Whaddon Road
| Jonny-Rocks Stadium | |
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| Whaddon Road | |
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| The World of Smile Stadium as seen from the Speedy Skips booth | |
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Victory Sports Ground (1927–2009) |
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| place | Whaddon Road Cheltenham GL52 5NA, Gloucestershire , United Kingdom
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| Coordinates | 51 ° 54 '22.2 " N , 2 ° 3' 36.8" W |
| opening | 1927 |
| Renovations | 2001, 2005 |
| surface | Natural grass |
| capacity | 7,066 seats |
| playing area | 102 × 68 m |
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The Whaddon Road (currently sponsoring agreement Jonny-Rocks Stadium ) is a football stadium in the English town of Cheltenham , county Gloucestershire , United Kingdom .
history
The football club Cheltenham Town bears in the Whaddon Road from its games. From 2010 to 2017, the Gloucester City Club was also located on Whaddon Road. In the stadium there are 7,066 covered seats, 3,912 of which are seated, on the stands. As of April 2009, the venue was called Abbey Business Stadium after the office equipment company Abbey Business Equipment . Until then, the stadium was officially called the Victory Sports Ground . The name goes back to 1945, when the Cheltenham Original Brewery gave the property to the city as a gift on VE Day at the end of World War II . The attendance record dates back to November 17, 1956, when the FA Cup game in the first round against Reading FC attracted 8,326 spectators. As of July 2015, the stadium was called The World of Smile Stadium , after a company that sells winter gardens , furniture , doors and windows, among other things . After only one year, the contract expired and from 2016 to 2017 the venue was called LCI Rail Stadium . Since the end of May 2018, the home ground of Cheltenham Town has been called Jonny-Rocks Stadium , after the luxury chauffeur service JONNY-ROCKS .
Grandstands
- Jelf Stand - ( Main Stand , West)
The rank was established in 1963 and was known only as the Main Stand . He is u. a. Location of the Family Stand and is about half the length of the field. The club offices, changing rooms, conference rooms and boxes are housed in the premises. The main stand also includes the standing area Paddock and Tunnel Enclosures , where the club's long-term fans are based. There are 704 spaces available in the paddock and a further 370 spaces in the tunnel . There are also spaces available for wheelchair users.
- Colin Farmer Stand - (Opposite Stand , East)
The tier with 2,000 seats was completed in November 2001. From 2005 to 2009, the guest fans found their seats on one part, after which they returned to the rear grandstand in the south. There are also spaces for wheelchair users in the opposite stand. The Colin Farmer stand and the Liberty Mutual Insurance stand are connected in the corner of the stadium. Since the 2016/17 season, the rank has been after the club legend
- Liberty Mutual Insurance Stand - (Back Gate, North)
The grandstand officially opened on August 12, 2000 under the name Cheltenham & Gloucester Stand . The standing room category offers 1,980 seats and is the location of the home fans. The younger home fans are more likely to be found here. The grandstand is considered to be the most atmospheric and loudest in the stadium.
- Hazlewoods Stand - (Back Gate, South, Guest Seating Area)
Hazlewoods Stand (formerly Carlsberg Stand ), opened in 2005, is the stadium's newest grandstand. There are 1,100 seats on it, some of which are available to guest fans. The roof is covered with a plexiglass cover. The tier also has handicapped accessible spaces.
Visitor record and average attendance
The attendance record dates back to November 17, 1956, when the FA Cup game in the first round against Reading FC attracted 8,326 spectators.
- 2011/12: 3,425 ( Football League Two )
- 2012/13: 3,253 (Football League Two)
- 2013/14: 2,989 (Football League Two)
- 2014/15: 2,864 (Football League Two)
- 2015/16: 3.006 ( National League )
- 2016/17: 3,323 (EFL League Two)
- 2017/18: 3,172 (EFL League Two)
Web links
- ctfc.com: stadium on the site of Cheltenham Town (English)
- footballgroundguide.com: Stadium description (English)
- stadiumdb.com: Abbey Business Stadium (Whaddon Road )
- groundhopping.de: Visitor report from December 2010
- stadionwelt.de: picture gallery
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c footballgroundguide.com: Whaddon Road (English)
- ↑ gloucestershireecho.co.uk: The Echo looks back over the history of Whaddon Road after discussions to build on site are revealed ( Memento of the original from May 21, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Article dated November 8, 2014
- ↑ theguardian.com: Cheltenham Town to rename Whaddon Road the World of Smile Stadium Article from July 13, 2015 (English)
- ↑ Welcome to ... the Jonny-Rocks Stadium! In: ctfc.com. Cheltenham Town , May 30, 2018, accessed November 30, 2018 .
- ↑ ctfc.com: Information about the stadium (English)
