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Broadfield Stadium

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Summary

Football stadium

Field	Value
name	Broadfield Stadium
image	Crawley - Entrance to Broadfield Stadium.JPG
image_size	250px
fullname	The Broadfield Stadium
country	United Kingdom
location	Crawley, Sussex, En134152
nickname	The Broadfield; The Checkatrade (until 2018)
built	1997
opened	1997
owner	Crawley Borough Council
surface	Grass
seating_capacity	6,134
tenants	Crawley Town F.C. (1997–)
Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. (2018–)
website	https://www.crawleytownfc.com/
dimensions	112 x 72 yards
former_names	The Checkatrade.com Stadium, The People’s Pension Stadium
address	Winfield Way, Crawley, RH11 9RX
scoreboard	Digital scoreboard on the North Stand
capacity	5,567
public_transit	Crawley Railway Station
operator	Crawley Town Football Club
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Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. (2018–) Broadfield Stadium Bus Stop The Broadfield Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Crawley, West Sussex, England. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Crawley Town F.C., Brighton & Hove Albion W.F.C. and the Sealand national football team. The stadium has a capacity of 5,567 people, and is owned by Crawley Borough Council.

Between 2013 and 2018, the stadium was named the Checkatrade.com Stadium for sponsorship purposes. In late 2018 it was renamed The People's Pension Stadium as part of a new sponsorship deal. For the 2022/23 Season, the stadium has reverted to being named the Broadfield Stadium.

History

Crawley Town FC spent 48 years at its Town Mead home until the land was sold to developers in 1997. The club then moved to the Broadfield Stadium, about two miles across town.

In January 2012 the application for the new 2,000-seater East Stand (and facilities including new turnstiles and Premier League standard flood lights) was accepted by Crawley Borough Council. The upgrade is required to meet the league rules which require a minimum 5,000 capacity stadium. After just one week of construction, the new East Stand was completed on 2 April 2012, bringing the total capacity of the Broadfield Stadium to 5,500. Upon completion, Crawley's first game with the new stand was against League Two side Crewe Alexandra on 6 April. The match ended in a 1–1 draw, with a new record crowd of 4,723, the previous best being 4,522.

The record attendance reached 5,572 on Saturday 7 October 2023 when Crawley Town hosted Wrexham in League Two.

Stands

West Stand

North and South Stands

The North Stand and South Stand are two identical small roofed terraces. The South Stand contains the most vocal home support and the North Stand is allocated to away fans. Both stands curve around the corners of the pitch to meet up with the West Stand. The South Stand has been known as the Structured Communications Stand since December 2015.

East Stand

The East Stand is an all-seated roofed stand with a capacity of 2,122. It is mainly for home fans although some seats at the north end of the stand are available to away supporters. The stand opened for the first time on Good Friday 2012 for the League Two home game against Crewe Alexandra.

The stand was planned following promotion to the Football League in May 2011, to comply with Football League regulations. Work on the East Stand of the stadium started in early February 2012. It replaced the uncovered East terrace which was a standing area. Between 2013 and 2015 it was known as the Checkatrade.com Stand but was renamed The People's Pension East Stand in December 2015 due to a sponsorship deal with B&CE.

Location

The stadium is located in Broadfield, Crawley. Next to a roundabout about a mile from Crawley railway station and two miles from Three Bridges railway station, which is on the Brighton Main Line. The roundabout has a large white and red football in the centre and is at the end of the Brighton Road, which is easy to find from junction 11 on the M23 motorway.

References

"Checkatrade.com Stadium (Broadfield Stadium)". StadiumDB.com.
(July 2011). "Crawley Town: The People's Pension Stadium". Football Ground Guide.
(5 September 2013). "Checkatrade.com partners with Crawley Town FC". Midnight Communications.
[http://www.crawleytownfc.com/page/LatestNews/0,,11025~2573572,00.html] {{webarchive. link. (29 January 2012)
Events. (3 April 2012). "Stand or East Stand? | Crawley Happy Times Online". Crawleyhappytimes.co.uk.
"Crawley Town 1–1 Crewe". BBC Sport.
(2 September 2013). "Reds team up with Checkatrade.com".
(23 December 2015). "New South Stand sponsors". Crawley Town F.C..
(3 April 2012). "Crawley Town's new stand will make a 'fantastic atmosphere'". Crawley Observer.
(24 December 2015). "New East Stand sponsor unveiled". Crawley Town F.C..

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