Roker Park
Football stadium in Roker, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the park of the same name, see Roker Park (park).
Roker Park was a football ground in Roker, Sunderland, England, which was the home of Sunderland A.F.C. from 1898 to 1997, before the club moved to the Stadium of Light. Its final capacity was around 22,500, with only a small part being seated; it had been much higher, attracting a record crowd of 75,118.[1]
Quick Facts Location, Owner ...
Location | Sunderland, England |
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Owner | Sunderland A.F.C. |
Capacity | 22,500 Record attendance: 75,118 |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Opened | 10 September 1898 |
Closed | 1997 |
Demolished | 1998 |
Architect | Archibald Leitch |
Tenants | |
Sunderland A.F.C. (1898–1997) |
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