At which former football ground would you have been able to watch from the Kippax Stand
"The Kippax The Kippax was one of the best known and vocally active terraced stands at Manchester City's Maine Road ground. Originally the Popular Side when the stadium opened in 1923, its name was changed in 1956 when the club gained planning permission to build a roof to shield fans from the rain. It was named after Kippax Street which ran along this side of the ground. The Kippax was unusual in that, unlike at most other grounds, it occupied a full side rather than an end of the ground as with goal end terraces like Liverpool's Kop, Manchester United's"
"accommodation at Maine Road came to an end in May 1994 as the stadium became all-seater to comply with the requirements of the Taylor Report, with the demolition of the Kippax Street Terrace, which unusually for an all-standing area was located at the side of the pitch instead of behind the goals. The final match with standing permitted took place on 30 April 1994, against Chelsea for a 2–2 draw. Immediately prior to demolition the capacity of the Kippax terrace was 18,300. A three-tier stand was built in its place, holding nearly 14,000 spectators, and on its completion in October"
"Road came to an end in May 1994 as the stadium became all-seater to comply with the requirements of the Taylor Report with the demolition of the ""Kippax Street Terrace"". The final match where standing was permitted took place on 30 April 1994, Chelsea the visitors for a 2–2 draw. Immediately prior to demolition the capacity of the Kippax terrace was 18,300. A three-tier stand was built in its place, holding nearly 14,000 spectators, and on its completion in October 1995 it was of the tallest stand in the country. It was not cheap either, at a cost of £16m"
"known as the Popular Side) was redeveloped and named the Kippax Stand after a nearby street. Over the course of the 1960s and 1970s, the Kippax became the part of the ground where the club's most vociferous fans congregated. In 1963, benches were installed at the Platt Lane end, meaning that Maine Road had more seats than any other English club ground of the time. The next major redevelopment came in the 1970s, with the construction of the North Stand, a cantilevered stand which remained in place until the closure of Maine Road. The 1980s saw ambitious plans for improvements:"
"1995 it was the tallest stand in the country, built at a cost of £16m in 1994, four times the turnover of the club according to then-chairman Francis Lee. The revamp of the Kippax was the second phase of a five-part development plan that would have cost £40m and increased the stadium's capacity to 45,024. However the club abandoned these plans as City were relegated from the Premier League in 1996 and from Division One two years later. The new stand was an impressive modern facility, but it also emphasised the haphazard nature in which the ground had been redeveloped,"
"smaller, outdated ones at the old Pavilion End of the ground, next to the scoreboard. Players would come out of the new tunnel before kick off to a centralised view of the stadium, facing the Popular Stand. When the Main Stand was constructed, it created an overhang at the top of the stand. This was because the old Eccleston railway ran below the site of the new stand, linking the Triplex (Pilkington) factory to the town centre. The railway has long gone now, and was replaced by the club's car park. The Popular Stand was an all standing section of"
"be England's twenty-sixth best ever footballer. Manchester City England Bell, Colin; Cheeseman, Ian Colin Bell: Reluctant Hero, Mainstream Publishing Colin Bell Colin Bell MBE (born 26 February 1946) is an English former football player who was born in Hesleden, County Durham, England. Nicknamed ""The King of the Kippax"" (after Manchester City's Kippax Street terraced stand renowned for its singing) and Nijinsky (after the famous racehorse, due to his renowned stamina), Bell played as a midfielder, and is widely regarded as Manchester City's best ever player. The Colin Bell Stand at the City of Manchester Stadium is named in his honour."
