| Bescot Stadium | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Bescot Stadium |
| Location | Bescot, Walsall, England |
| Built | 1990 |
| Opened | 1990 |
| Owner | |
| Tenants | Walsall F.C. |
| Capacity | 11,300 |
| Field dimensions | 110 x 73 yards |
The Bescot Stadium (currently known as Banks's Stadium for sponsorship purposes), situated in Bescot, Walsall, England, is the home ground of Walsall Football Club. Bescot is an area of Walsall in the West Midlands of England. Walsall ( is a large industrial town in the West Midlands of England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Walsall Football Club are an English football club based in Walsall, West Midlands, currently playing in League One. Bescot is an area of Walsall in the West Midlands of England. Walsall ( is a large industrial town in the West Midlands of England. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Walsall Football Club are an English football club based in Walsall, West Midlands, currently playing in League One. It was built in 1990, replacing the club's previous ground, Fellows Park, which was located a quarter of a mile away. Year 1990 ( MCMXC) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1990 Gregorian calendar) Fellows Park was a former Football Stadium in Walsall, England.
It currently has a capacity of 11,300 following an extension to the Floors-2-Go Stand (formerly known as the Gilbert Alsop Stand) during the 2003/04 season. Gilbert Alsop (10 September 1908 - 16 April 1992 was an English professional footballer. It is now an all-seater stadium with disabled, educational and conferencing facilities that make it a focal point for the local residential and business communities.
The stadium is also to host England under-21 international matches, Aston Villa reserve matches (winter fixtures only) and England women's international matches. England's national Under-21 football team, also known as England Under-21s or England U21(s is considered to be the feeder team for the England national football team
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Future plans
It was reported in the Express and Star Newspaper on 6th June 2008, that Walsall FC were attempting to sell the stadium to Walsall Council, and renting it back off them to secure the clubs finanical future. The Express & Star is an evening Newspaper based in Wolverhampton, England, publishing 11 different editions covering the Black Country Walsall Football Club are an English football club based in Walsall, West Midlands, currently playing in League One. The Council, however, stated they did not have the funds to purchase the ground.
Plans to develop the Homeserve Stand (which usually caters for away supporters) were announced by the club during 2005. Homeserve PLC ( is a British based provider of home emergency insurance policies emergency repair services and warranty services The proposed development would mean the stand adopting a similar look to the Floors-2-Go Stand, which stands opposite it. As a part of the redevelopment, a large advertising board on the back of the stand facing the M6 motorway will be built and rented, covering the costs of the build; the board will be the largest illuminated sign adjacent to a motorway in Europe. This article concerns the M6 motorway in England There are also M6 motorways in Russia (see Caspian Highway) Hungary (see M6 motorway [1] Due to the club's fall from the Football League Championship to Football League Two in the space of three seasons, the redevelopment plans have been halted, though they still remain in place, and are likely to be revived if an advertiser can be found. The Football League Championship (often referred to as The Championship for short or the Coca-Cola Football League Championship for sponsorship reasons Football League Two (often referred to as League Two for short or Coca-Cola Football League 2 for Sponsorship reasons is the third-highest division of
Record attendance
- 11,049 - Wallsall vs. Rotherham United, May 9, 2004, Football League First Division. Rotherham United Football Club (also known as 'The Millers' are an English professional football club temporarily based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Football League First Division was the highest division of The Football League between 1993 and 2004 and the highest division of English football overall between
References
- ^ Motorway sign 'biggest in Europe' BBC News, 11 October 2007
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