Hoghton Road Stadium was a sports stadium on Hoghton Road, Sutton, a suburb of St Helens

St Helens, Merseyside

St Helens is a large town in Merseyside, England. It is the largest settlement and administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens with a population of just over 100,000, part of an urban area with a total population of 176,843 at the time of the 2001 Census...

 (population approx 100,000), administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens

Metropolitan Borough of St Helens

The Metropolitan Borough of St Helens is a metropolitan borough of Merseyside, in North West England. It is named after its largest town St Helens, and covers an area which includes the settlements of Newton-le-Willows, Earlestown, Haydock, Rainhill, Eccleston, Clock Face, Billinge and...

 in Merseyside

Merseyside

Merseyside is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 1,365,900. It encompasses the metropolitan area centred on both banks of the lower reaches of the Mersey Estuary, and comprises five metropolitan boroughs: Knowsley, St Helens, Sefton, Wirral, and the city of Liverpool...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

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Brief History

It was the ground used by St Helens Town A.F.C. from 1946 to 2000 when the club sold the ground and moved into Knowsley Road

Knowsley Road

Knowsley Road was a stadium located in Eccleston, St Helens, Merseyside. It was the home of St Helens RLFC from 1890 until its closure in 2010. St Helens Town FC played their home fixtures at Knowsley Road from 2002 until 2010. For a period, the venue also hosted Liverpool FC Reserves...

, the home of St Helens RLFC.



When the club was founded in 1946, a group of local businessmen purchased the Hoghton Road ground in Sutton, for use by the club.



In 2000, the final game was played on Hoghton Road when Champions elect are beaten 1-0 and St Helens Town A.F.C. relocate to Saints' Knowsley Road

Knowsley Road

Knowsley Road was a stadium located in Eccleston, St Helens, Merseyside. It was the home of St Helens RLFC from 1890 until its closure in 2010. St Helens Town FC played their home fixtures at Knowsley Road from 2002 until 2010. For a period, the venue also hosted Liverpool FC Reserves...

. The land was sold to Barratt Homes, for housing development.

Use by Highfield RLFC

In August 1990 Runcorn Highfield

Runcorn Highfield RLFC

Runcorn Highfield RLFC was a professional rugby league club.The club was based in Runcorn is an industrial town and cargo port within the borough of Halton in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The town is situated on the southern bank of the River MerseyThey joined the Northern Union in...

 signed a 99-year agreement with St Helens Town A.F.C. and moved to Hoghton Road for season 1990-91. In the summer of 1991, during the close season, Runcorn Highfield

Runcorn Highfield RLFC

Runcorn Highfield RLFC was a professional rugby league club.The club was based in Runcorn is an industrial town and cargo port within the borough of Halton in the ceremonial county of Cheshire, England. The town is situated on the southern bank of the River MerseyThey joined the Northern Union in...

 changed their name to plain Highfield. They continued to use the ground until St Helens A.F.C. decided to increase the rent on the ground. Highfield moved to Valerie Park in Prescot during the 1994-1995 season and at the start of the 1996 season they were renamed rescot Panthers - 1996-97|Prescot Panthers].



A full history of Hoghton Road Stadium appears on http://www.sthelenstownafc.com/ (click links to club history – then Hoghton Road History)