Brunton Park

Brunton Park

Main Stand
Full name	Brunton Park
Location	Warwick Road, Carlisle
Coordinates	54°53′44″N 2°54′49″W / 54.8956°N 2.9137°W / 54.8956; -2.9137
Owner	Carlisle United
Operator	Carlisle United
Capacity	17,949[2]
Record attendance	27,603 (Carlisle United v. Middlesbrough, 7 February 1970)
Field size	112 x 74 yards
Surface	Grass
Construction
Built	1909
Opened	2 September 1909, Carlisle United - Newcastle United[1]
Tenants
Carlisle United (1909–present) Carlisle RLFC (1981–1997)

Brunton Park is a football stadium and the home of Carlisle United. It is situated in the city of Carlisle and has a certified capacity of 17,949. The ground opened in 1909. Brunton Park's grandstand burned down in 1953 and the stadium flooded completely in 2005 and again in 2015.

Brunton Park is split into four separate stands: Warwick Road End, East Stand, Main (West) Stand and the Petteril End, which remains closed unless exceptionally large crowds are in attendance.

Brunton Park is the largest football stadium in England to still including traditional terracing. In 2011, Carlisle United announced plans to move away from Brunton Park to a 12,000 capacity all-seater stadium, although in 2016 the club declared that the move to a new stadium had been shelved.

At one time the ground capacity was set at 27,500 but this was first reduced in the 1980s and then before the 2012–13 season Cumbria County Council inspected Brunton Park and deemed that certain areas of the stadium were unsafe, resulting in the capacity of the ground being reduced further to 17,001 for the forthcoming season (increased slightly since).

The largest attendance at the ground in recent years saw 16,668 attend the 2007 League fixture with Leeds United. This was the largest attendance at the ground since 18,556 watched an FA Cup tie against Liverpool in 1989.