Victoria Ground

The Victoria Ground
The Vic
Full name	The Victoria Ground
Location	Stoke-on-Trent
Coordinates	52°59′57″N 2°10′57″W / 52.99917°N 2.18250°W
Owner	Stoke City
Capacity	56,000 (approx 25,000 before it closed)
Construction
Built	1878
Opened	March 1878
Closed	May 1997
Demolished	June 1997
Tenants
	Stoke City (1878–1997)

The Victoria Ground was the home ground of Stoke City from 1878 until 1997, when the club relocated to the Britannia Stadium after 119 years.^[1] At the time of its demolition it was the oldest operational ground in the Football League.^[2]

^ Gareth Cooper (9 June 2005). "The Story of the Victoria Ground". The Oatcake – oatcake.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 May 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2007.
^ Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.

[1] Gareth Cooper (9 June 2005). "The Story of the Victoria Ground". The Oatcake – oatcake.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 May 2007. Retrieved 29 June 2007.

[Matthews-2] Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.

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