County Ground
Facility statistics
Location	Swindon, Wiltshire, SN1 2ED
Opened	1896
Owner	Swindon Borough Council
Surface	Grass (110 x 70 yards)
Tenants
Swindon Town F.C.
Seating capacity
15,728

The County Ground is a football stadium located near the town centre of Swindon, England. It is home to Swindon Town Football Club and has been for over a century. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1590x1146, 318 KB) Summary Photograph of inside Swindon Town F.C.s stadium, the County Ground. ... 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Swindon is a large town in the South West of England, near the M4 motorway. ... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi   - Water (%) Population... Swindon Town Football Club are an English football team. ...

The current capacity is 15,728[1], all-seated.

A record attendance of 32,000 was set on 15 January, 1972, against Arsenal in the 3rd round of the FA Cup. Arsenal Football Club (also known as Arsenal, The Arsenal or The Gunners) are an English professional football club based in north London. ... The FA Cup - this is the fourth trophy, in use since 1992, and identical in design to the third trophy introduced in 1911. ...

To the north of the football stadium is Swindon Cricket Club. Their pitch is also named The County Ground.

Current Stands

Arkell's Stand

Located on the north side of pitch. The majority of this stand was constructed in 1971, with extra seating being added near the pitch-side in the late 80s. At either end of the stand are large windshields, and there are two roof-supporting beams within the stand. It contains an executive seating area, VIP lounge, the players' dressing rooms and a tunnel out onto the pitch. Named after Thomas Arkell of Arkell's Brewery, who funded the original Arkell's stand. 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ...

The Stratton Bank on a sunny match day in August 2006

Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (956x248, 76 KB) Summary The Stratton Bank stand at the County Ground stadium in Swindon. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (956x248, 76 KB) Summary The Stratton Bank stand at the County Ground stadium in Swindon. ...

Stratton Bank

At the east end of the pitch. This is a former terrace, now with seats bolted on, and has no roof. Due to sub-capacity attendances this stand is rarely opened. The stadium scoreboard is located at the back of this stand. A noteable feature is a large Rolex clock adjacent to the scoreboard, the only one in the world as part of a football stadium. Rolex Logo Rolex is a brand of Swiss wristwatches and accessories renowned for their quality and exclusivity, as well as their cost (from a few thousand to more than one hundred thousand U.S. dollars). ...

Nationwide Stand

To the south of the pitch. A stand built in the early 90s as the Intel Stand. Now sponsored by Nationwide Building Society, who have their headquarters in the town. It is sometimes referred to as the South Stand by supporters. It features a cantilever roof, which means their are no roof-supports obstructing the view of the game. This replaced an old two-tier stand, of which the upper tier had become unusable due to structual problems. See also 1990s, the band The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, sometimes informally including popular culture from the very late 1980s and from 2000 and beyond. ... One of the major UK mutual building societies remaining today is the Nationwide Building Society, with headquarters in Swindon, Wiltshire, South West England. ...

The Town End taken pre-match; August 2006

Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1037x563, 162 KB) Summary The Town End of the County Ground taken on a matchday (Swindon v Rochdale, August 12th 2006). ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1037x563, 162 KB) Summary The Town End of the County Ground taken on a matchday (Swindon v Rochdale, August 12th 2006). ...

Town End

At the west end of the pitch, it has its name for being closest to the town centre. As of the mid-00s it has become popular with the more vocal fans, and therefore has the best atmosphere in the stadium on a match day. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

External links

• Google Maps satellite image of The County Ground