Football has changed beyond recognition compared to what the game was in the 20th century.

Back then it was all working class fans in basic terraced stadiums but now the beautiful game no longer has a working class feel to it and stadiums, most of them anyway, are glamorous structures with world class facilities and which are no longer affordable to the working class man or woman.

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Some will claim the game has gone and it's no longer what it used to be, and they'd have a point, but it's always nice looking back at what it used to be like, particularly the stadiums.

So much emphasis is placed on the importance of a good stadium with good atmosphere, and the following stadiums are Britains most sought after grounds - but most of them are are completely unrecognisable now.

These stadiums have so much history - which one is your favourite?

EWOOD PARK, BLACKBURN ROVERS

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Blackburn's Ewood Park opened in 1882 and recorded it's highest ever attendance of  62,522 way back in March 1929.

That was when all-terraced stadiums allowed more in to stadiums than the original capacity. Now, Ewood Park has a maximum capacity of over 31,154.

IBROX, RANGERS

One of the most famous stadiums in British footballing history, Rangers' Ibrox Stadium opened in 1899. It was initially oval shaped and was mostly made from wooden scaffold terraces - and its original capacity stood at around 75,000.

Now, Ibrox has a maximum capacity of 51.082.

ST ANDREW'S, BIRMINGHAM CITY

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St. Andrew's officially opened in 1906 and had an estimated capacity of 75,000.

Today, though, Birmingham City's maximum home capacity stands at 30,009.

ELLAND ROAD, LEEDS UNITED

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A truly historic stadium in British footballing history, Elland Road officially opened it's turnstiles in 1897 but back then it was only used for rugby matches. Leeds United moved in permanently in 1904 and the rest is history.

It's one of the biggest stadiums currently not hosting top-flight football, with a maximum capacity of 39,460.

VILLA PARK, ASTON VILLA

Another one 0f the biggest stadiums currently outside of the Premier League, Aston Villa's historic Villa Park became the club's official home in 1897.

Back then, when it was originally bowl shaped, it's capacity was around 40,000 but today it holds a maximum of 42,785.

CRAVEN COTTAGE, FULHAM

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Arguably one of the only stadiums left in the country that still has the classic look and feel of an old fashioned stadium, Fulham's Craven Cottage opened way back in 1896.

Despite it's record attendance standing at just under 50,000, Craven Cottage now offers a maximum capacity of 25,700.

CELTIC PARK, CELTIC

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Scotland's most famous stadiums and one of the most iconic in European football alone, Celtic's home has been standing since 1892.

It was the first stadium in the world to have a two-tierd stand in 1898, which increased its capacity to 50,000. Now, Celtic has a maximum capacity of 60,500.

DEAN COURT, AFC BOURNEMOUTH

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Dean Court is currently the smallest ground in the Premier League, but Bournemouth's home originally opened its turnstiles in 1911.

The club's maximum attendance stands at 28,799, which was recorded in 1957 when Manchester United came to the South Coast for an FA Cup clash.

Dean Court's maximum capacity currently stands at 11,464.

SELHURST PARK, CRYSTAL PALACE

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Selhurst Park opened in 1924 and has been Crystal Palace's home ever since. It has also been the temporary home of Charlton Athletic and Wimbledon.

Now the ground holds 26,255 but in 2017 Palace revealed plans to build a new main stand which will increase the capacity to 34,000 seats.

MOLINEUX, WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS

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Back in the Premier League this season, Molineux first opened in 1889 and was the site of the first ever league game played in English football history on 7 September 1889 when Wolves beat Notts County 2-0.

The ground now holds 31,700 but it could be a lot bigger - plans to increase the capacity to 38,000 were shelved in 2012 due to limited funds.

GOODISON PARK, EVERTON

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Another historic stadium which hasn't changed too much over the decades, Goodison Park was originally designed by renowned architect Archibald Leitch - and it was once regarded as the best football ground in Britain.

Some will claim that it still is thanks to its authentic look and feel, and it now holds a maximum capacity of 40,157.

