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Filbert Street - Leicester City Football Club |
| Old Grounds - Filbert Street |
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| Filbert Street - as it was | Click images to view in Google Earth | Filbert Street - what's there now |
| Filbert Street was the home of Leicester City from 1891 to 2002. The club purchased Freeman's Wharf, a former power station site 200 yards south of Filbert Street. Work began on a 32,500 seater stadium named Filbert Way. However the naming rights were sold and it became the Walkers Stadium in June 2001. It was completed in August 2002. Demolition of Filbert Street was completed in 2003. The site is now home to the 'Filbert Village' development, built as accommodation for students for the nearby De Montfort University and University of Leicester. The road running through the development is called Lineker Road, after Gary Lineker, one of Leicester City's most famous players. |
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Leicester 'til We Die: The Final Season at Filbert Street
Exquisite pictures and poignant words sum up the final Leicester season at filbert Street.
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Lost Football League Grounds from the Air (Aerofilms Guide)
Almost 20 clubs have relocated from their traditional homes to brand-new stadia in the last twenty years and this figure is constantly rising. The superb archive provides some 125 images recording many of these lost grounds. From the White City Stadium, once home of Queens Park Rangers, to Bristol Rovers ground Eastville, each of these grounds is illustrated with an historic shot recording the ground as it once looked. The book provides a detailed caption outlining the history of the ground and its current status.
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