Prenton Park
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| Prenton Park | |
| Full name | Prenton Park Stadium |
| Nickname | The Gaf, The 'Tranline', The Ravens' Field, The Depot |
| Built | before c.1887 |
| Opened | 1912 for Tranmere Rovers F.C. |
| Capacity | 16,583 |
| Home of | Tranmere Rovers F.C. |
| Pitch size | 112 x 72 yards |
Prenton Park is a multi-use stadium in Birkenhead, England. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Tranmere Rovers F.C.. The stadium holds 16,789 and was built in 1912.[[1]] It was previously owned by Tranmere Rugby Club and called Ravenshaws Field.
[edit] Record Attendances
A 1969 Cup match v Stoke City which saw a record Prenton Park attendance - 24,424.
Against Wrexham on 30 April 1958, an attendance of 19,615 remains the highest ever attendance at a Prenton Park league match.
In the FA Cup, a home tie in Round 4 against Liverpool, on 27 January 1934, was switched to Anfield where 61,036 saw Rovers defeated 1-3 - the largest ever gate for a "home game".
Neutral - 74,313 against Leicester City Worthington (League) Cup Final 2000 (Tranmere took 30,000 fans to Wembley, which was one of the last games at the famous 'Twin Tower' stadium)
[edit] Lowest Attendances
Home - 937 v Halifax Town 1984
Away - 286 v Lecce - Anglo-Italian Cup 1994
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