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4 unusual facts about Stanley Park Stadium


Seaforth Dock

The chord also releases line capacity for a proposed partial re-use of the line for passengers serving mainly the proposed Liverpool FC Stanley Park Stadium.

Stanley Park Stadium

Liverpool's then CEO, Rick Parry threatened to move Liverpool into a neighbouring borough on Merseyside because the only other site he considered viable was to become a residential estate in Garston.

In October 2012 new owners Fenway Sports Group announced their decision to redevelop and expand the current club stadium Anfield (in a similar way that they redeveloped Fenway Park for the Boston Red Sox) rather than proceed with the planned new stadium.

Former Liverpool Chief Executive Rick Parry announced on 5 October 2008 that although the stadium would still be built, work would be delayed until economic conditions improve.


Canada Dock Branch

On 16 July 2007 the Liverpool Daily Post reported that Liverpool FC may partially fund the reopening of the line to passenger services providing a direct rail link to the proposed Stanley Park Stadium.


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