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ATHLETIC GROUNDS
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Athletic Grounds was a League ground for 2 seasons

from 10 Sep 1897 to 1 Jan 1899

The 55th ground used for a League game


Opened: 1897  •  Closed: 1899

TENANTS Teams that have used this ground as a home
Team From To Notes
Blackpool 1 Aug 1897 1 Jan 1899 This venue, with the stands and spectator areas remote from the pitch, proved to be very unpopular with supporters and when it became apparent that the proposed re-development of Raikes Hall had been delayed the club were able to return there midway through the 1898/9 season.
LEAGUE EVENTS Promotions, relegations and ground moves associated with this ground
Date Team Event
1 Jul 1897 Blackpool Moved from Raikes Hall to Athletic Grounds
2 Jan 1899 Blackpool Moved from Athletic Grounds to Raikes Hall
GROUND HISTORY adapted from "The Ultimate Directory of English & Scottish Football League Grounds"
Located within Stanley Park, the ground was further out, eastwards from the town than Blackpool FC's previous venue at Raikes Hall. The Park itself was a 24 acre enclosure around the perimeter of which ran a racecourse. A cricket pitch and pavilion were located in the centre and there was a cinder covered oval trotting and cycling track at the west end of the site. By the time that the club arrived here the trotting track had been out of use for some years and was rapidly decaying. From contemporary accounts it would appear that the pitch itself was located within the oval of this track, with the covered stand and a short length of uncovered seating previously installed on the west side being the only facilities. The whole site was subsequently incorporated into the Stanley Park Leisure Complex but by 2003 it had succumbed to housing.
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