EPW019307 ENGLAND (1927). Luton Town Football Ground, Luton, 1927
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Title | [EPW019307] Luton Town Football Ground, Luton, 1927 |
Reference | EPW019307 |
Date | September-1927 |
Link | |
Place name | LUTON |
Parish | |
District | |
Country | ENGLAND |
Easting / Northing | 507999, 221779 |
Longitude / Latitude | -0.43069677143905, 51.883659285031 |
National Grid Reference | TL080218 |
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Jimmy |
Monday 13th of July 2015 08:54:58 PM |
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brian |
Sunday 19th of October 2014 01:57:00 AM |
Hatfield to Leighton Buzzard Railway Line |
Bob West |
Wednesday 12th of March 2014 08:16:58 AM |
Luton to Dunstable railway line |
Oldtimer |
Friday 20th of December 2013 05:23:10 PM |
What is interesting with some of these photos is to look beyond the subject. Nowadays professional football pitches are tendered like a manicured lawn with special grass, growth enhancing lighting and an army of groundsmen. This photo is interesting because it indicates virtually no specialist work going into the pitch. The season is only eight weeks old at most yet already substantial wear is beginning to show through the middle of the pitch and into the penalty boxes and the goal lines are badly worn. I wonder if the pitch was used for anything else during the summer or whether the players actually trained and practiced on it rather than a separate training ground.
Old photos show that after rain some of these pitches were almost unplayable. |
Allen T |
Friday 14th of December 2012 05:06:13 PM |
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Dylan Moore |
Saturday 27th of October 2012 04:37:19 PM |
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Paulie |
Wednesday 18th of July 2012 01:33:56 PM |