Globe Arena (football stadium)

• Morecambe FC

• Games of Morecambe FC

The Globe Arena is a football stadium in the English town of Morecambe, Lancashire. The football club FC Morecambe receives here since the opening of his opponents. It replaced the 1921 opened venue Christie Park. The Globe Arena has 6,476 spectator seats; of which 2,173 seats. The naming rights were sold to the construction company, Globe Construction.

History

The work for construction began on May 9, 2009, the earthworks. In early August 2010, the bulk of the construction work was done and final interior fittings were performed. The first football game at the stadium denied on 10 August 2011 in front of 4,002 spectators of Morecambe FC and Coventry City. The game of the first round of the League Cup ended with a 2-0 victory for the hosts.

The covered grandstand Peter McGuigan Stand in the south is named after the club chairman of the Morecambe FC. She is the only one of the grandstands with seats; the other three ranks are pure Admission ranks. At the east end of the grandstand also a seating block for visitors to the opposing team is established. The Morecambe Bay Wines Stand is the larger of the two Located behind and is named after a wine trade in the region. It has the largest seating capacity of 2,234 seats and is the home fans ready. The visiting fans are located on the sheltered Bay Radio Stand, bearing the name of a radio station. The unmet counter- Rank Open Terrace consists of a narrow, six-stage standing room Traverse; which is divided in the middle.

The stadium is equipped with modern facilities. In the grandstand, among others are on the first floor the changing rooms, medical rooms, a gym, offices, a bar, a fan shop and reception area. On the second floor offers conference and banquet facilities for up to 300 people. There are, inter alia, Conferences, family gatherings, school balls to weddings including catering aligned. On the third floor the private lodges are.

The record attendance dates of 24 August 2010, when the Morecambe FC and Burnley FC (1:3) clashed. The encounter of the second round of the League Cup attracted 5,003 spectators in the stadium.

Grandstands

• Peter McGuigan Stand - Grandstand, South, 2,173 seats
• Open Terrace - opposite stand, North, 606 standing places
• Bay Radio Stand - stand behind, East, 1,389 standing places
• The Morecambe Bay Wines Stand - stand behind, West, 2,234 standing places