Belle Vue (Wakefield)
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| Full name | Belle Vue Stadium |
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| Location | Doncaster Road, Wakefield, WF1 5EY, England |
| Coordinates | 53°40′11″N 1°28′46″W / 53.66972°N 1.47944°WCoordinates: 53°40′11″N 1°28′46″W / 53.66972°N 1.47944°W |
| Owner | 88m Group |
| Operator | Wakefield Trinity |
| Capacity | 11,000 (Expanding in 2017) |
| Field size | 120 x 74 yards |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | Philips Vidiwall |
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| Built | 1895 |
| Opened | 1895 |
| Renovated | 2011 |
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Wakefield Trinity (1895–present) Wakefield F.C. (2000–06, 2012–14) |
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Belle Vue (known as the Beaumont Legal Stadium under sponsorship agreement) in Wakefield, England, is the home of Wakefield Trinity rugby league team. It is beside the A638 Doncaster Road, approximately one mile south of Wakefield city centre.
The site was purchased in 1895 after the split between rugby league and rugby union, to provide a permanent base for Wakefield Trinity who had been playing on fields in the area since 1873. Money was provided by the Wakefield Athletic Club, and the ground was also used for cycling and athletics competitions.
Belle Vue was the venue of the 1922–23 Challenge Cup final, in which Leeds beat Hull 28–3 in front of a crowd of 29,335, the only occasion that Belle Vue was the venue for the Challenge Cup final.
The 1937–38 Rugby Football League Championship final was due to have taken place at Belle Vue, but as both finalists Hunslet and Leeds were from Leeds, the authorities switched the match to Elland Road.
Scenes from This Sporting Life were filmed at the Belle Vue Stadium during Wakefield Trinity's third round Challenge Cup match against Wigan in 1962.
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