Maine Road

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football stadium sports venue

Maine Road was a historic football stadium in Manchester, England, best known as the long-time home of Manchester City Football Club before their move to the City of Manchester Stadium.

Aliases (6)

Maine Road (stadium) ×1
Maine Road era of Manchester City F.C. ×1
Maine Road football stadium ×1
Maine Road site ×1
Maine Road stadium ×1
Maine Road stands ×1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	football stadium → sports venue →
alsoUsedBy	England national football team → Huddersfield Town A.F.C. → Manchester United F.C. → Wigan Athletic F.C. →
capacityAfterAllSeaterConversion	approximately 35000 →
city	Manchester →
closed	2003 →
country	United Kingdom →
demolished	2003 →
finalMatchAwayTeam	Southampton F.C. →
finalMatchDate	2003-05-11 →
finalMatchHomeTeam	Manchester City F.C. →
finalScore	Manchester City 0–1 Southampton →
formerHomeClub	Manchester City F.C. →
historicalSignificance	long-time home of Manchester City F.C. →
homeClub	Manchester City F.C. →
hostedCompetition	FA Cup → Football League First Division → Premier League → UEFA Cup →
hostedEventType	concert → football match →
locatedIn	England → Manchester → Moss Side →
maximumCapacity	over 88000 →
namedAfter	Maine Road (street) →
neighborhood	Moss Side →
nicknamed	The Wembley of the North →
notableConcertPerformer	Madonna → Oasis → The Rolling Stones →
opened	1923 →
openedOn	1923-08-25 →
recordAttendance	84569 →
recordAttendanceCompetition	FA Cup sixth round →
recordAttendanceDate	1934-03-03 →
recordAttendanceForMatch	Manchester City vs Stoke City →
replacedBy	City of Manchester Stadium →
standName	Kippax Stand → Main Stand → North Stand → Platt Lane Stand →
successorStadium	City of Manchester Stadium →
surface	grass →
tenant	Manchester City F.C. →

Referenced by (19)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Kippax Stand ("Maine Road stadium") → North Stand →	partOf
The Wembley of the North →	appliedTo
The Wembley of the North →	associatedWith
Kippax Stand ("Maine Road era of Manchester City F.C.") →	associatedWithEra
The Citizens →	associatedWithFormerStadium
Kippax Stand →	demolishedWith
The Wembley of the North →	describes
Archibald Leitch ("Maine Road stands") →	designed
Kippax Stand →	formerHomeGroundStand
North Stand →	formerPartOf
Moss Side ("Maine Road site") →	hasLandmark
Kippax Stand →	locatedIn
North Stand →	locatedInFacility
Maine Road (street) ("Maine Road (stadium)") →	namedAfter
The Wembley of the North ("Maine Road football stadium") →	nicknameOf
Hyde Road →	predecessorOf
Manchester City F.C. →	previousGround
The Wembley of the North →	refersTo