Bank Street (as home ground of Newton Heath / early Manchester United)
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Bank Street was the early football ground in Clayton, Manchester, that served as Newton Heath’s (later Manchester United’s) home before the club moved to Old Trafford.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1941155 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Bank Street (as home ground of Newton Heath / early Manchester United) Context triple: [North Road, predecessorOf, Bank Street (as home ground of Newton Heath / early Manchester United)]
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Old Trafford
Old Trafford is a historic football stadium in Greater Manchester, England, renowned as one of the most iconic and largest club grounds in the country.
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Goodison Park
Goodison Park is a historic football stadium in Liverpool, England, renowned as one of the oldest purpose-built grounds in the sport and the long-time home of Everton Football Club.
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C.
King Street, Manchester
King Street, Manchester is a historic city-centre street known for its grand architecture, former banking halls, and upmarket shops, bars, and restaurants.
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Old Trafford district
Old Trafford district is an area of Greater Manchester, England, best known for housing major sports venues including Manchester United’s Old Trafford football stadium and the Old Trafford Cricket Ground.
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E.
Villa Park
Villa Park is a historic football stadium in Birmingham, England, best known as the long-time home ground of Aston Villa Football Club.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Bank Street (as home ground of Newton Heath / early Manchester United) Target entity description: Bank Street was the early football ground in Clayton, Manchester, that served as Newton Heath’s (later Manchester United’s) home before the club moved to Old Trafford.
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A.
Old Trafford
Old Trafford is a historic football stadium in Greater Manchester, England, renowned as one of the most iconic and largest club grounds in the country.
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B.
Goodison Park
Goodison Park is a historic football stadium in Liverpool, England, renowned as one of the oldest purpose-built grounds in the sport and the long-time home of Everton Football Club.
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C.
King Street, Manchester
King Street, Manchester is a historic city-centre street known for its grand architecture, former banking halls, and upmarket shops, bars, and restaurants.
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Old Trafford district
Old Trafford district is an area of Greater Manchester, England, best known for housing major sports venues including Manchester United’s Old Trafford football stadium and the Old Trafford Cricket Ground.
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E.
Villa Park
Villa Park is a historic football stadium in Birmingham, England, best known as the long-time home ground of Aston Villa Football Club.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
football stadium
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former football ground ⓘ sports venue ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bank Street
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surface form:
Bank Street Ground
Bank Street, Clayton ⓘ |
| associatedClub |
Manchester United F.C.
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Newton Heath LYR Football Club ⓘ
surface form:
Newton Heath F.C.
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| category |
Defunct football venues in England
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Defunct football venues in Manchester ⓘ |
| city | Manchester ⓘ |
| closed | 1910 ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| demolished | 1910s ⓘ |
| era |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalCounty | Lancashire ⓘ |
| homeClubRenamedFrom | Newton Heath F.C. to Manchester United F.C. in 1902 ⓘ |
| homeStadiumOf |
Manchester United F.C.
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Newton Heath LYR Football Club ⓘ
surface form:
Newton Heath F.C.
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| locatedIn |
Clayton, Greater Manchester
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surface form:
Clayton, Manchester, England
Manchester, United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Manchester, England
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| notableEvent |
Bank Street (as home ground of Newton Heath / early Manchester United)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
First home ground of Manchester United F.C. after name change from Newton Heath
|
| opened | 1893 ⓘ |
| predecessorVenueOf | Old Trafford ⓘ |
| region | Greater Manchester ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Old Trafford ⓘ |
| sport | football ⓘ |
| surface | grass ⓘ |
| tenantEnd |
Manchester United F.C.
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surface form:
Manchester United F.C. 1910
Newton Heath F.C. 1902 ⓘ |
| tenantStart |
Manchester United F.C.
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surface form:
Manchester United F.C. 1902
Newton Heath F.C. 1893 ⓘ |
| usedFor | association football ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bank Street (as home ground of Newton Heath / early Manchester United) Description of subject: Bank Street was the early football ground in Clayton, Manchester, that served as Newton Heath’s (later Manchester United’s) home before the club moved to Old Trafford.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
North Road
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predecessorOf
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Bank Street (as home ground of Newton Heath / early Manchester United)
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Bank Street (as home ground of Newton Heath / early Manchester United)
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notableEvent
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Bank Street (as home ground of Newton Heath / early Manchester United)
self-linksurface differs
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subject surface form:
Bank Street
this entity surface form:
First home ground of Manchester United F.C. after name change from Newton Heath