Bescot Stadium

Bescot Stadium
Poundland Bescot Stadium
Stadium as viewed from the away end in 2009.
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Full nameBescot Stadium
Former namesBanks's Stadium (2007–2022)
AddressBescot Crescent
Bescot
Walsall WS1 4SA
West Midlands
England
Coordinates52°33′56″N 1°59′27″W / 52.5655°N 1.9909°W / 52.5655; -1.9909
Public transitNational Rail Bescot Stadium
OwnerWalsall F.C.
Capacity11,300
Record attendance11,049
Walsall v Rotherham United
9 May 2004[1]
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Built1989–1990
Opened18 August 1990
Construction cost£4.5m
Tenants
Walsall (1990–present)
Aston Villa Women (2020–present)

Bescot Stadium, currently known as the Poundland Bescot Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a football stadium in the area of Bescot, Walsall, West Midlands, England, and is the current home ground of Walsall Football Club and Aston Villa Women. It was built in 1989–90 by GMI Construction, with a reported build cost of £4.5m.[2] The stadium replaced the club's previous ground, Fellows Park, which was located a quarter of a mile away and was the club's home for 94 years.

  1. ^ "Walsall 3–2 Rotherham". BBC. 9 May 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  2. ^ Matthews, Tony (1999). The Saddlers: The Complete Record of Walsall Football Club. Breedon. ISBN 978-1859831564.