Structure and Facilities
The ground can accommodate 7,872 supporters and comprises four stands – the David Longhurst Stand, the Main Stand, the Popular Stand and Grosvenor Road End. The Main Stand, which can seat 1,757 spectators, is an all-seater stand which covers the length of two-thirds of the pitch and contains the dressing rooms, club offices, ticket offices and hospitality suites and contains a number of supporting pillars. It has open corners to either side, one of which is where the supporter's club is located, and to the rear has windshields to either side. Opposite this is the Popular Stand, a covered all-seated stand, which contains a number of supporting pillars and holds a television gantry on its roof. It can seat 1,652 spectators.
The northernmost stand of the ground is the David Longhurst Stand, which is a covered terrace for home supporters and has a row of supporting pillars across its front. The stand was originally known as the Shipton Street End, but was renamed following the death of David Longhurst, who died on 8 September 1990 in a match against Lincoln City at Bootham Crescent. The Shipton Street Roof Appeal was launched in 1988, with the aim of raising funds for addition of a roof to the Shipton Street End, and after the death of Longhurst, the David Longhurst Memorial Fund was formed and money from this was added to the roof appeal. After half of the £150,000 cost was paid for by the Football Trust, the roof was constructed in the summer of 1991 and officially opened for a match against Leeds United, which was watched by a crowd of 4,374. The current capacity of the stand is 3,062.
Opposite the David Longhurst Stand is the Grosvenor Road End, which is an open terrace reserved for away supporters and can hold a capacity of 1,400. As well as this, away supporters are permitted to use 300 seats of the Popular Stand. A club shop is situated just inside the car-park, which also houses the commercial manager's office and adjoining this is the social club and players' bar.
The pitch measures 105 by 67.5 metres (115 yd × 74 yd). It was re-laid for the 2007–08 season, as the poor quality of the pitch was believed to be the reason for the team's poor home form the previous season.
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