The valley, Charlton fc in the late 80s.

now...

 

[Blaew]

The Bokelberg Stadion - Moenchengladbach.

Now housing:

 

[Blaew]

Volksparkstadion Hamburg

Closed in 1998 and was demolished.

Current capacity is 57,000 including terracing in the Nordtribune (North Curve) where the Ultras are located.

1999

The finished article

What a stadium!

The new stadium, while on the same site, is in a different orientation - the pitch is now north to south whereas it used to be east to west.

 

[HiHi Bear]

The Airdrie pavilion!
Reminds me of Cathkin

 

[Carltonblue]

The Airdrie pavilion!
Reminds me of Cathkin

That’s the “good” end. At the other end there was some terracing and a muddy grass bank at the corner which some would choose to stand on. Not one for the white trainers let’s say.

 

[ranger nation]

The Bokelberg Stadion - Moenchengladbach.

Now housing:

I watched Borussia monchengladbach play VfB stuttgart there around 2001. Great day out, beer, bratwurst and an old terrace.

 

[EvenStevens]

I preferred Highbury to that soulless bowl they're in now.

That makes me really sad.

Was the old Highbury designed by Archibald Leitch?

 

[huistrasleftpeg]

The valley, Charlton fc in the late 80s.

now...

The Valley is an interesting one, pretty sure it has the second biggest attendance record for football stadia in London after Wembley, 75k I think.

Surprising considering Spurs, Arsenal, West Ham and Fulham are more glamorous and definitely more successful.
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[Maxi 4]

Was in the volkspark stadium Hamburg for pre season friendly 1970 which we lost 3 1 Colin Stein sent off

 

[Beer Belly Loyal]

Some more.

Douglas Park, Hamilton Accies

Brockville, Falkirk

Roker Park, Sunderland

Maine Road, Man City

Old Recreation Ground, Port Vale

Highbury, Arsenal

Wembley, 1927 FA Cup Final, Arsenal vs Cardiff City

Ninian Park, Cardiff City

Vetch Field, Swansea City

White City Stadium, Shepherd's Bush, built for the 1908 Olympics. From 1927 it was a venue for greyhound racing.
QPR used the ground in 1931-1933 and again in season 1962/63, it was also used to host the 1966 World Cup match between Uruguay and France.

 

[Orangeandblue]

The Valley is an interesting one, pretty sure it has the second biggest attendance record for football stadia in London after Wembley, 75k I think.

Surprising considering Spurs, Arsenal, West Ham and Fulham are more glamorous and definitely more successful.
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Stamford Bridge record attendance is nearly 83,000.
The east terracing at Charlton was the biggest in the
country in the 1930’s.

 

[Marstonbear]

The Valley is an interesting one, pretty sure it has the second biggest attendance record for football stadia in London after Wembley, 75k I think.

Surprising considering Spurs, Arsenal, West Ham and Fulham are more glamorous and definitely more successful.
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You are kind of right and wrong about The Valley.

Whilst Stamford Bridge once had just shy of 83k for a football game compared to The Valleys record of 75k, I believe well over 80k saw The Who when they played their in the 70s

 

[madridista]

That original stadium looks to have had an enormous footprint in a built up area. Surprised they didnt move out of town like a lot of other clubs

Was there (Oviedo, not the stadium) last month. It’s a really small city, so I wouldn’t see a need for them to move outwith the city.

 

[TheGoalie11]

That makes me really sad.

Was the old Highbury designed by Archibald Leitch?

I think he designed the two stands that were listed buildings. The other two stands were demolished when the flats were built but the two listed stands were developed into flats - I think the front remains the same and features such as a marble hall possibly and the players tunnel were kept...I think that is right.

 

[Clicker]

The skyscraper in the background is gone as well.

 

[PT98]

Love this. Have spent many an hour researching old grounds then looking at Google maps to see exactly where it used to be and what sits there now.

Should probably get out more.

 

[EvenStevens]

I think he designed the two stands that were listed buildings. The other two stands were demolished when the flats were built but the two listed stands were developed into flats - I think the front remains the same and features such as a marble hall possibly and the players tunnel were kept...I think that is right.

Cheers mate!

 

[irvine96]

Doesn’t look any safer with closer/ clearer photos either:
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The stand looks as if it is about to collapse in the middle

 

[huistrasleftpeg]

Stamford Bridge record attendance is nearly 83,000.
The east terracing at Charlton was the biggest in the
country in the 1930’s.

I stand corrected - cheers mate. Don’t know why I never thought of Chelsea.

 

[Blaew]

I think he designed the two stands that were listed buildings. The other two stands were demolished when the flats were built but the two listed stands were developed into flats - I think the front remains the same and features such as a marble hall possibly and the players tunnel were kept...I think that is right.

Leitch pretty much designed the ground that is in that pic Beer Belly Loyal poster above but it was demolished and the East and West stands were designed by different architects in the 1930s. It’s why the stands are very Art Deco.

 

[Remo-town]

Seeing that photo of Broomfield always reminds me of the stand alone stand at Stamford Bridge of yesteryear. Unreal how many seem packed in their.
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I never knew about that mate. Is that what became the shed end or where the away fans would be?