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{{Short description|Football stadium in Yorkshire, England, 1903–1997}}
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{{Infobox Stadium
{{Infobox venue
| stadium_name = Ayresome Park
| stadium_name = Ayresome Park
| nickname =
| nickname =
| image = [[File:Ayresome Park in 1991 - geograph.org.uk - 2796728.jpg|250px]]
| image = [[File:East Stand, Ayresome Park.jpg|250px]]
| caption = Middlesbrough playing at Ayresome Park in 1991
| caption = The east stand
| fullname = Ayresome Park
| fullname = Ayresome Park
| location = Ayresome Park Road, [[Middlesbrough]], England
| location = Ayresome Park Road, [[Middlesbrough]], North Yorkshire
| coordinates = {{coord|54|33|51|N|1|14|49|W|type:landmark_region:GB|display=it}}
| coordinates = {{coord|54|33|51|N|1|14|49|W|type:landmark_region:GB|display=it}}
| opened = 1903
| opened = 1903
| renovated =
| renovated =
| closed = 1995
| closed = 1995
| demolished = 1997
| demolished = 1997
| owner = [[Middlesbrough F.C.]]
| owner = [[Middlesbrough F.C.]]
| operator = Middlesbrough F.C.
| operator = Middlesbrough F.C.
| surface = Grass
| surface = Grass
| construction_cost =
| construction_cost =
| architect = [[Archibald Leitch]]<ref>Strange, Jonathan. ''A Tenner and Box of Kippers: The Story of Keith Houchen'' (Stadia, 2006, ISBN 978-0-7524-3796-5)</ref>
| architect = [[Archibald Leitch]]<ref>Strange, Jonathan. ''A Tenner and Box of Kippers: The Story of Keith Houchen'' (Stadia, 2006, {{ISBN|978-0-7524-3796-5}})</ref>
| capacity = 26,667<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldstadia.com/stadium/england/ayresome_park/1271.php |title=Archived copy |accessdate=3 June 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090904053443/http://www.worldstadia.com:80/stadium/england/ayresome_park/1271.php |archivedate=4 September 2009 }}</ref>
| capacity = 26,667<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldstadia.com/stadium/england/ayresome_park/1271.php |title=Details for Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough |accessdate=3 June 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090904053443/http://www.worldstadia.com/stadium/england/ayresome_park/1271.php |archivedate=4 September 2009 }}</ref>
| seating_capacity = 54,000 [record attendance: 53,802]
| tenants = [[Middlesbrough F.C.]] (1903–1995)
| dimensions = 110 × 74 yards
| seating_capacity = 54,000 [record attendance: 53,802]
| dimensions = 110 x 74 yards
|}}
|}}
'''Ayresome Park''' was a [[association football|football]] stadium in the [[Ayresome]] area of [[Middlesbrough]], North Yorkshire, England. It was the home of [[Middlesbrough F.C.]] from its construction in time for the [[1903–04 in English football|1903–04]] season, until the [[Riverside Stadium]] opened in 1995. It was demolished in 1997 and replaced with housing.
[[File:Ayresome Park main entrance - geograph-427787.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Ayresome Park main entrance]]
'''Ayresome Park''' was a [[association football|football]] stadium in the town of [[Middlesbrough]], [[North East England]], and was the home of [[Middlesbrough F.C.]] from its construction in time for the [[1903-04 in English football|1903–04]] season, until the [[Riverside Stadium]] opened in 1995.


==History==
==History==
Middlesbrough had previously played at [[Linthorpe Road West (Cricket Ground)|Linthorpe Road West cricket ground]], but election to the [[Football League]] meant that an improved stadium was required. Ayresome Park was built at Paradise Field, adjacent to the old [[Paradise Ground]] of [[Middlesbrough Ironopolis F.C.|Middlesbrough Ironopolis]], who had played in the Football League in the [[1893-94 in English football|1893–94]] season. <ref> https://footballpink.net/2015/04/05/ayresome-park-on-a-corner-of-paradise/</ref>
Middlesbrough had previously played at [[Linthorpe Road West (Cricket Ground)|Linthorpe Road West cricket ground]], but election to the [[Football League]] meant that an improved stadium was required. Ayresome Park was built at Paradise Field, adjacent to the old [[Paradise Ground]] of [[Middlesbrough Ironopolis F.C.|Middlesbrough Ironopolis]], who had played in the Football League in the [[1893-94 in English football|1893–94]] season.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://footballpink.net/2015/04/05/ayresome-park-on-a-corner-of-paradise/ |title=Ayresome Park – On a corner of Paradise |accessdate=12 September 2016 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160702180811/https://footballpink.net/2015/04/05/ayresome-park-on-a-corner-of-paradise/ |archivedate=2 July 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>


