Huntington Stadium

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Huntington Stadium
Huntington Stadium
Full nameHuntington Stadium
Former namesRyedale Stadium
Location Huntington, York,
England
Coordinates 53°59′5″N1°03′12″W / 53.98472°N 1.05333°W / 53.98472; -1.05333
Capacity 3,428
Record attendance4,977
vs Halifax
5 January 1990
SurfaceGrass
Construction
Built1989
Opened1989
Closed2014
Main contractorsBirse Construction Ltd
Tenants
York Wasps (1989–2002)
York City Knights (2003–2014)

Huntington Stadium (formerly Ryedale Stadium) is the former stadium of English rugby league teams York Wasps, and York City Knights.

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History

The stadium, which was financed by the Ryedale District Council and was initially named the Ryedale Stadium, was completed in October 1989. [1]

York Wasps played their first ever match at the Huntington Stadium when they lost to Hull Kingston Rovers 36–26 in front of a crowd of 3,105. [2]

2009 saw the first ever game at the stadium live on Sky Sports. York were victorious as they beat Oldham 20–18 to go second in the Championship. [3]

The 2014 season was announced as the final season for the York City Knights. They won the league and lifted the trophy at the final home league game against London Skolars. [4] The final game at Huntington Stadium ended in a 32–24 defeat for the York City Knights by Hunslet Hawks in the Championship 1 Play Off Semi Final. [5]

Spectator stands Stand, Rugby League Club (geograph 2384888).jpg
Spectator stands
Scoreboard Scoreboard, Huntington Stadium (geograph 2483638).jpg
Scoreboard

Demolition and replacement

It had long been proposed that the Knights should share a new municipal stadium with York City F.C. and it was announced in July 2010 that the preferred location would be the site of the current Huntington Stadium. [6]

A community archaeology project was undertaken by York Archaeological Trust in 2015 to record the site of a Roman Marching Camp Site. The work of the local community project "Dig York Stadium" produced a historical record. [7]

After the York Dig had concluded on 19 June 2015 [7] it appeared that demolition of Huntington Stadium would be able to commence. However, the project faced more delays [8] after a legal challenge to its planning application. [9]

The new municipal stadium, York Community Stadium, completed in December 2020. [10]

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