The Victoria Ground |
The Victoria Athletic Club Ground
Boothen Road
Boothen
Stoke-upon-Trent
(Stoke-on-Trent after 1910)
Staffordshire ST4 4EG
P 3
W 3
D 0
L 0
F 13:
A 2
100%
successful
1889-1936 |
 |
opened 1878
closed 1997 |
Home club |
Stoke FC, Stoke City FC |
Capacity |
45,000 (1935), 35,000
(1980); 24,056 (1996); 56,000 at its peak |
First match |
28 March 1878, Stoke FC 1 Talke Rangers FC 0, a
friendly match, attendance: 2,500 |
Last match |
4 May 1997, Stoke City FC 2 West Bromwich
Albion FC 1, a Football League Division One match. |
Built on ground south of Lonsdale Street, along the Boothen Road (a road
that led to the Glebe Mills). Since it was demolished in 1997, the area
has become a housing estate comprising of Paul Ware Street, Bob McGrory
Street and John Ritchie Street. |
England Career |
Venue number |
Fifteen |
First match |
No. 35, 23
February 1889, England 4 Wales 1, a British Championship match. |
Last match |
No. 206,
18
November 1936, England 3 Northern Ireland 1, a British Championship match. |
1877 |
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1898 |
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1922 |
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1937 |
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1945 |
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2019 |
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