Burnden Park

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Burnden Park
The replay in the final of the 1901 FA Cup in Burnden Park
The replay in the final of the 1901 FA Cup in Burnden Park
Data
place Croft Lane Bolton BL3 2RS, Greater Manchester , England
EnglandEngland
Coordinates 53 ° 34 '7.6 "  N , 2 ° 24' 59.5"  W Coordinates: 53 ° 34 '7.6 "  N , 2 ° 24' 59.5"  W.
owner Bolton Wanderers
opening 1895
First game 14 September 1895
Bolton Wanderers 3-1 Everton FC
demolition 1999
surface Natural grass
capacity 70,000 places (maximum)
25,000 places (last)
Societies)
Events

The Burnden Park was a football stadium in the English town of Bolton , United Kingdom , the 1895 to 1997 as the home ground of the football club Bolton Wanderers served.

history

The stadium, located just over three kilometers from Bolton city center and in the Burden district, was the sporting home of the Bolton Wanderers for 102 years. There the replay in the final of the FA Cup 1900/01 took place in 1901 , in which Tottenham Hotspur won 3-1 against Sheffield United .

On March 9, 1946, before the kick-off of the second leg against Stoke City in the sixth round of the FA Cup 1945/46 , a disaster, see Bolton Disaster .

In its peak phase, the stadium could hold up to 70,000 spectators. However, this number has been reduced dramatically in the last 20 years of its existence, for which the stricter safety regulations were mainly responsible, which transformed the English football venues more and more into pure seating stadiums. In addition, parts of the stadium were sold to the Normid supermarket chain in 1986 , which operated there until 1997. The following were mostly found in the area of ​​Manchester (Manny) Road and Burnden Terrace. To the right of the Burnden grandstand was the supermarket already mentioned and the tiers there were divided in such a way that there was space for around 75% of the local fans and 25% of the respective guest fans, which should turn out to be the ideal place for the most powerfully voiced Bolton fans. who could place their chants in close proximity to the opponent. However, the club's management had already decided in 1992 against converting Burnden Park into a seating stadium, so that a quick end of the historic venue was in sight.

The last football game completed in Burnden Park took place in April 1997 between the Bolton Wanderers and Charlton Athletic . After a 0-1 deficit at halftime, the hosts, who were already established as second division champions, turned the game into a 4-1 win. John McGinlay scored the last goal in the stadium, which his own fans finally said goodbye with the song " Auld Lang Syne ".

The decision to move in the direction of Horwich to a multi-million dollar stadium for 28,723 spectators - the Reebok Stadium (today: Macron Stadium ) - took place in 1997, despite major concerns from large sections of the supporters. Burnden Park itself then suffered significantly from its reduced importance, became increasingly neglected and had to be renovated. Today there is a branch of the supermarket chain ASDA , which opened there in 2005, a subway fast-food restaurant and a JJB fitness center.

Burnden Park in the media

Burnden Park formed part of the setting for the film " Just a Touch of Bliss ", which was released in 1962 with the leading actors Alan Bates and June Ritchie .

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