Wow! These stadiums should be turned into football areas for anyone to play!

It's sad to see the old stadiums disappearing along with some great names the grounds had unlike now.

Falkirk's old ground was Brockville. Firs Park was East Stirlingshire.

Brings a tear to your eye just think a football player could have had has best moments at one of these

Wow. That's the nicest part of Hull I've ever seen. I'm surprised it's not more of an attraction.

my god.what a really sad video.Visited loads of these grounds following Northampton town in 80s and 90s.Loved the vetch and feethams.

I mourn the passing of any clubs old ground. Even with the subsequent 'face lifts' that many have had over the last 20 - 30 yrs, once they've gone it's another nail in the coffin of how we remembered football. (50 this year!)

How about instead of letting these stadiums rot and be wasted, let the common people play on them. There's tons of kids that would love to play inside of a stadium. I sure would! And i'm 19! What a waster of resources... >_>

This video is a reason that I hate modern football so much. :'(

Nice video cheers Went to the old hull, Chesterfield and Doncaster grounds back in the day. Proper old grounds.

This video is so sad, these were the grounds that epitomize the great and unique atmosphere of brittish football, most of new stadiums are souless with no passion inside, and now the Boleyn Ground joins this list

You should do this video again and add Celtic Park to that list. Recently over the last couple of seasons there have been more SEATS at the game than fans.

Great compilation but sad to see all these old grounds that had character, stadiums these days look identical. East terrace at the Vetch Field had a great atmosphere.

Great stuff. Thanks for posting. Amazed at how many of these I've been to. Some real memories there.

It just makes me wonder who owns these places.. and why are they not used for something else than football nowadays? The stadiums are just left to rot, lose their value and destroy cityscape. What a waste... Most of these could be renovated and maintained with quite little money.

Wow. What a video. It really does seem like yesterday that I watched Carlisle United open the 1996/97 season at Belle view Doncaster. I can’t believe the ‘ghosts’ provoked by the video. I lived in Hull as a student. I recall at the Boothferry park away end watching two young Wrexham kids run around play fighting each other. They will be around 30 now! So many memories. I love the music. Many thanks

Hopefully Wimbledon will have a home game at the New Plough Lane after 25 years of being away from home.

I'm from darlington and I think it's so stupid how teams leave there grounds we were a solid league 2 side that pushed for promotion every season and the we decided to build a 25,000 seated stadium what was the point we were in league 2 and would never have been able to afford it now we are playing in the 8th tier of English football with no stadium we don't even play I'm darlington anymore just a football club ruined by one stupid owner

I'm surprised that Horton Park Avenue (Bradford Park Avenue) wasn't there, it was bigger than most of the ones mentioned in this video

I actually went to watch my local team kings Lynn at the opening of Aylesburys Buckingham road ground in 1987 I think.Sad to see it like that.

At least in those days stadiums had real character. Now they all look the same and are sterile.

these stadiums probably still have a better atmosphere than Stamford bridge hehe

What gets me the most about these abandoned grounds is the advertising hoardings left behind like time stood still. Fisher athletic’s ground was a sad one as well, I saw Barnet get promoted there in the 1990/91 season.

Went to quite a few of those grounds ,great memories never forgotten.

"a sad but chilling insite into the financial times of the football world today" Half of these stadiums are from teams that have moved into big, fancy new stadiums. Hardly a chilling insite [sic]

as a boy I used to go and watch my home town Chelmsford play in the Southern League in an older terraced stadium.......lots of fond memories

A couple of stands from Scarborough's McCain Stadium ended up at Featherstone Rovers Rugby League ground. Slough Town's ground was a real waste. It sat empty and unused for years while the club had to play at Windsor and at Beaconsfield, only to return to Slough a couple of years ago after a 14 year (prepared to be corrected) absence to Arbour Park. The Feltham arena looked like this before it was closed ! - the roof was removed around 1995, but the stadium stayed in use until about 2003 (the last time I played there). And just to mention from my house I can see the glow from the floodlights from the (old) Den. Millwall's old lights now gracing Ash United.

A Part of Football History - Thx for sharing.

Love the soundtrack , shame about the abandoned grounds .

I do not think that Ninian Park is "abandoned". Since during the time the picture was taken, they were in the middle of recycling all steel and aluminum. A task that is a major construction project for which companies bid on!

