Leeds Road

at , Kingston upon Hull , BB9 8 United Kingdom

1. Street
2. Highway
3. Sports Venue & Stadium

Description

Leeds Road was a football stadium in Huddersfield, England. It operated from its construction in 1908 until the Alfred McAlpine Stadium was opened nearby for the 1994–95 season. It was the home of Huddersfield Town F.C. from 1908 to 1994 and was also the base for Huddersfield RLFC from 1992 to 1994.HistoryThe ground was opened in September 1908 with a friendly against Bradford Park Avenue.The record attendance was 67,037 in a 1–0 FA Cup 6th Round defeat against Arsenal on 27 February 1932.Bradford City also played six home games at Leeds Road during the 1985–86 season, while its Valley Parade home was rebuilt following the Bradford City stadium fire.Manchester United also played a home match at Leeds Road in the 1948 FA Cup run while Old Trafford was being rebuilt following damage from German bombers in the Second World War. A single international match took place at the ground, when England defeated the Netherlands 8-2 in a friendly on 27 November 1946. This was England's second home international match after World War II, the first having been held at Maine Road, Manchester two weeks earlier.

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Summary

Leeds Road is Wakefield based place and this enity listed in Sports Venue & Stadium category. BB9 8.