Pirelli Stadium

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Pirelli Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Burton upon Trent, England. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Burton Albion F.C.. The stadium holds 6,500 and opened in 2005. The record crowd for the stadium stands at 6,191 when Man Utd visited the ground in the FA Cup last year. But after discussions the offical capacity was raised to 6,500.

The Pirelli Stadium was built because the previous stadium Eton Park had become run down and had no money making schemes. The new Pirelli Stadium offers income 7 days of the week, with conference rooms throughout the main stand, with the largest holding 300 people. On match days there are 9 directors boxes available for supporters wanting a more relaxed view of the game. There are 4 bars, 1 on each side of the ground in which supporters can go for a drink before and during games.

One side of the ground "The Main Stand", is the only seated stand at the club and can hold just over 2000 supporters. The other three stands are terraced and are the favourites for most supporters. The Bovril End is where the famous Burton Boys sing all of there chants and basically where the club gets its 12th man. The Popside stand is mainly for older supporters, but they are famous for giving the linesman a mouthful every game.

Conference National Venues 2006/07

Abbey Stadium | Aggborough Stadium | Broadfield Stadium | Broadhall Way | Christie Park | Clarence Park | Haig Avenue | Kassam Stadium | Kingfield Stadium | KitKat Crescent | The Lamb Ground | The Lawn Ground | Marston Road | Moss Lane | Nene Park | New Recreation Ground | Pirelli Stadium | Recreation Ground | The Shay | St James Park | Stonebridge Road | Victoria Road | Victoria Stadium | The Wessex Stadium