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The County Ground is a stadium located near the town centre of Swindon, Wiltshire, England, and has been home to Swindon Town Football Club since 1896. The current capacity of 15,728, all-seated, has been at that level since the mid-1990s.
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The County Ground is a cricket ground in Swindon, Wiltshire....
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County Ground; Location: Swindon, Wiltshire, SN1 2ED: Owner:...
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Our Home - The County Ground. The present ground has been the home of Swindon Town since 1896 when one Thomas Arkell loaned the Committee of the Football Club £300 to build a stand and has a current capacity of 15,728. In fact the County Ground had become the Club’s home the previous season but the pitch was sited on the present cricket ground.
Arkells stand. By Gloworm 44 at English Wikipedia [Public domain] STFC promotion 2007. By M4ttred1 (Own work) [Public domain] Swindon Town 1910. Agence Rol [Public domain] The County Ground Seating Plan and Where to Sit. The Arkell’s Stand dates back to 1971 and is a single-tier structure that runs along the side of the pitch.
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- 32000 (Swindon Town v Arsenal (1972))
- 15.7K
- 1896
Cricket was popularly played in the GWR Park in Swindon’s early days. In 1866 the County Ground was established and in 1893 a new Cricket Pavillion was built on the site to house the Swindon Cricket Club, who still play there today. A larger sports arena was developed for railway workers in the 1930s at Shrivenham Road, which included a ...
Since 1896 the club has played home matches at the County Ground, which now has a capacity of 15,547. Hall of Fame inductee John Trollope played 770 league games for the club between 1960 and 1980, a professional record in English football until it was broken in 2023 by Dean Lewington . History [ edit] Main article: History of Swindon Town F.C.