Bescot Stadium
- Walsall FC
- Games of Walsall FC
- Games of the Aston Villa Reserves (winter only )
The Bescot Stadium is a football stadium in the district of Bescot Cresent city of Walsall, England. May 9, 2007, it bears the name of Banks 's Stadium after Marston's Beer Company. This agreement has a term of more than 11 years. The Walsall FC moved in 1990 from Fellows Park, where the club played from 1896 to 1900 and from 1901 to 1990, in the new Bescot Stadium.
History
Construction of the venue began in June 1989 and lasted until July 1990. On 18 August 1990, the official opening of the new home of Sir Stanley Matthews Saddlers was completed. On this occasion clashed FC Walsall and Aston Villa. The friendly match ended in front of 9,551 spectators with a 4-0 victory for the visitors. A large portion of the achievement, the then club president Barry Blower. Originally the Bescot Stadium was equipped with two seat grandstands along the playing field and standing room on the Hintertorrängen. In 1992 even the score stands was fitted in the south with plastic seats. In 2003, the new North Stand was opened (until 2005 Purple Stand ). The two-storey building far surpasses the visible three flat type ranks. Today, the Banks 's Stadium has 11,300 seats and space for disabled persons. For Visitors are around the sports facility over 1,000 parking spaces.
The stadium is equipped with several conference - like event rooms. These premises will be numerous events such as Concerts, parties, weddings, exhibitions, fashion shows, boxing matches aligned.
Attendance record
Most visitors to a football game came on May 9, 2004 game against Rotherham United FC Walsall. The Division One encounter saw 11,049 spectators.
Other Terms
The English B 's national soccer team of men approached in May 1991 against Switzerland. Before the then record crowd of 10,628 spectators, the English team won 2-1. The national team of women and the Scottish women's team played in 1993 in Bescot Stadium. Furthermore, there were games of the English national junior team. The team of Aston Villa Reserves bear its taking place in the winter games at the stadium of FC Walsall.
Grandstands
- ABS Burton stand - (West, grandstand, roofed)
- Five Rivers Family Stand - (east, opposite stand, roofed)
- Sign Specialists Stands - (south, stand behind, guest area, roofed)
- The Tile Choice Stand - (North, stand behind, roofed)