An Introduction...

Across our community, scattered on the edges of housing estates, tucked behind schools or standing alone in overgrown fields, are the remnants of a different kind of game — weathered football posts, often forgotten and slowly being reclaimed by the landscape.

This ongoing project documents these quiet relics, tracing the shift from informal matches played on grass to the structured, uniform surfaces of modern artificial pitches. Through these images, the work reflects on changing relationships with space, community, and play, capturing not just physical objects, but the fading imprint of a more spontaneous and unstructured football culture.

An old, rusted soccer goalpost in a field with dry grass, surrounded by trees, under a partly cloudy sky.
A small plant growing between two weathered, fallen tree logs on dirt ground.
An old, rusty soccer goal post in a grassy field with wildflowers, surrounded by trees and hills under a cloudy sky.
An empty soccer goal on a grassy field with trees in the background, black and white photography.
Empty weathered soccer goal on an empty field with a hedge and cloudy sky in the background.
An old soccer goal net on a grassy field with residential houses in the background in black and white.
An empty soccer goal on a grassy field with trees and cloudy sky in the background, in black and white.
Black and white photograph of a tree trunk surrounded by dense ground cover with a single small flower in bloom.
A worn soccer goal with a torn net on a grassy field, in front of a row of houses under a mild sky.
A discarded, rusty, and weathered L-shaped pipe lying on the grass with peeling paint and corrosion.
Black and white photo of the letter 'A' made from white sticks on a grassy ground with flowers and leaves.
An old, weathered, rusted metal playground structure on grass.
Black and white photo of an empty soccer goal on a grassy field, with a fence, streetlights, and a train track with a moving train in the background under a partly cloudy sky, and a multi-story building in the distance.
An empty soccer field with a goalpost in the foreground, surrounded by grass and distant buildings under a partly cloudy sky.
An old, damaged soccer goal with a frayed net on a grassy field, with vehicles and houses in the background, and mountains in the distance.
Black and white photo of a sports field with an empty goalpost in the foreground and mountains in the background.
Close-up of a torn soccer goal net with houses and trees in the background.
Close-up of a fallen, broken PVC pipe among dry grass and weeds in black and white.
Close-up of a damaged soccer goal post and net in black and white, with a house in the background.

These images serve as a quiet record of spaces once defined by movement, memory and community.

As the game continues to evolve, these forgotten goalposts remain—subtle markers of what once was, and reminders of how something as simple as a patch of grass could bring people together.