Post Office Road

Post Office Road
Post Office Road
Featherstone Rovers Rugby Ground. - geograph.org.uk - 223815.jpg
Post Office Road
Location Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England
Coordinates 53°40′43″N 1°21′17″W / 53.67861°N 1.35472°W / 53.67861; -1.35472Coordinates: 53°40′43″N 1°21′17″W / 53.67861°N 1.35472°W / 53.67861; -1.35472
Opened 1904
Owner Featherstone Rovers
Operator Featherstone Rovers
Surface Grass
Capacity 6,750
Tenants
Featherstone Rovers
Post Office Road

Post Office Road, currently styled as the Bigfellas Stadium for sponsorship purposes (and previously The Chris Moyles Stadium named after the Radio 1 DJ and celebrity Chris Moyles and before that the Lionheart Stadium after sponsorship from UK Coal),[1] is a rugby league ground in Featherstone, near Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. It is the home of rugby league club Featherstone Rovers. The ground's current capacity is 6,750.

The ground opened in 1904 and has been used by the club since their formation in 1908.[2] The record attendance is 17,000 from a 1957 game against St Helens.

From 2007, it was announced that ground would be renamed the Chris Moyles stadium after the Radio 1 Disc Jockey.[1][3]

From 2009, the ground sponsorship was taken up by Bigfellas Nightclub following a two year sponsorship deal.[4]

Structure

The old shed was replaced by a family stand. Featherstone also had a clubhouse in the car park but it was destroyed by fire.

References

  1. ^ a b Rugby fans baffled as ground is named after DJ The Independent, 18 November 2006
  2. ^ Featherstone Rovers Yorkshire Rugby League
  3. ^ Rooney backs Yorkshire schools Rugby League News; Accessed 28 January 2007
  4. ^ "Featherstone Rovers make a big step to name stadium". Pontefract & Castleford Express. 2010-01-07. http://www.pontefractandcastlefordexpress.co.uk/featherstone/Featherstone-Rovers-make-a-big.5960756.jp. Retrieved 2010-06-05. 

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