Newport Stadium

Newport Stadium

Spytty Park
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Location	Liswerry, Newport
Owner	Newport City Council
Operator	Newport City Council
Capacity	4,300
Surface	Grass
Construction
Opened	1993
Closed	Open
Construction cost	£7,000,000
Architect	N/A
Tenants
Newport County A.F.C. Llanwern F.C. Newport Harriers A.C.

Newport Stadium is a football and athletics stadium in Newport. It is currently the home of Newport County A.F.C., Llanwern F.C. and Newport Harriers A.C. Albion Rovers F.C. had also previously called it home.

The Stadium, which is owned and managed by Newport City Council, has been upgraded to Nationwide Conference standard in recent years and has a crowd capacity of 4,300. The Stadium is part of the developing City of Newport International Sports Village, which includes the Wales National Velodrome. The grandstand seats 1,100 spectators and there is large covered terrace on the opposite side of the pitch and a small-uncovered terrace behind the one goal.

The grandstand side also includes a licenced bar, that also serves hot food and features and large screen projection TV, the club shop, a toilet block and a refreshments stall. A food stand and toilets are planned to be built over the terrace side later this year. The record attendance at the ground (without temporary stands) is 4,300 against Manchester United.

In June 2007 the stadium came under heavy criticism from the local paper. This was because a school, that is literally yards away from the Stadium, were charged over £200 for 2 days of Athletics.

Stands

In 2004, Newport Stadium was upgraded to Football Conference National standard. The upgrading included a new main terrace built on the old one at the Traston Road side of the ground. A new terrace was also built at the Spytty Road End. However because it is small and very far from the pitch, clubs have criticised the stadium and that stand in particular (At Conference South games, hardly anyone stands there). The grandstand is called the South Wales Argus Grandstand. When Newport County played Blackpool in the 2001 FA Cup, a temporary stand was erected right behind the goal at the Spytty Road End, (at that time there was only the Grandstand and a very small terrace). When Newport County played Swansea City in the 2006 FA Cup, a temporary stand was erected behind the goal at the Cricket Ground End.

• Capacity: 4,300
• Record Attendance: 4,660 - Newport County vs. Swansea City, 11 November 2006.
• Address: Newport County AFC, Newport Stadium, Langland Way, Newport NP19 4PT.

• Map: NP19 4PT