Fratton Park
"Fortress Fratton"
The Iconic mock Tudor facade
Full name	Fratton Park
Location
Built	1898
Opened	1898
Owner
Tenants
Portsmouth F.C.
Capacity
20,288
Dimensions
115 x 73 yards

Fratton Park is the home stadium of Portsmouth F.C., and is situated in the English city-port of Portsmouth. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 740 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Year 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Year 1898 (MDCCCXCVIII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Portsmouth Football Club are an English football club based in the south coast city of Portsmouth. ... Portsmouth Football Club are an English football club based in the south coast city of Portsmouth. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total 130... For other places with the same name, see Portsmouth (disambiguation). ...

Description

The stadium currently has four stands, all seated. The pitch runs from east to west. The largest and most modern stand, at the ground's western end, is the Fratton End. Along either side of the pitch are the North and South stands, both of which are two-tiered. At the eastern end is the Milton End, by far the smallest stand. Formerly the only roofless stand in the Premiership, a roof has been added for the 2007/08 season. This stand is shared between home and away supporters. The original entrance to the Fratton End is notable for its Mock Tudor facade. Since the Arrival of new owner Alexandre Gaydamak several renevations have been made to Fratton Park including improved dressing rooms and a big-screen above the Milton End. Sponsorship has also been cancelled for the South Stand which now features "Fratton Park Portsmouth" and the club crest. For the Scottish equivalent see Scottish Premier League The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in England and the Barclays English Premier League or just simply The EPL internationally) is a league competition for football clubs located at the top of the English football league system... Ascott House, an early example of Tudorbethan, which Mock Tudor emulates Particularly popular in 20th century high-end tract housing developments is a style formally called Tudor (but sometimes called Mock Tudor). ... Alexandre Gaydamak (Russian: Александр Гайдамак) (born May 1976 in France) is a Partner/Chairman of Portsmouth F.C., and a French businessman of Russian descent. ...

The stadium is served by Fratton railway station (about 10 minutes' walk away), which is located on the Portsmouth Direct Line. Fratton railway station is a railway station in Portsmouth, located near Fratton Park, the stadium of association football (soccer) club Portsmouth F.C.. It is located on the Portsmouth Direct Line which runs between London (London Waterloo) and Portsmouth (Portsmouth Harbour). ... The Portsmouth Direct Line is a service operated by South West Trains between runs from London Waterloo and Portsmouth Harbour. ...

History

Fratton Park hosted a first-round football game in the 1948 Olympics (one of only two grounds outside London, the other being the Goldstone Ground). Fratton Park hosted one full England international match on 2 March 1903 against Wales [1] and has also hosted some England U-21 internationals. Pompey were the first club to stage a Football League match under floodlights, in a February 1956 match at Fratton Park, against Newcastle United. There were two Olympic Games in the year 1948: 1948 Summer Olympics 1948 Winter Olympics This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Goldstone Ground (or The Goldstone) was a football stadium and home ground of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. between 1902 and 1997. ... First international  Scotland 0 - 0 England (Partick, Scotland; 30 November 1872) Biggest win  Ireland 0 - 13 England (Belfast, Ireland; 18 February 1882) Biggest defeat  Hungary 7 - 1 England (Budapest, Hungary; 23 May 1954) World Cup Appearances 12 (First in 1950) Best result Winners, 1966 European Championship Appearances 7 (First in... is the 61st day of the year (62nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1900 (MCMIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Friday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar. ... First international Scotland 4 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 26 March 1876) Biggest win Wales 11 - 0 Ireland (Wrexham, Wales; 3 March 1888) Biggest defeat Scotland 9 - 0 Wales (Glasgow, Scotland; 23 March 1878) World Cup Appearances 1 (First in 1958) Best result Quarter-finals, 1958 The Wales national football team... England national under-21 team may refer to: England national under-21 football team. ...

Future development

This article or section is about a planned or proposed stadium. It may contain information of a speculative nature and the content may change dramatically as the construction and/or completion of the stadium approaches.

The ground as viewed from the Milton End in September 2006

The ground has been home to the club throughout its entire history, and despite improvements is showing signs of age. Therefore at the end of the 2003/04 season, having consolidated their Premier League status, plans to develop a new stadium on the adjacent disused rail-freight depot site were drawn up and approved. Image File history File links Current_sport. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 355 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 355 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...

These plans were superseded by a new plan to redevelop, more or less on the existing site, but realigning the pitch 90 degrees to accommodate a larger capacity, funded in part by a "Pompey Village" residential, hotel and retail project on the adjacent site. Work on the stadium was due to commence in the summer of 2006, with the first of the new stands opening before the 2007/08 season.

These plans were dropped however, when it was announced on April 25, 2007 that Portsmouth were to build a new, and truly unique 36,000 capacity stadium on reclaimed land in the city's docklands area, although planning permission is yet to be granted with Portsmouth set to make an application to the council in the autumn after consultation with stakeholders. Subject to permission being granted, Portsmouth hope to be playing in their new stadium by 2011. The entire project, which will incorporate around 1,500 waterfront apartments as well as restaurants and other leisure facilities surrounding the new stadium and around 750 new homes at the existing site of Fratton Park is estimated to cost in the region of £600million. [2] is the 115th day of the year (116th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is now the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ...

Details

Records

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Average attendances

• 1989-90: 8.959
• 1990-91: 9,681
• 1991-92: 11,789
• 1992-93: 13,706
• 1993-94: 11,692
• 1994-95: 8,629
• 1995-96: 9,503
• 1996-97: 8,723
• 1997-98: 11,149
• 1998-99: 11,956
• 1999-00: 13,906
• 2000-01: 13,707
• 2001-02: 15,121
• 2002-03: 18,934
• 2003-04: 20,108
• 2004-05: 20,072
• 2005-06: 19,840
• 2006-07: 19,862

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to:

Fratton Park

• Portsmouth F.C.
• List of English football stadiums by capacity

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External links

• Stadium plans

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