Adams Park
Encyclopedia
Adams Park is a football
stadium
in High Wycombe
, Buckinghamshire
. It is the home ground of Wycombe Wanderers F.C.
and the Aviva Premiership Rugby Union
club London Wasps
. Between 2003 and 2006, the stadium was known as The Causeway Stadium under a naming rights deal.
to the health authorities to facilitate the expansion of Wycombe General Hospital. It had come after a period of 30 years in which a site had been sought for a new stadium after Loakes Park had been earmarked for the site of the hospital development. Due to High Wycombe's hilly geography finding a suitably flat piece of ground that was also in a convenient place was not easy.
The new stadium coincided with an upturn in the club's fortunes as, under the guidance of Martin O'Neill
, they won the FA Trophy
at Wembley thanks to a 2–1 win over Kidderminster Harriers
. This was no doubt helped by the fact the club had no loans to service due to the stadium construction.
A few months after entering the Football League in 1993, the crush barriers on the terraces at Adams Park were upgraded, taking the capacity not far shy of the 10,000 mark. In the summer of 1996 the 4,990-seater Woodlands Stand was built on the hill behind the erstwhile Woodlands Terrace. The Hillbottom Road end, where the visiting fans are accommodated, was seated, thus reducing its capacity from well over 2,000 standing spaces to 1,049 seats. The latter development had created problems when large amounts of visiting fans came to the ground, outstripping the supply of seats in that end when sides like Watford
, Birmingham City
and Manchester City
came to town.
The capacity of the stadium was fixed at 10,000 to comply with council regulations, as the positioning of the stadium on a dead-end road was leading to problems when large crowds were leaving the ground, particularly with parking cars in the streets of the nearby residential suburb of Sands. This has hampered the ground since the club has been getting crowds over the 4 to 5,000 mark.
In the summer of 2001 the Hillbottom Road end was extended by an extra 977 seats to take the capacity to 2,026. This was done mainly to be able to accommodate more away fans in one place when the need arose. However, the capacity was kept at 10,000 by reducing the official capacity of the standing areas at the Valley End and on the paddock in front of the main stand.
In 2002, the successful rugby union team from Sudbury, London Wasps
, became tenants to Wycombe Wanderers at Adams Park after losing their previous groundsharing agreement with Queens Park Rangers
at Loftus Road
.
In 2003 the stadium was rebranded as The Causeway Stadium. For £100,000 over three years local technology company Causeway bought the naming rights
to the ground. This caused some anger amongst fans as the ground was named Adams Park in honour of benefactor and former captain Frank Adams. Adams had bought the former ground Loakes Park for the club, whose sale financed the move to the stadium named after him. The Causeway Technologies sponsorship expired at the end of the 2005–06 season and the ground name has reverted back to Adams Park. The club is seeking a new ground sponsor, but has stated that it will only sell the name if the supporters approve. It has been rumoured that the sports (mainly rugby union
including London Wasps
) clothing company Canterbury of New Zealand
may be the next sponsor.
In July 2005, the crowd was officially recorded as a full-to-capacity 10,000 for the first time, when Premiership
champions Chelsea
brought team to play Wycombe in a pre-season friendly.
It was during this season that the idea that Adams Park would be further expanded was mooted by senior figures at Wycombe Wanderers and Wasps so that it can comply to the Rugby Football Union
regulations for Premiership grounds in the future. These stipulate that stadia must have a capacity of at least 12,000 by 2007/08. It was initially suggested that a stand identical to the Woodlands Stand be built where the Main Stand is currently situated, though this would also require a large amount of road building to solve the current access difficulties. These plans never came to fruition, with the two clubs now exploring extending the Valley End of the stadium instead. In whichever form it was to take, expansion was definitely on the cards as Wasps signed an agreement that extends their stay in South Buckinghamshire by another two years, with a view to extending it long-term to 20 years afterwards.
Wycombe District Council also outlined long-term plans for the regeneration of the Abbey Barn area of the town which include a possible 20,000 capacity stadium near the current site of the Wycombe Heights dry ski slope. These would be plans are in the very early stages and are not intended to be realised for around 20 years.