"Colin Bell Colin Bell MBE (born 26 February 1946) is an English former football player who was born in Hesleden, County Durham, England. Nicknamed ""The King of the Kippax"" (after Manchester City's Kippax Street terraced stand renowned for its singing) and Nijinsky (after the famous racehorse, due to his renowned stamina), Bell played as a midfielder, and is widely regarded as Manchester City's best ever player. The Colin Bell Stand at the City of Manchester Stadium is named in his honour. He began his career at Bury captaining the team at a young age. In 1966 he moved to Manchester"
"his lunge at Peter Murphy's feet to grasp the ball in the 1956 FA Cup Final is rated as the greatest FA Cup save – a save that broke Trautmann's neck. In November 1995, Trautmann returned to Maine Road to open the rebuilt Kippax Stand. However, the stand was gone within a decade: in May 2003 the club moved to the City of Manchester Stadium, Maine Road was closed and its stadium demolished the following year. He was portrayed by German actor David Kross in the 2018 biopic ""Trautmann"". In 1997, Trautmann received the Order of Merit of the Federal"
"Clapton Stadium The Clapton Stadium, also known as Millfields Road, was a football ground and greyhound stadium in the Lower Clapton area of London. The stadium was originally named Whittles Athletic Ground and was mostly used for whippet racing. It was built on top of an old fireworks manufactory on the north side of Millfields Road. In 1896 Clapton Orient moved to the site from Pond Land Bridge, after which it became known as Millfields Road. The football club began redeveloping the stadium, with large embankments built around the pitch using slag from an adjacent power station. Clapton Orient were"
"in March 1995. The work was partly funded by the Football Trust. The first Jumbotron video screen for live coverage and screening of away matches was also installed above the South Stand, and there would eventually be two screens, one above each penalty area. The renovation and the addition of a second tier to the Members' (North) Stand on Paxton Road was completed in 1998, leaving the stadium with a capacity of 36,240. The stadium would stay in this form bar some minor adjustments until 2016 when the north-east corner of the stadium was demolished to allow for the construction"
"Old Road Ground Old Road Ground, also known as the Clacton Greyhound Stadium, was a cricket, football, and greyhound racing stadium in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex. The Old Road Ground was located south of the gas works and water works on Anchor Road and was originally used by Clacton Cricket Club. In 1905, Clacton Town was invited to use the ground and a wooden stand was built. The cricket club later folded and was replaced by Clacton St Paul's between 1918 and 1923. The council, which owned the ground, forced it to be rebuilt in 1935 so that a new car park"
"can be seen from the East Lancashire Railway, close to the Irwell Vale railway station. The ground is located just off Blackburn Road (B6527) between the railway line and the River Irwell. The ground included a match pitch, a synthetic training pitch, a two-story clubhouse with changing rooms, a function room and bar, and a stand. Stand Athletic F.C. Stand Athletic F.C. was a football club based in Whitefield, Greater Manchester, England. The club was founded in 1964 and played at Elms Park in Whitefield from 1969.The Club was originally in the Bury Sunday School League but in 1970 was"
"Old Showground The Old Showground was the original stadium of the English football club Scunthorpe United and had been built in c.1867. Scunthorpe United played at the Old Showground until 1988, when they moved to Glanford Park - the first newly constructed Football League stadium since Southend United's Roots Hall 33 years earlier. The ground was the first in England to have a cantilever stand, which was built in 1958. The ground was situated in the centre of Scunthorpe, at the junction of Doncaster Road and Henderson Avenue. As part of the relocation deal the site was sold to the"
"Stand was renamed the Gil Merrick Stand, in honour of the club's appearance record-holder and former manager. Visiting supporters are housed in the lower Railway Stand, segregated from home fans by plastic netting over the seats. The Kop Stand and the Tilton Road Stand, opened in 1994, form a continuous L-shaped single-tier stand, with seating capacity for nearly 17,000 spectators, round the remaining half of the pitch. A walkway separates back and front sections. The Kop seating includes the directors' box and a row of executive boxes, within the stand are a number of function rooms and hospitality areas, and"
"1906 the banked stand at one end of the ground was formally renamed the Spion Kop after a hill in KwaZulu-Natal. The hill was the site of the Battle of Spion Kop in the Second Boer War, where over 300 men of the Lancashire Regiment died, many of them from Liverpool. At its peak, the stand could hold 28,000 spectators and was one of the largest single-tier stands in the world. Many stadia in England had stands named after Spion Kop, but Anfield's was the largest of them at the time; it could hold more supporters than some entire football"
