Ewood Park is a football stadium in Blackburn, Lancashire and the home of Blackburn Rovers football club. The stadium, which opened in 1890, is an all seater facility which holds 31,367 people and has a pitch size of 115 x 76 yards. It comprises four sections: Darwen End, Riverside Stand (currently sponsored by the Co-operative Insurance Society), named as such because it stands practically on the banks of the River Darwen, Blackburn End and Jack Walker Stand, named after Blackburn industrialist and club supporter, Jack Walker. 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... The following is an incomplete list of football (soccer) stadiums. ... Blackburn Rovers Football Club are an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. ... The striker (wearing red jersey) has run past the defender (in white jersey) and is about to take a shot at the goal, while the goalkeeper positions himself to stop the ball. ... Telstra Stadium in Sydney, Australia is capable of being converted from a rectangular rugby football field to an oval for cricket and Australian rules football games A modern stadium (plural stadiums or stadia in English) is a place, or venue, for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts or other events, consisting of... Statistics Population: 105,085 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SD685277 Administration District: Blackburn with Darwen Region: North West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Lancashire Historic county: Lancashire Services Police force: Lancashire Constabulary Fire and rescue: Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service Ambulance: North West Post... Lancashire is a county in North West England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ... Blackburn Rovers Football Club are an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. ... 1890 (MDCCCXC) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar). ... Statue of Jack Walker outside Ewood Park football stadium. ...

Blackburn Rovers are the only football club to have won the English F.A. Cup 3 times in 3 consecutive seasons, and for this achievement are the only club in the English Football League with permission to display their club crest on the corner flags. This rule is still applicable at Ewood Park, despite the victories being achieved whilst at the club's previous home at the Leamington Road ground.

The stadium hosted three matches in all during Women's Euro 2005—two England matches in group play, and the final. The 2005 UEFA Womens Championship, also referred to as WOMENS EURO 2005 (trademark of UEFA), was a football tournament for women held from June 5 to June 19, 2005 in and around Manchester, England. ... First International Scotland 2-3 England (Greenock, Scotland; November 19, 1972) Largest win Hungary 0-13 England (Tapolca, Hungary; October 27, 2005) Worst defeat Norway 8-0 England (Moss, Norway; June 4, 2000) World Cup Appearances 1 (First in 1995) Best result Quarter-finals, 1995 Olympic Games Appearances None; not...

Until recently, Ewood Park was the oldest home to a Premier League club (the honour now passing to Bramall Lane, home to the newly promoted Sheffield United FC who have played there since 1889). Though both Anfield and Stamford Bridge were constructed earlier (1884 and 1877), their current tenants (Liverpool FC and Chelsea FC) did not start playing there before 1892 and 1905, respectively. Bramall Lane Stadium is the home of Sheffield United Football Club in Sheffield, England. ... Anfield (sometimes known as Anfield Road) is a football stadium in the district of Anfield, in Liverpool, England. ... Stamford Bridge is a football stadium in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham that is home to Chelsea Football Club. ...

Details

Address

Ewood Park

Nutall Street

Blackburn

Lancashire

BB2 4JF

Statistics Population: 105,085 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: SD685277 Administration District: Blackburn with Darwen Region: North West England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Lancashire Historic county: Lancashire Services Police force: Lancashire Constabulary Fire and rescue: Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service Ambulance: North West Post... Lancashire is a county in North West England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea. ...

Records

Record Attendance: 62,522 v Bolton Wanderers, 2 March 1929 (FA Cup 6th Round).^[2] Bolton Wanderers F.C. are an English professional football club based in Horwich, five miles from Bolton. ... March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). ... 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Average attendances

• 2002-03: 26,226
• 2003-04: 24,376
• 2004-05: 22,315
• 2005-06: 21,015

At time of writing, the average attendance for 2006-07 is approximately 21,621.[1] This represents a 5,000 decline in average attendance in just four years, despite the success experienced by Blackburn Rovers in the 2005-06 Premiership. The 2006-2007 season is the 127th season of competitive football in England. ... Location of teams in the 2005-06 season The 2005-06 season of the FA Premier League saw Chelsea defend and win a back-to-back-titles by defeating Manchester United on 29 April. ...

Although Ewood Park is the 12th largest facility in capacity in the Premiership, it generally has the lowest average attendance as a percentage of capacity. On average, more than 25% of the seats remain unsold, which presents an ongoing revenue problem for the club [2]. On the other hand, the attendance Blackburn attract to Ewood park one of the highest in proportion to town/city size. Blackburn has a population of 105,085 [3], so the attendance accounts for a fifth of the town's population. However, even under this criterion, the JJB Stadium in Wigan (population 81,203 [4]) as of 2006 attracts a higher proportion of the population as fans. A list of stadiums that are hosting games in the English Premier League during the 2005-06 season. ... The JJB Stadium is a sports stadium located within the Robin Park Complex in Newtown, Wigan, Greater Manchester. ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Footnotes

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External links

• Aerial shot of Ewood Park

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