Edgeley Park is a football stadium in Edgeley, Stockport, England.
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11 Facts About Edgeley Park
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Edgeley Park is an all-seater stadium holding 10,900 spectators.
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Land Edgeley Park is built on was originally donated to Stockport by the Sykes Family in the late 1800s, for sporting use.
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Sykes family sold the land Edgeley Park stood on to tenants Stockport County in 1932 for a then price of £1600.
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Edgeley Park's pitch was deemed playable so it was decided to hold the matches in Stockport instead.
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Edgeley Park was the venue for the final of the 1978 World Lacrosse Championship.
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Edgeley Park is the closest league football ground to the River Mersey – it is actually closer than Liverpool's Anfield, Everton's Goodison Park or Tranmere Rovers' Prenton Park.
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The roof of the Main Stand at Edgeley Park is supported towards the front by three steel columns, which slightly impede the view of supporters from certain seats.
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In 2001, it was the last part of Edgeley Park to be converted to seating, thus making the ground all-seated, and it is generally used to house away supporters.
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Edgeley Park appears in Rugby Challenge 2 as one of 5 licensed English stadiums.
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