Encyclopedia:
Kenilworth Road,
Talk:Kenilworth Road
Kenilworth Road is a
stadium in
Luton,
England which is home to
Luton Town F.C., a professional
football team in the English
Football League Championship. The stadium is situated in the
Bury Park area of the town and is named for the road which runs along one end of it though its address is actually 1 Maple Road. The capacity of the stadium is 10,200 all seated though crowds of up to 30,000 were accommodated before the seating was installed, the record crowd being 30,069 in
1959 for an
FA Cup game against
Blackpool. The ground is generally disliked by both home and visiting supporters as it is very basic and has had very limited modernisation.
In the
1980s, Kenilworth Road sported an
artificial turf, a surface which was eventually banned by the
FA. Also during the 80s, a riot at the ground by fans of
Millwall led Luton to impose a blanket ban on visiting supporters, for which the Football League expelled them from the League Cup.
The football club have been trying to obtain a new stadium for many years but most recently have been prevented by governmental
red tape.
External link
*
http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/park/yfh45/luton.htm Stadium GuideFootball League Championship
Category:Sport in BedfordshireCategory:Luton Town F.C.Category:Buildings and structures in BedfordshireCategory:Football venues in England