April 2006 – Planning permission is given for a new club shop, on April 2nd 2006, to be built in the summer to replace the current one housed in a large portable building. This will be joined onto the offices in the back of the old main stand and free up space in the lower carpark. Plans were also announced for a, much needed, new front pedestrian entrance alongside the main vehicle front gates.
July 2006 – Plans are also afoot at London Wasps
for a new access route to the ground, allowing the expansion up to 15,000.
Plans were handed over to WWFC by Wasps for expansion plans in July 2006. They include adding two tiers of seating onto the back of the existing Valley End terrace with them filling in the corner round to the large Woodlands Stand enclosing that section of the ground. The capacity will rise to 15,000 with this building work. There is also a revised access route planned to allow the safety certificate to let the extra 5,000 people in and out. The single access currently allows no more than 10,000 people in the ground regardless of the actual capacity.
Costs for the expansion are put at between £4–5 million.
When, or indeed ever were this project to be realised it would render the surrounding area of splendid green-belt countryside unrecognisable to what it was some 16 years ago, when the construction of the stadium first took place.
New club shop and office plans were submitted to Wycombe District Council at the same time. The revised plans include a second storey of offices for joint use between WWFC
and London Wasps
.
October 2006 – Work has started on the new club shop and offices with the foundations going in. It is understood that Wasps will not be using the offices initially and that the new pedestrian entrance and car park layout may be added later, once the initial building work is complete (due by Christmas 2006). There may also be a, much needed, match day bar added under the Dreams Stand, where there is currently car parking.
Plans for the new 1st floor club offices were rejected on October 19th by a Wycombe District Council committee. The new club shop will be built and is expect to be open in December.
Also, the promised ground expansion plans that were due to be released in October failed to materialize, and, at the time of writing, the clubs have yet to elaborate on their plans for the redevelopment of the Valley End.
December 2006 – The new club shop opens, allowing the old cabins to be removed, as their planning consent had expired. The shop was officially opened on the 7th by players and members of staff of both Wycombe Wanderers and Wasps.
Stadium expansion plans are now due in the 'new year' according to David Davies (Wasps CEO) at a stadium travel plan meeting.
February 2007 – Update on Wasps stadium expansion plans at the London Wasps
fans forum in Twickenham
. The plans were altered after receiving comments from the Safety Advisory Group (SAG) & the modified plans are currently being considered by SAG. Once they've approved the plans they will go to WWFC
for final approval. At this point the Club will need to consider how & when to submit the plans for outline planning permission.
August 2007 – At a WWFC fans forum CEO Steve Hayes announces plans to build a new stadium in the High Wycombe area, with a capacity of 17,000 – 20,000 and to be the first UK stadium in modern times to have terracing. The new stadium would be joint owned by WWFC, London Wasps and Wycombe District Council. It will share a site with retail outlets, a hotel and conference facilities. Formal plans should be expected in 2 years, meaning if proceeded with the new complex would open in 2012.
April 2008 – The stadium land is taken out of the Green Belt
by a Government inspector meaning the land value rises from £4,000 per acre to £1,000,000 per acre, giving a better resale value if required. It also allows additional stands, permanent or temporary, to be constructed to gain the 12,500 capacity required by London Wasps
under Guinness Premiership
regulations for the coming season. However, the main problem of access still remains, and until a new road is built, or the existing hillbottom road widened, speculation as to whether Wycombe Wanderers and Wasps will remain at Adams Park will continue to be rife.
January 2011 – Steve Hayes has announced his intentions to build a new stadium for Wanderers and Wasps at Booker, just up the road from Adams park. There is large support and opposition from various groups, to the plans which currently show very little other than the stadium will be between 15,000-20,000 and include terracing. There may be a hotel and retail complex to support the stadium and pay some of the cost. This should be covered by a separate entry to Wikipedia. As it stands Adams Park has changed little since April 2008. The club shop has reduced in size by 50% in order for larger offices to accommodate Wasps staff at the ground.
Capacity: 1,267 (but see note below regarding the paddock.)
Seats: 1,267
Contains the club offices and information centre, changing rooms, team facilities, club shop, Scores Sports Bar, Vere Suite, and space for journalists and radio.
