Athletic Ground (Cobridge)
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The Athletic Ground was a football stadium, located in Cobridge
, Stoke-on-Trent
and home to Port Vale
for 27 years, hosting twelve Football League
seasons.
It was located opposite the church on Waterloo Road, directly on the Hanley and Burslem
tram line. The seven-acre site was obtained from the Sandbach Charity on a 21-year lease. It was surrounded by a 430 yard cinder track for athletics and cycling, hence the name. On the north side was a 1,000 capacity grandstand, along with three shower baths and a gymnasium.
They left the stadium for The Old Recreation Ground
in 1913, and it was demolished in the 1980s after decades of use for amateur football.
Cobridge
Cobridge is an area of Stoke-on-Trent in the county of Staffordshire, England. Cobridge has a Holdcroft centre on Sneyd Street, a community centre and a C of E church called Christ Church on Emery Street which is Grade II listed. Cobridge once had a railway station on the Potteries Loop Line...
, Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent , also called The Potteries is a city in Staffordshire, England, which forms a linear conurbation almost 12 miles long, with an area of . Together with the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme Stoke forms The Potteries Urban Area...
and home to Port Vale
Port Vale F.C.
Port Vale Football Club is an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. They are based in Burslem, Staffordshire — one of six towns that make up the city of Stoke-on-Trent. The club's traditional rivals in the city are Stoke City, and games between the two clubs are known as...
for 27 years, hosting twelve Football League
The Football League
The Football League, also known as the npower Football League for sponsorship reasons, is a league competition featuring professional association football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888, it is the oldest such competition in world football...
seasons.
It was located opposite the church on Waterloo Road, directly on the Hanley and Burslem
Burslem
The town of Burslem, known as the Mother Town, is one of the six towns that amalgamated to form the current city of Stoke-on-Trent, in the ceremonial county of Staffordshire, in the Midlands of England.-Topography:...
tram line. The seven-acre site was obtained from the Sandbach Charity on a 21-year lease. It was surrounded by a 430 yard cinder track for athletics and cycling, hence the name. On the north side was a 1,000 capacity grandstand, along with three shower baths and a gymnasium.
They left the stadium for The Old Recreation Ground
The Old Recreation Ground
The Old Recreation Ground was a football stadium, located in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent and home to Port Vale for almost 40 years. The Rec had been Vale's home between 1913 and 1950 and was the sixth ground the club used.-Structure and facilities:...
in 1913, and it was demolished in the 1980s after decades of use for amateur football.