East Melbourne Cricket Ground
The EMCG in its final season of use in 1921 | |
Interactive map of East Melbourne Cricket Ground | |
| Address | Cnr Jolimont Rd & Jolimont Pde East Melbourne, Victoria |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 37°49′2″S 144°58′40″E / 37.81722°S 144.97778°E |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1860 |
| Closed | 1921 |
| Demolished | 1922 |
| Tenants | |
| East Melbourne Cricket Club (unknown–1921) East Melbourne Football Club (1878–1882) Essendon Football Club (1882–1921) University Football Club (1908–1910) North Melbourne Football Club (1897) West Melbourne Football Club (1907) Melbourne City Football Club (1912–1913) | |
The East Melbourne Cricket Ground (EMCG) was an Australian rules football and cricket venue located the Victorian suburb of East Melbourne.
Located at the southwest corner of Jolimont Road and Jolimont Parade (now known as Wellington Parade South), the ground was host to many sporting events during the city of Melbourne's early existence. In addition to Australian rules football and cricket, the ground occasionally hosted soccer matches.
Its closure in 1921 was predicated by the annexure of the land by Victorian Railways to enable stabling and marshalling of trains as part of the electrification of Melbourne's metropolitan rail service.