Edgeley Park

Edgeley Park is a football stadium in Edgeley, Stockport, England. It was initially built for rugby league club Stockport in 1901. By 1902, the rugby club was defunct and Stockport County Football Club moved in.

Edgeley Park is an all-seater stadium holding 10,900 spectators. Home to Stockport County for 114 years, it was shared with Sale Sharks rugby union club between 2003 and 2012.

In 2015, Stockport Council purchased the stadium for around £2 million, leasing it back to the football club, in order to prevent it from being demolished and redeveloped.

History

The stadium was built in 1901 for rugby league club Stockport. Stockport County moved there from Green Lane in 1902, needing to find a bigger stadium to play in following their entrance into the Football League two years earlier. Stockport's first game at Edgeley Park was a 1-1 draw against Gainsborough Trinity in 1902. Stockport County have undertaken an entire redevelopment of the ground since moving into the ground, most notably the building of the Cheadle End which opened in 1995.

Edgeley

Edgeley is a suburb of Stockport, Greater Manchester, England.

Edgeley is characterised largely by Victorian terraced housing and council estates with some larger properties around Alexandra Park. Edgeley Park is home to Stockport County F.C..The population in 2011 was 14,176.

History

References to Edgeley, or "Eddyshelegh" are recorded in the early part of the 13th century. However the main history of the area dates from the beginning of the industrial revolution. On 27 November 1792 an advertisement appeared in the Manchester Mercury to let land at Edgeley as

William Sykes took the land and established the Sykes Bleaching Company. There were few trees in the area, but as wood was needed in the drying process, he undertook extensive tree-planting in the area. He built a "stately house" Edgeley House, which was the home of the family for succeeding generations until it became Alexandra Park. Wells were sunk including the "Silver Well", and by 1830 these had quadrupled the water supply. Reservoirs were also built. These undertakings were of great value to people in the area in times of excessive drought. The Sykes originally owned most of the land in Edgeley, and employed many people. They invested their wealth back into the area with parks, churches, schools and Edgeley Park.

Edgeley (disambiguation)

Edgeley is an area of Stockport, in Greater Manchester, England. Edgeley may also refer to: