Bescot Stadium

Poundland Bescot Stadium
Stadium as viewed from the away end in 2009.
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Full nameBescot Stadium
Former namesBanks's Stadium (2007–2022)
LocationBescot Crescent
Bescot
Walsall
WS1 4SA
Coordinates52°33′56″N 1°59′27″W / 52.5655°N 1.9909°W / 52.5655; -1.9909
Public transitNational Rail Bescot Stadium
OwnerWalsall Football Club
Capacity11,300
Record attendance11,049
Walsall v Rotherham United
9 May 2004[1]
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Built1989–1990
Opened18 August 1990
Construction cost£4.5m
Tenants
Walsall (1990–present)
Aston Villa Women (2020–present)

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.

  1. ^ "Walsall 3–2 Rotherham". BBC. 9 May 2004. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  2. ^ Matthews, Tony (1999). The Saddlers: The Complete Record of Walsall Football Club. Breedon. ISBN 978-1859831564.

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