Bescot Stadium
Full name	Bescot Stadium
Nickname
Built	1990
Opened	1990
Capacity	11,300
Home of	Walsall F.C.
Pitch size	110 x 73 yards

Bescot Stadium, situated in Walsall, England, is the home ground of Walsall Football Club. It was built in 1990, replacing the club's previous ground, Fellows Park, which was located a quarter of a mile away. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (1000x431, 143 KB) Summary Bescot Stadium, original can be found here: http://www. ... This article is about the year. ... This article is about the year. ... This is a list of major football (soccer) stadia, grouped by country and ordered by capacity. ... Walsall Football Club are an English football club that competes in the 2006/07 season in Football League Two. ... New Art Gallery Walsall Walsall is an industrial town in the West Midlands of England. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... Walsall Football Club are an English football club which will play the 2005/06 season in Football League One, having been relegated from the First Division at the end of the 2003/2004 season. ... This article is about the year. ... Fellows Park was a former football stadium in Walsall, England. ...

It currently has a capacity of 11,300 following an extension to the Floors-2-Go Stand (still referred to by some fans as the Gilbert Alsop Stand) during the 2003/04 season. It is now an all-seater stadium with disabled, educational and conferencing facilities that make it a focal point for the local residential and business communities.

The stadium is also to host England under-21 international matches, and England women's international matches.

The nearby railway station, previously known as Bescot, was renamed Bescot Stadium station in order to serve the stadium. Bescot Stadium railway station serves the Bescot area of Walsall in the West Midlands of England. ...

Record Attendance

The stadium's record attendance of 11,049 was set against Rotherham United on May 9 2004, the last day of the 2003-04 season in which Walsall were relegated to Football League One. However, 25,453 spectators were present for the team's Second Division match against Newcastle United on August 29th, 1961 at Fellow's Park, due to standing being allowed in those days. Rotherham United F.C. are a football club in The Football League. ... May 9 is the 129th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (130th in leap years). ... Football League One (often referred to as League One for short or Coca-Cola Football League 1 for sponsorship reasons) is the second-highest division of The Football League and third-highest division overall in the English football league system. ...

Future plans

Plans to develop the Homeserve Stand (which usually caters for away supporters) were announced by the club during 2005. The proposed development would mean the stand adopted a similar look to the Floors-2-Go Stand, which stands opposite it. As a part of the redevelopment, a large advertising board on the back of the stand facing the M6 motorway will be built and rented, covering the costs of the build. Due to the clubs fall from the Championship to League Two in the space of three seasons, the redevelopment plans have been halted, though they still remain in place, and are likely to be continued with if an advertiser can be found. This article concerns the M6 motorway in England. ...

Related Links

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