Somerset Park

Somerset Park

infobox stadium


caption = Somerset Park
location = Ayr, Scotland
opened = 1888
owner = Ayr United F.C.
surface = Grass
tenants = Ayr United F.C.
seating_capacity = 10,185

Somerset Park is a football stadium located in Ayr, South Ayrshire.

It has been the home of Ayr United F.C. since they were founded in 1910 and it currently has a capacity of 12,128. The record attendance for Somerset Park came against Rangers F.C. in 1969 with 25,225 people attending on the 13th of September 1969. It is one of the largest capacity stadiums outside of the Scottish Premier League but only 1597 of the total is seated.

Recently the club have announced plans to sell Somerset Park and move to a new purpose built stadium in the town's Heathfield District. [ cite web | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/a/ayr_united/6190994.stm | title = Ayr poised to sell Somerset Park ] The new location is planned to consist of a single stand stadium of 3640 seats with the potential to add another 3000 seat stand and a 1000 person capacity terrace. 7640 total (6640 seats).

References

External links

* [http://www.ayrunitedfc.co.uk/index.asp?p=history_somer01/ History of Somerset Park]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Somerset Park Suanplu — (Бангкок,Таиланд) Категория отеля: 4 звездочный отель Адрес: 39 Soi Suanplu, S …   Каталог отелей

  • Somerset Park (Omaha, Nebraska) — Somerset Park is a public park located along Wenninghoff Road and North 86th Street in northwest Omaha, Nebraska. It is bordered on the west side by the Little Papillion Creek. The first phase of Somerset Park was created in 1994. The ten acre… …   Wikipedia

  • Somerset and Dorset Joint Railway — Overview Type Heavy rail Status Disused Locale …   Wikipedia

  • Somerset Lowry-Corry, 4th Earl Belmore — Somerset Richard Lowry Corry, 4th Earl Belmore GCMG PC (9 April 1835 ndash;6 April 1913), known as Viscount Corry from 1841 to 1845, was an Irish nobleman and Conservative politician.LifeBelmore was born in Bruton Street, London, the eldest son… …   Wikipedia

  • Somerset North Ryde (Sydney) — Somerset North Ryde country: Australia, city: Sydney (North Ryde) Somerset North Ryde Enjoy the conveniences of location, modern facilities and extensive services at the Somerset North Ryde. Location The hotel is strategically located in the… …   International hotels

  • Somerset Street — is a street in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. It is divided into Somerset Street East and Somerset Street West by the Rideau Canal. omerset Street EastSomerset Street East is a short road that runs through the neighbourhood of Sandy Hill from the… …   Wikipedia

  • Somerset Ampang Kuala Lumpur — (Куала Лумпур,Малайзия) Категория отеля: 4 звездочный отель Адрес: No:187, Jalan …   Каталог отелей

  • Somerset Bayswater Hotel London (London) — Somerset Bayswater Hotel London country: United Kingdom, city: London (Bayswater) Somerset Bayswater Hotel London Location The apartments are located to the side of Princes Square. Only a short walk from Queensway, which is the bustling centre of …   International hotels

  • Somerset Condo — (Киссимми,США) Категория отеля: Адрес: 2727 North Poinciana Boulevard, Киссимми, FL …   Каталог отелей

  • Somerset Inn — (Cardiff,Канада) Категория отеля: Адрес: 27075 Highway 28 S. Paudash Lake, K0L 1C0 Car …   Каталог отелей

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”