Vale Park
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Vale Park is a football stadium in Stoke-on-Trent, England. It has been the home ground of Port Vale F.C. since 1950.
For the place in Adelaide, South Australia, see Vale Park, South Australia. For the historic cemetery and park in Schenectady, New York, see Vale Cemetery and Vale Park.
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Full name | Vale Park |
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Location | Hamil Road, Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, England |
Coordinates | 53°2′59″N 2°11′33″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) |
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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. Due to safety restrictions, it now has a capacity of 15,036 (19,052 without limitations), having undergone major restructuring to make the stadium an all-seater venue in the 1990s.