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The Hawthorns (West Bromwich Albion stadium)
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Information
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Name: The
Hawthorns
Club:
West Bromwich FC
Inauguration: 3 September 1900
First match: West Bromwich-Derby 1-1
Capacity: 25,300 seats
Record Attendance: 64,815; West Bromwich-Arsenal,
1937
Address: Halfords Lane, West Bromwich B71 4LF |
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Stadium Pictures
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History
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The Hawthorns is the home of West
Bromwich Albion F.C. in West Bromwich, England.
Hosting Association Football since September 3, 1900, the ground
was the first Football League ground to be built in the 20th
century, the club moving there after the expiry of their lease
on the old Stoney Lane ground.
Today, it is a 27,877 all-seater stadium. Its name derives from
the hedges of American hawthorn (Crataegus) that marked the
field-boundaries of the farmland on which it was built. Notably,
at an altitude of 551 feet, it is the highest ground among those
of all 92 FA Premier League and Football League clubs. |
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Stands
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Halfords Lane Stand
Constructed: 1979 - 1981
Capacity: 5,110 (seated)
Running along the west edge of the pitch, the Halfords Lane
Stand provided VIP seating before the advent of the new East
Stand.
Apollo 2000 Stand
Constructed: 1994 - 1995
Capacity: 8,286?? (seated)
Better known to supporters as the Brummy Road, the traditional
Birmingham Road End runs behind the goal, adjacent to the A41.
Traditionally housing the core of the home support, its role has
been somewhat stolen by the Smethwick End in recent years.
Travel West Midlands Community Stand
Constructed: 1994 - 1995
Capacity: 5,816 (seated)
Running behind the goal at the southern edge of the pitch, the
Smethwick End houses the away supporters though they are
generally only allocated part of the stand, the rest housing the
most vocal of the home support.
East Stand
Constructed: 2001
Capacity: 8,000 (seated)
Replacing the old Rainbow Stand, the East Stand now houses the
club's administration offices and corporate entertainment
suites. |
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