"had recently purchased an additional acre and three-quarters of ground and had accepted a contract for the construction of a stand containing 500 seats. Most spectators stood on terracing, banked earth, or simply along the perimeter of the pitch, as was the case at most football grounds at the time. In order to raise funds to assist with the running of the football club, New Brompton allowed the ground to be used for other events, such as smoking concerts, fêtes, athletics meetings and a ladies' football match. Sheep were allowed to graze on the pitch during the week, a common"
"Stand was used by home fans while Wanderers fans used the North West Corner. The original stand built at the turn of the century was a covered terrace housing up to 3,000 fans. In the 1920s this was joined by the North West terrace before the Leppings Lane stand was replaced by a 12,000 capacity partially covered terrace. Before the 1966 World Cup the West Stand was demolished again and replaced by a two-tiered structure with 4,471 seats in the upper tier and retaining a terrace in front of the stand. After the Hillsborough disaster in 1989 the lower tier"
"known as the Clock Stand) on the northern side of the pitch, seating 600. The original stand was demolished in 1928 and replaced by an 850-seat stand that included a paddock with a standing capacity of 950. The record attendance of 17,000 was set for an English Schools Trophy match between Ilford and Swansea in May 1952. By this time the ground had a capacity of 18,000. Floodlights were subsequently installed in 1962. In the 1970s plans were made to relocate to a new ground near Fairlop tube station and the club left in the summer of 1977, with the"
"Manor Ground (Oxford) The Manor Ground was a football stadium in Oxford, England, the home of Oxford United (previously known as Headington United) between 1925 and 2001. It hosted United's record crowd of 22,750 against Preston North End in an FA Cup 6th Round match on 29 February 1964. The main seating stand was the Beech Road stand (on the west), the 'home' terracing was the London Road stand (south), the 'away' terracing was Cuckoo Lane (north) and on the fourth side was the Osler Road stand (east). In 1966, with the demolition of Sandfield College, a new entrance to"
"stand on the site of the terraced section took place in 2002. Cambridge United had been investigating the possibility of improving their Abbey Stadium home, but have abandoned redeveloping the stadium, and are instead proposing a move to a 10,000-capacity stadium and sporting village in one of two new sites. The first proposed site is named NIAB2 – located on land between Huntingdon Road and Histon Road – while the second and favoured option is located south of the city in Trumpington. In 2008, plans to build a new 10,000-seater stadium at Cheltenham Racecourse were mooted. In September 2011 things"
"30 January 1954 for an FA Cup 4th round tie against Portsmouth. The last player to score here was Steve Lister. Old Showground The Old Showground was the original stadium of the English football club Scunthorpe United and had been built in c.1867. Scunthorpe United played at the Old Showground until 1988, when they moved to Glanford Park - the first newly constructed Football League stadium since Southend United's Roots Hall 33 years earlier. The ground was the first in England to have a cantilever stand, which was built in 1958. The ground was situated in the centre of Scunthorpe,"
"able to watch matches by climbing trees in neighbouring Stanley Park. In the late 1970s and 1980s the stand accommodated the away fans. Previously it was open to home supporters. The lower tier of the old stand was terracing and this was closed off by the turn of the 1980s due to it being a fire hazard as the terracing steps were wooden. The front concrete terracing remained and was one of the last standing areas at a Premiership ground. During the 1960s and 1970s, both ends of the ground featured a large arc behind the goals. This was created"
"it the oldest football venue still capable of hosting international matches in the world. The ground has been an all-seater stadium since 1994 and is now made up of four main stands and two corner infill stands in the north-east and south-west corners. The north-west corner (as well as a lot of the land under the John Street Stand) contains the Blades Enterprise Centre, and the south-east corner is still open, although there are plans to fill it with seating as part of the strategy to build a leisure complex at the back of the South Stand. Formerly the Bramall"
