VIRTUAL SEEL
PARK
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STADIUM HISTORY |
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Mossley
Chairman George Clayton welcomes supporters to the opening of the new
Seel Park turnstiles in August 1952.
Picture courtesy of Graham Halliwell (Australia) |
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The
old Main Stand around 1973 |
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The old Main Stand 1979 |
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The
old Park end stand under demolition 1979 |
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The
old main stand just before demolition 1985 |
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Foundations
for the new main stand 1986 |
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Entrance
to the ground 1978 |
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The
new Park End stand 1980 |
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The
School End 1975 |
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The
new Main Stand 1986 |
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The
Main Stand 1999 |
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The
Entrance May 2001 |
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Aeriel
View of Seel Park 2000 |
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A
CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY OF SEEL PARK
Pre
1911 - Disused cricket ground & former
tip.
1911 - Mossley FC move from Luzley to new home known as Seel
Fold with headquarters in the Highland Laddie Hotel next to ground.
Mossley's first ever game at Seel Fold took place on Saturday 23rd September
1911 when Mossley beat Stalybridge St Peters 4-0 in the Ashton &
District League.
1912 - Ground partly enclosed with a wooden fence.
1920 - A stand to hold 430 people was erected on the site of
the former tip on the popular side by J.S.Adams Ltd. who also erected
dressing rooms at the ground.
1921 - Turnstiles erected.
1922 - Wooden 'sleeper' terracing built on main stand side.
1927 - Three new bays added to popular side stand which would
now shelter 1,000. Mossley Co-operative Society erected refreshment
buildings.
1931 - Ground mysteriously became known as Seel Park. (Apparently
Park was considered a more 'modern' name than Fold).
1932 - New stand erected at the Mossley Park end.
1936 - New main stand to seat 300 built on Market Street side.
1947 - Concrete wall around the pitch perimeter constructed as
well as new terracing.
1948 - Mossley AFC bought Seel Park outright from owners 'Stamford
Estates' for £1,200. They then erected concrete terracing in front
of the main stand, the concrete players tunnel from the dressing rooms,
the concrete main stand enclosure walls. and brick lavatories.
1949 - New refreshment rooms, office and dressing room were erected
by the Supporters Club.
1952 - New turnstiles erected.
1953 - New social club opened on ground.
1969 - Derelict popular side stand demolished and fence replaced
by concrete wall funded by sale of Alan Roberts to Bradford Park Avenue.
1971 - New stand erected on popular side by Weldem Ltd funded
by sale of goalkeeper Gary Pierce to Huddersfield Town.
1972 - Floodlights erected.
1979 - New Social Club opened on ground
1980 - New stand erected at Park End along with terracing &
barriers around to front of Social Club funded by sale of Eamonn O'Keefe
to Everton.
1987 - Main stand demolished following serious storm damage and
new structure seating 220 built in it's place named the 'James Anderson
Stand' after Club President. The stand cost £17,000 funded in
part by a grant from Tameside Council.
1988 - Ground sold to Investors to clear crippling debts.
1990 - Investors sold ground to Tameside Council who leased it
back to Mossley AFC.
1996 - Work commenced on new terracing to continue in stages
around the ground.
1997 - New perimeter wall built at School End.
1998 - Social Club refurbished and floodlights upgraded by NEC
Ltd.
1999 - Old social club refurbished and opened as boardroom and
sponsors lounge.
2000 - New 'dug-outs' to seat twelve in each erected. Major repainting
of perimeter walls carried out. Tea bar extended. Old supporters club
behind park end goal renovated and re-opened as Souvenir Shop.
2001 - New Drainage system on pitch costing £14,000, Social
Club re-roofed. Terracing extended behind school end goal.
2002 - New Floodlight lamps and rewire. Terracing continuing
in stages on popular side.
2003 - Social Club entrance adapted for wheelchair
access and new veranda constructed on ground side of club.
2005 - Tip up seats replaced the wooden benches in
the main stand.
2008 - Terracing on the Hanover Street side was completed
meaning that Seel Park's concrete terracing was complete on all four
sides. Dressing Rooms re-designed and extended. Social Club refurbished.
2009
- Disaster struck at the end of 2009 as two floodlight pylons collapsed
and following inspections the remaining six pylons were condemned.
2010 - A new six pylon floodlighting system costing
just over £30,000 was installed in the summer thanks to money
raised by supporters and donations from local business' and Tameside
MBC.
2014 - Social club interior re-designed and beer garden constructed to rear of building.
2018 - Away Dressing Room extended to comply with FA Regulations
2020 - Dressing Rooms, Social Club and Bob Murphy Suite re-roofed
2021 - Club Shop renovated and re-opened
2022 - Floodlights upgraded
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