Bloomfield Road

Blackpool F.C. Stadium Capacity

Bloomfield Road Capacity: 16220
Club/Tennants: Blackpool F.C.

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Bloomfield Road Stadium

Bloomfield Road Capacity

Competition: Football League Championship

Location: Blackpool, England, Europe
Bloomfield Road Postcode

Bloomfield Road is football stadium located in Blackpool, Lancashire which holds 16,220 spectators. It has been the home of Blackpool football club since 1901 and has a record attendance 38,098 which was set in 1955. Blackpool F.C. currently play in the Npower Championship, the second tier in the English football pyramid.

The stadium has been in a process of redevelopment since 2000 which started with the demolition of the old Bloomfield Road Spion Kop which was replaced with the North Stand along with the West Stand in August 2002 both these stand together hold 7,234 spectators. A temporary East Stand which seats 5,120 is currently in place at Bloomfield Road that was built for the start of the 2010/11 Barclays Premier League Season increasing the stadium capacity to 16,220. The Jimmy Armfield South Stand opened on 20th March 2010 at a cost of £8.5 million structure and was officially opened by Valeri Belokon and Jimmy Armfield, a bronze statue of Armfield is situated in front of the South Stand.