Globe Arena (football stadium)
Peter McGuigan Stand
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 Globe Arena
Location in Morecambe
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| Location | Westgate, Morecambe |
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| Coordinates | 54°03′41″N 2°52′02″W / 54.0615°N 2.8672°WCoordinates: 54°03′41″N 2°52′02″W / 54.0615°N 2.8672°W |
| Capacity | 6,476 |
| Surface | Grass |
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| Broke ground | 2009 |
| Opened | August 2010 |
| Architect | Croft Goode |
| Project manager | Red House Group Ltd |
| Main contractors | Globe Construction |
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| Morecambe F.C. | |
| Website | |
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The Globe Arena is a football stadium in Morecambe, Lancashire, England, which is used by Morecambe F.C. It is named after Globe Construction, the company that built the stadium. The stadium holds up to 6,476 supporters, with 2,173 seats available in the Main Stand, which runs the length of one side of the pitch. Opposite the Main Stand is an uncovered terrace with a capacity of 606, giving a similar feel to the ground as that at Christie Park. At either ends of the pitch are the home and away stands, with the home end holding a maximum of 2,234 supporters and the away end having a capacity of 1,389. In the north east corner of the stadium is the community block, which is split between two floors. The building also houses a gym and a ticket office for visiting fans. The stadium replaced the old Morecambe F.C. stadium, Christie Park, which was Morecambe's home since 1921.
Work officially started on clearing the site of trees on 9 May 2009, and work above ground started in early September 2009. By the middle of September the first main structure of the Main Stand was visible, and in early 2010 the other three stands were being developed. In late May the pitch was seeded.
It was originally planned that the stadium would be ready for the 2009–10 season, but delays meant that it would not be ready until the 2010–11 season.
Globe Arena's opening game ought to have been a friendly against Bolton Wanderers on 28 July 2010, with the official opening of the stadium due to be marked by a local derby against rivals Preston North End on 31 July. However, all three planned home pre-season friendly fixtures were cancelled because of site delays. The stadium's opening game was instead against Coventry City for Morecambe's League Cup first-round tie on 10 August, in which Morecambe marked the occasion with beating their Championship opponents 2–0, with Andy Fleming scoring the first two goals at the stadium. The first league game at the Globe Arena was a 0–0 draw with Rotherham United. Their first league win came against Shrewsbury Town, with a 1–0 victory. The Shrimps' biggest victory on the ground was a 6-0 demolition of Crawley Town, beating the previous record, 5–0 at home to , with striker Phil Jevons becoming the first player to score a hat-trick on the ground. A record of 5,375 was set on 28 August 2013 when Morecambe hosted Newcastle United in the 2nd Round of the League Cup with Newcastle emerging 2–0 winners.
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