Wellington Road (Perry Barr)

Wellington Road was a football ground in the Perry Barr area of Birmingham, England.

There were initially no spectator facilities, players changed in a nearby blacksmith's shed, and a hayrick was kept on the pitch, which had to be removed prior to matches.

[1] The ground's record attendance of 26,849 was set for an FA Cup fifth round match against Preston North End on 7 January 1888.

Preston won 3–1, and the match was marred by a huge pitch invasion, the first serious incidence of crowd trouble in English football.

[1] Part of the site was later used for housing, with the remainder becoming a car park, pub and recreation ground.