The Vic | |
Full name | The Victoria Ground |
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Location | Stoke-on-Trent |
Coordinates | 52°59′57″N 2°10′57″W / 52.99917°N 2.18250°W |
Owner | Stoke City |
Capacity | 56,000 (approx 25,000 before it closed) |
Construction | |
Built | 1878 |
Opened | March 1878 |
Closed | May 1997 |
Demolished | June 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]