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There are also chapters focusing on aspects of football grounds that have been forgotten - dugouts, segregation divides and more.
There will be countless photographs of Ewood Park covering the black and white era you’re looking for. From industrial designer to tour guide to gardener; Alistair’s life has taken him through many twists and turns from his origins in Glasgow until he settled in Arran 20 years ago. Another bizarre image involves around 100 fans sitting in the skeleton of a new stand at Tannadice with no visible means of accessing the area in which they are sitting. We really enjoyed the book and liked reminiscing about grounds we’ve been to and how they’ve changed over time.Our headquarters are in Dundee but we also have offices in Glasgow, Aberdeen and London – in the world-famous Fleet Street. The photos record fans celebrating the old times, the Fergie era, the cup finals, the silverware kisses, the greatest migration of football fans Scotland has ever seen and, of course, the glory that was Gothenburg. However the edition that arrived was not the same as pictured therefore unsuitable for our collection.
There are almost 200 photos of 42 football stadiums here that have lain unseen, in archives and rarely accessed collections, for decades. The vast majority of players featured would be Scottish born and, hard though it may be to conceive, most of the grounds may actually have been built with Scottish-produced steel – changes in football only mirror changes in society.This well-produced illustrated book is a third volume containing hundreds of classic archive photographs of Scottish football stadia, many of which have lain unseen in archives and rarely-accessed collections for decades. The images are significant for what they show in terms of players and fans but also what is not on display. I went straight to the pictures for my hometown club and saw several images of Palmerston in Dumfries that were new to me.