Old Maine Road photos thread

[Churchlawtonblue]

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6 Apr 2002: Darren Huckerby of Manchester City salutes the fans as they celebrates promotion and the Championship after the Nationwide First division game between Manchester City and Barnsley at Maine RoadView attachment 100573

I am sure I can see myself in the Gene Kelly. ;-)

 

[cyan]

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and not a Half&Half Scarf in sight!

 

[blue b4 the moon]

This picture is doing my head in. Where is it? It looks too small to be the singing area of the old Kippax.

Over the tunnel on the Kippax near where the aways would stand?

 

[its a Barm]

Someone else has commented on this with some more photos and I'm on there with my mates and what looks like Ricky Hatton, in the green coat.View attachment 99217

Gutted we always stood just to the left of this picture up the side of the tunnel, would give anything to see myself and mates.

 

[Gray]

Paul Sinha explained on the Chase tonight how Maine Road got its name.

The first US State to enact a prohibition law was Maine, and there was a huge temperance movement in Manchester at the time. So they named the road after the US State.

Bloody interesting fact that I was never aware of.

 

[Fourinarow]

This picture is doing my head in. Where is it? It looks too small to be the singing area of the old Kippax.

It's the angle it's taken at. It's this walkway here where I used to stand above as a kid in the 90s.

 

[Fourinarow]

Gutted we always stood just to the left of this picture up the side of the tunnel, would give anything to see myself and mates.

I couldn't believe it when I saw that photo. It made my day haha. First time I'd seen it for 30 years or so.

 

[Didsbury Dave]

It's the angle it's taken at. It's this walkway here where I used to stand above as a kid in the 90s.

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That’s what I thought but it looks too empty and the fans look too young for that area. My mind must be playing tricks.

 

[Fourinarow]

That’s what I thought but it looks too empty and the fans look too young for that area. My mind must be playing tricks.

Above that walkway there was a small gap where kids used to stand every match, then behind that the crazy corner or whatever it was called.
If I got there late and couldn't get a spot I was in trouble because I'd struggle to see and get trampled on, which happened a couple of times.

 

[Mike N]

It's the angle it's taken at. It's this walkway here where I used to stand above as a kid in the 90s.

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Many a happy time in there was I was a young blue!