It’s day 38 of my posts counting down to the centenary of Maine Road’s opening game and today’s feature is of a sad scene: The demolition of the Main Stand during 2003-04. Apologies but it had to be shown one day.
I went with club photographer Ed Garvey and secretary Bernard Halford to have a look at the old place in 2004 as it was being demolished. It was a sad sight.
During the 2022-23 season I did a feature on Maine Road for the match programme at City and included a photo of Bernard Halford from our visit.
Warning: tomorrow I’ll post another demolition image.
For those unfamiliar with Maine Road this photo may help locate the Main Stand. It’s number 1 on this image taken in 1971.
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:
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