A Birth of The Tiger Nation

Usually when football and rugby grounds are demolished, little or no physical traces survive, so the rediscovery of remnants of Anlaby Road’s Spion Kop is of genuine interest and importance in terms of our wider national sporting heritage. This is especially so given that the ‘football terrace’ – that is, the mound or slope upon which millions of fans stood upon for their thrills, spills and companionship – represents, arguably, one of the great cultural icons of 20th Century life in Britain… “

Simon Inglis

The UK’s renowned expert, 

author and lecturer on 

sports architecture.