Ninian Park - Cardiff City Last of the old style atmospheric stadiums RIP

Really atmospheric and in some cases, sad photos. One thing though-Firs Park is in Falkirk but was actually the ground of East Stirlingshire FC.

Went to see Kingstonian play Colchester United at Layer road in the 1991/92 season. FA trophy 1st round game. Kingstonian drew 2-2, which was a bit of a shock at the time as Colchester were in the Vauxhall conference and K’s were in the Isthmian league, a league below.

nice video. but sloughs old ground was Wexham Park not Wrexham Park ;)

Feethams was Wembley of the North style class atmosphere you couldn't beat it PURE SHEER CLASS

Great video mate been to quite a few of them holds fond memories esp Aylesbury utd, I still go there from time to time such a waste of a lovely non league stadium.

Great video loved it

That's melancholy man ....wow all gone but always remembered

Loved Boothferry Park. Been to a fair few of these grounds, while a lot were in need of repair I never thought the Victoria Ground was that bad, always seemed too decent to be knocked down. Maybe a Stokie knows different??

Pictures of the ground when shut were extremely hard to come by.

I grew up playing on Feltham arena all the time, so sad what happened to it.

As an AFCB fan I miss away day to vetch field but the Liberity stadium is a decent away day

Still more of an atmosphere than Old Trafford!

Great video.. interesting

Just to point out Chris you’ve got it wrong about firs park , it is not the former Home of Falkirk FC , but was the home of East Stirlingshire FC , There are Two teams in Falkirk , East Stirlingshire currently ground share with nearby Stenhousemuir FC and play in the Lowland league of Scottish football

Wimbledon must be in Premiere League..this crazy football team is from space...salute from croatia ....Hajduk Split Fan💪💪

hasn't some of these teams been relegated relegated and demolished

The worst move was Darlington. Feethams was perfect yet they moved to a 25,000 stadium in the middle of nowhere! So sad.

I still call Swansea's ground Vetch Field and in my mind Chesterfield still play at Saltergate. Back in junior all the lads knew the names of the 92 league grounds. That was nearly 40 years ago and I suspect that now they don't know that there is life outside the top division.

This makes me sad.

Supported Millwall since my first match in 1962 and visited Boothferry/Burnden/Victoria Ground?Newport ( Somerton) and Slough and 78 other grounds and how I miss the individual character of Roker Park and The Victoria Ground , Upton Park and Bolton and even Highbury and my team moved in 1993 to a soulless,sanitised, silent Stadium and the atmosphere is a fraction of what it used to be. These fans have lost the choice to stand,The Working-Class who provided the atmosphere have , largely, been replaced and these grounds have a fraction of their old atmosphere. So sad but it's "progress" innit ! INNIT ??

Falkirk - 'Firs Park'? Thought they used to play at Brockville? And now my local team Kettering Town has gone. Rocking Road ground has been completely levelled. Now playing at Latimer Park, Burton Latimer, just South of Kettering.

It's insane how many of them have gone defunct and forgotten like that!

Third Lanark cathkin park is still here 50 years later

I played in the Enfield White Lion Ground, probably in the Vase or maybe FAC Q1. Lost that one. Also played on the Aylesbury stadium Berks and Bucks Senior Cup, lost that one too.

Sad but a time long gone been to the old grounds Chesterfield, Darlington, Stoke et al. Now characterless a sign of the times, no atmosphere, although seating is safer mind you most stand anyway! Love the tune by the way what is it.

I worked as a match day steward at Feethams (Darlington) 1998-2000. Then had a season ticket in the east stand (one with all the seats) 2002-2004 before Darlo moved to the horrendous "Reynolds Arena" in 2004

As a non football follower I'm still stunned to see such large areas derelict and economically inactive which blights the area around them and this encourages vandalism car dumping burning of other buildings and generally . Perhaps out of millions of pounds in football the authorities should have a find to assist either reuse odvsradiums or a fund to help get grants to re build and repurpose unwanted facilities to something that benefits the community as football did...

Saltergate, chesterfield FC old home is now completely demolished and a new housing estate built on it. They moved to a new built stadium about 2 miles outside of town :)

This is cool but sad

Like the soundtrack ,any chance of tellin' what it is . Ta.

Firs Park was in the town of Falkirk but was the home ground of East Stirlingshire, not Falkirk FC.

