Ayresome Park

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Ayresome Park was the historic football stadium in Middlesbrough, England that served as the long-time home of Middlesbrough F.C. until its closure and replacement by the Riverside Stadium in the 1990s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf football stadium
capacity about 26,000
closed 1995
country England
demolished 1997
designedBy Archibald Leitch NERFINISHED
eraOfUse 20th century
finalCompetitiveMatch Anglo-Italian Cup match vs Notts County
finalCompetitiveMatchDate 1995-05-08
finalLeagueMatchDate 1995-04-30
finalLeagueMatchOpponent Luton Town NERFINISHED
finalLeagueMatchScore Middlesbrough 2–1 Luton Town
historicalSignificance one of the 1966 World Cup venues in England
homeStadiumOf Middlesbrough F.C. NERFINISHED
hostedEvent 1966 FIFA World Cup matches
hostedMatch North Korea vs Italy (1966 FIFA World Cup) NERFINISHED
leagueHosted English Football League NERFINISHED
locatedIn Middlesbrough NERFINISHED
North Yorkshire
United Kingdom
mainTenantFrom 1903
mainTenantUntil 1995
memorialFeature commemorative plaques
sculpture of 1966 World Cup ball
namedAfter Ayresome area of Middlesbrough NERFINISHED
notableEvent North Korea defeated Italy 1–0 at 1966 World Cup
opened 1903
owner Middlesbrough F.C. NERFINISHED
postClosureUse residential housing development
primaryUse hosting Middlesbrough F.C. home matches
reasonForReplacement need for modern all-seater stadium
recordAttendance about 53,802
recordAttendanceMatch Middlesbrough vs Newcastle United (FA Cup) 1949 NERFINISHED
recordAttendanceYear 1949
replacedBy Riverside Stadium NERFINISHED
sport association football
standsConvertedToAllSeater early 1990s
successorStadiumLocation Riverside Stadium, Middlesbrough docks area NERFINISHED
surface grass
tenants Middlesbrough F.C. NERFINISHED

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Middlesbrough F.C. previousGround Ayresome Park