Gary James
Well-Known Member
Maine Road was the UK’s leading stadium when it opened in 1923. It was not ‘the Wembley of the north’ ad people claim as Wembley had an extremely poor reputation when it first opened. Instead City claimed Maine Rd was the English Hampden, as that stadium was perceived as the most important in the UK at that time. Of course, Maine Rd soon became the stadium everyone envied and within a year or so of Maine Rd opening City’s stadium soon became the model for others and - believe it or not - Murrayfield (the great Scottish rugby venue) was based on our old ground.
For Maine Rd’s centenary I’ve been posting a story or image a day counting down to the old place’s centenary and today’s post is about Murrayfield:
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For Maine Rd’s centenary I’ve been posting a story or image a day counting down to the old place’s centenary and today’s post is about Murrayfield:
Maine Road 100 – Day 88
It’s day 88 in my 100 day countdown to the centenary of Maine Road. For today here’s an image that needs you to take a good look at. Is this Maine Road or is this a stadium inspired by City’s old g…
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You can see all the other free posts at my site:
www.gjfootballarchive.com