The highest attendance at the ground (53,802) was set on 27 December 1949, when Middlesbrough played their [[North East England|North East]] rivals [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]. Ayresome Park was also one of the venues for the [[1966 FIFA World Cup]]. Three games were played at the ground, involving the [[Soviet Union national football team|Soviet Union]], [[North Korea national football team|North Korea]], [[Italy national football team|Italy]] and [[Chile national football team|Chile]]. North Korea famously beat Italy 1–0 at the ground, to knock out of the World Cup one of the most powerful footballing nations, and advancing the Koreans to the quarter-finals in the process. However, the attendances at Ayresome Park were among the lowest in the entire tournament, with a low of 15,887 fans at the game for [[North Korea national football team|North Korea]] versus [[Chile national football team|Chile]].
The highest attendance at the ground (53,802) was set on 27 December 1949, when Middlesbrough played their [[North East England|North East]] rivals [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]]. Ayresome Park was also one of the venues for the [[1966 FIFA World Cup]]. Three games were played at the ground, involving the [[Soviet Union national football team|Soviet Union]], [[North Korea national football team|North Korea]], [[Italy national football team|Italy]] and [[Chile national football team|Chile]]. North Korea famously beat Italy 1–0 at the ground, to knock one of the most powerful footballing nations out of the tournament and in the process, advance the Koreans to the quarter-finals. The attendances at Ayresome Park, however, were among the lowest in the tournament, with a low of 15,887 fans at the game for [[North Korea national football team|North Korea]] versus [[Chile national football team|Chile]].


Middlesbrough famously had to play their first home game of the [[1986-87 in English football|1986–87 season]] – their first game as a [[Football League Third Division]] side – at [[Hartlepool United F.C.|Hartlepool]] because they were locked out of Ayresome Park by the bailiffs due to huge debts which almost put the club out of business. However, they were soon back at Ayresome Park after a takeover deal saved the club.
Middlesbrough famously had to play their first home game of the [[1986-87 in English football|1986–87 season]] at [[Hartlepool United F.C.|Hartlepool]] because they were locked out of Ayresome Park by the [[bailiffs]], due to huge debts which almost put the club out of business. However, they were soon back at Ayresome Park after a takeover deal saved the club, with their attendances and fortunes on the pitch both improving almost immediately.


Despite this crisis, a £1.2&nbsp;million sports centre was opened at the stadium on 3 March 1986 after a six-year delay caused by fire and safety regulations.
Despite this crisis, a £1.2&nbsp;million sports centre was opened at the stadium on 3 March 1986 after a six-year delay caused by fire and safety regulations.
[[File:Ayresome Park in 1991 - geograph.org.uk - 2796728.jpg|250px|thumb|Middlesbrough playing at Ayresome Park in 1991]]
By the early 1990s, the stadium was showing its age and clearly in need of major work to bring it up to date. The demands of the [[Taylor Report]] meant that all stadiums in the highest two divisions of English football had to be all-seater by the start of the [[1994-95 in English football|1994–95 season]]. The surrounding residential area gave limited scope for expansion to an all-seater capacity of no more than 20,000, and with the club wanting a considerably bigger capacity, by 1993 the decision had been made to relocate the club to a new site in the town's docks area.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gazettelive.co.uk/all-about/middlesbrough-fc|title=Middlesbrough FC news, Boro transfer rumours, fixtures and more from the Riverside |work= GazetteLive|accessdate=3 October 2010}}</ref>


Plans for [[Riverside Stadium|a new 30,000-seat stadium]] on the banks of the [[River Tees]] were given the go-ahead in the spring of 1994, and construction work began that autumn, with the new stadium being ready for the [[1995-96 in English football|1995–96 season]]; when it became the first new stadium to be built by a top division club since [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] moved to [[Maine Road]] in 1923.
By the early 1990s, the stadium showing its age and clearly in need of major work to bring it up to date, and the demands of the [[Taylor Report]] meant that all stadiums in the highest two divisions of English football had to be all-seater by the start of the [[1994-95 in English football|1994–95 season]]. The surrounding residential area limited scope for expansion to an all seater capacity of no more than 20,000, and with the club wanting a considerably bigger capacity, the decision was made to build a stadium at a different location.<ref>[http://www.gazettelive.co.uk/boro-fc/boro-club-info/]</ref>

Plans for [[Riverside Stadium|a new 30,000-seat stadium]] on the banks of the [[River Tees]] were given the go-ahead in the spring of 1994, and construction work began that autumn, with the new stadium being ready for the [[1995-96 in English football|1995–96 season]]; when it became the biggest club stadium built in England since [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City's]] [[Maine Road]] 72 years earlier.


