Manor Ground
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The Manor Ground[1] was a football stadium in Oxford, England, that was the home of Oxford United (previously known as Headington United) between 1925 and 2001. It hosted United's record crowd of 22,750 against Preston North End in an FA Cup 6th Round match on February 29, 1964.[2]
With the advent of the 1990s and the Taylor Report, the Manor Ground's terracing[3] was rapidly becoming antiquated[4], and it gained a reputation amongst fans for being one of the more dilapidated stadiums[5] in Britain. Redeveloping the ground was too costly so the club decided to move to the purpose-built all-seater stadium on the outskirts of the city. Construction work began in the early part of 1997, but was suspended later that year due to the club's financial problems.
Construction of the new stadium resumed in 1999 following a takeover deal and Oxford moved there in 2001. The stadium was later demolished and is now the site of a private hospital.
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[edit] External links
- Details from the Football Ground Guide
- MincheryFarmWeb — an OUFC fansite with Manor Ground information and photograph gallery
