Carrow Road

Carrow Road
The exterior of Carrow Road, an association football stadium. A river is in the foreground.
Carrow Road seen from the River Wensum
Carrow Road is located in England
Carrow Road
Carrow Road
Location of Carrow Road
Carrow Road is located in Europe
Carrow Road
Carrow Road
Carrow Road (Europe)
Full nameCarrow Road Stadium[1]
LocationNorwich, Norfolk, England
Coordinates52°37′20″N 1°18′33″E / 52.62222°N 1.30917°E / 52.62222; 1.30917
Capacity27,244[2]
Record attendance43,984 (overall)[3]
27,137 (all-seater)[4]
Field size105.2 by 68 m (115.0 by 74.4 yd)[2]
SurfaceDesso GrassMaster
Construction
Built1935
Opened1935
Expanded1979, 1984, 1992, 2004, 2005, 2010
Tenants
Norwich City (1935–present)

Carrow Road is a football stadium in Norwich, Norfolk, England, and is the home of EFL Championship club Norwich City. The stadium is east of the city, near Norwich railway station and the River Wensum.

Norwich City originally played at Newmarket Road before moving to The Nest. When The Nest was deemed inadequate for the size of crowds it was attracting, the Carrow Road ground, named after the road on which it is located, was purpose-built by Norwich City in just 82 days and opened on 31 August 1935.

The stadium has been altered and upgraded several times during its history, notably following a fire that destroyed the old City Stand in 1984. Having once accommodated standing supporters, the ground has been all-seater since 1992. The ground's current capacity is 27,359.[2] The stadium's record attendance since becoming an all-seater ground is 27,137, set during a Premier League match versus Newcastle United on 2 April 2016.[4] In the days when fans could stand on terraces, Carrow Road saw a crowd of 43,984 when hosting Leicester City for an FA Cup match in 1963.

Carrow Road has also hosted under-21 international football and a number of concerts, including performances by Elton John and George Michael. The Carrow Road site includes catering facilities and a Holiday Inn hotel offering rooms with views of the pitch.

  1. ^ "Westlife Concert - Norwich City". Archived from the original on 4 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "Premier League Handbook 2019/20" (PDF). Premier League. p. 30. Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 July 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference stadium was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b Sport, Saj Chowdhury BBC. "Norwich City 3–2 Newcastle United". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 2 April 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2016.

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