Portman Road

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Portman Road Stadium
Aerial view of Portman Road Stadium from July 2015
Aerial view of Portman Road Stadium from July 2015
Data
place United KingdomUnited Kingdom Ipswich , Suffolk , United Kingdom
Coordinates 52 ° 3 '17.9 "  N , 1 ° 8' 43.1"  E Coordinates: 52 ° 3 '17.9 "  N , 1 ° 8' 43.1"  E
owner Ipswich Borough Council
opening 1888
Renovations 1936
surface Natural grass
capacity 30,311 places
playing area 102 × 64 m
Societies)
Events
  • Ipswich Town Games
  • Concerts

The Portman Road (full name: Portman Road Stadium ) is a football stadium in the English town of Ipswich , United Kingdom , where the local football club Ipswich Town play their home games. With 30,311 seats, it is the largest stadium in East Anglia .

The stadium is also used for concerts. B. Elton John , REM or Red Hot Chili Peppers there.

history

With the construction of Portman Road at the end of the 19th century, Ipswich Town , then known as Ipswich AFC , had one of the first stadiums with goal nets and pitch markings. Due to the geographic location, the lawn was of high quality even then.

In 1936 the stadium was rebuilt and the field turned so that from now on the game was played in a north-south direction. Railings were erected around the field and a grandstand was built at the north and south end.

Over time, the stadium was expanded and in the game of the FA Cup 1974/75 on March 8, 1975 between Ipswich Town and Leeds United , the attendance record 38,010 was set. In the meantime, the capacity was 22,559, before new grandstands were built again in the 1990s and the number of seats rose to 30,311.

Grandstands

gallery

  • East of England Co-operative Booth

  • Cobbold stand

  • Sir Bobby Robson booth

Panorama picture

and display information about the image
Panorama shot of the stadium (July 2007)

Web links

Commons : Portman Road  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Portman Road. In: stadiumdb.com. Retrieved June 26, 2019 .