Football pitch archive

Historic football pitches and old ground surfaces.

Explore how grass condition, touchlines, penalty areas and stadium geometry shaped the look of football grounds across eras.

Old football grounds were not only stands and crowds. The playing surface gave each venue a visual identity: winter mud, worn goalmouths, chalk-soft lines, close touchlines and changing broadcast angles.

Grass pitch markings

How football lines, penalty boxes and touchlines changed the look of old grounds.