Day 67 of my posts counting down to the centenary of Maine Road’s opening game is this night time cutting from the MCFC match programme of the new Platt Lane. Oh, don’t get me started! This was the perfect example of how Swales, Niven et all downgraded Maine Road from one of England’s leading venues to a mishmash of odd stands. Swales was responsible for the club’s overall direction and Niven was the director responsible for stadium development.
The old Platt Lane held about 9,500, the new stand when opened in March 1993 was less than 5,000. You can read about what happened on the stand’s opening day here:
This 1971 aerial image shows the old Platt Lane (3, 4 & 5). The stand was demolished in 1992 with the new one rising in 1992-93.
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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