"The Theatre of Greens"
"The Jan Siro" | |
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| Location | off Jack Leslie Way Plymouth Devon, England PL2 3DQ |
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| Coordinates | 50°23′17″N 4°09′3″W / 50.38806°N 4.15083°W |
| Owner | Plymouth Argyle F.C. |
| Operator | Plymouth Argyle F.C. |
| Capacity | 17,900[1] (17,000 usable for matches)[2] |
| Record attendance | 43,587 Plymouth Argyle vs Aston Villa, 10 October 1936 |
| Field size | 105 x 70 m[3] (114 x 78 yd) |
| Surface | SIS Grass Hybrid |
| Scoreboard | Bendac infiLED screen |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1892 |
| Opened | 1893 |
| Renovated | 2001 & 2019 |
| Construction cost | £11m (2001) & £10m (2019) |
| Architect | Leitch Company (1951) Barr Construction (2001) GL events (2019) |
| Tenants | |
| Devonport Albion R.F.C. (1893-94) Plymouth R.F.C. (1894-99) Plymouth Argyle F.C. (1901–present) | |
| Website | |
| https://homeparkstadium.com/ | |
Home Park is a football stadium in Plymouth, England. The ground has been the home of EFL Championship club Plymouth Argyle since 1901.[4]
After undergoing considerable development in the 1920s and 1930s, the ground suffered heavy damage in World War II. It reopened in time for the resumption of the Football League in 1945, and underwent further improvements in the 1950s, including the installation of floodlights and a new double-decker grandstand. The ground remained relatively unchanged until 2001, when construction of three new all-seater stands began.[5] Temporary solutions saw the stadium become all-seater in the summer of 2007,[6] before the Mayflower Grandstand, the oldest part of the ground, was redeveloped in 2019.
The stadium's record attendance was in 1936, when 43,596 spectators watched the club play a Second Division match against Aston Villa. The record average attendance for a single season, 23,290, came in the 1946–47 season.[7] The stadium was selected as part of England's 2018 FIFA World Cup bid by the FA in December 2009.[8][9] The ground has played host to England youth internationals, and a UEFA Cup Winners' Cup match between Saint-Étienne and Manchester United in 1977.[10] Home Park has also hosted Rugby union and athletics, and live music in the summer, with Elton John, George Michael and Rod Stewart among the acts who have performed at the ground.[11]
- ^ Errington, Chris (31 July 2018). "Home Park capacity set for 17,900 after stage one of renovation work". Plymouthherald.co.uk. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
- ^ "Stadium Capacity Update". pafc.co.uk. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ Pitch Dimensions Archived 6 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine Soccerbase. Retrieved 21 January 2010.
- ^ The Home Park Story Greens on Screen. Retrieved 16 January 2010. Archived 9 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 2001 Redevelopment Greens on Screen. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
- ^ No Standing Room Plymouth Argyle FC. Retrieved 16 January 2010. Archived 27 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Argyle Seasons Greens on Screen. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
- ^ England's 2018 World Cup Bid BBC Sport. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
- ^ New Home Park Western Morning News. Retrieved 16 January 2010. Archived 23 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ European Cup Winners' Cup Manchester United FC. Retrieved 16 January 2010.
- ^ George Michael at Home Park Plymouth Argyle FC. Retrieved 16 January 2010. Archived 5 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine