Chester Road Sports Ground, Sunderland AFC (3)

HER Number

16929

District

Sunderland

Site Name

Chester Road Sports Ground, Sunderland AFC (3)

Place

Sunderland

Map Sheet

NZ35NE

Class

Recreational

Site Type: Broad

Sports Ground

Site Type: Specific

Sports Ground

General Period

POST MEDIEVAL

Specific Period

Victorian 1837 to 1901

Form of Evidence

Documentary Evidence

Description

1876-1887. In 1881 Sunderland AFC moved here (Groves Field) from Blue House. They moved to Horatio Street in 1883.

Easting

438260

Northing

556550

Grid Reference

NZ438260556550

Sources

Lynn Pearson, 2010, Played in Tyne and Wear - Charting the heritage of people at play, pp 74-75