Members Equity Stadium is a sports stadium in Perth, Australia. It has been the home of the Australian A-League club Perth Glory since 1996 and the Australian Rugby Championship (ARC) team Perth Spirit since 2007, and has been the home of the Western Australia Rugby League since 2003. It has previously been known as Perth Oval and Loton Park (this name still refers to adjacent tennis courts and a small area of open space next to the stadium). Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 524 pixel Image in higher resolution (1024 × 671 pixel, file size: 253 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Roger Waters performing on his Dark Side Of The Moon Live tour at Equity Members Stadium, Perth, Australia in 2007. ... Location of Vincent, Western Australia The Town of Vincent is a Local Government Area of Western Australia. ... Home Ground: Leederville Oval (Based at Perth Oval between 1910 and 1999, The WACA Ground in 1988) Formed: 1902 (as Union Football Club) Colours: Royal Blue and Black Nickname: Royals WAFL Premierships: 1919-20-21-22-23, 1926-27, 1936, 1944, 1956, 1958-59, 1972, 1978, 2000-01-02 Record... The West Australian Football League (WAFL) (pronounced waffle) is the premier state based Australian rules football league in Western Australia. ... Year 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... Perth Glory FC is a football (soccer) club from Perth, Western Australia, playing in the A-League. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... Union website www. ... The Australian Rugby Championship (ARC) is a domestic rugby union football club competition in Australia. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... The Western Reds were a Perth-based rugby league team, who played in the 1995 and 1996 Australian Rugby League competition, and, as the Perth Reds, in the 1997 Super League // Before the Reds Although touring Great Britain and French Rugby League teams had played tour matches in Perth, it... The Jim Beam Cup is a semi-professional development level rugby league competition in New South Wales (NSW), Australia run jointly by the NSW Rugby League (NSWRL) and the New South Wales Country Rugby League (CRL). ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Athens Olympic Stadium Typical stadium seating consists of terraces, such as shown here at Sarajevos Stadium Kosevo. ... The Perth skyline viewed from the Swan River This article is about the metropolitan area of Perth, Western Australia. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Perth Glory FC is a football (soccer) club from Perth, Western Australia, playing in the A-League. ... Year 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar). ... The Australian Rugby Championship (ARC) is a domestic rugby union football club competition in Australia. ... Union website www. ... The logo of the Western Australia Rugby League. ...

Current Use

The stadium in its current configuration can hold a capacity crowd of up to 17,288 and is now used mainly for football (soccer), although concerts, rugby league and rugby union have been staged there because of its rectangular shape. A-League football (soccer) club Perth Glory FC and Australian Rugby Championship team Perth Spirit use the stadium as a home ground. Western Force, the local Super 14 team, have indicated a preference to moving to the ground from Subiaco Oval if the ground is redeveloped to increase its capacity to more than 28,000. A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... Wally Lewis passing the ball in Rugby League State of Origin. ... For other uses, see Rugby (disambiguation). ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... Perth Glory FC is a football (soccer) club from Perth, Western Australia, playing in the A-League. ... The Australian Rugby Championship (ARC) is a domestic rugby union football club competition in Australia. ... Union website www. ... Western Force is a rugby union team based in Perth, Western Australia playing in the international Super 14 competition. ... The Super 14 is the largest rugby union football club championship in the southern hemisphere, consisting of provincial teams from Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. ... Subiaco Oval (, ) is the major sports stadium in Perth, Western Australia. ...

The stadium is unusual among modern Australian stadiums for having a standing terrace the at the north end of the ground. At this end is the covered terrace area known as The Shed, the home of the vocal supporters of Perth Glory FC. Perth Glory FC is a football (soccer) club from Perth, Western Australia, playing in the A-League. ...

From 2008 the stadium will host WA Reds home matches in the NSWRL Jim Beam Cup. The Western Reds were a Perth-based rugby league team, who played in the 1995 and 1996 Australian Rugby League competition, and, as the Perth Reds, in the 1997 Super League // Before the Reds Although touring Great Britain and French Rugby League teams had played tour matches in Perth, it... The Jim Beam Cup is a semi-professional development level rugby league competition in New South Wales (NSW), Australia run jointly by the NSW Rugby League (NSWRL) and the New South Wales Country Rugby League (CRL). ...

