Huish Athletic Ground
| The Slope, 'Where Giants are Slayed' | |
| Full name | Huish Athletic Ground |
|---|---|
| Construction | |
| Opened | August 1928 |
| Renovated | Numerous Times |
| Closed | May 1990 |
| Demolished | 1990 |
| Tenants | |
| Yeovil Town F.C. (1928-1990) | |
Huish Athletic Ground was the former ground of Yeovil Town between 1928 and 1990. It was famous for an 8-foot side to side slope,[1] and when Yeovil beat Sunderland in the FA Cup 4th Round in 1948/49.[2][3]
It is now the site of a Tesco Extra hypermarket.[4][5]
References
- ↑ "English Football Is All Down Hill From Here". Sabotage Times. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
- ↑ "Classic Matches". Yeovil Town Years. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
- ↑ "Season 1948-1949: Mighty Sunderland humbled at Huish". ciderspace. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
- ↑ "Those We Have Lost: Huish, Yeovil Town". 200%. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
- ↑ "Here We Yeo". Middlesborouch Football Club. Retrieved 4 March 2015.
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Coordinates: 50°56′32″N 2°38′13″W / 50.9422°N 2.637°W
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