Simon Inglis is a British architectural historian

Architectural historian

A architectural historian is a person who studies and writes about the history of architecture, and is regarded as an authority on it Similar profession are known widely such as Historian, Art historian and Archaeologist. Architectural historians survey areas that are often threatened by extinction...

, writer

Writer

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 and broadcaster

Presenter

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, most notably about football and stadium

Stadium

A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...

s.

Inglis was born in Sparkhill

Sparkhill

Sparkhill is an inner-city area of Birmingham, England, situated between Springfield, Hall Green and Sparkbrook.-Etymology:Sparkhill takes its name from Spark Brook, a small stream that flows from Moseley to the River Cole in Small Heath. It was, as the name suggests, a hill that was situated...

, Birmingham

Birmingham

Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the West Midlands of England. It is the most populous British city outside the capital London, with a population of 1,036,900 , and lies at the heart of the West Midlands conurbation, the second most populous urban area in the United Kingdom with a...

 and is currently editor of the Played in Britain

Played in Britain

- Played in Britain :Played in Britain is a ten year research project for English Heritage which seeks to record and celebrate Britain's sporting and recreational heritage, coinciding with the period from the staging of the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester to the 2012 Olympics...

 series on sporting heritage, published by English Heritage

English Heritage

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. He is an avid Aston Villa

Aston Villa F.C.

Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...

 fan.

In December 2005 he was described as an "iconoclastic historian" and "a national treasure who must be encouraged at all costs". His illustrated biography of the Scottish football ground designer Archibald Leitch

Archibald Leitch

Archibald "Offside Archie" Leitch was a Scottish architect, most famous for his work designing football stadia throughout the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.-Early work:...

, Engineering Archie, was runner up in the William Hill Sports Book of the Year Award 2005.
His latest book, Great Lengths, the historic indoor swimming pools of Britain, co-authored with Dr Ian Gordon, has received wide praise in the national press.

Selected bibliography

• Soccer In The Dock ISBN 0-00-218162-2
• League football and the men who made it : the official centenary history of the Football League
  The Football League
  The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
  
  , 1888-1988 ISBN 0-00-218242-4
• Football Grounds of England and Wales ISBN 0-00-218189-4
• Football Grounds of Britain ISBN 0-00-218426-5
• Villa Park
  Villa Park, England
  Villa Park is an association football stadium in the district of Witton, Birmingham, England with a seating capacity of 42,786. It has been the home of Aston Villa Football Club since 1897. The team previously played at Aston Park from 1874 to 1876 and Perry Barr from 1876 to 1897...
  
  , 100 years ISBN 0-946866-43-0
• The Football Grounds of Europe ISBN 0-00-218305-6
• Sightlines: A Stadium Odyssey ISBN 0-224-05968-8
• Played in Manchester
  Manchester
  Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
  
   : the architectural heritage of a city at play (Played in Britain Series) ISBN 1-873592-78-7
• Engineering Archie: Archibald Leitch
  Archibald Leitch
  Archibald "Offside Archie" Leitch was a Scottish architect, most famous for his work designing football stadia throughout the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland.-Early work:...
  
  - Football Ground Designer (Played in Britain Series) ISBN 1-85074-918-3
• A Load of Old Balls (Played in Britain series) ISBN 0-9547445-2-7
• Great Lengths, the historic indoor swimming pools of Britain" (co-author with Dr Ian Gordon, Played in Britain series) ISBN 978-1-9056245-2-2