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Crown Ground has been a League ground
for 19 seasons;
from July 1st, 2006 to
the current day
.
Crown Ground was the 209th
ground
to be used for a League game.
Current Capacity 5,057
Year opened 1970
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| GROUND HISTORY adapted from "The Ultimate Directory of English & Scottish Football League Grounds" |
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Accrington Stanley FC was reformed following a meeting at the Bold Street Working Mens Club in 1968 and the Crown Ground acquired in the same year. Located in the north of the town at the corner of Livingstone and Whalley Roads the venue had been in use as a sports field for Ewbanks and the only facility was a pavilion in the south west corner.
The first improvement, a small stand, was built on the south side in the early 1970s but problems with the pitch forced the club to play some home games during the 1972/3 and 1975/6 seasons at Peel Park and a permanent move back to the old venue was considered but rejected. Two stands were installed on the north side in 1988 but it was not until 1984 that Ł40,000 was finally spent in a successful attempt to improve the pitch. Major improvements, including the construction of a 1,000 seat cantilever roofed main stand at the west end of the south side, took place in 1994 and the terracing behind the goals was improved and enlarged in 2001. The main stand was extended in 2002 and the capacity at the end of the 2006/7 season was 5,057 with 1,200 seats. The record attendance of 4,368 was set at the FA Cup 3rd Round tie v. Colchester United (0-0) on January 3rd, 2003 and the ground was renamed as The Interlink Express Stadium in July of the same year and, for the début season in the Football League, it became known as the Fraser Eagle Stadium. The pitch size was 111 x 72 yards. |
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GROUND DETAILS adapted from "The Extreme Groundhoppers Guide" |
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| Ground address: The Crown Ground, Livingstone Rd, Accrington, Lancashire, BB5 5BX |
| Main phone number: 0871 434 1968 |
| Ticket prices: Adults Ł13, Over 60's Ł8, Under 16's & Students Ł5*, Under 12's Ł1* |
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| If driving to ground: Leave the M6 at Junction 29 and take the M65 towards Blackburn. Continue past Blackburn towards Accrington and leave the M65 at Junction 7. Then take the first exit at the roundabout onto the A6185 towards Clitheroe, at the first set of traffic lights turn right onto Blackburn Road/A678, towards Padiham, and then at the next traffic lights, turn right onto the A680 towards Accrington.
After about half a mile along the A680 you will see the Hare & Hounds pub on your left take a right into Whalley Road, and then take the next left into Livingstone Road and then an immediate left for the Club Car Park. The car park is of a reasonable size and is free, however as you would expect it fills up pretty quickly or otherwise street parking around the ground.
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| If using Public Transport: Accrington Rail Station is about a mile away from the ground. Leave the station and travel down King Street towards the large viaduct roundabout, then take the Milnshaw Lane exit at the opposite side of the roundabout past Aldi store then turn left at the next junction into Whalley Road, follow Whalley Road for about a mile, passing the Grey Horse Pub, hospital and then a mini roundabout. Take the next right after the mini roundabout junction into Livingstone Road. The football club is approximately 100 metres on the left on Livingstone Road. Meet in the Crown Pub good beer friendly staff on Whalley Road |
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