Filbert Street
Football ground of Leicester City (1891 to 2002) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the California street, see Filbert Street (San Francisco).
Filbert Street was a football stadium in Leicester, England, which served as the home of Leicester City F.C. from 1891 until 2002. Although officially titled the City Business Stadium in the early 1990s, it remained known almost exclusively by its address, like many English football stadiums.
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City Business Stadium (official) | |
Full name | Filbert Street Stadium |
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Location | Filbert Street, Leicester |
Coordinates | 52°37′25″N 1°8′26″W |
Owner | Leicester City F.C. |
Capacity | 22,000 (at closure) 47,298 (record) |
Field size | 110 x 76 yards |
Construction | |
Opened | 1891 |
Closed | 2002 |
Demolished | 2003 |
Tenants | |
Leicester City FC (1891–2002) |
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