Gresty Road

"Alexandra Stadium" redirects here. For the stadium in Pennsylvania, see Ross Memorial Park and Alexandre Stadium.

Gresty Road
Construction
The Crest, The Stainton

Full name	Alexandra Stadium
Capacity	10,153
Record attendance	20,000
Field size	112 x 74 yards
Built	1906
Opened	1906
Tenants
Crewe Alexandra

Gresty Road (officially the Alexandra Stadium) is a football stadium in Crewe, England. The home ground of Crewe Alexandra, it has an all-seated capacity of 10,153.

History

Crewe had initially played at the Alexandra Recreation Ground, also on Gresty Road and located just to the north of current site. After leaving the ground towards the end of the 1895–96 season the club played at a variety of venues, including in nearby Sandbach, before moving to the original Gresty Road ground in 1897.^[1]

In 1906 the ground was demolished to make way for the construction of new railway lines, and a new Gresty Road ground was built directly to the west of the site.^[1] The new ground initially had a stand on each touchline, one of which had been moved from the first Gresty Road ground, and some embankments around the remainder of the pitch.^[2] After a fire, a new Main Stand was built on the south side of the ground in 1932. The record attendance of 20,000 was set on 30 January 1960 for an FA Cup match against Tottenham.^[2]

In the 1990s Gresty Road was rebuilt, with all-seater stands constructed on all four sides of the ground.^[2]

On 31 May 2015, the ground held an international friendly match between Northern Ireland and Qatar.^[3]

Stands

The Air Products Stand (formerly the Railtrack Stand before a change in sponsorship) – built prior to the 1999–2000 season at a cost of £5.2 million. It accommodates 6,809 spectators, together with the club's office accommodation.
The Mark Price Stand – also known as the Gresty Road End, accommodates 982 spectators and four disabled spectators.
The Wulvern Housing Stand – also known as the Railway End, accommodates 682 spectators.
The Whitby Morrison Ice Cream Vans Stand – formerly the Pop, originally the Popular Side, accommodates 1,680 away spectators.

References

1 2 Paul Smith & Shirley Smith (2005) The Ultimate Directory of English & Scottish Football League Grounds Second Edition 1888–2005, Yore Publications, p13, ISBN 0954783042
1 2 3 Smith & Smith, p62
↑ "Northern Ireland to play Qatar in Crewe friendly". BBC Sport. 16 March 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2015.

External links

The Alexandra Stadium Crewe Alexandra FC

Crewe Alexandra Football Club

The club	Players Managers Academy Seasons Records and statistics Women's team

Grounds	Alexandra Recreation Ground Gresty Road

Other	Dario Gradi Drive Blue Moon

Seasons	1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16

2015–16 Football League One venues

Bescot Stadium Bloomfield Road Boundary Park Bramall Lane Colchester Community Stadium County Ground DW Stadium Gigg Lane Glanford Park Gresty Road Highbury Stadium Keepmoat Stadium London Road New Meadow Oakwell Pirelli Stadium Proact Stadium Priestfield Stadium Ricoh Arena Roots Hall Spotland Stadium The Den Vale Park Valley Parade

Coordinates: 53°5′14.71″N 2°26′8.69″W / 53.0874194°N 2.4357472°W / 53.0874194; -2.4357472

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