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本帖最后由 jaydinj 于 2014-8-28 14:40 编辑
来具体了解下新老风车球场的发展历史
The Windmill Ground
Home to Leamington Town, Lockheed Leamington, AP Leamington and Leamington FC the Windmill Ground was situated on the Tachbrook Road, Leamington Spa.
The ground began its life known simply as the "Tachbrook Road Ground" with the first "Leamington FC" match taking place in late September, 1891, between "Leamington Association Football Club" and Queen's College, Birmingham.
By 1913, when Leamington Town moved back to the ground (after using various sites around the town), it had been renamed as "The Windmill Ground", the name reflecting the fact that there was a derelict windmill (which was domolished in 1968) adjacent to the site on the Tachbrook Road.[3]
In 1937 Leamington Town fell foul to money matters, the club was voluntarily wound up, and the Windmill Ground was sold to Coventry City. Coventry paid £1,739 6s and 8d for the ground which was to be used for their 'A' team. During the 2nd World War the ground also hosted Forces matches and Birmingham City matches.
Lockheed, the company situated opposite the Windmill Ground, saw their social club form a club in 1946 called Lockheed Leamington and bought the ground back from Coventry City to house their team.
It was after this time that the ground saw most of its development work – stands, terracing, etc. The floodlights were installed in 1965. By its demise it boasted a 440 seater stand running half the length of the Tachbrook Road side. At the left hand side (looking from the pitch) were the changing rooms.
To the right, and extending behind the northern goal, was terracing. The terracing gradually faded into a gently sloping gravel bank that continued round the other 2 sides of the pitch. The north end was covered, as was a very small section of the embankment opposite the stand.
The stated capacity of the ground was 5,000 – with cover for 1,600 spectators. The clubhouse (built in the late 1970s) sat behind the stand, up towards the northern end of the ground.
A First Round FA Cup tie, vs Stafford Rangers in the 1975–76 season, saw the largest attendance at the ground. 3,200 turned up to see Stafford triumph 3–2.
With the ground's owners, Automotive Products, struggling financially, property developers AC Lloyd purchased the ground in 1985. The downfall of the club could be said to have started two years previously. Despite winning the Southern League championship in 1983, the club was denied promotion to the Football Conference due to the condition of the ground. Kidderminster Harriers were promoted instead, and a sad downward spiral was put in motion.
The final league match at the ground was on 16 April 1988 against Walsall Wood. The very last match played at the ground was between teams managed by two old (AP) Leamington managers a "Farewell to the Windmill Ground".
Where the ground once stood there is now a housing development. The turnstiles were sold to VS Rugby and some of the stand went to Stratford Town. The floodlights, originally from Manchester City's Maine Road ground, were sold to a security firm.
风车球场
主场在利明顿小镇,Lockheed Leamington、AP Leamington 和 Leamington FC是球队曾经使用的球队名
球场坐落在利明顿温泉附近的Tachbrook Road,举行的第一场比赛发生在1891年9月下旬,对手是Queen's College, Birmingham
1913年,当球场搬回利明顿小镇,它已被更名为The Windmill Ground(风车球场),这个名字反映了一个事实,
球场附近有一个废弃的风车,与Tachbrook Road相邻。
1937年,利明顿小镇触犯金钱问题,俱乐部自愿清盘,并且将风车球场卖给了考文垂,考文垂支付了1739英镑,给一线队使用。第二次世界大战期间,球场还举办了军队和伯明翰的比赛
洛克希德公司(Lockheed),该公司位于风车球场对面,1946年,洛克希德策划从考文垂队买回他们的球队
队名:洛克希德-利明顿(Lockheed Leamington),成立了他们的足球俱乐部。
在这之后,开展了球场周边的开发,1965年安装了照明灯,在球场左手边是更衣室。
北部以及球场后面是梯田,梯田逐年褪色。
球场的容量可容纳5000人,,俱乐部办公室建于上世纪70年代末,朝向球场北端
1975/76赛季,足总杯第一轮,与斯塔福德流浪者队(Stafford Rangers),
风车球场创历史新高,3-2战胜Stafford的时候达到了3200的上座率
球场的拥有者,Automotive Products公司,财政拮据,与房地产开发商谈判,球场在1985年被无奈出售。
可以说,俱乐部的垮台征兆在两年前就已突现,尽管在1983年获得英格兰6级联赛冠军(Southern League championship),
由于球场未能达到联赛要求,俱乐部杯剥夺晋级资格,Kidderminster Harriers俱乐部作为备选升级,此后俱乐部进入到了恶性循环降级通道。
1988年4月16日,风车球场的最后一场比赛,对手是Walsall Wood,
最后一场比赛,两个年长的利明顿经理(球队创始人)与俱乐部管理团队之间举行了“告别风车球场”仪式。
以前的风车球场现在已是房地产开发商所有,栅栏门卖给了VS Rugby俱乐部,一些看台去了斯特拉特福德(Stratford Town)。
那些原来来自于曼城缅因路球场的照明灯则卖给了一家证券公司。
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