Ashby Avenue (stadium)
The Avenue | |
Ashby Avenue Location in Lincolnshire | |
Location | Lincoln, Lincolnshire |
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Coordinates | 53°12′38″N 0°35′03″W / 53.21056°N 0.58417°W |
Owner | Lincoln United F.C. |
Capacity | 2,200 (250 seated) |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Renovated | 1994 |
Tenants | |
Lincoln United F.C. Lincoln Ladies F.C. (2009–2010, 2012) |
Ashby Avenue is a football stadium in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. It is the home ground of Lincoln United of the . Since July 2009, also play their home games at Ashby Avenue}}</ref> The stadium is located in the Hartsholme area of the city, backing onto Hartsholme Country Park.[1] It has a total capacity of 2,200,[2] with a seated Main Stand which holds around 250.
In August 2012 Lincoln United sold the Stadium naming rights to NTR Solutions, a telecommunications firm, for a reported five–figure fee.[3]
History[]
A 6–1 friendly defeat against Premier League club Nottingham Forest in 1992 marked the official opening of the Bryan Smith memorial dressing rooms.[4]
1994 saw the construction of the Willy White Suite, the seated Main Stand and the Claudine Morley (South) Stand.[5]
Structure and facilities[]
Entry is via turnstile at the north end of the stadium, which has a covered standing area behind the goal. Mesh protects the Bryan Smith memorial dressing rooms. A separate canteen building named the Willy White Suite stands beside the dressing rooms.
On the half way line there is an integrated press box and dugout structure, which includes a gantry for television cameras. The covered Arthur Simpson Stand, with two rows of bench seating, runs down to the John Wilkinson Stand, a standing terrace which runs along the south end of the pitch. The Main Stand, the Weston's stand, has four rows of individual tip-up seats which provide covered seating for approximately 250 spectators.[6]
Gallery[]
Arthur Simpson Stand
John Wilkinson Stand
References[]
- ^ "Ground information". Lincoln United F.C. Archived from the original on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ "WSL Venues". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ "Lincoln United's Ashby Avenue becomes NTR Solutions Stadium". Lincolnshire Echo. 30 August 2012. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ "Archive 1992/93". Lincoln United F.C. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ "Lincoln United Football Club - Sports Pavilion". FanZone.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
- ^ "Lincoln United Ashby Avenue". Tims92.co.uk. 6 December 2008. Retrieved 25 November 2012.
Coordinates: 53°12′38″N -0°35′03″W / 53.21056°N 0.58417°W
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