Racecourse Ground

STōK Cae Ras
STōK Racecourse (English)
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Full nameRacecourse Ground
Y Cae Ras (Welsh)
Former namesMy Racecourse
Wrexham Glyndŵr University Racecourse Stadium
LocationMold Road, Wrexham, Wales LL11 2AH
Coordinates53°3′7″N 3°0′13″W / 53.05194°N 3.00361°W / 53.05194; -3.00361
Public transitNational Rail Wrexham General (0.3 mi)
National Rail Wrexham Central (1.2 mi)
OwnerWrexham A.F.C. (since 29 June 2022)
OperatorWrexham A.F.C.
Capacity13,341[1] (Football)
Field size102 m × 68 m (335 ft × 223 ft)
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Opened1807, 1864 for football
Construction cost£3,500,000 (Mold Road Stand)
ArchitectWard McHugh Associates (Yale Stand)
Tenants
Wrexham A.F.C. (1864–present)
Wales national football team (selected matches)
North Wales Crusaders (2012–2016)
Website
www.wrexhamafc.co.uk/club/stok-cae-ras/

The Racecourse Ground (Welsh: Y Cae Ras), known for sponsorship reasons as the STōK Cae Ras (or STōK Racecourse), is a football stadium in Wrexham, Wales. It is the home of Wrexham A.F.C.

It is the world's oldest international football stadium that still hosts international matches, having hosted Wales' first home international match in 1877,[2] and has hosted more Wales international matches than any other ground.[3] The record attendance at the ground was set in 1957, when Wrexham hosted a match against Manchester United in front of 34,445 spectators.[4]

The Racecourse Ground is the largest stadium in North Wales and the fifth largest in Wales. The ground is sometimes used by the Football Association of Wales for home international games. The ground has also been used by North Wales Crusaders rugby league club, Scarlets rugby union club and Liverpool Reserves. In the early days, the ground was used for cricket and horse racing. Concerts returned to the Racecourse in 2016 when Stereophonics performed.

Its sponsorship name was effective from 1 July 2023,[5] following a sponsorship deal with STōK Cold Brew Coffee.[6][7]

  1. ^ @Wrexham_AFC (7 September 2024). "Your support this afternoon has been immense" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  2. ^ Bagnall, Steve (18 June 2008). "Guinness cheers Racecourse with official record". Daily Post North Wales. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 18 June 2008.
  3. ^ "Racecourse Ground, Wrexham". Wales Football Online. Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2010.
  4. ^ "Wrexham v Manchester United, 26 January 1957". 11v11.com. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
  5. ^ "STōK CAE RAS | Stadium sponsorship now live". www.wrexhamafc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
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