Crown Ground

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The Wham Stadium
Location in Hyndburn
Former namesThe Crown Ground
Fraser Eagle Stadium
Interlink Express Stadium
LocationLivingstone Road, Accrington, Lancashire, England
Coordinates 53°45′55″N2°22′15″W / 53.76528°N 2.37083°W / 53.76528; -2.37083
Elevation516 feet (157 m) [1]
Capacity 5,450 (3,100 seated)
Record attendance5,397
Field size111 by 72 yards (101 m × 66 m)
Construction
Built1968
Opened1968
Tenants
Accrington Stanley F.C. (1968–present)

The Crown Ground is a multi-use stadium in Accrington, Lancashire, England. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Accrington Stanley. Opened in 1968, the stadium has a capacity of 5,450.

Contents

The ground is currently known as the Wham Stadium as part of a three-year £200,000 sponsorship deal with What More UK Ltd. [2] It was previously also named the Fraser Eagle Stadium and the Interlink Express Stadium.

Stands/terraces

Record attendance

A record attendance of 4,801 was set on 17 November 2018 for a League One match against Barnsley, but only stood for three weeks, when it was bettered by a crowd of 5,257 for another league match against Sunderland on 8 December 2018, although the match was abandoned due to a waterlogged pitch. [3] A new record of 5,397 was set on 26 January 2019 when Derby County visited in the FA Cup fourth round.

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  3. Accrington Stanley 1-1 Sunderland report: Match abandoned due to heavy rain Chronicle Live, 8 December 2018