The Showgrounds (Coleraine)

United Kingdom / Northern Ireland / Coleraine
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The Showgrounds is a football stadium in Coleraine, Northern Ireland. It is the home ground of Coleraine F.C.. The stadium holds 13,132, but is currently restricted to 2,496 under safety legislation.
Between September 1971 and October 1972, Derry City F.C. were forced to use the stadium as their home-ground after the Irish Football Association banned the use of their ground in Derry, the Brandywell, due to security fears emanating from the Trouble and civil unrest in the nearby Bogside area. Derry's use ended in 1972 when, faced with dwindling crowds, travelling to Coleraine to play home-games was no longer financially sustainable.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coleraine_F.C.
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Coordinates:   55°7'58"N   6°39'35"W
This article was last modified 13 years ago