Oldest Ground in the World.

Hallem u19 2-0 Worksop u19

As this was a low key fixture i thought i would just take a few pics of the Ground and not write the normal crap. This is the oldest football ground in the world first playing host to football in 1860. Hallam is on the outskirts of Sheffield and is well worth a visit. The club has plans up in the clubhouse showing a new changing room and match viewing area. A museum is also planned.
If you do go to watch Hallam then done be a prat like me and wrap up warm because it gets cold up there!

The entrance is made of stone and looks like something from a scene in last of the summer wine. The fee tonight was £2 a bargin. Programmes were free.



The two pictures below were taken in the clubhouse. The beer was reasonable priced and tasted ok. The walls are covered in club memorabilia not only from Hallam fc but also items from both Sheffield United and Sheffield Wednesday.





The ground is three sided. As you enter the ground the seated stand is next to the clubhouse and is a decent stand for this level of football. The only other part of the ground that is covered is part of the end behind the goal on you right as you enter the ground.





The pitch slopes away from you as you walk in but it isn't as bad as it once was. Still i would rather kick down the hill than up it. Although in this game Hallam played some neat football going up hill.





The ground is three sides due to the fact the the open side backs on to the cricket pitch. I couldn't get a decent picture of that side due to the sun being in the wrong place.





View looking down from semi covered end of the ground.





Hope you liked the pictures, there really wasn't much else to report on the match and i didn't have any food to review as i had already eaten. I like the fact that for all the thousands of football grounds in the world a club playing in the 9th tier of English football can lay claim to the oldest pitch in the world where football has been played continuously. Lets all raise a glass to Hallam fc! One of the very few spots in Yorkshire worth seeing!