The Oval (Wirral)
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| Coordinates | 53°21′28″N 3°00′36″W / 53.357902°N 3.009944°WCoordinates: 53°21′28″N 3°00′36″W / 53.357902°N 3.009944°W |
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| Owner | Wirral MBC |
| Operator | Wirral MBC |
| Opened | 1888 |
The Oval (sometimes referred to as the Bebington Oval and Port Sunlight) is a Municipal athletics stadium in Bebington, Merseyside.
The venue has played host to Tranmere Rovers F.C. reserve and ladies teams.
The ground has an eight-lane running track which was originally paid for by Lever Brothers in the 1920s but has since undergone an upgrade.[1]
It was featured in the film Chariots of Fire and represented the Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir.
In November 2008 it was the scene of a suicide when a 30-year old woman set fire to herself.[2]
References
- ↑ "Bebington at RunTrackDir.com". Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ↑ "Woman dies of burns after setting herself on fire in suspected suicide". Daily Mail. 18 November 2008. Retrieved 25 September 2010.