The final competitive game at Ayresome Park was played against [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]] on 30 April 1995 in a match which Boro won 2–1 to secure the Division One title and promotion to the [[Premier League]], two years after being relegated. It was also a fine first season in management for the club's new manager [[Bryan Robson]].
The final competitive game at Ayresome Park was played against [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]] on 30 April 1995 in a match which Boro won 2–1 to secure the Division One title and promotion to the [[Premier League]], two years after being relegated. It was also a fine first season in management for the club's new manager [[Bryan Robson]].
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[[John Hendrie (Scottish footballer)|John Hendrie]], a key player for Boro during the first half of the 1990s, earned the honour of scoring the final competitive goal at Ayresome Park.
[[John Hendrie (Scottish footballer)|John Hendrie]], a key player for Boro during the first half of the 1990s, earned the honour of scoring the final competitive goal at Ayresome Park.


The last game at the ground was a sell-out testimonial match for long-serving goalkeeper [[Stephen Pears]], who scored the ground's final goal, scoring from the penalty spot in a 3–1 win for [[Peter Beardsley]]'s select XI against the Middlesbrough promotion winning side. The select XI's other goals were scored by Beardsley and [[Bernie Slaven]]; [[Paul Wilkinson (footballer)|Paul Wilkinson]] scoring the Boro's only goal. Boro collected the First Division Championship Trophy following the game.
The very last game at the ground was a sell-out testimonial match for long-serving goalkeeper [[Stephen Pears]], who scored the ground's final goal, scoring from the penalty spot in a 3–1 win for [[Peter Beardsley]]'s select XI against the Middlesbrough promotion winning side. The select XI's other goals were scored by Beardsley and [[Bernie Slaven]]; [[Paul Wilkinson (footballer)|Paul Wilkinson]] scoring the Boro's only goal. Boro received the First Division Championship Trophy following the game.
[[File:Ayresome Park main entrance - geograph-427787.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Ayresome Park main entrance]]

Ayresome Park was retained as a training ground for a year until a new facility was opened, and it was finally demolished in early 1997. The site of the stadium is now a housing estate.
Ayresome Park was retained as a training ground for a year until a new facility was opened, and it was finally demolished in early 1997. The site of the stadium is now a housing estate. To commemorate the old ground, the gates of Ayresome Park have been erected outside the main entrance to the club's new ground, the [[Riverside Stadium]].

To commemorate the ground, the gates of Ayresome Park have been erected outside the main entrance to the club's new ground, the [[Riverside Stadium]].


