Victoria Ground
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| Semi-final of the 1905/06 FA Cup at the Victoria Ground between Newcastle United and Woolwich Arsenal (2-0) on March 31, 1906 | |
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 Stoke-on-Trent , Staffordshire , England
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| Coordinates | 52 ° 59 '57 .5 " N , 2 ° 10' 57" W'57 |
| owner | Stoke City |
| opening | 1878 |
| First game | 27 March 1878 Stoke City - Talke Rangers 1-0 |
| demolition | 1997 |
| surface | Natural grass |
| capacity | 56,000 places about 22,500 places (1997) |
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The Victoria Ground was a football stadium in the English city of Stoke-on-Trent , County of Staffordshire . The football club Stoke City played in the stadium of 1878 a total of 119 years before the Potters in the 1997 Britannia Stadium relocated.
history
On March 27, 1878, Stoke City's first game took place at the Victoria Ground. The game against Talke Rangers ended with a 1-0 win for the home team. The stadium was known as one of the largest cauldrons in England. Due to the construction, the volume inside the stands was almost deafening. The Victoria Ground was also home to the Naughty 40, one of the most famous hooligan groups in England.
With its good transport links and perfect parking space, the stadium was also popular with fans of the away teams. On May 4, 1997, the last competitive game was played in the Victoria Ground. Then the stadium was demolished. As of today (ten years later) the site on which the stadium stood has not yet been converted.
The official stadium record for visitors was on March 29, 1937 when Stoke City played against Arsenal FC with an audience of 51,380. Stoke City's centenary friendly match in 1963 attracted around 56,000 people to the match between Stoke City and Real Madrid . In the end it offered around 22,500 places.
Web links
- stokecity.rivals.net: Stadium history ( Memento from May 8, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (English)
- stadiumdb.com: Victoria Ground (English)
- footballgroundguide.com: Victoria Ground (English)