Stanley Athletic Ground
Liverpool (Stanley), Merseyside, England
Stanley Athletic Ground, Liverpool (Stanley), England — opened Not confirmed, 10 rugby league games hosted, home of Liverpool City (1906) — a short-lived Northern Union club that collapsed after the 1906-07 season having lost every game.
Sourcing caveat: Capacity, floodlight status, playing surface and the exact first match could not be confirmed.
Ground facts
| Opened | Not confirmed (Not to be confused with the separate, later "Stanley Greyhound Stadium" in Liverpool (1934-51), home of the unrelated semi-professional club Liverpool Stanley — the two grounds share only the "Stanley" name.) |
| Home club | Liverpool City (1906) — a short-lived Northern Union club that collapsed after the 1906-07 season having lost every game |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 10 |
| Top recorded crowd | 0 |
| Capacity | Not confirmed |
| Surface | Not confirmed |
| First rugby league match | Not confirmed (season 1906-07) |
| Years used | 1906–1907 |
| Location | Liverpool (Stanley), Merseyside |
Name history
- Stanley Athletic Ground — used throughout, 1906-07
Rugby league history
The home ground of Liverpool City, a Northern Union club whose entire professional existence lasted a single season (1906-07) before it folded. This venue and its club are explicitly unrelated to the later, longer-running Liverpool Stanley club (1902-1997), which played at a different ground of a similar name, the Stanley Greyhound Stadium (1934-51), among several others across its own history.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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