Ayresome
Park Memories
Eric Paylor and John Wilson
Ayresome Park, home to Middlesbrough Football Club
for most of the 20th century, will always have a special
place in the hearts of followers of the club. It is
now 10 years since the ground’s closure, and
it seems a fitting moment for the publication of this
revised and updated edition of the best-selling Ayresome
Park Memories, by Eric Paylor and John Wilson.
As well as a new foreword by John Hendrie, the last
player ever to score a goal at Ayresome Park, there
is a new introduction and a photograph section showing
what has happened to the site of the ground since
the turnstiles were closed for ever back in 1995.
An index has also been added for this new edition.
In all the book is a comprehensive and fascinating
look at Middlesbrough’s history at Ayresome
Park. The authors recreate great games from the club’s
past, tell the story of the stadium throughout its
92-year period as home to the heroes in red and white,
and include the memories of legions of players and
supporters who were the lifeblood of the club during
the 20th century. A detailed statistical record of
’Boro’s fortunes at Ayresome Park completes
the picture – making this lovingly researched
and written book a homage to a great club and a great
stadium.
About the Authors
JOHN WILSON was born in Stockton and
has been a Middlesbrough supporter for 45 years. He
is a graduate of the Open University, a former deputy
headteacher and college tutor, and now deals in sporting
memorabilia.
ERIC PAYLOR was first introduced to
Ayresome Park when, as a cub reporter on the Hartlepool
Mail, he covered Middlesbrough’s glory
years under Jack Charlton. He later progressed to
the Middlesbrough Evening Gazette and was
appointed chief sports writer in 1985.
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