Peel Park (Accrington)

Peel Park
Full name Peel Park
Location Accrington, Lancashire, England
Capacity 9,000 (at closing)
17,634 (record attendance)
Opened 1919
Closed 1966
Tenants
Accrington Stanley F.C. (1919–1963)

Peel Park was a football stadium in Accrington, Lancashire that was the home of Accrington Stanley F.C. between 1919 until their dissolution in 1963.

The record attendance was set in a friendly match against Blackburn Rovers on 15 November 1954 with 17,634 spectators in attendance. The record for a league match occurred against York City on 11 April 1955 with 15,425 spectators.

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