ST JAMES' PARK, NEWCASTLE UNITED

St. James' Park originally opened in 1880 but back then it was nothing more than just a pitch with no stands. Gradually stands were built and by 1898 it had a capacity of 30,000.

Today, Newcastle's home sells out every week to 52,339 fans.

STAMFORD BRIDGE, CHELSEA

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Stamford Bridge opened in 1877 and served mostly as an athletics venue for the next 28 years.

Archibald Leitch redesigned the stadium for footballing purposes in the early 1900's and in 1905 it opened as a football only stadium. It used to be a huge open bowled ground with one covered stand, so big that it could fit at least 100,000 people inside.

Now, though, Stamford Bridge's official capacity is limited to just 41,837.

PORTMAN ROAD, IPSWICH TOWN

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Ipswich's first ever game at Portman Road was in 1884 but back then it was just a pitch with a pavilion.

It took until 1936 for proper stands to be built and it was then gradually expanded over the course of the following decades.

Promotion to the Premier League in the late 1990s allowed further development and now its capacity stands at 30,311.

OLD TRAFFORD, MANCHESTER UNITED

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The Theatre of Dreams, as its mostly known to Man United fans, Old Trafford is currently the largest football stadium in England, excluding Wembley Stadium.

It originally opened in 1910 and had a capacity of over 80,000. However, after years of reconstruction and due to the introduction of all-seater stadiums, it's maximum capacity is now capped at 75,811.

BOLEYN GROUND, WEST HAM UNITED

West Ham's first match at the Boleyn Ground, also known as Upton Park, was played on 1 September 1904 when 10,000 fans watch the Hammers beat local rivals Millwall 3-0.

Over the years it was gradually expanded in the mid 1990's went under its biggest expansion ever, which raised the capacity to 35,016 seats.

The Hammers announced they would be leaving the Boleyn Ground in 2013 in favour of moving to the newly built Olympic Stadium in Stratford, and they completed the move in the summer of 2016. It remains one of the most controversial stadium moves in history.

ANFIELD, LIVERPOOL

Amazingly, Anfield used to be the home of Liverpool's bitter rivals Everton but after a dispute over rent drove the Toffees out and allowed Liverpool to make it their own.

Once again, Archibald Leitch was tasked with designed the stands and he is the main behind what everyone knows now as the [Spion] Kop.

Recent development in 2015/16 expanded the current capacity of Anfield to 54,074 and it remains one of the best and most historic stadiums in European football.

CITY GROUND, NOTTINGHAM FOREST

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Nottingham Forest moved in to the City Ground in 1898 and initially consisted of small wooden stands.

Over the next few decades it was gradually built up and when the new East Stand was built in 1957, Forest recorded a record attendance of 49,946 for a match against Manchester United.

The City Ground now has a maximum capacity of 30,576.

VICARAGE ROAD, WATFORD

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Watford played at a ground on Cassio Road for 23 years before they moved to Vicarage Road in 1922. Back then it just had two small covered stands and several terraces.

Vicarage Road has seen many changes over the years but now it boasts a maximum capacity of 21,500.

TURF MOOR, BURNLEY

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Burnley moved to Turf Moor way back in 1883 when it was simply a football pitch next to a cricket ground. It's first stand was built a year later, which held around 5,000 people.

Financial problems prevented the club from rebuilding their old Cricket Field Stand in 2007 but it currently has a maximum capacity of 21,401.

HILLSBOROUGH STADIUM, SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY

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Sheffield Wednesday's first match at Hillsborough was in September 1899 and it underwent few developments in the following decades.

Sadly, Hillsborough was the scene of a tragic stadium disaster in 1989 when 96 Liverpool fans lost their lives in a crush caused by poor crowd management, substandard police control and inadequate safety measures.

The subsequent inquest in to the disaster led to the Taylor Report - which led to the conversion of all English stadiums into all-seater stadiums.

Hillsborough's maximum capacity is currently 39,732 and is one of the largest stadiums currently not hosting English top-flight football.