Edgeley Park
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| Edgeley Park in Stockport | |
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 Stockport , Greater Manchester , United Kingdom
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| Coordinates | 53 ° 23 '59 " N , 2 ° 9' 58" W |
| opening | 1901 |
| surface | Natural grass |
| capacity | 10,832 seats |
| playing area | 101.5 × 64.9 m |
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The Edgeley Park is a football stadium in the English town of Stockport , Greater Manchester . It seats 10,832 and is the home of the Stockport County football club .
history
The first game at Edgeley Park took place on September 13, 1902. The Stockport Rugby Club also used the stadium, but disbanded in 1905. In the following decades the stadium was continuously expanded. The main stand, originally made of wood, was destroyed by fire in 1935 and most of the Stockport County's archive was lost. The record number of viewers was reached in 1950 when 27,833 football fans watched the game in the fifth round of the FA Cup against Liverpool FC .
The floodlight system was first used on October 16, 1956 in a friendly against the Dutch team Fortuna 54 Geleen . In 1978 the final of the Lacrosse World Championship was held in Edgeley Park . In 2003, Cheshire Sports was founded , an umbrella organization with Stockport County and the Sale Sharks . Both clubs have shared the stadium since then; the amateur and junior teams of the rugby club from the neighboring town of Sale continued to use the half-size stadium on Heywood Road. In 2012 the Sharks moved to the new Salford City Stadium .
Web links
- stockportcounty.com: Detailed history of the stadium (English)
- footballgroundguide.com: Stockport County - Edgeley Park (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ dailymail.co.uk: Sale seal deal to play at new Salford City stadium from next season Article from April 4, 2012 (English)