Balmoor Stadium
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| Location | View of the East Stand at Balmoor |
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| Coordinates | 57°30′42.10″N 1°47′45.05″W / 57.5116944°N 1.7958472°W |
| Owner | Peterhead F.C. |
| Capacity | 3,150[1] (1,000 seated) |
| Record attendance | 4,855 (vs Rangers, 20 January 2013) |
| Field size | 105 × 70 yards |
| Surface | Grass |
| Opened | 1997 |
| Tenants | |
| Peterhead F.C. | |
Balmoor (also known as Balmoor Stadium) is an association football ground in the Scottish town of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. It is home to Scottish League One side Peterhead. The stadium has a capacity of 3,150[1] spectators of which 1,000 can be seated.[2]
The ground was opened in 1997, after Peterhead's old ground Recreation Park was sold off to supermarket company Safeway.[3] The standard of the facilities at Balmoor was one of the main reasons why Peterhead were elected to the Scottish Football League in 2000,[3] along with Elgin City.
The record attendance at Balmoor is 4,855, for a Scottish Football League Third Division match against Rangers on 20 January 2013.[4] This broke the previous record crowd of 4,505.
The nearest railway station to Balmoor is Aberdeen railway station, which is 32 miles away.[3] This is the greatest distance between a senior league football ground and its nearest railway station in Great Britain.[3] Balmoor is located on the A982 road, just north of Peterhead town centre.[3]
References
- 1 2 "Peterhead Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ↑ "Rangers: Life in Scottish Division Three beckons". Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Peterhead". Scottish Ground Guide (Duncan Adams). Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- ↑ "Peterhead 0 - 1 Rangers". Rangers FC. 20 January 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2013.