Gone But Not Forgotten

Top: the Victoria Ground, Stoke-on-Trent.

Bottom: Rotherham’s Millmoor Stadium – mostly abandoned but incredibly, still standing fourteen years after the gates were closed for the last time. Now it hosts an occasional youth game and is owned by the family of the scrapyard that lies behind it. (picture courtesy of @stank81 on Twitter)

In this section, we will take a look at football grounds that are either no longer with us or are no longer used by the football club that used to play there.

To narrow it down a little, we have just listed stadiums that were home to football league teams at the time the ground was departed, or who are currently in the football league. (Exception, York City. This is due to them being a league team for 75 years)

All of the stadium changes listed are from post-1980

They are listed in chronological order, as they were replaced by newer stadiums or a club just moved on for whatever reason.

We will endeavour to keep the list relevant as and when clubs change stadiums.

We welcome any old photographs or memories you may have from these ‘Gone but not Forgotten’ stadiums.

1986 – Bristol Rovers – Eastville Stadium

1986 – Clyde – Shawfield Stadium

1988 – Scunthorpe United – Old Showground

1989 – Muirton Park – St. Johnstone

1990 – Walsall – Fellows Park

1992 – Chester City – Sealand Road

1993 – Millwall – The Den

1993 – Stirling Albion – Annfield

1994 – Huddersfield Town – Leeds Road

1994 – Northampton Town – County Ground

1994 – Airdrieonians – Broomfield

1994 – Hamilton Academicals – Douglas Park

1995 – Middlesbrough – Ayresome Park

1996 – Clydebank – Kilbowie Park

1997 – Bolton Wanderers – Burnden Park

1997 – Brighton & Hove Albion – Goldstone Ground

1997 – Derby County – Baseball Ground

1997 – Stoke City – Victoria Ground

1997 – Sunderland – Roker Park

1998 – Reading – Elm Park

1998 – Wimbledon – Plough Lane

1998 – East Fife – Bayview Park

1999 – Wigan Athletic – Springfield Park

2000 – England – Wembley Stadium

2000 – Dumbarton – Boghead

2001- Oxford United – Manor Ground

2001 – Southampton – The Dell

2002 – Hull City – Boothferry Park

2002 – Leicester City – Filbert Street

2003 – Darlington – Feethams

2003 – Manchester City – Maine Road

2003 – Falkirk – Brockville Park

2005 – Burton Albion – Eton Park

2005 – Coventry City – Highfield Road

2005 – Swansea City – Vetch Field

2006 – Arsenal – Highbury

2007 – Doncaster Rovers – Belle Vue

2007 – Shrewsbury Town – Gay Meadow

2007 – MK Dons – National Hockey Stadium

2008 – Colchester United – Layer Road

2008 – Rotherham United – Millmoor

2008 – East Stirlingshire – Firs Park

2009 – Cardiff City – Ninian Park

2009 – St. Mirren – Love Street

2010 – Morecambe – Christie Park

2010 – Chesterfield – Saltergate

2012 – Rotherham United – Don Valley

2013 – Barnet – Underhill

2016 – West Ham United – Upton Park

2017 – Tottenham Hotspur – White Hart Lane

2020 – Brentford – Griffin Park

2021 – York City – Bootham Crescent

Coming Soon…?

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