Victoria Park is a 7,691 capacity football ground in Hartlepool, Northern England and it is the home of Hartlepool United. The four sides of the ground are known as the Town End Terrace, The Camerons Brewery Stand, The Cyril Knowles Stand and the Rink End. The Town End Terrace is a standing area behind the south goal, it is usually the most vocal area of the ground. The Camerons Brewery Stand (formerly the Millhouse Stand) is an all seating stand with a terraced paddock and it is located at the east side of the ground. The Cyril Knowles Stand is a modern all seater stand that is located on the west of the ground. The Rink End is the newest of the stands and it is located at the North End of the ground. The Rink End houses 961 away fans, although teams with large away followins are sometimes given a small section of the Mill House stand. Hartlepool (pronounced HART-le-pool) is a town and North Sea port in North East England. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location (dark green) within the United Kingdom (light green), with the Republic of Ireland (blue) to its west Languages None official English de facto Capital None official London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked... 1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ... Hartlepool United F.C. is an English football team currently playing in Football League One. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Athens Olympic Stadium A modern stadium (plural stadiums, Latin plural stadia) is a place, or venue, for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts or other events, consisting of a field or stage partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event. ... Hartlepool (pronounced HART-le-pool) is a town and North Sea port in North East England. ... The three northern Regions Northern England is a rather ill-defined term, with no universally accepted definition. ... Hartlepool United F.C. is an English football team currently playing in Football League One. ... Cyril Knowles (Fitzwilliam, West Yorkshire, July 13, 1944 – Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, August 30, 1991) was a full-back for Tottenham Hostpur and England. ... Cyril Knowles (Fitzwilliam, West Yorkshire, July 13, 1944 – Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, August 30, 1991) was a full-back for Tottenham Hostpur and England. ...

The land in which Victoria Park resides was originally used as a limestone quarry, which was owned by the North-Eastern Railway Company. However in 1886 the land was bought by West Hartlepool Rugby Football Club for the development of a new rugby ground. The ground was then named the Victoria Ground in celebration of Queen Victoria’s Jubilee Year. However in 1908 West Hartlepool Rugby Club went bust leaving ‘The Victoria Ground’ vacant. Shortly afterwards, the ground was registered under the name of “The Hartlepools United Football Athletic Company Limited”, a football team representing both the town of West Hartlepool and the original settlement of Old Hartlepool. This football team developed into Hartlepool United. From 1908- 1910 Hartlepools United shared their ground with the amateurs of West Hartlepool until the club broke up leaving Hartlepools United as the sole occupiers of the ground. In 1916 during the first world war the ground was bombed by a German Zeppelin, which destroyed the main stand. A temporally stand was built and after the war Hartlepool tried to claim compensation from the German government in order to replace it. However these attempts failed and the replacement stand was eventually replaced by the Millhouse Stand in the 1980s. In 1998 West Hartlepool Ruby Club were allowed to once again share the ground until 2001. However this only lasts until 1999. In 1996 the ground underwent improvements and was renamed to Victoria Park. Among the improvements include improvements to the conditions of the stands and pitch. In 2003, groundsman Dave Brown was crowned “Division Three Groundsman of the Year” and the condition of the pitch has continuously been nominated for top groundsman honours.[1]. In 2006, Hartlepool nade a bid to buy the lease of the land that the ground is located on [2]. However, Hartlepool Borough council rejected this proposal claiming that accepting the offer would be premature in light of recent development in the area around Victoria Park [3]. The North Eastern Railway (NER), unlike many other of the pre-Grouping companies, had a relatively compact territory, having the district it covered to itself. ... West Hartlepool refers to the western part of the modern borough of Hartlepool in north-east England. ... A Rugby player Rugby football refers to sports descended from a common form of football developed at Rugby School. ... Victoria Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Empress of India Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria) (24 May 1819–22 January 1901) was a Queen of the United Kingdom, reigning from 20 June 1837 until her death. ... The Jubilee year (every 50th year) and the Sabbatical year (every seventh year) are Biblical commandments concerning ethical ownership of land. ... Hartlepool United F.C. is an English football team currently playing in Football League One. ... Combatants Allies: Serbia, Russia, France, Romania, Belgium, British Empire, United States, Italy, and others Central Powers: Germany, Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Ottoman Empire Casualties Military dead: 5 million Civilian deaths: 3 million Total of dead: 8 million Military dead: 4 million Civilian deaths: 3 million Total dead: 7 million The First... LZ127 Graf Zeppelin A Zeppelin is a type of rigid airship (or dirigible) pioneered by Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin in the early 20th century based on an earlier design by David Schwarz. ... Politics of Germany takes place in a framework of a federal parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Federal Chancellor is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. ...

A diagram of Victoria Park

The ground is located on Clarence Road, which is a stones throw from the Town Centre. This allows visitors access to a large range of pubs. However, the most popular pub for visiting fans is The Corner Flag which is located on the Victoria Park’s premises between the Cameron’s Brewery Stand and the Rink End. The newly opened The Victoria Suite is also located at the ground but this is for members only. Hartlepool have gained a lot of plaudits from opposition fans for their meat pies that are sold on the grounds premises. The ground’s location also makes parking easier as it is near several large car parks such as the Jacksons Landing Shopping Centre and other retail parks. The ground is also easy to access for those coming by train as it is only 1/2 mile from the station. A public house, usually known as a pub, is a drinking establishment found mainly in the Great Britain, Ireland, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other countries influenced by British cultural heritage. ... This article describes a type of food. ... Underground parking garage at the University of Minnesota. ...

Over the years The Vic has been relitively free from crowd trouble. However when the match has been against local rivals such as Darlington and Carlisle United, there has been some of trouble in the past. One of the biggest incidents of crowd trouble came in 2000 during Hartlepool’s play-off match against Darlington. In this match Darlington manager Dave Hodgson was struck with a coin and Marco Gabbiadini was punched by a fan after the match [4]. There’s have also been some Health and Safety issues regarding fans refusing to sit in the seating areas. This has forced the club to employ strict ground regulations[5]. Darlington F.C. is an English football team based in the English town of Darlington, currently playing in Football League Two. ... Carlisle United F.C. are an English football team currently playing in League Two. ... Marco Gabbiadini (born 20 January 1968 in Nottingham, England) is a former English football player whose career lasted 18 years from 1985 to 2003. ...

Victoria Park has hosted some good games over the years. In 1957 it attracted its record attendance of 17,264 for 3rd Round F.A Cup Game against Manchester United which Hartlepool got beat 4-3 [6]. This attedance is no longer possible to achieve as the ground is now with the exception of the Town End and bottom half of the Camerons Brewey Stand an all seater. Manchester United later returned later to Victoria Park for a heavily attended friendly and lost 6-2. The highest attendance since the 1990s was 7,448 against Sheffield Wednesday in 2003. Manchester Uniteds emblem Manchester United F.C. (often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... Manchester Uniteds emblem Manchester United F.C. (often abbreviated to Man United or just Man U, pronounced man-yoo) is an English football club based at Old Trafford in Greater Manchester. ... Sheffield Wednesday Football Club are a football club in the English Football League, based in Sheffield, UK. Sheffield Wednesday won the play-offs of Football League One on 29 May 2005 to win promotion to the Football League Championship. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Google Maps: Victoria Park, TS24 8BZ
• Internet Ground Guide: Victoria Park
• Hartlepool United: Victoria Park