History

Prior to the major redevelopment in 2003 and 2004 Perth Oval was home to Australian rules football club East Perth who play in the WAFL. East Perth played at the ground between 1910 and 1999. After the redevelopment part of the ground reverted to public open space and was co-named Loton Park and Yoordgoorading after the previous names of the area. High marking is a key skill and spectacular attribute of Australian rules football Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the key skill in Australian rules football Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy is a code of... Home Ground: Leederville Oval (Based at Perth Oval between 1910 and 1999, The WACA Ground in 1988) Formed: 1902 (as Union Football Club) Colours: Royal Blue and Black Nickname: Royals WAFL Premierships: 1919-20-21-22-23, 1926-27, 1936, 1944, 1956, 1958-59, 1972, 1978, 2000-01-02 Record... The West Australian Football League (WAFL) (pronounced waffle) is the premier state based Australian rules football league in Western Australia. ...

Prior to the redevelopment, Members Equity was oval-shaped, and when Perth Glory FC entered the NSL in 1996, temporary stands were moved onto the pitch to get supporters closer to the action. After playing in these conditions for four years, it became apparent that the Glory would need their own rectangular stadium and after Glory's proposed redevelopment of Leederville Oval was rejected the Town of Vincent completely overhauled the ground into a rectangular stadium. Perth Glory FC is a football (soccer) club from Perth, Western Australia, playing in the A-League. ...

The record crowd for the ground was 26,760 for the May 31, 1969 derby match between East Perth and West Perth. The record football (soccer) crowd for a match at the ground, is 18,067 in the 1998-99 NSL season against South Melbourne FC. is the 151st day of the year (152nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also: 1969 (Stargate SG-1) episode. ... In many countries the term local derby, or simply just derby (pronounced der-bee in American English and dar-bee in British English after the English city) means a sporting fixture between two (generally local) rivals, particularly in Association Football. ... Home Ground: Leederville Oval (Based at Perth Oval between 1910 and 1999, The WACA Ground in 1988) Formed: 1902 (as Union Football Club) Colours: Royal Blue and Black Nickname: Royals WAFL Premierships: 1919-20-21-22-23, 1926-27, 1936, 1944, 1956, 1958-59, 1972, 1978, 2000-01-02 Record... The West Perth Falcons are an Australian Rules Football club in the West Australian Football League. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... The National Soccer League, or NSL, was the former national football (soccer) competition in Australia, overseen by Soccer Australia and later the Australian Soccer Association. ... This page relates to the association football club known as South Melbourne FC. For the former Australian rules football club, see Sydney Swans. ...

The land on which the stadium is built was known as Loton's Paddock after a previous owner William Loton, Lord Mayor of Perth. Sir William Thorley Loton Sir William Thorley Loton (11 June 1838–22 October 1924), was an Australian politician. ...

In 1956 the F.D. Book Stand was built as part of East Perth's golden jubilee celebrations. It was named after administrator Fred Book, who was instrumental in ensuring Perth Oval stayed as a sporting ground during World War II. Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fred D Book was an Australian rules football administrator and City of Perth Councillor. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000...

As a music venue

Members Equity Stadium has been the venue of major music concerts, including Tom Jones, John Farnham, Blondie, The Doors, David Byrne, Luciano Pavarotti, Roger Waters, Eric Clapton and The Police in 2008 Tom Jones can be: The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, a novel by Henry Fielding Tom Jones (movie), by Tony Richardson People Sir Tom Jones (singer) Tom Jones (writer), musicals T.G. Jones, Thomas George Jones, a footballer for Everton Wales Tom Jones (auto racer), a one-time Formula... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Blondie is the name of an American rock band that first gained fame in the late 1970s and early 1980s. ... This page is about the rock band. ... David Byrne may be: David Byrne (politician) (born 1947), Irish & European official David Byrne (musician) (born 1952), musician and former Talking Heads frontman David Byrnes self-titled album David Byrne (footballer) (born 1961), football player David Byrne (web designer) (born 1981), Australian Web / Graphic Designer David Byrne (soccer), (born... Luciano Pavarotti Luciano Pavarotti (born October 12, 1935) is an Italian tenor and one of the best known vocal performers in contemporary times, in the world of opera and across multiple musical genres. ... George Roger Waters (born September 6, 1943) is an English rock musician; singer, guitarist, bassist, songwriter, and composer. ... Eric Patrick Clapton CBE (born 30 March 1945), nicknamed Slowhand, is an Grammy Award winning English guitarist, singer, songwriter and composer. ... The Police are a three-piece rock band consisting of singer/bassist Sting (Gordon Sumner), guitarist Andy Summers, and drummer Stewart Copeland. ...

External link

• Official website
• Members Equity Stadium at Austadiums

Coordinates: 31°56′45″S, 115°52′12″E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...