Roker Park
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Roker Park was the historic football stadium in Sunderland, England, that served as the long-time home ground of Sunderland A.F.C. until its closure and demolition in the late 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Roker Park canonical | 3 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | football stadium ⓘ |
| city | Sunderland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closed | 1997 ⓘ |
| compliedWith | Taylor Report all-seater requirements only by replacement ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| demolished | 1998 ⓘ |
| demolitionMadeWayFor | housing development ⓘ |
| hasCoordinateLocation | 54.918°N 1.378°W ⓘ |
| hasStand |
Clock Stand
ⓘ
Fulwell End NERFINISHED ⓘ Main Stand NERFINISHED ⓘ Roker End NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | long-time home of Sunderland A.F.C. ⓘ |
| homeStadiumOf | Sunderland A.F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hosted |
England international matches
ⓘ
FA Cup matches ⓘ Olympic football matches ⓘ |
| hostedEvent | 1966 FIFA World Cup matches NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North East England
ⓘ
Sunderland NERFINISHED ⓘ Tyne and Wear ⓘ |
| maximumCapacity | approximately 75,000 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Roker district of Sunderland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | intense match atmosphere ⓘ |
| opened | 1898 ⓘ |
| owner | Sunderland A.F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForClosure | inability to be economically converted to an all-seater stadium ⓘ |
| region | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Stadium of Light NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sport | association football ⓘ |
| surface | grass ⓘ |
| tenants | Sunderland A.F.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFrom | 1898 ⓘ |
| usedUntil | 1997 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.