To some, they are considered almost a second home. To others, a place of worship drawing the faithful every second Saturday.
So much more than just bricks and mortar, towering floodlight pylons, turnstiles, rows of shiny numbered seats and expanses of cold concrete, our football stadiums are alive with a million memories - joyous, euphoric, melancholy, heartbroken.
The depth of football history in England and Scotland means that many of our old grounds have a proud history and a living, breathing, thriving character of their own.
They have also evolved over time and with the times.