Leeds Road

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Leeds Road

Full name	Leeds Road
Location	Leeds Road, Huddersfield, England
Opened	1908
Closed	1994
Owner	Huddersfield Town F.C.
Operator	Huddersfield Town F.C.
Surface	Grass
Architect	Archibald Leitch
Tenants
Huddersfield Town F.C. 1908–94 Huddersfield Giants 1992–94

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 the Huddersfield Giants from 1992 to 1994.

Contents 1 History 2 References 3 Notes 4 External links

[edit] History

The 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 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.^[1]

Huddersfield Town played their 1,554th and final League game at the Leeds Road ground on 30 April 1994, beating Blackpool 2–1, watched by a near capacity crowd of 16,195.

The ground was demolished soon afterwards and the site was redeveloped as a retail park. The point once occupied by the centre spot used to be is now marked by a plaque in the car park, outside B&Q.

[edit] References

• Huddersfield Town - 75 years on - A History of Huddersfield Town by George S. Binns
• Huddersfield Town - A Complete Record 1910–1990 ISBN 0907906964X

[edit] Notes

[edit] External links

• Leeds Road, Huddersfield Town, Old Football Grounds

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Coordinates: 53°39′28.31″N 1°46′04.05″W / 53.6578639, -1.7677917