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Station Road, Swinton
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{{Short description|Former stadium in Pendlebury, near Manchester, England}}{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}}{{Use British English|date=August 2015}}- the content below is remote from Wikipedia
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International venue
In its heyday it boasted a capacity of 60,000, although with a record attendance of 44,621 for Warrington v Wigan in the 1951 Challenge Cup semi-final this was never really tested. All in all 19 internationals (including 15 test matches), 5 Championship finals, 17 Lancashire County Cup finals, 4 Premiership finals and 30 Rugby League Challenge Cup semi-finals were played at the ground. In addition two World Cup matches were played at Station Road.The biggest win in any international match at Station Road was when Australia defeated Great Britain by 50-12 in the second Ashes test during the 1963 Kangaroo tour. Played in front of 30,843 fans, the match became known as the "Swinton Massacre" as the Kangaroos ran riot. {{rlp|WG}}er Ken Irvine crossed for 3 tries giving the British fans (and his opposite, Lions winger Mick Sullivan) a taste of his legendary speed, while other stars for Australia were Reg Gasnier and Peter Dimond who crossed for 2 tries each, and Gasnier's {{rlp|CE}} partner Graeme Langlands scored 2 tries and kicked 7 goals. After winning the first test 28-2 at Wembley, the victory saw Australia regain the Ashes they had lost to the Lions at home in 1962.{{-}}1960 Rugby League World Cup{{Rugbybox | date = 1 October 1960|home = {{Rl-rt|GBR}} |score = 33â7 |away = {{Rl|FRA}} |stadium = Station Road, Swinton |attendance = 22,923 |referee = Edouard Martung {{flagicon|FRA}}|}}Britain's comprehensive victory over the French at Swinton was marred by the first double sending-off in World Cup annals, France's skipper Jean Barthe and Britain's second-rower Vince Karalius being despatched by Edouard Martung, a police inspector from Bordeaux.
1970 Rugby League World Cup{{Rugbybox |date = 31 October 1970|home = {{Rl-rt|GBR}} |score = 27â17 |away = {{Rl|NZL}} |stadium = Station Road, Swinton |attendance = 5,609 |}}Britain eliminated New Zealand from the tournament, cruising to victory with five tries to three.NEWS
List of Great Britain matches played at Station Road{| class="wikitable" width=100%
Vandalism and closure
Fire damaged the disused Main Stand including offices and function rooms in July 1992, this was the last in a series of vandalism before the club moved out of Station Road. Station Road was sold at the end of the 1991â92 season by the club's directors to David McLean Homes for property development, part of the deal involved sponsoring the Lions in their first season post Station Road. The last match to be played at Station Road was a local derby versus Salford on 20 April 1992 with 3,487 witnessing Salford winning 26-18 and Ian Pickavance of Swinton scoring the last try.NEWS,weblink Salford v Swinton has it all, 16 January 2003, Oldham Advertiser, The site is now a housing estate.External links
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