What is The Kippax?
[[File:Maine Road - geograph.org.uk - 1493899.jpg|thumb|New Kippax building in 1997, home of [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City FC]]]] '''The Kippax''' was one of the most well known stands at [[Manchester City]]'s [[Maine Road]] Ground. Originally the Popular Stand, its name was changed in 1957. The Kippax was unusual in that unlike in most other grounds, this area of support occupied a full side rather than an end of the ground. In 1994, due to the [[Taylor Report]], the new redeveloped, all seater stand was opened by City legend [[Bert Trautmann]]. It housed 10,000 fans and had three levels. At the time it was the highest stand in the country.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.english-football.org.uk/stadiums-grounds/maine-road/ |title=English Football - Maine Road |access-date=2008-11-12 |archive-date=2006-10-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061024132920/http://www.english-football.org.uk/stadiums-grounds/maine-road/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The club left the [[Maine Road]] ground in 2003 and moved to the new [[City of Manchester Stadium]].. This of course bought the end for one of the City's most loved stands, The Kippax. [[Unofficial]]ly, the East stand in the new stadium is also named Kippax. ==References== <references /> ==Other websites== *[http://www.mcfc.co.uk/default.sps?pagegid=%7B20E7C2B7-4832-46D1-B772-AB8CCA2FD0D5%7D&pcpageid=14773 The Official Manchester City Maine Road History Site] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090505125537/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/default.sps?pagegid=%7B20E7C2B7-4832-46D1-B772-AB8CCA2FD0D5%7D&pcpageid=14773 |date=2009-05-05 }} {{multistub|sport|UK}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Kippax}} [[Category:Sports buildings in the United Kingdom]]