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Market Street, MANCHESTER, M43 7AY

The home of Droylsden FC. The former pub, the Butchers Arms, after which the ground is named, originally stood behind the main stand now visible, but it has been demolished.

Entrance to the Butchers Arms Football ground on Market Street. Home of Droylsden FC, the ground is named after the nearby pub Image] (which is now, sadly, closed)

The home of Droylsden FC on Market Street. Droylsden were originally formed at the invitation of Joseph Cropper, the landlord of the Butchers Arms public house, to play behind the pub. After twenty years of friendlies and local leagues, disbandment, reformations and changes of strip, the club emerged from World War I the sole survivors amongst the village teams, and as members of the Manchester League. The club also adopted their now traditional colours of red and white, the inspiration for the unusual nickname of The Bloods. The club currently (2010) play in the Blue Square North league. Supporter's unofficial web site http://web.archive.org/web/20130716145303/http://www.droylsdenfc.co.uk/index.php [archived site].

The home of Droylsden FC Image behind the now closed Butchers Arms on Market Street. Droylsden were originally formed at the invitation of Joseph Cropper, the landlord of the Butchers Arms public house, to play behind the pub. After twenty years of friendlies and local leagues, disbandment, reformations and changes of strip, the club emerged from World War I the sole survivors amongst the village teams, and as members of the Manchester League. The club also adopted their now traditional colours of red and white, the inspiration for the unusual nickname of The Bloods. The club currently (2010) play in the Blue Square North league. Supporter's unofficial web site http://web.archive.org/web/20130716145303/http://www.droylsdenfc.co.uk/index.php [archived site].

Cub scouts on the annual "Whit Walks", on Market Street, passing the Butchers Arms football ground (the hoardings to the left hand side of the picture). Further along (approx central, behind the walkers) is the Butchers arms pub. Just visible (on the left hand edge of the photo) above the heads of the onlookers, are the tops of two old style petrol pumps. Image] shows a similar view (without the walkers!), taken 49 years later.

The Butchers Arms on Market Street has a history dating back to 1870 but is alas now closed. Image Since this photograph was taken it has been demolished Image

The sign for the Butchers Arms Image In the background are the floodlights of Droylsden Football Club Ground Image

Site of the former Butchers Arms pub, which was demolished in 2011.

The pubs gone but the signs still up.

Looking along Market Street, past the Greenside Lane junction in March 1979. The Kings Head public house is just visible on the corner. In the 2010 view (Image] -albeit from the other side of the road) the Kings Head has been extended and there are now traffic lights controlling the junction.