The New Lawn
The New Lawn from the Main Stand
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 The New Lawn
Location of The New Lawn
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| Full name | The New Lawn Stadium |
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| Location | Nailsworth, Gloucestershire |
| Coordinates | 51°41′56.31″N 2°14′16.41″W / 51.6989750°N 2.2378917°WCoordinates: 51°41′56.31″N 2°14′16.41″W / 51.6989750°N 2.2378917°W |
| Capacity | 5,032 (2,000 seated) |
| Record attendance | 4,836 (Forest Green Rovers vs Derby County, 3 January 2009) |
| Field size | 101 by 64 metres (110 by 70 yd) |
| Surface | Grass |
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| Built | 2005-2006 |
| Opened | 2006 |
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Forest Green Rovers (2006–present) Gloucester City (2007–2008) |
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The New Lawn is a football stadium in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire. It has been the home of National League club Forest Green Rovers since 2006. During the 2007-08 season the stadium was shared with Gloucester City. The stadium has a capacity of 5,140, of which 2,000 is seated. It replaced The Lawn Ground as Forest Green Rovers' home stadium and is expected to be replaced by a new stadium development located near the M5 motorway.
The stadium was due to cost the club £3 million and was approved in October 2003 by local council members, despite much local opposition due to the controversial siting of the development on school playing fields. Work started on the stadium on the 3 May 2005.
The new ground has facilities to house 230 car parking places, 3 coach parking places, a capacity of 5,147 and two seated stands - the main stand and another seated stand. The stadium also has a leisure club, gym, sauna, conference and meeting facilities as well as a pub and many other facilities. The stadium is used seven days a week for different events. The closest railway station to the stadium is Stroud.
The stadium was first used in a pre season friendly against Swindon Town in July 2006 and was officially opened in September 2006 when the England C team played a friendly fixture against Forest Green. The largest attendance so far at The New Lawn was in a FA Cup third round game against Derby County in January 2009 when 4836 watched Forest Green narrowly lose 3-4.
For the 2007-08 season Gloucester City shared the ground due to serious flooding at their home ground but have since moved to Cheltenham Town, via a spell at Cirencester Town.
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