Victoria Ground

The Victoria Ground
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Full nameThe Victoria Ground
LocationStoke-on-Trent
Coordinates52°59′57″N 2°10′57″W / 52.99917°N 2.18250°W / 52.99917; -2.18250
OwnerStoke City
Capacity56,000 (approx 25,000 before it closed)
Construction
Built1878
OpenedMarch 1878
ClosedMay 1997
DemolishedJune 1997
Tenants
Stoke City (1878–1997)

The Victoria Ground was the home ground of Stoke City from 1878 until 1997, when the club relocated to the Britannia Stadium after 119 years.[1] At the time of its demolition it was the oldest operational ground in the Football League.[2]

  1. ^ Gareth Cooper (9 June 2005). "The Story of the Victoria Ground". The Oatcake – oatcake.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 May 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2007.
  2. ^ Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.