Sandygate Road
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| Sandygate Road | |
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 Main Stand |
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| Location | Crosspool, Sheffield |
| Built | 1804 |
| Opened | 1804 |
| Owner | Hallam F.C. |
| Operator | Hallam F.C. |
| Surface | grass |
| Capacity | 700 (210 seated, a further 40 covered)[1] |
| Tenants | |
| Hallam F.C., Hallam C.C.[2] | |
Sandygate Road is a football and cricket stadium in the Sheffield suburb of Crosspool, South Yorkshire, England. It is home to Hallam F.C. and Hallam C.C.
First opened in 1804, Hallam F.C. have played at the ground since 1860. Sandygate has been recognised by the Guinness Book of Records as the "Oldest Ground in the World".[3] On 26 December 1860, the world's first inter-club football match was played at the ground, Hallam taking on Sheffield F.C.
It was used in the filming of the 1996 Sean Bean film When Saturday Comes. In the film, Sean Bean's character Jimmy Muir is scouted by Tony Currie whilst playing for Hallam and later signs for Sheffield United.
[edit] References
- ^ "Sandygate". Hallam Football Club. http://www.hallamfc.net/pageID_3560837.html.
- ^ "Hallam Football Club". http://www.hallamfc.net/pageID_3560807.html.
- ^ Rob Power (September 2003). "The Ultimate A-Z of Sheffield". bbc.co.uk. http://www.bbc.co.uk/southyorkshire/students/a_z/index.shtml. Retrieved 2008-02-08.[dead link]
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Coordinates: 53°22′35″N 1°31′52″W / 53.376375°N 1.531225°W
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