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Full name | The Drill Field |
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Location | Northwich, Cheshire, England |
Coordinates | 53°15′29.82″N 2°30′38.69″W / 53.2582833°N 2.5107472°W |
Owner | Northwich Victoria F.C. |
Operator | Northwich Victoria |
Capacity | 6,000 |
Construction | |
Opened | 1875 |
Closed | 3 May 2002 |
Demolished | 2002; redeveloped for housing |
Tenants | |
Northwich Victoria F.C. (1875-2002) |
The Drill Field was a football stadium in Northwich, Cheshire, which was the home ground of Northwich Victoria Football Club between 1875 and 3 May 2002. At the time it was closed, it was believed to have been the oldest football ground in the world on which football had been continuously played.[1]