Bank Street (football ground)
Bank Street, also known as Bank Lane, was a multi-purpose stadium in Clayton, Manchester, England. It was mostly used for football matches and was the second home ground of Manchester United Football Club (then known as Newton Heath Football Club), after North Road, which they left in 1893. The stadium had a capacity of around 50,000, but the club moved to Old Trafford in 1910 because club owner John Henry Davies believed he could not sufficiently expand the ground.
Bank Lane | |
An HM Land Registry map of Bank Street and the surrounding area (c. 1909) | |
| Full name | Bradford and Clayton athletic ground |
|---|---|
| Location | Clayton, Manchester |
| Coordinates | 53°29′07″N 2°11′22″W |
| Owner | Bradford and Clayton Athletic Company (–1898) Mr W. Crompton (1898–1910) |
| Capacity | ~50,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Demolished | 1910 |
| Tenants | |
| Manchester United (1893–1910; known as Newton Heath, 1893–1902) | |
The stadium was in poor repair towards the end of its life and, shortly after the club moved out to Old Trafford, the main stand at Bank Street blew down in a storm. The site is now occupied by the BMX indoor arena of the National Cycling Centre, with a plaque on a house wall on Bank Street indicating the presence of the former ground. The site is close to the City of Manchester Stadium, the home of Manchester City Football Club.