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Ninian Park is a football stadium in Cardiff, Wales. Currently, it is the home ground of Cardiff City F.C., a Welsh club that competes in the English Football League Championship. 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). ... 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). ... Cardiff City Association Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd) are a football team based in Cardiff, and are one of the three Welsh clubs competing in the Football League, currently playing in the Football League Championship. ... A player (wearing the red kit) has penetrated the defence (in the white kit) and is taking a shot at goal. ... Cardiff (English:  , Welsh: ) is the capital, largest and core city of Wales. ... This article is about the country. ... Cardiff City Association Football Club (Welsh: Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd) are a football team based in Cardiff, and are one of the three Welsh clubs competing in the Football League, currently playing in the Football League Championship. ... 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... The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short, the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons) is the highest division of The Football League and second-highest division overall in the English football league system after the Premier League. ...

Overview

As you walk out onto the pitch from the dressing rooms, the stand furthest on your left is the Spar Family Stand (formerly known as the Canton End), the stand at the other end of the pitch is the John Smith's Grange End (formerly known as the Grange End prior to being sponsored by John Smith's Brewery), the stand in front of you is the Popular Bank (commonly known as the "Bob Bank"), and the stand behind you is the Grandstand. The ground features large Floodlights in each corner and a plasma screen television showing highlights during the game. The television is located between the Popular Bank and the Grange End. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Statue in Memory of Lord Ninian. ... This article is about the convenience store. ... John Smiths is a brewery founded in 1847 by John Smith at Tadcaster in North Yorkshire, England when he bought an older brewery. ... John Smiths is a brewery founded in 1847 by John Smith at Tadcaster in North Yorkshire, England when he bought an older brewery. ...

The Grandstand

The Grandstand is a two-tier, all-seater stand, with old-fashioned wooden seats in the upper tier, and modern plastic seating in the lower tier. This stand also has several supporting poles holding up the roof. This stand also houses the area in which the player dressing rooms and tunnel are incorporated, as well as housing the dugouts. The archive bar is popular amongst fans for the consumption of alcohol during half time and before matches.

Spar Family Stand

The Spar Family Stand is a fully covered, all-seated stand with several supporting poles along the width of the stand. The club ticket office is also located within this stand; an exterior entrance is provided. This article is about the convenience store. ...

The Popular "Bob" Bank Seating & Terrace

The Popular Bank has a mixture of covered seating to the rear of the stand, and uncovered standing terrace to the front. If Cardiff City FC loses its licence to have standing areas in the ground, the terrace will either be closed or will have seats installed. The seating has many supportive poles keeping the roof up, and in keeping with the tradition of many football teams, many seats are coloured white and when viewed from above spell the word 'Cardiff.'

John Smiths Grange End

The John Smiths Grange End is a fully covered terrace, which was uncovered for many years, before its renovation after Sam Hammam took over as chairman. As with the Popular Bank and the terrace, if an application for standing in the ground is turned down, this area will either be closed or will have seats installed. It also has several supporting poles, and one section houses the away fans. The away section has terrace to the back and seating at the front. John Smiths is a brewery founded in 1847 by John Smith at Tadcaster in North Yorkshire, England when he bought an older brewery. ...

The stadium and surrounding area are served by Ninian Park railway station on the Cardiff City Line. Ninian Park railway station is a railway station serving the Ninian Park area, which is just outside the centre of Cardiff. ... The City Line is a railway line in South Wales from Cardiff to Radyr via the western suburbs of Cardiff. ...

History

Built on land that had formerly been the site of a rubbish tip, Ninian Park is named after Lt.-Col. Lord Ninian Edward Crichton-Stuart (15 May 1883–2 October 1915), son of John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute (12 September 1847–9 October 1900). Statue in Memory of Lord Ninian. ... John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute John Patrick Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute KT (12 September 1847 – 9 October 1900) is remembered chiefly for his links with the city of Cardiff, Wales, and particularly for the restoration of Cardiff Castle. ... September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1900 (MCM) was an exceptional common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar, but a leap year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. ...

Stats

• Capacity: 22,000
• There is an advert on the roof of the Spar Family Stand for Redrow Homes, former shirt sponsor of the club (2003-2006). There is also an advert on the roof of the Bob Bank for Brace's Bread, a local bread-making firm. This was previously a mechanical scoreboard similar to that found in cricket or baseball.
• Record Attendance: 61,556; Wales-England, 14 October 1961
• The record attendance for a Cardiff City match is 57,893 v Arsenal, April 22nd 1953.
• The 2005-2006 season's average attendance at the ground, over 23 home Cardiff City matches, was 11,720.
• Address: Sloper Road, Cardiff CF11 8SX

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Future

See main article New Cardiff City stadium The New Cardiff City stadium is a proposed development of a 30,000 seater ground, intended to be the new home of Cardiff City F.C. // The new stadium will be built on the site of the nearby Leckwith Athletics Stadium. ...

Work will be started on Cardiff City's new stadium in February 2007, it is believed to hold 30,000 when completed, which could be increased to 60,000 if needs be. No name has yet been agreed upon, although St David's Stadium appears to be favoured amongst the Bluebirds fans. St Davids Stadium is a proposed new stadium for Cardiff City FC. The overall development at Leckwith will cost £100m and Laing ORourke will also be contracted to build all the highway improvements necessary to cope with the increased capacity as well as the retail park. ...

See also

The official online home of the Ninian Park Fans