Fratton Park

• Portsmouth

The Fratton Park is the football stadium of the English fourth division club Portsmouth.

History

The stadium was built in 1898 and renovated several times since then. Today, it consists of four stands, on which it only has seats each. The largest and most modern grandstand was named the Fratton End, the grandstands along the playing field called North and South Stand, these two largest stands are each two stories. Compared to the Fratton End is the smallest Tribune, which also until 2007 was the only uncovered grandstand of the Premier League, the Milton End. Since the roof is called the whistle for a sponsor apprised of Apollo is especially the away section.

In Fratton Park for the first time in the history of English football a league match under floodlight in February 1956, when the Portsmouth met Newcastle United. It is the only stadium in the English professional football, which is not on the mainland.

New building plans

Due to the high age and low capacity of the stadium are new plans for a modern football arena elsewhere. This is according to the plans of the architects Herzog & de Meuron on Horsea Iceland, a previously used by the military peninsula off the north coast of Portsmouth, to be built. It is planned to have a capacity of 36,000 seats. The current club area with the stadium is to be transformed into a residential and business area.

Records

Record turnout: 51 385 Portsmouth FC against Derby County 26 February 1949 Sixth Round of the FA Cup

Average attendances

Premier League:

• 2002/ 03: 18,934
• 2003/ 04: 20,108
• 2004/ 05: 20,072