The Kippax was one of the best known and vocally active terraced stands at

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Maine Road Maine Road was a football stadium in Moss Side, Manchester, England, that was home to Manchester City F.C. from 1923 to 2003. It hosted FA Cup semi-finals, the Charity Shield, a League Cup final and England matches. Maine Road's highest atte ...

ground. Originally named the "Popular Side" when the stadium opened in 1923, its name was changed in 1956 when the club gained planning permission to build a roof to shield fans from the rain. It was named after Kippax Street which ran along this side of the ground. The Kippax was unique in being a

terrace Terrace may refer to: Landforms and construction * Fluvial terrace, a natural, flat surface that borders and lies above the floodplain of a stream or river * Terrace, a street suffix * Terrace, the portion of a lot between the public sidewalk a ...

which ran the length of one side of the pitch rather than being located behind one of the two goals, as was more common at the time. In the summer of 1994, due to the

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which was released in the wake of the

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, the Kippax was demolished and a new all seater stand was built in its place. This new stand was completed in stages over the course of eighteen months and was finally opened by City legend

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in October 1995. It housed 10,178 seated fans, had three tiers and was at the time the highest stand in the country.Maine Road
/ref> The club left Maine Road in May 2003 and relocated to the

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. The old stadium was demolished in early 2004. Unofficially, the East Stand at the new stadium is also called The Kippax.

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