The Fallowfield Stadium

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Which is the only stadium in Manchester to host an FA Cup Final?
Fallowfield Stadium - a short walk away from Maine Road.
Built for athletics and cycling in 1892, the FA Cup final between Wolves (1) and Everton (0) was held in 1893.
In 1899 an FA Cup semi final replay between Liverpool and Sheffield United was held here too.
The venue was used in 1897 to host an England v Scotland Rugby Union game - the last time the two sides met in England outside of London.
The local cycling champion Reg Harris bought the stadium in the 50's and the venue carried his name for a while.
Manchester University bought the stadium in the 1970's and in 1994 it was built over and the land became student accommodation.

* And yes there was an FA Cup Final replay at Old Trafford - which isn't in Manchester ;)

 

[manclad]

Which is the only stadium in Manchester to host an FA Cup Final?
Fallowfield Stadium - a short walk away from Maine Road.
Built for athletics and cycling in 1892, the FA Cup final between Wolves (1) and Everton (0) was held in 1893.
In 1899 an FA Cup semi final replay between Liverpool and Sheffield United was held here too.
The venue was used in 1897 to host an England v Scotland Rugby Union game - the last time the two sides met in England outside of London.
The local cycling champion Reg Harris bought the stadium in the 50's and the venue carried his name for a while.
Manchester University bought the stadium in the 1970's and in 1994 it was built over and the land became student accommodation.

* And yes there was an FA Cup Final replay at Old Trafford - which isn't in Manchester ;)
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The 1915 FA Cup Final was also known as "The Khaki Final" due to the large number of soldiers in uniform amongst the attendance.
And it wasn't a replay at OT, it was moved there from London due to the First World War.

 

[Deleted member 77198]

I was reading about an FA Cup final at Fallowfield Stadium not long ago (because it was mentioned during the commentary of the Wednesday v Newcastle FA Cup game the other week).

The stadium held around 15,000 yet there were about 45,000 there for the FA Cup final between Wolves and Everton, and it was said to be total chaos.

The semifinal between Sheff Utd and Liverpool was abandoned because of a crush in the crowd.

Also, the FA Cup semi final at Old Trafford (Wolves v Grimsby) is the biggest ever crowd at Old Trafford (76,962).

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

The 1915 FA Cup Final was also known as "The Khaki Final" due to the large number of soldiers in uniform amongst the attendance.
And it wasn't a replay at OT, it was moved there from London due to the First World War.

Yeah.... war time records generally don't count. It's why Spurs v City in 1981 was the Centenary Cup Final even though the first one was in 1872.

And also OT is not in Manchester ;)

 

[Deleted member 77198]

FA Cup final, Fallowfield
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[Mad Eyed Screamer]

FA Cup final, Fallowfield
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2nd on the left is @oakiecokie

 

[117 M34]

The semifinal between Sheff Utd and Liverpool was abandoned because of a crush in the crowd.

Probably scousers with fake tickets

 

[ray21]

I remember buying this in 1969 from a record shop on Piccadilly Station approach.

 

[blue for life]

I remember buying this in 1969 from a record shop on Piccadilly Station approach.

My dad had that. I remember listening to it as a kid

 

[Innsbruckblue]

Used to play there on our bikes as kids