Maine Road 100 – Day 39

It’s day 39 of my posts counting down to the centenary of Maine Road’s opening game and today’s feature follows on from yesterday’s. It’s the demolition of the Platt Lane Stand during 2003-04.

Here are some images of that end at other times. This was the 1935 version of the stand:

Here’s the 1930s stand during demolition in 1992:

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.

For those unfamiliar with Maine Road this photo may help locate the Platt Lane Stand. The 1930s stand is number 4 & 5 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:

Farewell To Maine Road – Part One

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