Back فيكتوريا غراوند Arabic Victoria Ground Danish Victoria Ground German ورزشگاه ویکتوریا گراند Persian Victoria Ground French Victoria Ground Italian Victoria Ground Polish Victoria Ground Swedish Victoria Ground Turkish
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| Full name | The Victoria Ground |
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| 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.