"was later demolished and is now the site of The Manor Hospital, a private hospital owned and operated by Nuffield Health. Manor Ground (Oxford) The Manor Ground was a football stadium in Oxford, England, the home of Oxford United (previously known as Headington United) between 1925 and 2001. It hosted United's record crowd of 22,750 against Preston North End in an FA Cup 6th Round match on 29 February 1964. The main seating stand was the Beech Road stand (on the west), the 'home' terracing was the London Road stand (south), the 'away' terracing was Cuckoo Lane (north) and on"
"from 2004-2008 in honour of Linfield's former goalkeeper and coach and one-time Northern Ireland international, but reverted to being named 'The Kop Stand' following this. In the 2016-17 league season, Linfield FC drew an average home attendance of 2,538, the highest in the league. Their highest home attendance was 7,504 in that league season. Owing to the increasingly poor condition of Windsor Park, various proposals for its replacement were mooted, including the idea of a multi-purpose stadium hosting football, rugby union and Gaelic games on the site of the former Maze prison, or a national stadium built as part of"
"stand. In December 2006 the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster held its first sporting fixture. even though it did not have its official opening until August 2007 when they played Manchester United in a pre-season friendly. The club is hoping to relocate to a new ground on the western outskirts of Grimsby at Great Coates, adjacent to the A180 dual carriageway. Planning permission has been granted for the provisionally titled Conoco Stadium, and if all goes to plan this will be ready for the 2010–11 season, about a decade after relocation was first planned Blundell Park is the lowest football stadium"
"(Road) Stand and the terraced Cowshed, though additional temporary structures were put in place for some representative games at the ground. The two stands only had minor alterations in their 83 years of existence. However, a clubhouse was opened in 1959, next to the Main Stand. Their final game at the ground was a 34-20 victory for Coventry R.F.C. against Manchester R.F.C. on 2004-04-17, with an attendance of 2,200. Coventry R.F.C moved to the Butts Park Arena in September of that year, with the old stadium being demolished during November. The site has now been developed as a housing estate"
"stand of any football stadium in Europe. On 15 April 1989 at an FA Cup semi-final between Liverpool and Nottingham Forest, 96 Liverpool fans were crushed to death after the terraces at the Leppings Lane end of the ground became overcrowded, in what became known as the Hillsborough disaster. The following report concluded that the root cause of the disaster was the failure of local police to adequately manage the crowds. A memorial to the victims of the disaster stands outside Hillsborough's South Stand, near the main entrance on Parkside Road. After many years of dispute about the facts, in"
"viewing for spectators. It was intended at the time that the whole ground would be re-built in a similar manner, but due to lack of finance no further building took place. This meant that the stand, which had a very tight spacing between the rows of seats, is an unusual L-shape around the south-eastern corner of the ground. The stand was also the first in Scotland to have a glass fronted lounge for the benefit of sponsors. This was opened in 1971 and overlooked the pitch, something that is now a common sight in football grounds across the country. Much"
"27 April 2013. It is located in the Chesterton area of the city, approximately 0.62 miles (1 km) north of the Cambridge city centre. The original ground was one of the largest outside the football league and was estimated to have a capacity in excess of 16,000, although the highest recorded attendance was 12,058 (in 1950). In the mid 80's, part of the land the original ground stood on was sold for redevelopment, with a new ground built on the remaining land. The capacity of the second ground was approximately 3,000 with 700 seats. The club was in a legal"
"Lane stand, this is the oldest existing stand at Bramall Lane, this two-tiered structure was opened in 1966 behind the goal at the Bramall Lane end, opposite the Kop. The bottom tier is generally occupied by away fans whilst the upper tier, which links into the south-west corner infill stand, is given to home fans (although part of the upper tier may be offered to away fans for cup fixtures if demand is sufficient). This is in contrast to previous seasons, when away fans had the upper tier (and hence the marginally better view) much to the annoyance of home"
"Its construction was promised in their election to the Scottish Football League. The former ground of Caledonian, Telford Street, was used until the new stadium was complete. The stadium has 4 stands - The North Stand, The Jock McDonald Main Stand, The South Stand, and the small West Stand. Away supporters are housed in the South Stand, which can hold around 2200 supporters, as well as being given the West Stand and uncovered section of the Main Stand if demand is exceeded. The North and South stands were constructed in 2005 in order to meet SPL requirements. The West Stand"