Maine Road
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Maine Road was a football stadium in Moss Side, Manchester, England, that was home to Manchester City F.C. from 1923 to 2003. It hosted FA Cup semi-finals, Charity Shield matches, a League Cup final and England matches and, because of its high capacity, gained the nickname Wembley of the North. Maine Road holds the record for the second highest home attendance in English football, set in 1934 at an FA Cup Sixth Round match between Manchester City and Stoke City and only exceeded in 2016 by Tottenham Hotspur with an 85,011 attendance vs Monaco in the Champions League Group Stage.By Manchester City's last season at Maine Road in 2002–03, it was an all-seater stadium with a capacity of 35,150 and of haphazard design with stands of varying heights due to the ground being renovated several times over its 80-year history. The following season Manchester City moved to the City of Manchester Stadium in East Manchester, a mile from the city centre and near Ardwick where the club originally formed in 1880.HistoryDecision to movePlans to build Maine Road were first announced in May 1922, following a decision by Manchester City F.C. to leave their Hyde Road ground, which did not have room for expansion and its main stand had been severely damaged by fire in 1920.
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The Platt Lane from near where I used to stand..#maineroad #mcfc #plattlane #mancityfc #mossside #retrofootball #instabalti #awaydays #beautifulgame #1990 #morethan90minutes #chickenbaltichronicles #thekippax #manchestercityfc #footballground #againstmodernfootball #footballporn #lostground #singingsection #terracescenes #terraces
Maine Road in 2003 | Manchester | Manchester City FC #throwback #oldgrounds
Good times when Dave was a steward at Maine Road and we could go on the pitch and behind the scenes after the games! #mcfc #maineroad
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Happy Birthday to the chief @themightyi my musical inspiration x
Happy BDay my hero ♥️ @themightyi #legend #hero #thechief #oasis #noel #manchester
When a Bank Holiday clean out serves up memories like this they have to be shared. Going back to the late nineties at Man City's former training ground along with a slightly insulting article. #Manchestercity #plattlane #instagood #instagramhub
Happiest of Birthdays to the one and only @themightyi! One of, if not the best song writers ever. Legend, inspiration, funny man and the chief! #oasis #noel #highflyingbirds #50 #halfton #godlikegenius #nme #mancity #mcfc #manchester
Bun the Sun.... more to come... ;-)
Manchester is my second home & will always be. Sending love to everyone who has been effected by the arena attacks. ❤️
#MCR #DOVES @kcmanc #Pounding #MaineRoad #マンチェスターシティ @mancity #マンチェスター "I can't stand by, see you destroyed I can't be here and watch you burning You lie for a moment, you lie as a decoy Does it matter if I give in easy So why is it so hard to get by? And I said We so down But it's now or never..."
Vous ne détruirez pas une ville qui a vu naître Oasis, les Stone Roses, Joy Division et Paul Scholes. Bastards. #prayformanchester🙏 #manchester #attack
Just Found these. My First game at Maine Road in 1998 asking the fans if we should move and the last game. #mcfc #maineroad #ethiadstadium #cityofmanchesterstadium #kevinkeegan #afcbournemouth #southhampton #manchestercity #manchester #1998 #2003 #englishpremierleague #premierleague #efl
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