Hyde Road Stadium

[Deleted member 77198]

Ah, just assumed the “Man” part had been cut off. Why were a Chester company brewing in Manchester, incidentally?

It wasn’t a Chester company. It was a Manchester company, originally called by the surnames if it’s owners; Collins and Chesters.

Crown and Anchor in Town has Chesters Ales on it:

 

[Lovebitesandeveryfing]

It wasn’t a Chester company. It was a Manchester company, originally called by the surnames if it’s owners; Collins and Chesters.

Crown and Anchor in Town has Chesters Ales on it:
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That looks like a pub with character. Any good?

 

[Deleted member 77198]

Best thread on the Bluemoon Forum page in ages!
I would love the club to commission somebody to recreate a 3d model of Hyde Road and put it on display. Either that or do it on the computer and even recreate some old matches using cgi technology or A1 or whatever it’s called. Do the same for Maine Road too. Our history is brilliant and bringing it back to life in this manner is a great way for everyone to engage with it.

Like the opening post in this thread also said; I don’t think the current employees of City are really bothered about our history.

I’ve emailed them a number of times asking for more of our history to be pushed and barely anything ever is. I hope the museum that’s going to be built does our history some justice, finally.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

That looks like a pub with character. Any good?

It’s alright actually, yeah. Loads of Blues in there before games. It was attacked by some Rags a few years ago:

Crown and Anchor landlady tells how she was attacked as she tried to defend pub from hooligans

By a bizarre coincidence a BBC film crew had been making a documentary on football violence earlier in the day

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk

 

[Betterdeedthan red]

Yes - the photo is definitely OT and the testimonial was a regular league game. Back then testimonials were often ordinary league games and the player involved would not only get the profits but also money collected on the day. In my first book (From Maine Men To Banana Citizens) I included a newspaper drawing of officials carrying around a blanket at a player’s testimonial for fans to throw coins on to. That would’ve come in handy at Boundary Park and Notts County in the 80s when City fans were lobbing coins at stewards etc. They could’ve raised a few quid!

Bloody hell that brings back memories I can't believe you wrote that book.
I used to read it every day.
Thanks blue

 

[Deleted member 77198]

I have this picture that’s been colour enhanced of the 1903-04 City Hyde Road team - who very nearly went on to win the First Division and FA Cup double (although the FA Cup win and celebrations probably stopped us winning the league a few days later as we lost to Everton where a win could have won us the title as well) that season - outside the Grand Hotel.



I don’t think that Grand Hotel is the city centre Grand Hotel on Aytoun Street. Looks more like a pub.

 

[Gareth Barry Conlon]

I took a video last week from the train going past the old site. Need to get it on Utube then will post on here.

 

[JOGAMIGMOG]

I have this picture that’s been colour enhanced of the 1903-04 City Hyde Road team - who very nearly went on to win the First Division and FA Cup double (although the FA Cup win and celebrations probably stopped us winning the league a few days later as we lost to Everton where a win could have won us the title as well) that season - outside the Grand Hotel.

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I don’t think that Grand Hotel is the city centre Grand Hotel on Aytoun Street. Looks more like a pub.

What a fabulous picture! I too have the 1904 team in my downstairs loo but sadly not colourised. Baffles me why nobody at City has got this sorted out. We should be colourising all sorts of classic pics.

 

[Gary James]

Maybe something Gary James can shed more light on, but just been reading an article that suggests that the IRA could have been responsible for torching the stand at Hyde Road!

It’s an interesting angle but not so certain myself. There was a plot connected with a game at Old Trafford by the Hyde Rd fire was nothing more than a stray cigarette in an old wooden stand (According to reports and people like Eric Alexander who’s grandad was a key director at this time). We saw how quickly the main stand at Bradford went up so the cig idea seems genuine.

 

[Gordyola]

Not read the whole thread yet so apologies if this has been posted already
Found on City OS, City DNA

City DNA #20: The rise and fall of Hyde Road

The rise and fall of Hyde Road

www.mancity.com