Valley Road Ground

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Valley Road Ground
Valley Road Ground
Location Devonport
Coordinates 41°11′05.9″S146°20′13.7″E / 41.184972°S 146.337139°E / -41.184972; 146.337139
Capacity 3,500
SurfaceSynthetic
Tenants
Devonport City FC

Valley Road Ground is an association football ground in Devonport, Tasmania. It is the home ground of Devonport City FC. [1] [ citation needed ] The ground is located at the point where the suburbs of Hillcrest, Highfields and Broadhurst meet.

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References

  1. "Valley Road Ground".