O/T Archibald Leitch

[the other bob wilson]

Leitch stands often used to have x shaped frontings to them facing the pitch. Thinking back, I’ve sat in Leitch stands at Villa, Highbury, Portsmouth and, possibly, Everton (not sure if that one was Leitch designed). There may be others, because, at one time, there were lots of them around - barely any about now I would have thought.

[TWGL1]

Leitch stands often used to have x shaped frontings to them facing the pitch. Thinking back, I’ve sat in Leitch stands at Villa, Highbury, Portsmouth and, possibly, Everton (not sure if that one was Leitch designed). There may be others, because, at one time, there were lots of them around - barely any about now I would have thought.

Everton’s is , I think most stands with the X Faced fronting is a signature of Leitch.

The two stands at Roker Park were both magnificent, as is the one at Ibrox which they have kept.

I would have though any remaining Leitch designs are listed.

[the other bob wilson]

Everton’s is , I think most stands with the X Faced fronting is a signature of Leitch.

The two stands at Roker Park were both magnificent, as is the one at Ibrox which they have kept.

I would have though any remaining Leitch designs are listed.

Just looked it up and there are still Leitch stands at Goodison (two of them), the main stand at Craven Cottage and the stand at Ibrox still in use and you’re right about them being listed buildings, there’s also one at Hearts which I don’t think is used any more.

I can remember Villa being a trend setting club in 1969/70, they were the first team to wear the shirts with a rugby type collar that became very popular in the early 70s, I’m pretty sure they also put claret and blue plastic covers over the x facings - something they paid for because they were relegated to the Third Division that season.

[Michael Morris]

Just looked it up and there are still Leitch stands at Goodison (two of them), the main stand at Craven Cottage and the stand at Ibrox still in use and you’re right about them being listed buildings, there’s also one at Hearts which I don’t think is used any more.

I can remember Villa being a trend setting club in 1969/70, they were the first team to wear the shirts with a rugby type collar that became very popular in the early 70s, I’m pretty sure they also put claret and blue plastic covers over the x facings - something they paid for because they were relegated to the Third Division that season.

Sunderland added this to the Stadium of Light a few years ago

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[splott parker]

Everton’s is , I think most stands with the X Faced fronting is a signature of Leitch.

The two stands at Roker Park were both magnificent, as is the one at Ibrox which they have kept.

I would have though any remaining Leitch designs are listed.

Would that mean the stands at Goodison would have to be incorporated into any new development after Everton move?

[TWGL1]

Would that mean the stands at Goodison would have to be incorporated into any new development after Everton move?

https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/spor...eitch-19933688

two oldest stands at the football ground and probably contain the majority of existing problems that we have at Goodison Park, mainly due to its age.

"The structural elements that you refer to, particularly the truss that runs across the top of the Bullens Road, we are looking to try and salvage some of them heritage architectural assets and maybe even incorporate them into the design at the new Bramley-Moore stadium.

"But with regards to incorporating existing facilities within Bullens Road and Gwladys Street I think it would probably be, I suppose, inappropriate“
https://www.toffeeweb.com/season/23-...ory/43750.html