Whaddon Road
| Whaddon Road | |
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| Full name | LCI Rail Stadium |
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| Capacity | 7,066 |
| Field size | 111 x 72 yards |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1927 |
| Opened | 1927 |
| Tenants | |
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Cheltenham Town (1932-present) Gloucester City (2010-present) |
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The LCI Rail Stadium is a football stadium in Cheltenham, England. It is the home ground of Cheltenham Town F.C. and shared with Gloucester City A.F.C.. It has a total capacity of 7,066, with a mixture of seating and terracing. The ground's official name was the Victory Sports Ground until April 2009 when it was renamed the Abbey Business Stadium through a sponsorship deal. It was announced on 13 July 2015 that the club had agreed a three year deal to rename the stadium The World of Smile Stadium.
The stadium on the site of what was The Berkeley Hunt kennels was built by the Cheltenham Original Brewery in 1927 and has been the home of Cheltenham Town since 1932 but did not host senior football for 67 years. Cheltenham marked their 70th anniversary at the stadium by winning promotion to the Football League Second Division, the third tier of English football, for the first time.
The record attendance is 8,326 for a game versus Reading, FA Cup 1st Round, 17 November 1956. Whaddon Road was the smallest League One stadium to be used in the 2007-08 and 2008-09 season.
The ground is made up of 4 stands:
Other teams to have used Whaddon Road as a home venue are
The ground is also used as the venue for many local league and youth cup finals.
The stadium has been used for the following international games
Coordinates: 51°54′22.17″N 2°3′36.76″W / 51.9061583°N 2.0602111°W
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