Whitebank Stadium
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Whitebank Stadium on White Bank Road, Oldham
is a rugby league
and Association football stadium which forms part of Limehurst Village. It is the home stadium of Oldham Roughyeds
and Oldham Boro F.C..
in Warrington and were installed by volunteers. Timber used in the construction of the new Wembley Stadium
was also reused in the stadium developments in 2010.
left their traditional home of Watersheddings
in 1997. The club went on to use eight venues in 12 years; only one of which was in Oldham. Oldham were told they would no longer be able to use Oldham Athletic’s Boundary Park
in November 2009. The club went to Oldham Council for help.
The 2010 season saw a transition with the five home games were played out of town at Park Lane
, Whitefield
, home of Sedgley Park RUFC. Roughyeds' first game at Whitebank took place on May 9, 2010 with the opposition being York
. The first time Oldham had played on their own ground in Oldham borough since 1997. The rest of the home games were played at Whitebank. Home crowds were nearly double at Whitebank compared to Park Lane.
Oldham
Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England. It lies amid the Pennines on elevated ground between the rivers Irk and Medlock, south-southeast of Rochdale, and northeast of the city of Manchester...
is a rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
and Association football stadium which forms part of Limehurst Village. It is the home stadium of Oldham Roughyeds
Oldham Roughyeds
Oldham Roughyeds is an English professional rugby league club based in Oldham, Greater Manchester. They currently play in the Championship One. Oldham is one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895....
and Oldham Boro F.C..
Structure
Over 350 seats were acquired from WilderspoolWilderspool
Wilderspool is a district of Warrington, England, located near to the town centre. Its area is basically Wilderspool Causeway and the streets coming off it; the limits being the River Mersey into the Stockton Heath Area of Warrington , Bridgefoot , and Centre Park...
in Warrington and were installed by volunteers. Timber used in the construction of the new Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium
The original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007...
was also reused in the stadium developments in 2010.
Association football
Oldham Boro F.C. have played at the Whitebank Stadium since 1964 under the names Oldham Dew and Oldham Town. They became Oldham Boro in 2009.Rugby league
OldhamOldham Roughyeds
Oldham Roughyeds is an English professional rugby league club based in Oldham, Greater Manchester. They currently play in the Championship One. Oldham is one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895....
left their traditional home of Watersheddings
Watersheddings
Watersheddings is an area of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England.Lying on the A672 approximately 2 miles north east of Oldham town centre it is home to Oldham Cricket Club whose ground situated on Broadbent Road is called "The Pollards"....
in 1997. The club went on to use eight venues in 12 years; only one of which was in Oldham. Oldham were told they would no longer be able to use Oldham Athletic’s Boundary Park
Boundary Park
Boundary Park is the main sports stadium of Oldham, in Greater Manchester, England. It lies at the northwestern extremity of Oldham, with the towns of Royton and Chadderton lying immediately north and west respectively, giving rise to the name Boundary Park....
in November 2009. The club went to Oldham Council for help.
The 2010 season saw a transition with the five home games were played out of town at Park Lane
Park Lane (stadium)
Park Lane is a rugby stadium in Whitefield near Bury, England. It is the home of Sedgley Park R.U.F.C. and, from 2003–10 Swinton rugby league club....
, Whitefield
Whitefield
- Places :In India:*Whitefield, BangaloreIn the United Kingdom:*Whitefield, Dorset, England*Whitefield, Greater Manchester, England*Whitefield, Perthshire, Scotland*Whitefield, Somerset, EnglandIn the United States:*Whitefield, Maine...
, home of Sedgley Park RUFC. Roughyeds' first game at Whitebank took place on May 9, 2010 with the opposition being York
York City Knights
York City Knights Rugby League Club is a British professional rugby league club hailing from York. They play at the Huntington Stadium, situated to the north of York city centre...
. The first time Oldham had played on their own ground in Oldham borough since 1997. The rest of the home games were played at Whitebank. Home crowds were nearly double at Whitebank compared to Park Lane.