Peel Park (Accrington)

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Peel Park
Full namePeel Park
Location Accrington, Lancashire, England
Capacity 9,000 (at closing)
17,634 (record attendance)
Opened1919
Closed1966
Tenants
Accrington Stanley F.C. (1919–1963)

Peel Park was a football stadium in Accrington, Lancashire that was the home of Accrington Stanley F.C. between 1919 until their dissolution in 1966.

The record attendance was set in a friendly match against Blackburn Rovers on 15 November 1954 with 17,634 spectators in attendance. The record for a league match occurred against York City on 11 April 1955 with 15,425 spectators.

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