Stadiums · Yorkshire & the Humber
Leeds Road
Leeds Road — football stadium in Huddersfield, England.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Huddersfield · 1.5 km
About
Leeds Road is a stadium in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1908. Designed by Archibald Leitch. Owned by Huddersfield Town A.F.C.. Managed by Huddersfield Town A.F.C.. Wikidata describes it as: "football stadium in Huddersfield, England". Coordinates: 53.6579°, -1.7678°.
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Leeds Road was a football stadium in Huddersfield, England. It operated from its construction in 1908 until the Kirklees Stadium was opened nearby for the 1994–95 season. It was the home of Huddersfield Town A.F.C. from 1908 to 1994 and was also the base for Huddersfield RLFC from 1992 to 1994.
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Background
History
at Leeds Road in 1982.]] The ground was opened in September 1908 with a friendly against Bradford Park Avenue. The record attendance was 67,037 in a 1–0 FA Cup 6th Round defeat against Arsenal on 27 February 1932. Bradford City also played six home games at Leeds Road during the 1985–86 season, while its Valley Parade home was rebuilt following the Bradford City stadium fire. Manchester United also played a home match at Leeds Road in the 1948 FA Cup run while Old Trafford was being rebuilt following damage from German bombers in the Second World War. A single international match took place at the ground, when England defeated the Netherlands 8–2 in a friendly on 27 November 1946. This was…
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- Coordinates
- 53.6579, -1.7678
- District
- Kirklees
- Parish
- Kirklees, unparished area
- Postcode
- HD1 6PF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Huddersfield
- Established
- 1908
- Nearest railway station
- Huddersfield — 1.5 km
Sources
- wikidata: Q548439 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Leeds Road (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Htownground029.JPG (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Leeds Road?
- Leeds Road is in Yorkshire, United Kingdom (postcode HD1 6PF), in the parish of Kirklees, unparished area.
- When was Leeds Road built?
- Built or established in 1908. Designed by Archibald Leitch.
- Who runs Leeds Road?
- Leeds Road is operated by Huddersfield Town A.F.C..
- How do I get to Leeds Road?
- The nearest railway station is Huddersfield, about 1.5 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode HD1 6PF.