Edgeley Park
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Edgeley Park (Capacity 10,852 seats) is the home of Stockport County Football Club and Sale Sharks Rugby Union club. It is now over 100 years old and has seen on its hallowed turf many of football's greats, including George Best who played for Stockport County during the 1960s.
The ground is built in the classical Northern style with the more recently added Cheadle End (which seats 5000) providing a modern aspect and keeping Edgeley Park as a stadium full of atmosphere and fit for modern requirements.
Stand Capacities (Traditional Names)
- Robinson's Brewery Stand (Cheadle End) - 5,200
- Stockport Express Stand (Main Stand) - 2,100
- Vernon Building Society Stand (Popular Side) - 2,000
- Shotton Paper Stand (Railway End) - 1,552
For football matches, the allocation for opposition (away) supporters varies as follows:
- 800 for small away followings. This is two sections in the Popular Side.
- 2,300 for medium away followings. This is two sections in the Popular Side, and the whole of the Railway End.
- 3,500 for large away followings. This is the Popular Side & the Railway End.
For Rugby Union matches there is no segregation.
Edgeley Park was the venue for the final of the 1978 World Lacrosse Championship.
External links
- Edgeley Park History (http://www.stockportcounty.premiumtv.co.uk/page/StadiumHistory/0,,10419,00.html)
- Internet Football Ground Guide section for Edgeley Park (http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/park/yfh45/stockpor.htm)