Rob Crossan is a visually impaired travel journalist who has traveled the UK visiting his favorite ancient dunes and taking photographs.
He told BBC Sport why, as a visually impaired fan, these terraces allow him to experience football in a different way, by moving around to follow the steps.
Old-fashioned stands were banned in Premier League stadiums in 1994, a recommendation of the Taylor Report following the Hillsborough disaster in 1989 when 97 fans died following a crush.
Special areas set aside for safety were established in some Premier League and Championship stadiums in 2022.
However, ancient terraces can still be found in many small foundations.
Rob Crossan – as told to Ciaran Varley
I was born with visual albinism and nystagmus which makes me almost completely blind in my left eye and severely impaired in my right eye. Nystagmus worsens with age. I can’t drive and struggle to see anything that’s more than a few feet away with any real clarity.
When I first started watching Wrexham in 1991, there was a paddock area under the main stand. My friends and I used to follow the line and run around the terrace while the game was being played so I could keep up with what was going on.
These days, I hate using chairs and standing safe as it means I can’t move at all to follow the action. But, at the top tier of the game, I have no choice.
