Stadiums · West Midlands
Aggborough
Aggborough — English football stadium.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Nearest railway station
- Kidderminster Town · 0.4 km
About
Aggborough is a stadium in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1884. Owned by Kidderminster Harriers F.C.. Managed by Kidderminster Harriers F.C.. Wikidata describes it as: "English football stadium". Coordinates: 52.3805°, -2.2427°.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: River Teme SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Aggborough Stadium is a football stadium in Kidderminster, England. It is the home ground of Kidderminster Harriers, and has a capacity of 7,000, of which 3,140 can be seated. The ground was also the home of Worcester City between 2013 and 2016.
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Background
History
The ground was opened in May 1890 with a single grandstand on the western touchline, and initially included a banked running track. In 1935 a new 460-seat grandstand was built, and by World War II covered areas had been created on the east and southern sides of the ground. After the war the running track was replaced by a cycle track. On 27 November 1948, the ground's record attendance of 9,155 was set for an FA Cup first round replay against Hereford United. On 14 September 1955 Aggborough Stadium became the first ground to host a floodlit FA Cup match, when Harriers faced Brierley Hill Alliance in a preliminary round replay, with Kidderminster winning 4–2. A new East Stand was built in…
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- Coordinates
- 52.3805, -2.2427
- County
- Worcestershire
- District
- Wyre Forest
- Parish
- Kidderminster
- Postcode
- DY10 1LY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Wyre Forest
- Established
- 1884
- Nearest railway station
- Kidderminster Town — 0.4 km
- Official site
- harriers.co.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q4692188 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Aggborough Stadium (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: Aggborough Stadium, Kidderminster - geograph.org.uk - 1555812.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Aggborough?
- Aggborough is in Worcestershire, the West Midlands, United Kingdom (postcode DY10 1LY), in the parish of Kidderminster.
- When was Aggborough built?
- Built or established in 1884.
- Who runs Aggborough?
- Aggborough is operated by Kidderminster Harriers F.C..
- Is Aggborough a protected site?
- Yes — Aggborough is part of the River Teme SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Aggborough?
- The nearest railway station is Kidderminster Town, about 0.4 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode DY10 1LY.