Park Lane (stadium)
Rugby stadium in Whitefield, England
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Park Lane is a rugby stadium in Whitefield near Bury, Greater Manchester, England. It is the home of Sedgley Park R.U.F.C. and, from 2003–10 and 2014, Swinton rugby league club.
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Full name | Park Lane |
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| Location | Park Lane, Whitefield, Greater Manchester, M45 7DZ |
| Coordinates | 53°32′19″N 2°18′13″W |
| Capacity | 3,000 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1955 |
| Opened | 1955 |
| Renovated | 1982 |
| Expanded | 1990 |
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History
Sedgley Park R.U.F.C. moved to Park Lane in 1955. A large, two-storey clubhouse was completed in 1982[1] and was extended in the 1990s. Also in the 1990s the club turned its two pitches into one and purchased a field, just across the road, to provide three more much needed pitches.
Rugby league
Swinton Lions played their home fixtures at Park Lane between 2003 and 2010.[2] Oldham also played several home matches at Park Lane during this period.[3] Swinton's first match at Park Lane, in the third round of the 2003 Challenge Cup, saw Swinton defeat Shaw Cross 46–0 in front of a crowd of 315. Swinton's highest attendance at Park Lane came in the fifth round of the 2010 Challenge Cup, when 5,316 watched a 58–6 loss to Batley Bulldogs.[3]
During the 2014 season, Swinton played several fixtures at Park Lane, though the majority of their matches were at Leigh Sports Village.[4]