There is additional space for 232 standing spectators in the paddock at the front of this stand, for London Wasps matches only. For Wycombe Wanderers matches, spectators may only stand here if they already have a valid seat ticket.
Expanded: 2001
Capacity: 2,053
Seats: 2,043, plus 10 disabled wheelchair places.
The away supporters' end for football matches.
Originally terraced when the ground was built, the stand became all-seater in 1996 before being doubled in size to the current 2,053 capacity.
Expanded: 1996
Capacity: 4,990
Seats: Upper Tier (Frank Adams Stand) = 2,842
Lower Tier (NHS Choose Well Stand) = 1,738, plus 50 disabled wheelchair places.
Executive Box Level = 360 (20 boxes, plus Woodlands Suite.)
Originally a single level terrace, like the Greene King IPA Terrace currently, this stand was expanded into a two-tier unit in 1996. This added boxes for corporate hospitality, and greatly increased seating capacity, with the lower tier (now the NHS Choose Well Stand) being designated as the stadium's Family Stand.
Capacity: 1,974
Seats: None
The home supporters' end for football matches, and the only remaining terrace in the stadium.
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stadium
Stadium
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in High Wycombe
High Wycombe
High Wycombe , commonly known as Wycombe and formally called Chepping Wycombe or Chipping Wycombe until 1946,is a large town in Buckinghamshire, England. It is west-north-west of Charing Cross in London; this figure is engraved on the Corn Market building in the centre of the town...
, Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
. It is the home ground of Wycombe Wanderers F.C.
Wycombe Wanderers F.C.
Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football team from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, which has been promoted to Football League One after finishing third in Football League Two in the season 2010–11. The club's nicknames are "The Chairboys" and "The Blues", and they play...
and the Aviva Premiership Rugby Union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
club London Wasps
London Wasps
London Wasps is an English professional rugby union team. The men's first team, which forms London Wasps, was derived from Wasps Football Club who were formed in 1867 at the now defunct Eton and Middlesex Tavern in North London, at the turn of professionalism in 1999...
. Between 2003 and 2006, the stadium was known as The Causeway Stadium under a naming rights deal.
History
1990 – Situated right on the edge of the Sands Industrial Estate in High Wycombe, the stadium was opened in time for the 1990/91 season, originally having a capacity of 6,000 with 1,267 seats in the Main Stand. The move was financed almost solely by the sale of the club's former stadium Loakes ParkLoakes Park
Loakes Park was the home of Wycombe Wanderers Football Club from 1895 to 1990. It was located next to Wycombe General Hospital in the centre of High Wycombe, UK...
to the health authorities to facilitate the expansion of Wycombe General Hospital. It had come after a period of 30 years in which a site had been sought for a new stadium after Loakes Park had been earmarked for the site of the hospital development. Due to High Wycombe's hilly geography finding a suitably flat piece of ground that was also in a convenient place was not easy.
The new stadium coincided with an upturn in the club's fortunes as, under the guidance of Martin O'Neill
Martin O'Neill
Martin Hugh Michael O'Neill, OBE, is a Northern Irish football manager and former player.Until resigning the post on 9 August 2010, he was manager of Aston Villa. Starting his career in his native Northern Ireland, O'Neill moved to England where he spent most of his playing career with Nottingham...
, they won the FA Trophy
FA Trophy
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at Wembley thanks to a 2–1 win over Kidderminster Harriers
Kidderminster Harriers F.C.
Kidderminster Harriers F.C. are an English football club based in Kidderminster, Worcestershire formed in 1886 They currently play in the Conference National and have played at Aggborough Stadium since they were formed...
. This was no doubt helped by the fact the club had no loans to service due to the stadium construction.
A few months after entering the Football League in 1993, the crush barriers on the terraces at Adams Park were upgraded, taking the capacity not far shy of the 10,000 mark. In the summer of 1996 the 4,990-seater Woodlands Stand was built on the hill behind the erstwhile Woodlands Terrace. The Hillbottom Road end, where the visiting fans are accommodated, was seated, thus reducing its capacity from well over 2,000 standing spaces to 1,049 seats. The latter development had created problems when large amounts of visiting fans came to the ground, outstripping the supply of seats in that end when sides like Watford
Watford F.C.
