The last remnants of Griffin Park

The floodlights have gone. Three stands have been demolished already and a pile of rubble lies on the pitch where so many memories were made.

Griffin Park is a ground where I saw Brentford lose 1-0 to Doncaster Rovers on three separate occasions - though none included that infamous game in April 2013 when Marcelo Trotta's injury-time penalty miss proved the catalyst for James Coppinger to go straight down the other end and pop the ball into an empty net to give the visitors the League One title.

Everyone will have their own favourite memories of the old ground and before Brentford's recent Carabao Cup tie against Forest Green Rovers, I popped down to the Griffin Park site to see what exactly is left of a ground which was bombed during the Second World War and suffered extensive damage during a fire in the 1980s. 

The last lingering remnants probably won't be around for much longer (and even one of the pubs which formed the infamous 'Brentford Four' is no longer open for business). Access to the site couldn't be gained anywhere - not through legal means anyhow, but there were a couple of vantage points to catch a glimpse of what remains.

Enjoy the photos!