I recently completed an artwork of Griffin Park former home Ground of Brentford FC based on some drone pictures I took around the Stadium for someone as a gift for a family member and they were very happy with the end result. This inspired me to have a look and see if I could find some public domain images of old English Football Stadiums with a view to completing some art prints based on them. The result is the first images have been completed and are now available to view and will shortly be on Ebay to buy in A3 and A4 sizes. The images that can be seen below are reduced in size, resolution and watermarked.
| Newcastle United, St James Park Home stadium on the Magpies, St James Park has seen much development since it last looked like this in the Late 1980's |
| Reading FC, Elm Park Opened in 1896 Elm Park was the home stadium of Reading until they moved to the Madejski Stadium in 1998. Housing now occupies the site of the stadium. |
| Brighton and Hove Albion, Goldstone Ground Sold off in controversial circumstances the Goldstone Ground was home to Brighton and Hove Albion from 1902 until 1997. The site is now a retail park. |
| Chelsea FC, Stamford Bridge Another stadium that is much changed since it looked like this in the late 1980's. Originally opened by the London Athletic Club in 1877, Stamford Bridge did not play host to Chelsea until the club was formed in 1905. It is the only stadium they have played home games in to date. |
| Millwall FC, The Den Now often known as the Old Den, Cold Blow Lane was the home ground of Millwall from 1910 until 1993. The site is now occupied by housing. |
| Coventry City, Highfield Road Home ground of Coventry City, Highfield Road was opened in 1899 and hosted it's final game on the 30th April 2005. Housing now occupies the site of the stadium. |
| Oxford United, Manor Ground Home stadium of Oxford United from 1925 until 2001, when the final match saw Oxford draw 1-1 with Port Vale. The site is now occupied by the Manor Hospital. |
| Manchester City, Maine Road Home to City from 1923 until 11th May 2003 when the final match saw Southampton win 1-0. The site was redeveloped in to housing after the stadiums closure. |
| Arsenal, Highbury The Arsenal Stadium was more commonly known as Highbury during it's use as the home ground of Arsenal FC. Occupied by the Gunners from 1913 when the club moved from South London until 2006 when the stadium was redeveloped in to housing. |
| Leicester City, Filbert Street Opened in 1891 as the home ground of Leicester Fosse, it became the home ground of the Foxes in 1919 when the club changed their name to City. It continued to be the home stadium until 2003 when the club relocated to the Walkers Stadium, renamed the King Power Stadium in 2011. Part of the site in now occupied by student accommodation. |
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