Leeds Road

Infobox Stadium
stadium_name = Leeds Road
nickname =


fullname = Leeds Road
location = Leeds Road, Huddersfield, England
opened = 1908
renovated =
closed = 1994
demolished =
owner = Huddersfield Town F.C.
operator = Huddersfield Town F.C.
surface = Grass
construction_cost =
architect = Archibald Leitch
capacity =
tenants = Huddersfield Town F.C. 1908-1994
Huddersfield Giants 1992-94
seating_capacity =
dimensions =

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.

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. [Crick, Michael and Smith, David: "Manchester United The Betrayal of a Legend", page 23. Pan. ISBN 0-330-31440-8]

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.

References

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

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