Vale Park

Vale Park
Vale Park in 2006
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Full nameVale Park
AddressHamil Road
Burslem
Stoke-on-Trent ST6 1AW
Staffordshire
England
Coordinates53°2′59″N 2°11′33″W / 53.04972°N 2.19250°W / 53.04972; -2.19250
Elevation520 feet (160 m)[1]
OwnerPort Vale F.C.
Capacity15,695[2]
Record attendance49,768 v. Aston Villa
20 February 1960
Field size114 yards (104 m) x 77 yards (70 m)
SurfaceGrass
ScoreboardYes
Construction
Broke ground1944
Built1950
Opened24 August 1950
Renovated1989–98 (converted to all-seater stadia)
Expanded1954 (Railway Stand)
1989 (Disabled Stand)
Construction cost£50,000
Tenants
Port Vale F.C. (1950–present)

Vale Park is a football stadium in the area of Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, and it has been the home ground of Port Vale Football Club since its opening in 1950. It has a current capacity of 15,695, and was renovated during 1989–1998 to become an all-seater stadium.

The ground has seen its capacity go up and down, its peak being 42,000 in 1954 against Blackpool, although a club record 49,768 managed to squeeze in for a 1960 FA Cup fifth round fixture against Aston Villa.

  1. ^ Smith, Oliver (11 December 2017). "The UK's highest mountain? It's not what you think". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on 12 January 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference capacity was invoked but never defined (see the help page).