Haig Avenue

Haig Avenue
Haig Avenue is located in Southport
Haig Avenue
Haig Avenue
Location in Southport
Former namesAsh Lane (1905–1921)
LocationBlowick, Southport,
Merseyside,
PR8 6JZ
Coordinates53°38′17″N 2°58′44″W / 53.63806°N 2.97889°W / 53.63806; -2.97889
OwnerSefton Council (freeholder)
OperatorSouthport F.C. (long leaseholder)
Capacity6,008 (1,537 seated) [1]
Field size115 × 78 yards
SurfaceGrass
Opened1905
Tenants
Southport
Everton Reserves

Haig Avenue (currently known as The Big Help Stadium for sponsorship reasons and originally known as Ash Lane) is a football stadium in Blowick, Southport, Merseyside, England, that holds 6,008 people (1,537 seated, 4,471 standing)[1][2] Since its opening in 1905 it has been the home ground of Southport[3][4] Everton Reserves also use the stadium for home games.

  1. ^ a b "Southport Merseyrail Community Stadium". footballgroundguide.com. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Merseyrail Community Stadium (Haig Avenue) – StadiumDB.com".
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference name was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Haig Avenue". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 September 2012.