Mark McNeill – författare

The football clubs from England and Wales that formed the English Football League in 1888 were part of the world’s oldest association of professional football clubs. Today there are 92 football clubs in the English Football League and Premiership and numerous other non-League football clubs, including many erstwhile League clubs, which are professional or semi-professional. From the start, the football clubs needed to house the large numbers of fans wanting to watch their local team and to charge them money for access and the clubs quickly became associated with their home ground. Today’s football grounds are a mixture of old and new, some still on their original site and using early stadium buildings amongst rebuilt structures, others starting from scratch in recent decades on new sites.In Football Grounds From the Air photographer Mark McNeill presents remarkable views of today’s football grounds in the English League and Premiership as well as a selection of non-League grounds. The remarkable diversity of these grounds becomes visible from the aerial perspective, from historic grounds in urban centres to modern out-of-town sites, from remnants of stands surviving from another age to state-of-the-art new stadiums, the fascinating views of the home of our national game will appeal to all football fans.

In the eighteenth century, Liverpool’s position as a favoured port for Britain’s growing Atlantic trade to the West Indies and America allowed it to expand rapidly. It soon became one of the largest and richest cities in the country, and the architectural legacy of the city’s wealth can still be seen today. In the last 100 years, Liverpool’s fortunes have changed, but although it was heavily bombed during the Second World War and experienced decline afterwards through the loss of many of its industries, the city has been regenerated in recent decades, becoming European City of Culture and having areas granted World Heritage Sites. It is now a leading economic and cultural centre, with new developments alongside its architectural legacy transforming the city today.In Liverpool in Photographs Mark McNeill celebrates the changing face of the city in a collection of stunning images that portray not just the new buildings that characterise modern Liverpool, but also how the older parts survive alongside them. For all those who are proud to live and work in Liverpool, as well as those visiting, this book is a must. Look through these photographs and you will quickly see the enduring fascination of this special city.