Balmoor (also known as Balmoor Stadium) is an association football ground in the Scottish town of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. It is home to Peterhead. The stadium has a capacity of 3,150[1] spectators, of which 1,000 can be seated.[2]
The ground was opened in 1997, after Peterhead's old Recreation Park ground was sold off to supermarket company Safeway.[3] The standard of the facilities at Balmoor was one of the main reasons why Peterhead were elected to the Scottish Football League in 2000,[3] along with Elgin City.
The record attendance at Balmoor is 4,855, for a Scottish Football League Third Division match against Rangers on 20 January 2013.[4] This broke the previous record crowd of 4,505.[5]
The nearest railway station to Balmoor is Aberdeen railway station, which is 32 miles (51 km) away.[3] This is the greatest distance between a senior league football ground and its nearest railway station in Great Britain.[3] Balmoor is located on the A982 road, just north of Peterhead town centre.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Peterhead Football Club". Scottish Professional Football League. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ^ "Rangers: Life in Scottish Division Three beckons". Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "Peterhead". Scottish Ground Guide. Duncan Adams. Archived from the original on 29 March 2013. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
- ^ "Peterhead 0-1 Rangers". Rangers FC. 20 January 2013. Archived from the original on 7 January 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
- ^ "You Did us Proud". buchanobserver. 12 January 2012.
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