Victoria Stadium (Northwich)
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| Location | Wincham Avenue, Wincham, Northwich England |
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| Coordinates | 53°16′17.74″N 2°29′02.07″W / 53.2715944°N 2.4839083°WCoordinates: 53°16′17.74″N 2°29′02.07″W / 53.2715944°N 2.4839083°W |
| Capacity | 5,045 (1,179 seated) |
| Field size | 102 x 68 m |
| Surface | Grass |
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| Broke ground | 2003 |
| Opened | 2005 |
| Closed | Jan 2012 |
| Demolished | September 2013 |
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Northwich Victoria (2006–2012) Northwich Villa (2006–2012) Manchester United F.C. Reserves (2007–2008) |
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The Victoria Stadium was a football stadium in Wincham, Northwich in the county of Cheshire, England, and was home to Northwich Victoria Football Club until 2012.
The ground was sold to Thor Specialities Ltd in January 2012 and the football club were forced to leave the stadium. Assets from the ground are set to be sold, with Cheshire West and Chester Council benefitting from the sale money.
Following the sale of the Drill Field, Northwich's former ground in 2003, and a ground-sharing agreement with Witton Albion, Northwich moved into the Victoria Stadium in 2005. The stadium was located on a 9 acres (36,000 m2) site in Wincham Business Park. The Trent and Mersey Canal passes behind the stadium and separates Northwich from their fiercest rivals Witton Albion. On 17 August 2005, Northwich played their first game at the ground, beating Gainsborough Trinity 2–0.
The ground was officially opened on 30 November 2006 by Sir Alex Ferguson, who fielded a Manchester United team in a friendly match.Manchester United Reserves played at the ground for 14 months in 2007–08 and 2008–09 reserve seasons.
In February 2008, the ground was used for filming a new Nike advert, directed by Guy Ritchie and featuring Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez. It was one of only three grounds, along with the Camp Nou in Barcelona and the Emirates Stadium in London, to be selected by Nike for filming.
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