Britannia Stadium
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| Full name | The Britannia Stadium |
| Nickname | The Brit |
| Built | 1997 |
| Opened | 1997 |
| Capacity | 28,383 |
| Home of | Stoke City F.C. |
| Pitch size | 116 x 72 yards |
The Britannia Stadium is the home of Stoke City Football Club. The club had played at the Victoria Ground until 1997 and the move was the brainchild of then-Chief Executive Jez Moxey. The club's manager at this time was Chic Bates.
The new stadium holds 28,383 supporters, with the highest attendance being recorded for the sell out fixture against Everton in their FA Cup 3rd Round tie in 2002. The 'away end' holds a maximum of 4,800 visiting supporters. The cantilever Stadium has four stands, but only one enclosed corner. The first goal in the stadium was scored by Sir Stanley Matthews, the club president.
The stadium is built on the former site of Hem Heath colliery. Recently in 2006, work has taken place on the A50 to allow direct access from the eastbound direction, involving the building of a bridge across the road. It is close to the Sideway junction with the A500.
[edit] Crowd Violence
Unfortunately, the stadium has witnessed some of the worst violence amongst any British stadia and after a particularly poor record of spectator violence in 2001-2 the club management has organised safety stewarding, to become one of the safest stadia for spectators. These measures helped to make the least violent crowd/spectator problems for the 2003/4 season.
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| Football League Championship Venues 2006-2007 |
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| Britannia Stadium | Carrow Road | Deepdale | Elland Road The Hawthorns | Hillsborough | Home Park | Kenilworth Road Kingston Communications Stadium | Layer Road | Loftus Road | Molineux Stadium Ninian Park | Oakwell Stadium | Portman Road | Pride Park Stadium Ricoh Arena | Roots Hall | Selhurst Park | Stadium of Light St Andrews | St Mary's Stadium | Turf Moor | Walkers Stadium |
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