Prestonfield, Linlithgow

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Prestonfield
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Prestonfield
Location within West Lothian
Location Linlithgow, West Lothian
Coordinates 55°58′22″N3°36′44″W / 55.9727°N 3.6121°W / 55.9727; -3.6121
Capacity 2,264 (301 seated)
Field size104 × 65 yards
Surface Grass
Opened1949
Tenants
Linlithgow Rose F.C. (1949–present)

Prestonfield is a football stadium in the royal burgh of Linlithgow, West Lothian, Scotland. It is the home stadium of Linlithgow Rose of the East of Scotland Football League.

The stadium was opened in 1949 and currently consists of a covered and seated stand opposite a covered enclosure with the rest of the ground being concrete terracing. The current capacity is 2,264 of whom 301 can be seated. [1]

In July 2018, Livingston F.C. confirmed that their home ties in the 2018–19 Scottish League Cup Group stage would be held at Prestonfield, due to delays with the installation of a new artificial turf pitch at their own Almondvale Stadium, situated about 7 miles (11 km) from Linlithgow. [2]

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References

  1. "Linlithgow Rose - Health and Safety, retrieved August 2018". Linlithgow Rose. 1 August 2018.
  2. "Pitch installation delay forces Livingston to move League Cup ties to Prestonfield". BBC Sport . 11 July 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.