York Street

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York Street
Full name	Staffsmart Stadium
Location	Boston
Opened	1933
Owner	Chestnut Homes
Tenants	Boston United F.C.
Capacity	6,643
Field dimensions	-

York Street, currently styled as the Staffsmart Stadium for sponsorship purposes, is a football stadium in Boston, England, and is the home ground of Boston United. Originally called Shodfriars Lane, football has been played on the site since the late 1800s by a variety of Boston teams, but it has been used by Boston United since 1933. In 1977, York Street failed an inspection for league grading, leading to local fundraising in 1978 which resulted in new terracing, stands, floodlights, toilets, turnstyles and snack bars.

Although the ground currently has a maximum capacity of 6,643, the record crowd is 11,000 against Derby County. 10 further attendances of more than 8,000 are on record.

1 Stands

[edit] Stands

[edit] Staffsmart Stand

The Staffsmart Stand is situated to the north of the pitch. It is entered through turnstiles 1 & 2 with an all seated capacity of 1,323. The Directors' seating and dug outs can be found here.

[edit] York Street Stand

The York Street Stand is situated to the east of the pitch. Entry is through turnstiles 3 & 4. It is an unusual stand with both terracing near the pitch and seating above and behind. Its capacity is 1,435 with 503 seated. The players' changing rooms, tunnel, boardroom, medical centre and pressbox are housed here.

[edit] Spayne Road Terrace

The Spayne Road Terrace is situated to the south of the pitch. Turnstiles 5 & 6 are used for entry. It is a low terrace running the full length of the pitch with a capacity of 2,064.

[edit] Town End Terrace

The Town end Terrace is situated to the west of the pitch. It is reserved for away fans who should enter through turnstiles 7, 8, 9 & 10. It has a maximum capacity of 1,821.

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