Football grounds from the air : then & now
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Football grounds from the air : then & now
Ian Allan, c2004
3th ed
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Previous ed.: 1998 and 2001
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In the past 20 years, as a result of the tragedies at Valley Parade and Hillsborough, there have been dramatic changes to the facilities provided at football grounds for spectators. Gone are the familiar terraces, to be replaced with new all-seater stands. For certain clubs, the needs for investment led to a decision to build a brand new ground away from the traditional site. Teams such as Bolton Wanderers, Derby County, Middlesbrough, Millwall, Oxford, Reading, Southampton, Sunderland and Wigan Athletic are now happily settled into new multi-million pound stadia and the trend is certain to continue with teams such as Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur, Everton and Liverpool either exploring the possibility of relocation or with definite plans already in hand. Other clubs - such as Blackpool and Bournemouth - have radically rebuilt their existing grounds. Such have been the dramatic changes over this decade, that it is very easy to forget that the country's football stadia have been evolving over more than a century.
Compare, for example, a photograph of Highbury or Old Trafford in the 1920s with a similar view today and the changes that occurred in the intervening period are, perhaps, equally dramatic. Drawing upon the superb photographic archive of the Aerofilms company, which has been recording Britain from the air for more than 80 years, supplemented by the photographs that have been taken over the past few years for the best-selling Aerofilms Guide: Football Grounds, this title is a graphic portrait of the changing face of British football over the years. Each club featured is provided with an historic shot to allow a direct comparison with the contemporary scene and the photographs are supplemented by a detailed and well-informed commentary highlighting the significant changes over the years. First published in late 1998 and with a second edition following three years later, Football Grounds From the Air: Then & Now has proved to be both a critical and commercial success.
With the second edition having been out of print for some 18 months, the continuing development of many of the country's football grounds makes this new and fully revised third edition a sure fire best seller amongst all those interested in the history and development of football stadia.
by "Nielsen BookData"