Whaddon Road
Cheltenham Town Gloucester City
- Games of Cheltenham Town
- Games of Gloucester City
Whaddon Road is a football stadium in the English town of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. The two football clubs Cheltenham Town and Gloucester City played in the Whaddon Road from their games. Inside the stadium, 7,066 covered seats are distributed in the stands. Since April 2009, the venue is called Abbey Business Stadium after the office equipment company Abbey Business Equipment. Until then, the stadium was officially called Victory Sports Ground. The name goes back to the year 1945, when the Cheltenham Original Brewery of the city's land made at the end of the Second World War on VE day to the present. Most users ever comes of 17 November 1956, when the FA Cup game of the first round against Reading FC 8326 spectators came.
Grandstands
- Stagecoach Stand - ( Main Grandstand, West )
The rank was built in 1963 and was known only as the Main Stand. He is among other things Location of the Family Stand and has about half the length of the pitch. In the premises of the club offices, locker rooms, meeting rooms and lodges are located. At the grandstand includes the standing areas Paddock Enclosures and Tunnel on the long-term fans of the club are located. In the paddock stand 704 and the tunnel another 370 spaces available. Additional there are spaces available for wheelchair users.
- In2Print Stand - ( opposite stand, east)
The rank with 2,000 seats was completed in November 2001. From 2005 to 2009 found on a part of the visiting fans their places, after which they returned to stand behind in the south. Also on the reverse stands are places for wheelchair users available. The In2Print status and Hazlewoods state are connected with each other in the stadium area.
- Speedy Skips Stand - ( stand behind, North )
The grandstand was officially opened as of August 12, 2000 under the name Cheltenham & Gloucester. General Admission Rank offers 1,980 seats and is the location of the home fans. In her rather the younger home fans are to be found. The grandstand is considered the most atmospheric and loudest the stadium.
- Hazlewoods Stand - ( stand behind, South, bed space area)
The 2005 Hazlewoods opened state (formerly the Carlsberg Stand ) is the latest stand of the stadium. On it are distributed 1,100 seats, the visiting fans are partly available. The roof is covered with a plexiglass overlay. The rank also offers wheelchair accessible parking.