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The Vetch Field was a football stadium in Swansea, Wales. It was used for football matches and was the home ground of Swansea City until the club moved to the newly built Liberty Stadium in 2005. Opened in 1912, the ground held around 12,000 at the time of its closure, but upwards of 30,000 at its peak.
The Vetch Field Football was played on the Vetch by local amateur teams from the late nineteenth century. Athletics and cycling also took place at the ground at this time.
Jun 19, 2017 · To the modern football follower and to the inhabitants of Swansea, however, the words ‘Vetch Field’ create a vision of something very different: a dilapidated, crumbling, eccentrically constructed football ground wedged uncomfortably between tight, narrow streets of terraced housing.
May 11, 2020 · Monday marks 15 years since Swansea City played for the final time at the Vetch Field, and we will mark the anniversary with a week of features about the club's final season at its famous old...
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Apr 30, 2020 · It is 15 years since Swansea City said goodbye to Vetch Field which, although tired and outdated, was a special place for all involved at the club.
Key facts. Club: Swansea City FC | Opening: 1912 | Closing: 2005 | Final capacity: 11,700 seats. Description. Vetch Field was the home of Swansea City from when they formed until they moved to the Liberty Stadium in 2005. The stadium was built on a piece of waste ground that had already been used by local children to play football on.
Jul 16, 2019 · One of the many grounds which Lincoln City have played on in their long history that no longer exists is the Vetch Field, once the home of Swansea City, writes Malcolm Johnson. Named after a type of bean used for cattle fodder called vetch that was grown on its surface at the time, the site.
