Football grounds from the air Gallery

Trent Bridge, Nottingham 20520_009

TRENT BRIDGE CRICKET GROUND, Nottingham. Trent Bridge was first used for cricket in 1838 and is the third oldest cricket ground in the world. It is the home of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. The first test match at Trent Bridge between England and Australia in 1899 ended in a draw. Since then it has hosted numerous Test matches as well as one-day and Twenty20 international matches. From the 1860s until 1910 it was also used for staging football matches by the town's two team - Notts County and Nottingham Forest. These two clubs later moved to Meadow Lane and the City Ground respectively, both of which are visible in this shot

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Stadium of Light, Sunderland 20922_032

STADIUM OF LIGHT, Sunderland. Aerial view. Home of Sunderland Football Club since 1997. The new ground for the Black Cats was built on the site of the old Wearmouth Colliery. The North Stand was subsequently extended with the addition of an upper tier in 2000. Photographed in 2009

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Hillsborough, Sheffield EAW640726

HILLSBOROUGH Stadium, Sheffield. Aerial view of the home of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. Photographed in 1995 - in May Trevor Francis was sacked when the Owls finished only 13th in the Premiership. Hillsborough played host to Group 2 matches at the 1966 World Cup. Aerofilms Collection (see Links)

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