Manor Ground

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Manor Ground was a historic football stadium in Oxford, England, best known as the long-time home of Oxford United before the club moved to the Kassam Stadium.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct sports venue
football stadium
addressArea Headington NERFINISHED
capacity approximately 13,000
category Defunct football venues in England
Oxford United F.C. NERFINISHED
Sports venues in Oxford
closed 2001
country England
demolished 2001
eraOfMajorUse mid-20th century
formerName Headington United Ground NERFINISHED
hasRecordAttendance approximately 22,750
hasStand Beauchamp Stand NERFINISHED
Cuckoo Lane End NERFINISHED
London Road Stand NERFINISHED
Osler Road Stand NERFINISHED
homeStadiumOf Headington United F.C. NERFINISHED
Oxford United F.C. NERFINISHED
knownFor being long-time home of Oxford United
intimate atmosphere close to the pitch
locatedIn Oxford
Oxfordshire
United Kingdom
notableEvent Oxford United promoted to First Division in 1985–86 season
hosted top-flight English league matches in the 1980s
opened 1925
owner Oxford United F.C. (late years) NERFINISHED
pitchOrientation roughly east–west
postUse redeveloped for housing
recordAttendanceForMatch Oxford United vs Preston North End 1964 FA Cup
replacedBy Kassam Stadium NERFINISHED
seatingCapacity approximately 4,500
sport association football
surface grass
tenantFrom Headington United F.C. 1925
Oxford United F.C. 1960
tenantUntil Headington United F.C. 1960
Oxford United F.C. 2001
transportAccess served primarily by local Oxford bus routes
usedFor cup football matches
league football matches
reserve and youth matches

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