Demolished Somerton Park - now housing estate (Newport)
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Somerton Park was a football, greyhound and speedway stadium in Newport, Monmouthshire. It was purchased by the Cardiff Arms Park Company in 1932 and Newport County played their first football match there on 27 August against Clapton (Leyton) Orient. On 17 November 1932, the first greyhound meeting took place at the stadium.
The stadium remained the home of Newport County until the original club went bankrupt on 27 February 1989. County's 57 years at the stadium had brought many highs and lows, the most notable being the Welsh Cup and Fourth Division promotion triumph in 1980 and the European Cup Winners' Cup quarter-final appearance in 1981, but the final few years brought the trauma of two successive relegations which saw the club lose its Football League status after 68 years.
The stadium remained the home of Newport County until the original club went bankrupt on 27 February 1989. County's 57 years at the stadium had brought many highs and lows, the most notable being the Welsh Cup and Fourth Division promotion triumph in 1980 and the European Cup Winners' Cup quarter-final appearance in 1981, but the final few years brought the trauma of two successive relegations which saw the club lose its Football League status after 68 years.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somerton_Park
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Coordinates: 51°35'1"N 2°57'53"W
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