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Olive Grove was a League ground for 8 seasons;
from July 1st, 1892 to
June 30th, 1899
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Olive Grove was the 29th
ground
to be used for a League game.
Year opened 1887 Year closed 1899
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| GROUND HISTORY adapted from "The Ultimate Directory of English & Scottish Football League Grounds" |
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| The Olive Grove, south of the city centre and adjacent to the south east side of the Midland Railway main line, was little more than a 3.5 acre swamp when The Wednesday FC moved here from Endcliffe in 1887. By the time that they played their first match, against Blackburn Rovers on September 12th, 1887, the land had been drained, a stream diverted, a full length open 1,000 seat stand installed on the narrow northwest side and flat cinder surfaces for standing spectators provided around the other three sides. At this time players changed in a local pub but later improvements included the provision of a pavilion, installation of covering over part of the main stand, an uncovered seating stand behind the north goal and a covered enclosure at the south west end.
The record attendance of 28,000 was set at the FA Cup 3rd Round match v. Everton (2-0) on March 2nd, 1895 and four years later the club moved to Owlerton (Later Hillsborough). The site is now in use as a corporation yard.
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GROUND DETAILS adapted from "The Extreme Groundhoppers Guide" |
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