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Layer Road
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| Layer Road | |
|---|---|
| Fortress Layer, Layer Cake, The Lay-by | |
| Full Name | Layer Road |
| Location | Layer Road, Colchester, England |
| Built | 1909 |
| Opened | 1909 |
| Closed | c.2007 |
| Demolished | c.2008 |
| Owner | Colchester Borough Council |
| Surface | Grass |
| Tenants | |
| Colchester United F.C. | |
| Capacity | |
| 6,200 | |
Layer Road is a multi-use stadium in Colchester, England. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Colchester United F.C.. The stadium holds 6,200 and was built in 1909, originally for use by Colchester Town Football Club. Layer Road has often had up to 17,000 packed into the ground, when Colchester had been on a good FA Cup run. The record attendance at Layer Road is 19,072 for an FA Cup fixture against Reading in November 1948, a match that was actually abandoned.
The most recent development to the ground, has been the construction of a small, temporary seating stand for housing away supporters. A small number (144) can fit in here.
The club are moving to a new stadium, code named Cuckoo Farm, which is expected to be completed at the start of the 2008/2009 season.
| Football League Championship venues, 2006-2007 |
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| Britannia Stadium | Carrow Road | Deepdale | Elland Road The Hawthorns | Hillsborough | Home Park | Kenilworth Road KC Stadium | Layer Road | Loftus Road | Molineux Stadium Ninian Park | Oakwell Stadium | Portman Road | Pride Park Stadium Ricoh Arena | Roots Hall | Selhurst Park | Stadium of Light St Andrews | St Mary's Stadium | Turf Moor | Walkers Stadium |
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