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Ewood Park

Posted on January 28, 2008
Filed Under Blackburn

Blackburn Rovers
Name: Ewood Park
Nickname: Ewood
When Built: 1882
Capacity: 31,367
Record Attendance: 62,522 – March 2, 1929 – Blackburn Rovers vs Bolton Wanderers

Address: Nuttall Street, Blackburn, Lancs, BB2 4JF

Description: The stadium is a multi sports stadium with a capacity of 31,367 all-seated. The pitch size is 115×76 yards and the stadium has four sections called: Darwen End, Riverside Stand, Blackburn End and Jack Walker Stand (named after brittish industrialist and Blackburn fan, Jack Walker)

Brief History: Ewood Park is the oldest home for a Premier League Club. Even though Anflied and Stanford bridge were built before Ewood, Blackburn Rovers started playing here before Chelsea or Liverpool started playing at their current homes. The stadium remained almost unchanged in the 20th century. Only in 1984 there were a couple of modifications made to the stadium after Nuttall Street Stand was damaged by fire. Since the club was bought by Jack Walker, the stadium became modern and the newly named Fraser Eagle Stand is the only stand of Ewood Park to date from before the 90s. After Walker bought the club the Ewood Park was extensively rebuilt for the modern Premiership Era and the biggest stand of the stadium, Nuttall Street Stand was demolished and rebuilt. The 11,000 all-seated stand was renamed the Jack Walker stand in the honour of their owner.

Ewood Park