Cardiff City’s Ninian Park was so much more than just a football ground in the Welsh capital, as rickety and rundown as the old place had become before the gates closed for the final time in 2009.

The book also explored the history behind each ground. Mr Bayly said he was especially drawn to the "unique beauty of Welsh non-league grounds", which reminded him of the grassroots football of ...

An amateur photographer from Sheffield who has visited hundreds of football pitches says many in Wales are "magnificent" and among the very best. Mike Bayly, 50, works as an IT consultant but also ...