Watford Football Club is an English professional football club based in Watford, Hertfordshire. It is often referred to as Watford F.C., Watford, or by the team's nickname The Hornets . Watford Rovers, Founded in 1881, entered the FA Cup for the first time in 1886, and the Southern League a decade...
, Birmingham City
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
and Manchester City
Manchester City F.C.
Manchester City Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Manchester. Founded in 1880 as St. Mark's , they became Ardwick Association Football Club in 1887 and Manchester City in 1894...
came to town.
The capacity of the stadium was fixed at 10,000 to comply with council regulations, as the positioning of the stadium on a dead-end road was leading to problems when large crowds were leaving the ground, particularly with parking cars in the streets of the nearby residential suburb of Sands. This has hampered the ground since the club has been getting crowds over the 4 to 5,000 mark.
In the summer of 2001 the Hillbottom Road end was extended by an extra 977 seats to take the capacity to 2,026. This was done mainly to be able to accommodate more away fans in one place when the need arose. However, the capacity was kept at 10,000 by reducing the official capacity of the standing areas at the Valley End and on the paddock in front of the main stand.
In 2002, the successful rugby union team from Sudbury, London Wasps
London Wasps
London Wasps is an English professional rugby union team. The men's first team, which forms London Wasps, was derived from Wasps Football Club who were formed in 1867 at the now defunct Eton and Middlesex Tavern in North London, at the turn of professionalism in 1999...
, became tenants to Wycombe Wanderers at Adams Park after losing their previous groundsharing agreement with Queens Park Rangers
Queens Park Rangers F.C.
Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...
at Loftus Road
Loftus Road
Loftus Road is a football stadium in Shepherd's Bush, London. It is home to the English football team Queens Park Rangers of the Premier League and has a capacity of around 18,500. The four stands are called the Loftus Road End , Ellerslie Road Stand, South Africa Road Stand and the School End,...
.
In 2003 the stadium was rebranded as The Causeway Stadium. For £100,000 over three years local technology company Causeway bought the naming rights
Naming rights
In the private sector, naming rights are a financial transaction whereby a corporation or other entity purchases the right to name a facility, typically for a defined period of time. For properties like a multi-purpose arena, performing arts venue or an athletic field, the term ranges from three...
to the ground. This caused some anger amongst fans as the ground was named Adams Park in honour of benefactor and former captain Frank Adams. Adams had bought the former ground Loakes Park for the club, whose sale financed the move to the stadium named after him. The Causeway Technologies sponsorship expired at the end of the 2005–06 season and the ground name has reverted back to Adams Park. The club is seeking a new ground sponsor, but has stated that it will only sell the name if the supporters approve. It has been rumoured that the sports (mainly rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
including London Wasps
London Wasps
London Wasps is an English professional rugby union team. The men's first team, which forms London Wasps, was derived from Wasps Football Club who were formed in 1867 at the now defunct Eton and Middlesex Tavern in North London, at the turn of professionalism in 1999...
) clothing company Canterbury of New Zealand
Canterbury of New Zealand
Canterbury of New Zealand is a New Zealand-based sports apparel company that focuses on rugby football. The company is named after the Canterbury area in New Zealand where the company started to make knitwear. Other than producing rugby kits, the brand is also known for their rugby protective wear...
may be the next sponsor.
In July 2005, the crowd was officially recorded as a full-to-capacity 10,000 for the first time, when Premiership
FA Premier League
The Premier League is an English professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the English football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 20 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with The Football League. The Premier...
champions Chelsea
Chelsea F.C.
Chelsea Football Club are an English football club based in West London. Founded in 1905, they play in the Premier League and have spent most of their history in the top tier of English football. Chelsea have been English champions four times, FA Cup winners six times and League Cup winners four...
brought team to play Wycombe in a pre-season friendly.
