Bloomfield Road
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| Bloomfield Road on August 28, 2010 for Blackpool FC's first Premier League game. The opponent was Fulham FC . | |
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Gamble's Field (1887-1899) |
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| place | Seasiders Way Blackpool FY1 6JJ, Lancashire , United Kingdom
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| Coordinates | 53 ° 48 '17.5 " N , 3 ° 2' 53.3" W |
| owner | Segesta Ltd. |
| opening | October 28, 1899 |
| First game | South Shore FC - Newton Heath FC |
| Renovations | 1999–2002, 2003, 2009–2012 |
| surface | Natural grass |
| capacity | 17,338 spaces |
| playing area | 102.4 × 67.7 m |
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The Bloomfield Road is a football stadium in the English Blackpool , County Lancashire . It has a capacity of 17,338 spectators and is Blackpool FC's home ground . The club currently plays in the EFL League One , the third English division.
history
In 1899, Bloomfield Road was opened in Blackpool . Before that, the stadium, which at that time looked more like a sports field , as there were very few spectator stands, not to mention grandstands , was called Gamble's Field . The first game on Bloomfield Road took place in 1899 between South Shore FC, a club that would later join Blackpool FC, and Newton Heath FC, now Manchester United . After the takeover of South Shore by Blackpool FC, the stadium served Blackpool FC as its home base since 1901. This club still plays its home games on Bloomfield Road today.
A complete renovation of Bloomfield Road took place between 1999 and 2012. At the end of this renovation , the stadium will have 17,338 seats.
Bloomfield Road essentially consists of four grandstands. On the one hand, there is the Sir Stanley Matthews West stand , which is named after Sir Stanley Matthews (1915–2000), the best footballer to ever wear the Blackpool jersey. This grandstand forms the main grandstand. There is also the players tunnel where the players from both teams come to the stadium for the game. Another grandstand is the Stan Mortensen North Stand , also known as The Kop . This grandstand is named after another Blackpool legend, former striker Stan Mortensen (1921-1991). There is also the East Stand , which forms an opposite stand to Sir Stanley Matthews West Stand and is the second most seated stand in the stadium. Last but not least, there is the Jimmy Armfield South stand , named after the 43-time England international and 1966 world champion , Jimmy Armfield , who spent his entire career at Blackpool FC.
Visitor record and average attendance
The greatest crowd gathered on September 19, 1955 on Bloomfield Road. The 1955/56 First Division game between Blackpool FC and Wolverhampton Wanderers drew 38,098 visitors to the stadium. After being converted into a fully seated stadium, the home team's game against Manchester City in the 2010/11 Premier League season had a record 16,116 visitors since October 17, 2010 .
- 2012/13: 13.917 ( Football League Championship )
- 2013/14: 14.217 (Football League Championship)
- 2014/15: 11,172 (Football League Championship)
- 2015/16: 7.052 ( Football League One )
- 2016/17: 3,456 ( EFL League Two )
Web links
- footballgroundguide.com: Stadium Guide (English)
- stadionwelt.de: picture gallery
- tothe92.co.uk: Blackpool FC - Bloomfield Road (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ footballgroundguide.com: Record attendance and average attendance (English)