Not so long ago, Colchester United were playing Norwich and Ipswich in the Championship at Layer Road but it quickly deteriorated into a theme park.

Slough Town's old ground was Wexham Park, not WRexham Park!

Wow !! So many abandoned football stadiums. The way the leagues are going more stadiums will join this list.

Bolton's Burnden park wasn't abandoned though, it was made into a retail park after they moved into the Reebok.

Yeah firs park was eaststirlingshire I live in falkirk and support falkirk

Plough lane. I used to go there with my grandad to watch vinnie Jones and Denny wise. Followed by pie, mash and liqueur then back for the dogs. Good times.

Good video.but Firs Park was East Stirlingshires ground where Sir Alex Ferguson first managed before going to St Mirren.

Firs Park was not Falkirk's Stadium it was East Stirlingshire FC.

McCain stadium was a really good small compact ground great atmosphere every game i miss the place

I was surprised to see Buckingham Road (Aylesbury United) on this. The club still exists, but the 100 year lease ran out on the ground a few years ago, and the owners wouldn't renew it so the club was evicted. It's a shame really, I have lots of memories as a kid in that place, especially in the bar area. It had one seated stand, and three terraces, one which was open. They still are ground-less, and pretty crap. Funny though, how they are in the same league (albeit 12 places below) as Aylesbury FC.

Looks like the McCain Stadium has had it's chips.

As playing through derby county academy for 9 years and getting released at 16 i personally think any football stadium left to literally fall down, personally think should be kept in good knick and be used for the kids of today to progress in there football career or be used as football summer camps instead of using public park this would keep the ground good with a percent took of what the price is for a football camp..........

Very sad that these truly iconic stadiums have been abandoned. One thing though; Firs Park ,although technically in Falkirk was actually the home of East Stirlingshire FC who are currently playing in the South of Scotland League.

Somerton Park, Newport County. My first match as a Newport supporter saw County beat Portsmouth 4/3 at Somerton in 1979 / 80. Best memory for me at Somerton was County's Cup Winners Cup 1/4 final v German club Carl Zeis Jena in 1980 / 81. Lost 1-0 but the memory of a capacity 18,000 spectators present.

This video man… nostalgia

Stoke's old ground, the Victoria ground, was fully demolished a few months after its last game was hosted. Unfortunately though, the land the stadium was built on has been fenced off and derelict since 1998.

Penrith's old ground was Southend Road. Frenchfields is the current stadium.

Can you still visit these stadium or are they demolished?

There's still quite a few missing from the video, Eastville Stadium - Bristol Rovers, Roker Park - Sunderland, Ayresome Park - Middlesbrough, The Den - Millwall, The Baseball Ground - Derby, Filbert Street - Leicester, Leeds Road - Huddersfield........The list goes on!

Some of the pitches I paid for and played on in Sunday league I would have gladly fixed and made playable one of these surfaces, quite sad really...

Frenchfields is Penrith's new ground. Southend road was the name of the ground on here.

Fantastico!

Awesome video but also very sad Makes you sad that a football player might have had a great moment at one these Anyone know the song?

where are these stadiums located

Firs Park was the home of East Stirlingshire not of Falkirk FC, Brockville which was missed from this video was Falkirk's old ground. Both were demolished.

Saltergate was used for the Damed United film as 1970s BBG

Derby's baseball ground was demolished,houses on the site now.Scarboro's ground as has firs park in falkirk have also been demolished.

so so so sad to see grounds like this with new stadiums theyre all built the same. so many memories gone

Sad and haunting , great choice of music though .

Build flats etc. on the old terracing and stands BUT convert the pitch area into a wood, country park, ponds.

Its so sad to see a football stadium abandoned:( D: these were the most important stadiums:( D:

It was indeed the ground of 'The Shire'. It is demolished now and the club are currently sharing with Stenhousemuir. Falkirk FC's old Brockville is no more either and they play at the plush (how is this for originality) Falkirk Stadium.

Firs Park was East Stirlingshire's old ground but it is in Falkirk

firs park was in falkirk but wasnt the bairns ground,which was called brockville,firs park was east stirlingshires ground,who were also in falkirk,in a place called the bog, or china toon.

Quite eerie.

very interesting

Remember this folks this was uploaded a few years ago so some have probably been redoveloped by now?

at the minute im wondering were the villa park is