Whitebank Stadium
| Location |
Limeside, Oldham, Greater Manchester |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 53°31′6.75″N 2°7′18.29″W / 53.5185417°N 2.1217472°WCoordinates: 53°31′6.75″N 2°7′18.29″W / 53.5185417°N 2.1217472°W |
| Capacity | 1,500 |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1992 |
| Opened | 1992 |
| Renovated | 2010 |
| Expanded | 2010 |
| Tenants | |
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Oldham Roughyeds (2010–2015) Oldham Boro F.C. (1992–2012) |
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Oldham Roughyeds (2010–2015)
Whitebank Stadium on White Bank Road, Oldham is a rugby league and association football stadium which forms part of Limehurst Village. It is the usual home stadium of Oldham Roughyeds.
Over 350 seats were acquired from Wilderspool Stadium in Warrington and were installed by volunteers. Timber used in the construction of the new Wembley Stadium was also reused in the stadium developments in 2010.
On 13 September 2016, plans were announced for further improvements to the stadium site. It is envisaged that the planning application will seek consent for leveling and upgrading the main pitch into a new artificial grass surface. In additional to a range of ancillary work, an area of land to the North of the existing social club would also be upgraded to form an additional grass, training pitch.
Oldham Boro F.C. (formerly Oldham Dew and Oldham Town) played at Whitebank Stadium from 1992 until 2012 after previously playing at Nordens Road, Chadderton since the mid 1960s. They became Oldham Boro in 2009. From the summer of 2012 until 2014 the club shared Alder House with Atherton Collieries F.C.. The ground is approximately 19 miles away from their traditional home. The club has subsequently folded after a final season at Mossley F.C..
Castleton Gabriels (Now Rochdale Town F.C.) played part of the 2004–05 season at Whitebank during refurbishment work at their Castleton Sports Centre ground.
In September 2016 Manchester Football League club Avro announced plans for future use of Whitebank Stadium, enabling the club to apply for higher level football upon completion of ground improvements. The move from their current Lancaster Club, Failsworth home to Whitebank is scheduled to be completed by April 2017.
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