Report - Ewood Bridge football ground - Rossendale - May 2025

[smithy_photographys]

Ewood Bridge football ground Rossendale​

While Stand Athletic might have disbanded over a decade ago, the football club's former home in the heart of Rossendale is still standing.
The ground itself can be found between the River Irwell and the East Lancashire Railway line.
As for its footballing past, games haven't been played there for over 15 years, with the ground also becoming the home of Haslingden FC before financial troubles hit the club in 1998.
Stand Athletic moved to Ewood Bridge in 2000, having previously played at Elms Park in Whitefield, near Bury.
Formed in 1964, the club spent a season playing in the North West Counties League at the ground, before returning to the Manchester League the following year.
When they began experiencing financial problems of their own, Stand were forced to return to Whitefield - just two years after moving to Irwell Vale.

The Explore

Was Not Difficult at all. The Usual signage to scare people off. Was just a passing visit for plan to return at some point to get more images.

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[HughieD]

Real lack of old footy grounds left in England so nice to see place like this come up.

 

[smithy_photographys]

Real lack of old footy grounds left in England so nice to see place like this come up.

Yeah this was just a lucky spot when driving past the other week, and passed it again so had to stop for sure. will be going back for a full scout.

 

[MrDevla]

When you turn off the main road and down towards the clubhouse, there used to be a small wall on the right called the “Talking Wall”. They used to have a recording playing from inside the wall.…….I’ll have a look when next passing.
it must have been abandoned now for close to 20 years.

 

[smithy_photographys]

When you turn off the main road and down towards the clubhouse, there used to be a small wall on the right called the “Talking Wall”. They used to have a recording playing from inside the wall.…….I’ll have a look when next passing.
it must have been abandoned now for close to 20 years.

Very nice this the wall was there just overgrown, will have a look when i go back for sure.

 

[Bikin Glynn]

When you turn off the main road and down towards the clubhouse, there used to be a small wall on the right called the “Talking Wall”. They used to have a recording playing from inside the wall.…….I’ll have a look when next passing.
it must have been abandoned now for close to 20 years.

what exactally did it play?

 

[Bikin Glynn]

Real lack of old footy grounds left in England so nice to see place like this come up.

I agree, they should shut em all down & do us all a favour!

 

[MrDevla]

what exactally did it play?

It was quite a while back, but from memory it looped some random conversations and then maybe some operatic music. I'm not entirely sure what the point of was because unless you knew it was there, nobody would've heard it.