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Aston Cross football ground

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onetakemike

proper brummie kid
Im researching early Aston football teams and would like to pick up on a 2006 thread when the location of this football ground was described as being between the Bartons Arms (my local) and the Theatre Royal. Can anyone tell me exactly where it was, and whats there today. Would it be the police depot on Park Lane ? Im especially interested in anything on Aston Shakespeare and Aston Victoria and St.Georges teams which operated in 1880s and 1890s.
 
now discovered football ground location ! Still grateful for anything on Aston Shakespeare,Victoria,or Excelsior (own ground on present day Arden Rd). Wondering where the Shakespeare tag came from.....maybe the Shakespeare collection held at Aston Hall after it was too voluminous for the old central library....think the Excelsior was a factory team.....Victoria could be named after Victoria Road ??
 
Hi
Don't know if the following is of any interest regarding the Excelsior - from the Bham Daily Post 27 Aug 1883

Suzanne1883Aug27BhamDailyPostExcelsior.jpg
 
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