Derby Turn

Derby Turn
Location	Burton upon Trent, England
Coordinates	52°48′53″N1°38′01″W / 52.8146°N 1.6335°W Coordinates: 52°48′53″N1°38′01″W / 52.8146°N 1.6335°W
Record attendance	6,000
Surface	Grass
Closed	1901
Tenants
	Burton Wanderers

Last updated March 24, 2019

Derby Turn was a football and athletics stadium in Burton upon Trent in England. It was the home ground of Burton Wanderers, who played in the Football League during the mid-1890s, and was also used to host athletics meetings.^[1]

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Burton upon Trent, also known as Burton-on-Trent or simply Burton, is an industrial town on the River Trent in East Staffordshire, England, close to the border with Derbyshire. In 2011, it had a population of 72,299. The demonym for residents of the town is 'Burtonian'. Burton is 13 miles (21 km) from Lichfield, 11 miles (18 km) from Derby and 26 miles (42 km) from Leicester.

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History

The ground was built on a site between Derby Road and the parallel railway line to the north of Burton town centre. The ground's record attendance was set on 10 February 1894 for an FA Cup match between Burton Wanderers and Notts County. Temporary stands were erected for the match, which Notts County won 2–1.^[1] The highest attendance for a Football League match was 5,000 for a Burton derby game between Wanderers and Burton Swifts on 25 December 1896, with Wanderers winning the game 1–0.^[1]

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Burton Swifts Football Club was a football club based in Burton upon Trent, England. Established in 1871, the club joined the Football League in 1892, remaining members until merging with Burton Wanderers to form Burton United in 1901.

In 1901 Wanderers and Swifts merged to form Burton United, with the new club playing at Swifts' Peel Croft ground. Most of the Derby Road site was bought by Midland Railway to extend the Dixie sidings.^[1]

Burton United Football Club was a football club based in Burton upon Trent in England. The club was established in 1901 by a merger of Burton Swifts and Burton Wanderers, and played their last competitive season in 1910. In 1924 they merged with Burton All Saints continuing the lineage of the history of football in Burton, while at the same time legally ending the club. Between 1901 and 1907 the club were members of the Football League.

Peel Croft is a rugby union ground in Burton upon Trent in England. It is the home ground of Burton RFC. It was also the home ground of the Burton Swifts and Burton United football clubs, who played in the Football League between 1892 and 1907.

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References

1 2 3 4 Paul Smith & Shirley Smith (2005) The Ultimate Directory of English & Scottish Football League Grounds Second Edition 1888–2005, Yore Publications, p45, ISBN 0954783042

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[UD-1] 1 2 3 4 Paul Smith & Shirley Smith (2005) The Ultimate Directory of English & Scottish Football League Grounds Second Edition 1888–2005, Yore Publications, p45, ISBN 0954783042