Myrtle Road is a former home ground of
The Wednesday Football Club and was located on the street of the same name, near the centre of
Sheffield
Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, situated south of Leeds and east of Manchester. The city is the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire and some of its so ...
,
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. It borders North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire to the north, the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north-east, Lincolnshire ...
, England. In 1870 Wednesday left
Highfield and made the short trip to Myrtle Road. The exact location of the site is not known although the road is on a very steep hill and it is thought that the ground was near the top. It has been suggested that Wednesday played on the Ball Inn Recreation Ground on the south side of Myrtle Road as this is the only flat piece of land in the area.
Wednesday stayed at Myrtle Road until 1877 when they played their last game there, a 0–0 draw in front of a large attendance against
Heeley. Wednesday then moved again to
Sheaf House.
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Football venues in Sheffield
Defunct football venues in England
History of Sheffield
Sheffield Wednesday F.C.
Sports venues completed in 1870
Defunct football venues in South Yorkshire
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