20 Arty-Farty Photos Of Floodlights
By Chris Wright
As far back as I can remember, I’ve always wanted to be a floodlight loved floodlights and that strange, totemic, ethereal, almost ‘lunar’ quality that they tend to lend to football matches – but enough about my little fetishes, let’s get on with it.
Tally ho!
1. Watford vs Nottingham Forest, Vicarage Road, 2011…
2. Norwich vs Real Zaragoza, Carrow Road, 2011…
3. Cambridge United vs Altrincham, Trade Recruitment Stadium, 2009…
4. Scunthorpe United vs Alfreton Town, Glanford Park, 2008…
5. Birmingham City vs Burnley, St Andrews’ Stadium, 2009…
6. Arsenal vs Hapoel Tel Aviv, Highbury, 1951…
7. Bolton Wanderers vs Leeds, Reebok Stadium, 2003…
8. Bayern Munich vs Valencia, Giuseppe Meazza Stadium, 2001…
9. Roda JC vs Heerenveen, De Kuip, 1997…
10. Notts County vs Mansfield Town, Meadow Lane, 2007…
11. Saudi Arabia vs Mexico, Ibadan Liberty Stadium, 1999…
11. Grimsby vs Barnet, Blundell Park, 2010…
12. Egypt vs USA, Royal Bafokeng Stadium, 2010…
12. England vs Switzerland, Wembley, 1996…
13. Peterborough United vs Nottingham Forest, London Road, 1994…
14. Middlesbrough vs Newcastle United, Riverside Stadium, 2008…
15. Dundee United vs Hearts, Tannadice Park, 2009…
16. Fulham vs Oldham Athletic, Craven Cottage, 1999…
17. Italy U21 vs England U21, Stadio Brianteo, 2000…
18. Russia vs Sweden, Tivoli-Neu Stadium, 2008…
19. Millwall vs Newcastle United, The Den, 1957…
20. Barnsley vs Blackburn, Oakwell, 2002…
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Not as dramatic, but a photo of the well loved Love Sreet floodlights – http://www.flickr.com/photos/stuartmckenzie/3147205747/in/set-72157611788912483.
Love Street – RIP.
Not a photo .. more of a story about floodlights from a few years ago .. http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/tranmere-rovers/match-reports/2003/04/28/tranmere-2-mansfield-0-match-abandoned-d-post-100252-12898470/
Just recalled t’was a photo labelled “Reina welcomes the mothership” from Liverpool’s Europa League game just a while back. Prime for inclusion that?