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The Victoria Ground |
The Victoria Athletic Club Ground
Boothen Road
Boothen
Stoke-upon-Trent
(Stoke-on-Trent after 1910)
Staffordshire ST4 4EG
P 3
W 3
D 0
L 0
F 13:
A 2
100%
successful
1889-1936 |
|
opened 1878
closed 1997 |
Home club |
Stoke FC, Stoke City FC |
Capacity |
45,000 (1935), 35,000
(1980); 24,056 (1996); 56,000 at its peak |
First match |
28 March 1878, Stoke FC 1 Talke Rangers FC 0, a
friendly match, attendance: 2,500 |
Last match |
4 May 1997, Stoke City FC 2 West Bromwich
Albion FC 1, a Football League Division One match. |
Built on ground south of Lonsdale Street, along the Boothen Road (a road
that led to the Glebe Mills). Since it was demolished in 1997, the area
has become a housing estate comprising of Paul Ware Street, Bob McGrory
Street and John Ritchie Street. |
England Career |
Venue number |
Fifteen |
First match |
No. 35, 23
February 1889, England 4 Wales 1, a British Championship match. |
Last match |
No. 206,
18
November 1936, England 3 Northern Ireland 1, a British Championship match. |
Major tournaments |
British
Championships 1888-89, 1892-93, 1936-37; |
1877 |
|
1898 |
|
1922 |
|
1937 |
|
1945 |
|
2019 |
|
|
|
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
2 |
+11 |
0 |
1 |
4.333 |
0.667 |
100 |
+3 |
Competition |
P
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
F
|
A
|
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
British Championship |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
2 |
+11 |
0 |
1 |
4.333 |
0.667 |
100.0 |
+3 |
Tournament Record
British Championship Competition |
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
BC 1888-89 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
+3 |
0 |
0 |
4.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
BC 1892-93 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
+6 |
0 |
1 |
6.00 |
0.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
BC 1936-37 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
+2 |
0 |
0 |
3.00 |
1.00 |
100.0 |
+1 |
BC All |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
2 |
+11 |
0 |
1 |
4.333 |
0.667 |
100.0 |
+3 |
All Competition |
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
BC |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
2 |
+11 |
0 |
1 |
4.333 |
0.667 |
100.0 |
+3 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
2 |
+11 |
0 |
1 |
4.333 |
0.667 |
100 |
+3 |
England's
Results at The Victoria Ground |
|
35 |
23
February 1889 -
England 4
Wales 1
[1-1]
(5,000 to 10,000) |
Goodall, Bassett, Dewhurst,
Southworth
Owen |
BC |
HW |
48 |
13 March 1893 -
England 6
Wales
0 [2-0]
(10,000) |
Spiksley (3), Bassett, Goodall, Reynolds |
BC |
HW |
Victoria Ground hosted a
Victory International
between England and Wales on 18 October 1919. England were 2-0
winners.
England's
Youth Level Results at Victoria Park
The England Under-18 Team |
UEFA Under-18 Championship
Finals match |
309 |
13 May 1983 -
England 1 Spain 0
[1-0]
(2,512) |
Clarke |
HW |
Tony
Simmons |
England: P.Suckling, Barry Venisonᶜ,
A.Spearing, D.Norton, G.Humphries,
D.Bardsley, D.Kerslake, A.Simmons, P.Rideout, D.Clarke, P.Atkinson
(I.Painter). |
Friendly match |
366 |
30 March 1993 -
England 4 Denmark 2 [2-1]
(2,000) |
Forrester (2), Scholes (pen),
Gallen Nielsen, Spur-Mortensen |
HW |
England: C.Day, Sol Campbell, David Beckham, M.Tinkler, C.Casper, Phil
Neville, Nicky Butt, K.Sharp, J.Joachim (K.Gallen), J.Forrester, Paul
Scholes. |
UEFA Under-18 Championship
Finals match |
368 |
18 July 1993 -
England 2 France 0 [0-0]
(6,756) |
Gallen, Fowler |
HW |
England: C.Day, Gary Neville, K.Sharp, D.Caskeyᶜ, C.Casper, Sol Campbell, M.Tinkler, Nicky Butt, J.Joachim, J.Forrester
(Robbie Fowler), Paul Scholes (K.Gallen).
|
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
2 |
+5 |
0 |
2 |
2.333 |
0.667 |
100 |
+3 |
The England Under-17 Team |
Friendly match |
32 |
17 February 1988 - England 2 Republic of Ireland 0
[nk]
(tbc) |
Collins OG,
Shearer |
HW |
England: A.Marriott, P.Garland, J.Drysdale, P.Wratten, J.Soloman, M.Blake,
P.Quinlan, R.Thomas, Alan Shearer, S.Murray, M.Wallace (P.Masters). |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
+2 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
100 |
+2 |
Gallery |
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