Victoria Road, Port Talbot

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Victoria Road, Port Talbot
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Victoria Road, Port Talbot
Full nameVictoria Road
Former namesRemax Stadium
Location Port Talbot, Wales
Capacity 6,000
SurfaceGrass
Tenants
Port Talbot Town F.C. (1901-present)

Victoria Road is a field sports stadium located on Victoria Road in Port Talbot, Wales.

Facilities

The stadium has a capacity of 6,000 [1] (1,000 seated) [2] and is the home of Port Talbot Town F.C. The record attendance at the stadium is 2,640, set at a match against Swansea City in the FAW Premier Cup on 15 January 2007. The record league attendance is 804 for a game against Afan Lido on 27 January 2004, however, the club generally struggle to attract a large number of fans, with an average league attendance of just 207 between 1994 and 2010. [3] In an attempt encourage more people to attend the club's games, spectators were allowed to pay whatever price they wanted for a ticket to watch the club's match against Bala Town on 5 January 2013. [3]

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References

  1. Football Temples of the World – Wales Archived 14 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Port Talbot Town F.C. – Club History". Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Port Talbot Town football fans choose ticket price". London: BBC News. 5 January 2013. Retrieved 5 January 2013.

Coordinates: 51°35′25″N3°48′8″W / 51.59028°N 3.80222°W / 51.59028; -3.80222