They Used to Play on Grass

They Used to Play on Grass is a 1972 novel by former English footballer Terry Venables and Scottish author Gordon Williams. The novel predicted the end of grass as a playing surface, and that plastic pitches would become the norm in football. In 2003 the book was listed at No 172 on the BBC's The Big Read poll of the UK's "best-loved novel".^[1]

They Used to Play on Grass

First edition
Author	Terry Venables and Gordon Williams
Language	English
Genre	Sport, adult fiction
Published	1972
Publisher	Hodder & Stoughton
Publication place	England
Pages	256