{"id":100663,"date":"2023-11-06T12:20:24","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T12:20:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/?p=100663"},"modified":"2023-11-06T12:20:24","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T12:20:24","slug":"inside-abandoned-football-stadium-where-arsenal-and-chelsea-once-played-that-had-lidl-store-built-on-flattened-site-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/sport\/inside-abandoned-football-stadium-where-arsenal-and-chelsea-once-played-that-had-lidl-store-built-on-flattened-site-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Inside abandoned football stadium where Arsenal and Chelsea once played that had Lidl store built on flattened site | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"

A FOOTBALL STADIUM that hosted Roman Abramovich\u2019s Chelsea superstars in its latter days was left abandoned before being replaced by a supermarket.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This former stadium was located in one of North Yorkshire\u2019s most-famous seaside resorts.<\/p>\n


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The likes of the Blues and Arsenal both played at the ground, while Neil Warnock and Russell Slade previously called it home during spells as manager there.<\/p>\n

But anyone visiting the spot where it once stood these days will be greeted by a much-different sight – a Lidl store.<\/p>\n

Scarborough, formed in 1879, were one of the oldest football clubs in England before they were wound up in June 2007 with debts of \u00a32.5 million.<\/p>\n

The Seadogs played at the Athletic Ground from 1898 until the club's dissolution – but most modern day fans will have known it better as the McCain Stadium.<\/p>\n

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It opened back in 1898 on Seamer Road after the club switched from playing at the town\u2019s cricket club.<\/p>\n

It was renamed The McCain Stadium in a pioneering sponsorship deal in 1988 and was dubbed the \u2018Theatre of Chips\u2019 by supporters.<\/p>\n

It was the venue for a number of memorable encounters for the now defunct club – especially in the 1992\/93 season when Arsenal came to town.<\/p>\n

Scarborough were eventually defeated in the League Cup clash against the Gunners 1-0 courtesy of a Nigel Winterburn goal.<\/p>\n

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Then, in the FA Cup, it was Chelsea\u2019s star-studded squad that made the trip north in January 2004.<\/p>\n

Once again Scarborough battled valiantly but were undone by just one goal, which came via John Terry.<\/p>\n

However, the famous cup days soon became a thing of the past as financial issues began to worsen and the ground was left without an owner when the club was dissolved in 2007.<\/p>\n

It lay abandoned for four years until demolition began and a Lidl supermarket was built on the site – which eventually opened its doors in 2017.<\/p>\n

That year was also memorable as phoenix club Scarborough Athletic FC played in the town for the first time in a decade.<\/p>\n

That team was founded in 2007 after the collapse of Scarborough but played their home fixtures 20 miles away at Bridlington until they moved to their new Flamingo Land Stadium.<\/p>\n

They are now managed by ex-Manchester United midfielder Jonathan Greening and held League Two Forest Green to a 1-1 draw in the FA Cup First Round on Saturday.<\/p>\n


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