The 32-year-old hopes to make a model based on all 92 stadiums in the football league and feature them in a book

and sells them on his website

Once the Crystal Palace fan has worked out how to build them, he makes


A talented designer is on a mission to recreate all 92 stadiums in the football league - out of Lego.

Chris Smith, from Altrincham, has used the classic children's toy to construct intricate models of iconic stadiums such as Old Trafford and Anfield.

The 32-year-old, who is a Crystal Palace and Halifax Town fan, said he came up with the idea when he first saw a large-scale Lego structure.

Old Trafford: Chris Smith has created dozens of models of British stadiums including Manchester United's iconic ground

Old Trafford: Constructing the Lego stadiums is a meticulous trial-and-error process for 32-year-old Chris, from Altrincham

Being a football fan, Chris assumed someone would have created a stadium using the bricks - but after searching the web, he found nothing.

The first stadium Chris decided to build was a 1,500-brick version of Selhurst Park, home to Crystal Palace, which he has continued to update as the ground has improved.

Each model Chris creates is uploaded to his company website, Brickstand, which allows other football fans to purchase remakes of the grounds once Chris has created the original.

The first version of each ground, Chris said, involves a trial-and-error process, building from scratch based off pictures from the internet.

This initial creation process takes him around two to three weeks, but once he has an accurate design he is then able to create remakes much quicker.

Stamford Bridge: Chelsea's 41,798 capacity stadium located in West London has been recreated using thousands of Lego pieces

Chris says there is no set order in which he works on the stadiums - and he hopes to create all 92 Football League grounds, turning the images into a book.

So far, he has created 22 different stadiums using a total of more than 25,000 bricks - with Upton Park and Maine Road soon to be added to his set.

He said: 'I was surprised to find out that Lego football stadiums simply didn't exist - I could only find American stadiums.

'I thought to myself that I may as well give this a go. I don't visit any of the stadiums, as I think I would see too much detail - its more about trying to find what works in Lego bricks.

'The idea is to find the sweet spot between simplicity and accuracy. You've also got to create something that people can handle comfortably and its obviously not going to break.'

Stamford Bridge: The ground officially opened on April 28 1877 but for the next 28 years mainly served as an athletics venue

Anfield: With its capacity over 45,000, Liverpool Football Club's iconic stadium is the seventh largest in the UK

Goodison Park: Everton's ground has been their home since 1892 - hosting more top-flight games than any other stadium in England

Goodison Park: Chris Smith adds the finishing touches to his impressive Lego version of Everton's stadium

White Hart Lane: Home to Tottenham Hotspur, the North London stadium has a capacity of 36,284

White Hart Lane: Tottenham moved to White Hart Lane in 1899, renovating it from a disused nursery owned by brewery chain Charringtons

Highbury: Arsenal's former ground, where they played until 2006 before moving to the newly-built Emirates Stadium

Hampden Park: The stadium in Glasgow has a capacity of over 51,000 and serves as Scotland's national ground

St Andrews: The stadium has been home to Birmingham City Football Club for more than a century

Loftus Road: Located in Shepherd's Bush in London, the stadium became the home of Queen's Park Rangers in 1917

Elland Road: The home of Leeds United is the second largest outside the Premier League, seating more than 37,000 fans

Pride Park: Home to Derby County F.C. since 1997, the stadium has a capacity of nearly 34,000

Pride Park: Pride Park was renamed the iPro Stadium in 2013, as part of a 10-year sponsorship deal with global sports drink company iPro

Portman Road: Ipswich's ground has a capacity of more than 30,000 and has been home to the football club since 1884

Glanford Park: Home to Scunthorpe United, who play in League 1, the stadium provides for just over 9,000 suppoerters

KC Stadium: Hull's ground was completed in 2002 at a cost of approximately £44 million and shared with the city's rugby league team

Fratton Park: The ground has been the home of professional club Portsmouth F.C. since its construction in 1898

Ibrox: Home to Glasgow Rangers, it is the third largest football stadium in Scotland,having an all-seated capacity of 50,947

Greenhous Meadow: Also referred to as the New Meadow, the stadium is home to Shrewsbury Town F.C. and seats a little under 10,000

The Den: The ground is home to Millwall Football Club and is the sixth ground the club ahs occupied since it was formed

Celtic Park: Home to Glasgow Celtic, the ground has a capacity of 60,411 and is the largest football stadium in Sctoland

Carrow Road: Home to Norwich City F.C., the stadium set the scene for Delia Smith's famous 'Let's be 'aving you' rallying cry

Vicarage Road: The stadium is home to Watford and has a capacity of 21,577 after the completion of the new Sir Elton John Stand in 2014

Vicarage Road: It has been the home of Watford since 1922, when the club moved from Cassio Road

Dedicated: Chris Smith is seen in the construction stage while creating a Lego model of Liverpool's iconic ground Anfield

Selhurst Park: Home to Crystal Palace and seating 26,255, the stadium was also used by Wimbledon F.C. from 1991 to 2003