==1966 World Cup matches at Ayresome Park
==1966 World Cup matches at Ayresome Park==
{{footballbox
{{footballbox
|date = 12 July 1966
|date = Tuesday 12 July 1966
|time = 19:30 [[British Summer Time|BST]]
|time = 19:30 [[British Summer Time|BST]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|URS|1955}}
|team1 = {{fb-rt|URS|1955}}
|score = 3–0
|score = 3–0
|report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=26/results/matches/match=1710/report.html Report]
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20071016184415/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=26/results/matches/match=1710/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|PRK}}
|team2 = {{fb|PRK}}
|goals1 = [[Eduard Malofeyev|Malofeyev]] {{goal|31||88}}<br />[[Anatoliy Banishevskiy|Banishevskiy]] {{goal|33}}
|goals1 = [[Eduard Malofeyev|Malofeyev]] {{goal|31||88}}<br />[[Anatoliy Banishevskiy|Banishevskiy]] {{goal|33}}
|stadium = Ayresome Park, [[Middlesbrough]]
|stadium = Ayresome Park, [[Middlesbrough]]
|attendance = 22,568<ref>Eric Paylor & John Wilson. ''Ayresome Park Memories: 20th Anniversary Edition'' p.84 (ISBN 978-1-78091-428-2)</ref>
|attendance = 22,568<ref>Eric Paylor & John Wilson. ''Ayresome Park Memories: 20th Anniversary Edition'' p.84 ({{ISBN|978-1-78091-428-2}})</ref>
|referee = [[Juan Gardeazábal Garay]] ([[Royal Spanish Football Federation|Spain]])
|referee = [[Juan Gardeazábal Garay]] ([[Royal Spanish Football Federation|Spain]])
}}
}}
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{{footballbox
{{footballbox
|date = 15 July 1966
|date = Friday 15 July 1966
|time = 19:30 [[British Summer Time|BST]]
|time = 19:30 [[British Summer Time|BST]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|CHI}}
|team1 = {{fb-rt|CHI}}
|score = 1–1
|score = 1–1
|report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=26/results/matches/match=1609/report.html Report]
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20071016184217/http://fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=26/results/matches/match=1609/report.html Report]
|team2 = {{fb|PRK}}
|team2 = {{fb|PRK}}
|goals1 = [[Rubén Marcos|Marcos]] {{goal|26|pen.}}
|goals1 = [[Rubén Marcos|Marcos]] {{goal|26|pen.}}
|goals2 = [[Pak Seung-Zin]] {{goal|88}}
|goals2 = [[Pak Seung-Zin]] {{goal|88}}
|stadium = Ayresome Park, [[Middlesbrough]]
|stadium = Ayresome Park, [[Middlesbrough]]
|attendance = 15,887<ref>Eric Paylor & John Wilson. ''Ayresome Park Memories: 20th Anniversary Edition'' p.85 (ISBN 978-1-78091-428-2)</ref>
|attendance = 15,887<ref>Eric Paylor & John Wilson. ''Ayresome Park Memories: 20th Anniversary Edition'' p.85 ({{ISBN|978-1-78091-428-2}})</ref>
|referee = [[Ali Kandil]] ([[Egyptian Football Association|United Arab Republic]])
|referee = [[Ali Kandil]] ([[Egyptian Football Association|United Arab Republic]])
}}
}}
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{{footballbox
{{footballbox
|date = 19 July 1966
|date = Tuesday 19 July 1966
|time = 19:30 [[British Summer Time|BST]]
|time = 19:30 [[British Summer Time|BST]]
|team1 = {{fb-rt|PRK}}
|team1 = {{fb-rt|PRK}}
|score = 1–0
|score = 1–0
|report = [http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=26/results/matches/match=1679/report.html Report]
|report = [https://web.archive.org/web/20150613124634/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=238/match=1679/index.html#nosticky Report]
|team2 = {{fb|ITA}}
|team2 = {{fb|ITA}}
|goals1 = [[Pak Doo-Ik]] {{goal|42}}
|goals1 = [[Pak Doo-Ik]] {{goal|42}}
|stadium = Ayresome Park, [[Middlesbrough]]
|stadium = Ayresome Park, [[Middlesbrough]]
|attendance = 18,727<ref>Eric Paylor & John Wilson. ''Ayresome Park Memories: 20th Anniversary Edition'' p.86 (ISBN 978-1-78091-428-2)</ref>
|attendance = 18,727<ref>Eric Paylor & John Wilson. ''Ayresome Park Memories: 20th Anniversary Edition'' p.86 ({{ISBN|978-1-78091-428-2}})</ref>
|referee = [[Pierre Schwinte]] ([[French Football Federation|France]])
|referee = [[Pierre Schwinte]] ([[French Football Federation|France]])
}}
}}
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==External links==
==External links==
{{commons category|Ayresome Park}}
*[http://www.ayresome.co.uk/ Ayresome Park Remembered Website]
*[http://www.ayresome.co.uk/ Ayresome Park Remembered Website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090904053443/http://www.worldstadia.com:80/stadium/england/ayresome_park/1271.php World Stadia Article]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090904053443/http://www.worldstadia.com/stadium/england/ayresome_park/1271.php World Stadia Article]


{{Middlesbrough F.C.}}
{{Middlesbrough F.C.}}
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[[Category:Sports venues in Middlesbrough]]
[[Category:Middlesbrough F.C. facilities]]
[[Category:Middlesbrough F.C. facilities]]
[[Category:1966 FIFA World Cup stadiums]]
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[[Category:Sports venues demolished in 1997]]
[[Category:1997 disestablishments in England]]
[[Category:1997 disestablishments in England]]
[[Category:Football League venues]]
[[Category:English Football League venues]]
[[Category:Demolished sports venues in the United Kingdom]]

Latest revision as of 06:59, 23 November 2024

Ayresome Park
The east stand
Map
Full nameAyresome Park
LocationAyresome Park Road, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
Coordinates54°33′51″N 1°14′49″W / 54.56417°N 1.24694°W / 54.56417; -1.24694
OwnerMiddlesbrough F.C.
OperatorMiddlesbrough F.C.
Capacity26,667[2]
Field size110 × 74 yards
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Opened1903
Closed1995
Demolished1997
ArchitectArchibald Leitch[1]

Ayresome Park was a football stadium in the Ayresome area of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. It was the home of Middlesbrough F.C. from its construction in time for the 1903–04 season, until the Riverside Stadium opened in 1995. It was demolished in 1997 and replaced with housing.

