Moss Lane is a

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, England. It is currently used primarily for

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matches and is the home ground of

. The stadium also hosts games for

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's under 17s side, and women's development team, as well as serving as a backup home venue for Manchester United W.F.C. The stadium comprises two all-seater stands on one side with a combined capacity of 1,323 spectators and terraces on the other three sides, giving a total capacity of 7,873. Chorley Borough RLFC moved to Moss Lane for the 1989–90 season and renamed themselves Trafford Borough RLFC. Trafford Borough played at Moss Lane for three seasons before moving to

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as Blackpool Gladiators RLFC for the 1992–93 season. In 2013, scrap metal processing company J. Davidson acquired

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to the stadium.

References

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