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In 2001 the Rainbow Stand was replaced by the new East Stand, raising the capacity to 28,003. [14] In 2002, the Hawthorns became the first ground to install big screens in the widescreen format. [13] The ground hosted its first Premier League match on 24 August 2002, with Albion losing 3–1 to Leeds United.
The Hawthorns station is a railway station and tram stop, opened in 1995 in Smethwick, near Birmingham, West Midlands, England. The station shares its name with the local football ground, The Hawthorns, the home of West Bromwich Albion F.C., which it serves. There is a park and ride facility at the tram stop.
Its capacity today is 26,688, [94] the four stands being known respectively as the Birmingham Road End, Smethwick End, East Stand and West Stand (Halfords Lane). [95] At an altitude of 551 feet (168 m) above sea level, the Hawthorns is the highest of all the 92 Premier League and Football League grounds. [96] The Jeff Astle gates at The Hawthorns.
An exterior shot of The Hawthorns. Brigg Town Football Club CIC is a football club based in Brigg, Lincolnshire, England. They are currently members of the Northern Counties East League Division One and play at the Hawthorns. Established in 1864, they are one of the oldest football clubs in the world.
Barnsley have announced that they are to demolish the old West Stand at Oakwell and replace it with a new 9,000-seater stand similar to the current East Stand . [179] Oakwell Stadium currently holds 23,000 all-seated spectators and has done so since the mid-1990s. The plans for the reconstruction of the West Stand were first announced in the ...
The Hawthorns, the stadium for the West Bromwich Albion F.C. in England The Hawthorns station, a train and metro station that serves the ground; Hawthorn, County Durham, a village in County Durham, in England; Hawthorn, Wiltshire, a locality of Corsham, Wiltshire, England; Hawthorn, Hampshire, a village in Hampshire, in England
The stand had the word "FOREST" spelt out in white seats against the red seats of the upper tier, the first stand in football known to have used this form of coloured seat identification. [42] The opening of the new stand gave the City Ground a capacity of 35,567, including 15,009 seats, a figure that would remain broadly constant until terrace ...
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