It was during this season that the idea that Adams Park would be further expanded was mooted by senior figures at Wycombe Wanderers and Wasps so that it can comply to the Rugby Football Union
Rugby Football Union
The Rugby Football Union was founded in 1871 as the governing body for the sport of rugby union, and performed as the international governing body prior to the formation of the International Rugby Board in 1886...
regulations for Premiership grounds in the future. These stipulate that stadia must have a capacity of at least 12,000 by 2007/08. It was initially suggested that a stand identical to the Woodlands Stand be built where the Main Stand is currently situated, though this would also require a large amount of road building to solve the current access difficulties. These plans never came to fruition, with the two clubs now exploring extending the Valley End of the stadium instead. In whichever form it was to take, expansion was definitely on the cards as Wasps signed an agreement that extends their stay in South Buckinghamshire by another two years, with a view to extending it long-term to 20 years afterwards.
Wycombe District Council also outlined long-term plans for the regeneration of the Abbey Barn area of the town which include a possible 20,000 capacity stadium near the current site of the Wycombe Heights dry ski slope. These would be plans are in the very early stages and are not intended to be realised for around 20 years.
April 2006 – Planning permission is given for a new club shop, on April 2nd 2006, to be built in the summer to replace the current one housed in a large portable building. This will be joined onto the offices in the back of the old main stand and free up space in the lower carpark. Plans were also announced for a, much needed, new front pedestrian entrance alongside the main vehicle front gates.
July 2006 – Plans are also afoot at London Wasps
London Wasps
London Wasps is an English professional rugby union team. The men's first team, which forms London Wasps, was derived from Wasps Football Club who were formed in 1867 at the now defunct Eton and Middlesex Tavern in North London, at the turn of professionalism in 1999...
for a new access route to the ground, allowing the expansion up to 15,000.
Plans were handed over to WWFC by Wasps for expansion plans in July 2006. They include adding two tiers of seating onto the back of the existing Valley End terrace with them filling in the corner round to the large Woodlands Stand enclosing that section of the ground. The capacity will rise to 15,000 with this building work. There is also a revised access route planned to allow the safety certificate to let the extra 5,000 people in and out. The single access currently allows no more than 10,000 people in the ground regardless of the actual capacity.
Costs for the expansion are put at between £4–5 million.
When, or indeed ever were this project to be realised it would render the surrounding area of splendid green-belt countryside unrecognisable to what it was some 16 years ago, when the construction of the stadium first took place.
New club shop and office plans were submitted to Wycombe District Council at the same time. The revised plans include a second storey of offices for joint use between WWFC
Wycombe Wanderers F.C.
Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football team from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, which has been promoted to Football League One after finishing third in Football League Two in the season 2010–11. The club's nicknames are "The Chairboys" and "The Blues", and they play...
and London Wasps
London Wasps
London Wasps is an English professional rugby union team. The men's first team, which forms London Wasps, was derived from Wasps Football Club who were formed in 1867 at the now defunct Eton and Middlesex Tavern in North London, at the turn of professionalism in 1999...
.
October 2006 – Work has started on the new club shop and offices with the foundations going in. It is understood that Wasps will not be using the offices initially and that the new pedestrian entrance and car park layout may be added later, once the initial building work is complete (due by Christmas 2006). There may also be a, much needed, match day bar added under the Dreams Stand, where there is currently car parking.
Plans for the new 1st floor club offices were rejected on October 19th by a Wycombe District Council committee. The new club shop will be built and is expect to be open in December.
Also, the promised ground expansion plans that were due to be released in October failed to materialize, and, at the time of writing, the clubs have yet to elaborate on their plans for the redevelopment of the Valley End.
December 2006 – The new club shop opens, allowing the old cabins to be removed, as their planning consent had expired. The shop was officially opened on the 7th by players and members of staff of both Wycombe Wanderers and Wasps.
Stadium expansion plans are now due in the 'new year' according to David Davies (Wasps CEO) at a stadium travel plan meeting.
February 2007 – Update on Wasps stadium expansion plans at the London Wasps
London Wasps
London Wasps is an English professional rugby union team. The men's first team, which forms London Wasps, was derived from Wasps Football Club who were formed in 1867 at the now defunct Eton and Middlesex Tavern in North London, at the turn of professionalism in 1999...
fans forum in Twickenham
Twickenham
Twickenham is a large suburban town southwest of central London. It is the administrative headquarters of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and one of the locally important district centres identified in the London Plan...
