Huish Park
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Huish Park is a football ground in the suburbs of Yeovil
, Somerset
, England
and is the home ground of Yeovil Town Football Club
. The stadium replaced the club's previous ground, The Huish
famous for numerous FA Cup
giant-killings was officially opened on 4 August 1990, with a match against then Second Division
side Newcastle United
.
The ground has two seated stands (the Screwfix
Community Stand and the AgustaWestland
Community Stand) and two standing ones (the Thatchers Gold Stand and Copse Road Terrace, the latter being the away stand). The record attendance at this ground, as of January 2010, is 9,527 v Leeds United on 25 April, 2008 in League One.
Yeovil
Yeovil is a town and civil parish in south Somerset, England. The parish had a population of 27,949 at the 2001 census, although the wider urban area had a population of 42,140...
, Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
and is the home ground of Yeovil Town Football Club
Yeovil Town F.C.
Yeovil Town F.C. are an English association football team based in Yeovil, Somerset. The club play in League One after having won the League Two championship in 2004–05...
. The stadium replaced the club's previous ground, The Huish
The Huish
Huish was the former ground of Yeovil Town between 1928 and 1990. It was famous for an 8-foot side to side slope, and when Yeovil beat Sunderland in the FA Cup 4th Round in 1948/49.It is now the site of a Tesco Extra hypermarket.-External links:**...
famous for numerous FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
giant-killings was officially opened on 4 August 1990, with a match against then Second Division
Football League Second Division
From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
side Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
.
About the ground
Both sides of the ground are similar looking stands and are of the same height. They are both cantilevered, covered single tiered stands that are all seated. Each stand has windshields to either side. The only differences between these stands, is that the AgustaWestland Community Stand has some executive boxes running across the back of it, plus the dug outs and players tunnel and a small simple looking electric scoreboard, whilst the Screfix Stand has a press box suspended from beneath its roof. At one end is the medium sized Thatchers Gold Terrace, which is covered and for home supporters and again has windshields to either side. Opposite is the Copse Road Terrace, which is given to away fans. This is smaller and uncovered. Oddly the steel work is in place at the back of this stand to incorporate more terrace space, but the concrete rows have so far not been added. Perched above the rear of this stand is a large electric scoreboard. The ground is completed with a set of four modern floodlight pylons, one in each corner of the ground.The ground has two seated stands (the Screwfix
Screwfix
Screwfix Direct Limited is a UK direct and online supplier of trade tools, accessories and hardware products. Founded in 1979 the company was acquired in 1999 by the Kingfisher plc group, which also owns B&Q and is listed on the London Stock Exchange....
Community Stand and the AgustaWestland
AgustaWestland
AgustaWestland is an Anglo-Italian helicopter design and manufacturing company. It was formed in July 2000 when Finmeccanica S.p.A. and GKN plc agreed to merge their respective helicopter subsidiaries to form AgustaWestland with Finmeccanica and GKN each holding a 50% share.AgustaWestland is now a...
Community Stand) and two standing ones (the Thatchers Gold Stand and Copse Road Terrace, the latter being the away stand). The record attendance at this ground, as of January 2010, is 9,527 v Leeds United on 25 April, 2008 in League One.
Stands
The ground is made up of 4 stands:- AgustaWestlandAgustaWestlandAgustaWestland is an Anglo-Italian helicopter design and manufacturing company. It was formed in July 2000 when Finmeccanica S.p.A. and GKN plc agreed to merge their respective helicopter subsidiaries to form AgustaWestland with Finmeccanica and GKN each holding a 50% share.AgustaWestland is now a...
Community Stand (Main Stand) - ScrewfixScrewfixScrewfix Direct Limited is a UK direct and online supplier of trade tools, accessories and hardware products. Founded in 1979 the company was acquired in 1999 by the Kingfisher plc group, which also owns B&Q and is listed on the London Stock Exchange....
Community Stand (East Stand) - Thatchers Gold Stand (Home Terrace)
- Copse Road Terrace (Away Terrace)
International Games
The stadium has been used for the following international games:- 1993 England U18England national under-18 football team-Latest squad:The following players were named in the squad for the friendly match against Slovakia.-Recent call-ups:The following players have also been called up to the England under-18 squad and remain eligible.-References:...
Vs France U18France national under-18 football teamThe France national under-18 football team is the national under-18 football team of France and is controlled by the French Football Federation. The team serves as a feeder team to the under-19 team as its matches aren't competitive...
(3-3) - 1996 England U18England national under-18 football team-Latest squad:The following players were named in the squad for the friendly match against Slovakia.-Recent call-ups:The following players have also been called up to the England under-18 squad and remain eligible.-References:...
Vs Scotland U18 (3-0) - 24/04/2002 England Semi-Pro Vs Netherlands Semi-Pro
- 27/03/2007 England U18England national under-18 football team-Latest squad:The following players were named in the squad for the friendly match against Slovakia.-Recent call-ups:The following players have also been called up to the England under-18 squad and remain eligible.-References:...
Vs Netherlands U18 (4-1) - 15/10/2009 England U16England national under-16 football team-Latest squad:The following players were named in the squad for the Victory Shield match against Scotland.-Recent call-ups:The following players have also been called up to the England U-16 squad and remain eligible.-External links:*...
Vs Wales U16Wales national under-16 football teamThe Wales National Under-16 football team is representative of wales at under 16 level. Also known as the Wales under 16's or Wales U16, it is controlled by the Welsh Football Association and its manager is currently Roy James....
(1-0) - 25/03/2011 England Schools U16 Vs Wales Schools U16 (1-0)