Maine Road 100 – Day 13

Day 13 of my posts counting down to the centenary of Maine Road’s opening game. Today is another name that year. Have a look at this amazing photo of Maine Road and tell me when you think this was taken. I’ll give a few clues (below) and will post the answer tomorrow.

Clues:

• Both the Platt Lane Corner and Platt Lane Stand have been built (check previous days for that).
• Neither the Kippax has been roofed nor floodlights erected.
• There are few cars on the road
• It’s a close season photo (goal posts are missing) but that year there was to be something bright erected in strategic locations around the ground

So what year do you think it was? It’s a great image and shows the scale of the place in a way that some images do not. Amazing to think that the base of the Main Stand remained until demolition in 2003 and the Platt Lane roofs were there until that stand was demolished in 1993.

This image of it is from 1968 and for those unfamiliar with Maine Road this may help. Number 7 below is the large open terracing on the older photo while number 10 is the open terracing behind the goal. The Main Stand roof (1) had been altered in between these two images being taken but the Platt Lane roof (4) & (5) was the same construction.

If you’d like to read more on the history of Maine Road, take a look at Farewell To Maine Road, which can be downloaded from this page:

Farewell To Maine Road – Part One

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