NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Alexandra Stadium

The Alexandra Stadium (formerly known as Gresty Road, due to its location in a road of that name) is a multi-use stadium in Crewe, England. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Crewe Alexandra. The stadium was originally built in 1906, and has been redeveloped substantially from the mid 1990s, and now has an all-seated capacity of 10,118. 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... This is a list of major football (soccer) stadia, grouped by country and ordered by capacity. ... Crewe Alexandra Football Club are an English football team based at Gresty Road in Crewe, Cheshire, England and nicknamed The Railwaymen due to that towns links with the industry. ... Image File history File linksMetadata GrestyRoadCrewe(AndrewSmith)Feb2006. ... Image File history File linksMetadata GrestyRoadCrewe(AndrewSmith)Feb2006. ... Telstra Stadium in Sydney, Australia is capable of being converted from a rectangular rugby football field to an oval for cricket and Australian rules football games A modern stadium (plural stadiums or stadia in English) is a place, or venue, for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts or other events, consisting of... Map sources for Crewe at grid reference SJ705557 Crewe is a town in south Cheshire, in the north west of England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification - by Athelstan AD 927 Area - Total 130,395 kmÂ² (1st in UK) 50,346 sq mi Population - 2005 est. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Crewe Alexandra Football Club are an English football team based at Gresty Road in Crewe, Cheshire, England and nicknamed The Railwaymen due to that towns links with the industry. ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

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