Prenton Park

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Prenton Park
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The Kop Stand (left) and the Main Stand in Prenton Park
The Kop Stand (left) and the Main Stand in Prenton Park
Data
place 17 Prenton Road West Prenton , Birkenhead CH42 9PY, Merseyside , United Kingdom
United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Coordinates 53 ° 22 '25 "  N , 3 ° 1' 57"  W Coordinates: 53 ° 22 '25 "  N , 3 ° 1' 57"  W.
owner Tranmere Rovers
operator Tranmere Rovers
opening March 9, 1912
First game Tranmere Rovers - Lancaster Town
Renovations 1994-1995
surface Natural grass
capacity 16,587 seats
playing area 102 × 66 m
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Events

The Prenton Park is a football stadium in the English port city of Birkenhead , Metropolitan County of Merseyside , United Kingdom . It is owned and home to the Tranmere Rovers football club . The facility offers 16,587 seats.

history

Prenton Park was built around 1887 and moved into the Tranmere Rovers in 1912. Previously it served u. a. the FC Cammell Laird as stadium. In addition to the Rovers , the reserve team of Liverpool FC also play their home games here.

Between 1994 and 1995 the stadium was extensively renovated and only equipped with seats.

Games

Prenton Park was the venue for an international competition only once. On July 22, 1998 there was the UEFA Cup first leg between the Shelbourne FC from Dublin and the Glasgow Rangers , as the clubs feared riots by the rival fan groups due to the denominational background of the two teams. The game was rated as a home game for Shelbourne and ended 5-3 for the Rangers. As there were problems with the Rangers' supporters during the game, they had to face a fine of CHF 25,000 imposed  by UEFA . (approx. € 16,500).

The worst capacity utilization of the stadium, however, was in 1984 in a game against Halifax Town, which only 937 people watched.

Grandstands

The stadium has a capacity of 16,587 seats. These are divided into

  • the Main Stand , with 5,957 seats (including the Town End Paddock and the Bebington Paddock , with 1,209 and 1,150 seats respectively)
  • the Kop stand , with 5,696 seats
  • the Johnny King Stand (formerly "Borough Road Stand"), with 2,414 seats
  • and the Cowshed Stand (for the guest fans), with 2,500 seats

Visitor record and average attendance

The record number of spectators was reached with 24,424 on February 5, 1972 in an FA Cup game of Tranmere Rovers against Stoke City . The record in today's seated stadium came about on May 7, 1995 when the Tranmere Rovers competed in the First Division in front of 16,177 spectators against Middlesbrough FC .

  • 2014/15: 5,192 ( Football League Two )
  • 2015/16: 5,084 ( National League )
  • 2016/17: 5.173 (National League)
  • 2017/18: 5.117 (National League)
  • 2018/19: 6,552 (EFL League Two)

gallery

  • Prenton Park in 1986

  • The main stand 2015

  • Grandstand plan

and display information about the image
Panoramic view of the interior

Web links

Commons : Prenton Park  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c footballgroundguide.com: Tranmere Rovers - Prenton Park (English)
  2. ↑ liverpoolfc.com: U23s to continue playing home games in 2017-18 at Prenton Park Article from August 4, 2017