A stadium based on Maine Road

[Gary James]

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:

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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[Oystercatcher28]

Leading by example. Just like now, the Emirates was influenced by the Etihad... and Old Trafford based on a Portaloo used in the construction of Maine Road.

 

[Gary James]

Leading by example. Just like now, the Emirates was influenced by the Etihad... and Old Trafford based on a Portaloo used in the construction of Maine Road.

The Sydney stadium where tomorrow’s women’s World Cup final will be looks a lot like the Etihad too.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

The Sydney stadium where tomorrow’s women’s World Cup final will be looks a lot like the Etihad too.

Don’t forget, that was built for the 2000 Olympic Games, a Games that Manchester also bid for.

This was the stadium that was proposed for those Games in Manchester:




Would have held 80,000.

And it was scaled down for the 2002 Commonwealth Games and City.

Then the stadium in Sydney had a very similar deseign for the side stands (although extremely different behind both ends).

I wonder if the designs had some crossover with whoever ended up with the Games?