Raymond McEnhill Stadium
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| The Raymond McEnhill Stadium | |
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| The RayMac | |
| Location | Old Sarum, Salisbury SP4 6PU |
| Opened | 1997 |
| Owner | Salisbury City F.C. |
| Surface | Grass |
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The Raymond McEnhill Stadium is a purpose built 5,000 capacity football stadium in Salisbury, Wiltshire. It is the home of Salisbury City, who in the 2007-08 season are playing in the Blue Square Premier, the highest level of non-league football in England.
[edit] History
In 1997 Salisbury City moved to athe stadium which was purpose built at Old Sarum, and was named after the then chairman, Raymond McEnhill. The stadium capacity is officially, 3,500, although it is technically able to hold 5,000, with covered accommodation for 2,247 fans. The stadium has achieved the ground "B" grade standard.[1]
A record crowd of 2,570 saw the FA Cup first round 2-0 defeat by Hull City in 1998.[citation needed] This figure was beaten twice in the FA Cup 2006-07. On 11 November 2006 a crowd of 2,684 saw Salisbury beat Fleetwood Town 3-0 in the First round proper. Then in the Second round proper a crowd of 3,100 saw Salisbury draw 1-1 with Football League One club, Nottingham Forest.[1]
The record league attendance at the stadium was set on 19 January 2008 when a crowd of 2,633 saw Salisbury draw 0-0 with Torquay United in a Blue Square Premier match. [2]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "McEnhill gets green light", BBC Sport, 2007-04-19. Retrieved on 2008-03-27.
- ^ "Record league gate", Salisbury Journal, 2008-01-20. Retrieved on 2008-03-27.
