Old Maine Road photos thread

Been bugging me for a while but was the first match for the new stand against Wigan? Must have been an F.A cup match.
 
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old blue said:
The stand they put in the scoreboard end.
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The North Stand?

2/1/71 we played Wigan in the FA cup according to that site ....so maybe?

Was it the roof that was put on or the whole stand re built?

NORTH STAND​

Formerly the Scoreboard End, the North Stand was completed for the 1972–73 season and reduced the Maine Road capacity by some 12,000. Seats replaced terracing and, with a smart new roof, the North Stand looked slightly out of place with the ageing Main Stand, Platt Lane, and Kippax terrace. It boasted a new electronic scoreboard in tradition with the stand it replaced but the stand lacked atmosphere.

While the New Kippax was being built, many of the more vociferous supporters were temporarily housed in the North Stand and, with no space for away fans, it took on a new, vibrant life. Many remained in the stand when the Kippax was completed and as the Blues go into their final season at Maine Road, the North Stand, which also housed around 2,500 visiting supporters, ended its life as the liveliest and loudest of the four stands.
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mancityvstoke said:
The North Stand?

2/1/71 we played Wigan in the FA cup according to that site ....so maybe?

Was it the roof that was put on or the whole stand re built?
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Yes, and if I remember correctly they over filled for that match. Apart from the crush the only other thing I remember was Derek Temple ex Everton trying his best but his legs had gone, a pale shadow of the lad that ran from the half way line to score the winner at Wembley.
 
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Yes 71/72 season 3-3 v rags the last 63,000 crowd at Maine road,then the seats went in the North Stand following season and capacity down to 54,000.
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Loved that one season in the North Stand, the atmosphere was so good inside the ground. We sang, we are the north stand, we are the north stand, we are the north stand Manchester, good old days.
 
Not the Ballet on Ice but I remembered a good few years later I was late getting to Maine Rd. Just as they were taking massive plastic sheets off a very badly frozen pitch, apparently the match was okayed by Torville and Dean. The reason I remember it vividly was Peter Mellor the Burnley keeper he was the image of Bert and I thought briefly I was in time warp.
 
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The City Store. If I recall correctly Swales saw no commercial benefit to it and sold the rights off to some cigar chainsmoker called Eddie Fisher for £160k. Buying him out was one of the first things that Frannie did. I don't give a toss about what Mick Hucknall says except on this occasion when he said that City at that time were being run like a corner shop surrounded by supermarkets.
 
old blue said:
Not the Ballet on Ice but I remembered a good few years later I was late getting to Maine Rd. Just as they were taking massive plastic sheets off a very badly frozen pitch, apparently the match was okayed by Torville and Dean. The reason I remember it vividly was Peter Mellor the Burnley keeper he was the image of Bert and I thought briefly I was in time warp.
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I remember him, dad knew him somehow, I think he played in a cup final for Fulham? (not dad, Peter Mellor :-)
 
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