Crown Ground

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The Crown Ground is a football stadium in the north of England Accrington Lancashire. The construction from the 1960s to the Livingstone Road is the home of Accrington Stanley ( Nickname: The Reds, The German Red ). The current football club is the successor organization of the first association with the name Accrington Stanley. It was founded in 1891 and finally disbanded in 1966 due to money problems. The sports facility holds 5,057 seats (2,000 seats) ready for the football fans.

History

The plant was opened in 1968; two years later, today's home club Accrington Stanley bought the venue. At the season opening of the Lancashire Combination 1970/71 the new home side stood before 620 spectators for the first game against FC Formby. Early to mid- 1970s have always been difficulties with the pitch turf. In the 1972/73 season a league match against FC Nelson in the former home of the Peel Park had to be relocated. After continuing problems over the club put in the season 1975/76, even the complete return to the former homestead. In the 1986/87 season, the venue received a floodlight system. Twice wore the stadium a sponsor names. For one, the name of the logistics company Interlink Express. This was followed from 2005 to 2009 the coach companies Fraser Eagle.

The stadium of the Stanley includes four bleachers. On the south side is a two-tier rank; the half of the grandstand Main Stand and the other half named Thwaites stand; also known as John Smith's status, there. They are fully equipped with seats and the roof is supported by massive steel beams. On the back of the rank of the fan shop of the club closes at. On the back straight is the Whinney Hill Terrace, which also bears the name Cowshed, and is protected to about two-thirds with a roof. The narrow Rank owns next to the standing room on a small part three rows of seats. The wei0en plastic seats supplemented prior to the 2009/10 season the Cowshed to achieve the required by the Football League minimum of 2,000 seats. On the roof a parking space for the television camera on a tubular steel frame is set up for TV reports. At the east end of the Cowshed is a part of the places for the opposing fans.

The Sophia Khan Stand, or even Clayton End, the West is the home fans the Reds reserved. He received a roof before the 2007/ 08 season. In the front five rows of seats are installed with red plastic seats; behind it are more standing room, as with the other admission areas also, with breakwaters as separation. The Coppice End behind the goal in the east is the guest tribune. The Standing traverse open air runs about two-thirds of the field width along.

In the last three seasons of the Football League Two 2008 /09 to 2010/ 11, the game the Reds drew an average of around 1,750 spectators. The record attendance goes back to the FA Cup match of the 3rd round in the 2003/04 season. The Stanley received on 3 January 2004 the Colchester United before 4,368 visitors and saw a 0-0 draw. The Crown Ground is currently one with its 5,057 seats, next to the Broadfield Stadium in Crawley and the Kingsmeadow in Kingston upon Thames to the smallest stadiums in English professional football.

Grandstands

  • Main Stand & Thwaites Stand - Grandstand, South, divided into two parts, seats covered,
  • Whinney Hill Terrace - opposite stand, North, sitting and standing, partially covered, guest area
  • Sophia Khan Stand - stand behind, West, sitting and standing roofed,
  • Coppice End - stand behind, Eastern, Standing, Open, guest area

Pictures

The Grandstand

The fan shop at the stadium

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