Full name | Vale Park |
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Address | Hamil Road Burslem Stoke-on-Trent ST6 1AW Staffordshire England |
Coordinates | 53°2′59″N 2°11′33″W / 53.04972°N 2.19250°W |
Elevation | 520 feet (160 m)[1] |
Owner | Port Vale F.C. |
Capacity | 15,695[2] |
Record attendance | 49,768 v. Aston Villa 20 February 1960 |
Field size | 114 yards (104 m) x 77 yards (70 m) |
Surface | Grass |
Scoreboard | Yes |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1944 |
Built | 1950 |
Opened | 24 August 1950 |
Renovated | 1989–98 (converted to all-seater stadia) |
Expanded | 1954 (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.
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