Whitebank Stadium
| Whitebank Stadium | |
|---|---|
| Location | Limeside, Oldham |
| Coordinates | 53°31′6.75″N 2°7′18.29″W / 53.5185417°N 2.1217472°WCoordinates: 53°31′6.75″N 2°7′18.29″W / 53.5185417°N 2.1217472°W |
| Built | 1964 |
| Opened | 1964 |
| Renovated | 2010 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Capacity | 1,500 |
| Tenants | |
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Oldham Roughyeds (2010 - Present) Oldham Boro F.C. (1964 - 2012) | |
Whitebank Stadium on White Bank Road, Oldham is a rugby league and association football stadium which forms part of Limehurst Village. It is the home stadium of Oldham Roughyeds.
Structure
Over 350 seats were acquired from Wilderspool Stadium in Warrington and were installed by volunteers. Timber used in the construction of the new Wembley Stadium was also reused in the stadium developments in 2010.
Association football
Oldham Boro F.C. played at Whitebank Stadium from 1964 until 2012 under the names Oldham Dew and Oldham Town. They became Oldham Boro in 2009. Since the summer of 2012, the club has shared Alder House with Atherton Collieries F.C.. The ground is approximately 19 miles away from their traditional home.
Rugby league
Oldham left their historic home of Watersheddings in 1997. The club went on to use eight venues in 12 years; only one of which was in Oldham. Oldham were told they would no longer be able to use Oldham Athletic's Boundary Park in November 2009. The club went to Oldham Council for help.
The 2010 season saw a transition with the five home games were played out of town at Park Lane, Whitefield, home of Sedgley Park R.U.F.C.. Roughyeds' first game at Whitebank took place on 9 May 2010 with the opposition being York. The first time Oldham had played on their own ground in Oldham borough since 1997. The rest of the home games were played at Whitebank. Home crowds were nearly double at Whitebank compared to Park Lane.