. The plans were altered after receiving comments from the Safety Advisory Group (SAG) & the modified plans are currently being considered by SAG. Once they've approved the plans they will go to WWFC
Wycombe Wanderers F.C.
Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional football team from High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, which has been promoted to Football League One after finishing third in Football League Two in the season 2010–11. The club's nicknames are "The Chairboys" and "The Blues", and they play...
for final approval. At this point the Club will need to consider how & when to submit the plans for outline planning permission.
August 2007 – At a WWFC fans forum CEO Steve Hayes announces plans to build a new stadium in the High Wycombe area, with a capacity of 17,000 – 20,000 and to be the first UK stadium in modern times to have terracing. The new stadium would be joint owned by WWFC, London Wasps and Wycombe District Council. It will share a site with retail outlets, a hotel and conference facilities. Formal plans should be expected in 2 years, meaning if proceeded with the new complex would open in 2012.
April 2008 – The stadium land is taken out of the Green Belt
Green belt
A green belt or greenbelt is a policy and land use designation used in land use planning to retain areas of largely undeveloped, wild, or agricultural land surrounding or neighbouring urban areas. Similar concepts are greenways or green wedges which have a linear character and may run through an...
by a Government inspector meaning the land value rises from £4,000 per acre to £1,000,000 per acre, giving a better resale value if required. It also allows additional stands, permanent or temporary, to be constructed to gain the 12,500 capacity required by London Wasps
London Wasps
London Wasps is an English professional rugby union team. The men's first team, which forms London Wasps, was derived from Wasps Football Club who were formed in 1867 at the now defunct Eton and Middlesex Tavern in North London, at the turn of professionalism in 1999...
under Guinness Premiership
Guinness Premiership
The English Premiership, also currently known as the Aviva Premiership because of the league's sponsorship by Aviva, is a professional league competition for rugby union football clubs in the top division of the English rugby system. There are twelve clubs in the Premiership...
regulations for the coming season. However, the main problem of access still remains, and until a new road is built, or the existing hillbottom road widened, speculation as to whether Wycombe Wanderers and Wasps will remain at Adams Park will continue to be rife.
January 2011 – Steve Hayes has announced his intentions to build a new stadium for Wanderers and Wasps at Booker, just up the road from Adams park. There is large support and opposition from various groups, to the plans which currently show very little other than the stadium will be between 15,000-20,000 and include terracing. There may be a hotel and retail complex to support the stadium and pay some of the cost. This should be covered by a separate entry to Wikipedia. As it stands Adams Park has changed little since April 2008. The club shop has reduced in size by 50% in order for larger offices to accommodate Wasps staff at the ground.
Bucks New University Stand (North)
Built: 1990Capacity: 1,267 (but see note below regarding the paddock.)
Seats: 1,267
Contains the club offices and information centre, changing rooms, team facilities, club shop, Scores Sports Bar, Vere Suite, and space for journalists and radio.
There is additional space for 232 standing spectators in the paddock at the front of this stand, for London Wasps matches only. For Wycombe Wanderers matches, spectators may only stand here if they already have a valid seat ticket.
Dreams Stand (East)
Built: 1990Expanded: 2001
Capacity: 2,053
Seats: 2,043, plus 10 disabled wheelchair places.
The away supporters' end for football matches.
Originally terraced when the ground was built, the stand became all-seater in 1996 before being doubled in size to the current 2,053 capacity.
Frank Adams Stand / NHS Choose Well Stand (South)
Built: 1990Expanded: 1996
Capacity: 4,990
Seats: Upper Tier (Frank Adams Stand) = 2,842
Lower Tier (NHS Choose Well Stand) = 1,738, plus 50 disabled wheelchair places.
Executive Box Level = 360 (20 boxes, plus Woodlands Suite.)
Originally a single level terrace, like the Greene King IPA Terrace currently, this stand was expanded into a two-tier unit in 1996. This added boxes for corporate hospitality, and greatly increased seating capacity, with the lower tier (now the NHS Choose Well Stand) being designated as the stadium's Family Stand.
Greene King IPA Terrace (West)
Built: 1990Capacity: 1,974
Seats: None
The home supporters' end for football matches, and the only remaining terrace in the stadium.