Quibell Park Stadium
Location | Brumby Wood Lane, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, DN17 1SR |
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Operator | North Lincolnshire Council |
Construction | |
Built | 1964 |
Opened | 1965 |
Renovated | 2013 |
Tenants | |
Scunthorpe Steelers (1984–1990) Scunthorpe Alphas (2019–) |
Quibell Park Stadium is a stadium in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, owned by North Lincolnshire Council, primarily used for athletics, cycling, and American football. The stadium consists of a velodrome, an athletics track, and a sports field. It is the current home stadium for the Scunthorpe Alphas American football team who from 2021 will be a member of division 2 north east BAFA National Leagues.
History[]
The area was first opened as a park in 1949 by the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, but in 1965 the stadium was opened and named after Labour Party politician David Quibell, 1st Baron Quibell.[1]
In 2008 the stadium was chosen as a possible training venue for the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2] The stadium is surrounded by a velodrome.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Memories of Quibell Park from the American Football to speedway superstars". Scunthorpetelegraph. 2 December 2017.
- ^ "Quibell Park Stadium in Scunthorpe chosen as training camp for London 2012 Olympics". North Lincolnshire Council. 3 March 2008. Retrieved 20 September 2009.[dead link]
- ^ Grose, Tim (21 March 1999). "Quibell Park Stadium". UK Running Track Directory. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
Coordinates: 53°35′00″N 0°40′39″W / 53.583322°N 0.677511°W
- Sports venues in Scunthorpe
- Velodromes in England
- Cycle racing in England
- American football venues in the United Kingdom
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