Day 63 of my posts counting down to the centenary of Maine Road’s opening game is this image from the 1994-95 season of the ‘new’ Kippax Stand during construction.
At times during the stand’s construction the capacity of Maine Road had been less than 20,000 – the lowest at any City venues since the 1800s!
The 1994 demolition of the old Kippax saw the original 1923 terracing at that end demolished, meaning that the only part of the 1923 stand construction still standing was the base of the Main Stand.
This 1940s image of the Maine Road shows the original 1923 terracing (left):
This 1971 aerial image shows the 1957 roof over the Kippax (7 & 8) which was demolished in 1994:
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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