History

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Middlesbrough had previously played at Linthorpe Road West cricket ground, but election to the Football League meant that an improved stadium was required. Ayresome Park was built at Paradise Field, adjacent to the old Paradise Ground of Middlesbrough Ironopolis, who had played in the Football League in the 1893–94 season.[3]

The highest attendance at the ground (53,802) was set on 27 December 1949, when Middlesbrough played their North East rivals Newcastle United. Ayresome Park was also one of the venues for the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Three games were played at the ground, involving the Soviet Union, North Korea, Italy and Chile. North Korea famously beat Italy 1–0 at the ground, to knock one of the most powerful footballing nations out of the tournament and in the process, advance the Koreans to the quarter-finals. The attendances at Ayresome Park, however, were among the lowest in the tournament, with a low of 15,887 fans at the game for North Korea versus Chile.

Middlesbrough famously had to play their first home game of the 1986–87 season at Hartlepool because they were locked out of Ayresome Park by the bailiffs, due to huge debts which almost put the club out of business. However, they were soon back at Ayresome Park after a takeover deal saved the club, with their attendances and fortunes on the pitch both improving almost immediately.

Despite this crisis, a £1.2 million sports centre was opened at the stadium on 3 March 1986 after a six-year delay caused by fire and safety regulations.

Middlesbrough playing at Ayresome Park in 1991

By the early 1990s, the stadium was showing its age and clearly in need of major work to bring it up to date. The demands of the Taylor Report meant that all stadiums in the highest two divisions of English football had to be all-seater by the start of the 1994–95 season. The surrounding residential area gave limited scope for expansion to an all-seater capacity of no more than 20,000, and with the club wanting a considerably bigger capacity, by 1993 the decision had been made to relocate the club to a new site in the town's docks area.[4]

Plans for a new 30,000-seat stadium on the banks of the River Tees were given the go-ahead in the spring of 1994, and construction work began that autumn, with the new stadium being ready for the 1995–96 season; when it became the first new stadium to be built by a top division club since Manchester City moved to Maine Road in 1923.

The final competitive game at Ayresome Park was played against Luton Town on 30 April 1995 in a match which Boro won 2–1 to secure the Division One title and promotion to the Premier League, two years after being relegated. It was also a fine first season in management for the club's new manager Bryan Robson.

John Hendrie, a key player for Boro during the first half of the 1990s, earned the honour of scoring the final competitive goal at Ayresome Park.

The very last game at the ground was a sell-out testimonial match for long-serving goalkeeper Stephen Pears, who scored the ground's final goal, scoring from the penalty spot in a 3–1 win for Peter Beardsley's select XI against the Middlesbrough promotion winning side. The select XI's other goals were scored by Beardsley and Bernie Slaven; Paul Wilkinson scoring the Boro's only goal. Boro received the First Division Championship Trophy following the game.

Ayresome Park main entrance

Ayresome Park was retained as a training ground for a year until a new facility was opened, and it was finally demolished in early 1997. The site of the stadium is now a housing estate. To commemorate the old ground, the gates of Ayresome Park have been erected outside the main entrance to the club's new ground, the Riverside Stadium.

1966 World Cup matches at Ayresome Park

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Soviet Union 3–0 North Korea
Malofeyev 31', 88'
Banishevskiy 33'
Report
Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough
Attendance: 22,568[5]

Chile 1–1 North Korea
Marcos 26' (pen.) Report Pak Seung-Zin 88'
Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough
Attendance: 15,887[6]

North Korea 1–0 Italy
Pak Doo-Ik 42' Report
Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough
Attendance: 18,727[7]

References

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  1. ^ Strange, Jonathan. A Tenner and Box of Kippers: The Story of Keith Houchen (Stadia, 2006, ISBN 978-0-7524-3796-5)
  2. ^ "Details for Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough". Archived from the original on 4 September 2009. Retrieved 3 June 2009.
  3. ^ "Ayresome Park – On a corner of Paradise". Archived from the original on 2 July 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Middlesbrough FC news, Boro transfer rumours, fixtures and more from the Riverside". GazetteLive. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
  5. ^ Eric Paylor & John Wilson. Ayresome Park Memories: 20th Anniversary Edition p.84 (ISBN 978-1-78091-428-2)
  6. ^ Eric Paylor & John Wilson. Ayresome Park Memories: 20th Anniversary Edition p.85 (ISBN 978-1-78091-428-2)
  7. ^ Eric Paylor & John Wilson. Ayresome Park Memories: 20th Anniversary Edition p.86 (ISBN 978-1-78091-428-2)
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