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Bescot Stadium
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Bescot Stadium, also known as the Poundland Bescot Stadium for sponsorship purposes, is a football stadium in Walsall, England, and the current home ground of Walsall Football Club and Aston Villa Women. It was built in 1989–90, by GMI Construction, with a reported build cost of £4.5m.[2] The stadium replaced the club's previous ground, Fellows Park, which was located a quarter of a mile away and was the club's home for 94 years.
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Full name | Bescot Stadium |
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Former names | Banks's Stadium (2007–2022) |
Location | Bescot Crescent Bescot Walsall WS1 4SA |
Coordinates | 52.5655°N 1.9909°W / 52.5655; -1.9909 |
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Owner | Walsall Football Club |
Capacity | 11,300 |
Record attendance | 11,049 Walsall v Rotherham United 9 May 2004[1] |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Built | 1989–1990 |
Opened | 18 August 1990 |
Construction cost | £4.5m |
Tenants | |
Walsall (1990–present) Aston Villa Women (2020–present) |
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