Park Lane (stadium)
Appearance
Full name | Park Lane |
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Location | Park Lane, Whitefield, Greater Manchester, M45 7DZ |
Coordinates | 53°32′19″N 2°18′13″W / 53.53861°N 2.30361°W |
Capacity | 3,000 |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Built | 1955 |
Opened | 1955 |
Renovated | 1982 |
Expanded | 1990 |
Tenants | |
Sedgley Park R.U.F.C. (1955 – present) Swinton R.L.F.C. (2003–10; 2015) |
Park Lane is a rugby stadium in Whitefield near Bury, Greater Manchester, England. It is the home of Sedgley Park R.U.F.C. and, from 2003–10 and 2015, Swinton rugby league club.
History
Sedgley Park R.U.F.C. moved to Park Lane in 1955. A large, two-storey clubhouse was completed in 1982 and was extended in the 1990s. Also in the 1990s the club turned its two pitches into one and purchased a field, just across the road, to provide three more much needed pitches.