Saltergate
Sign in to saveSaltergate, officially the Recreation Ground, was the historic home of Chesterfield Football Club, and was in use from 1871 until the club's relocation in July 2010, a 139-year history that made it one of the oldest football grounds in England at the time of its closure. From the 1920s onward the name 'Saltergate' became predominant in popular references to the ground.
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- maximum capacity
- 8504
- Commons category
- Saltergate
- date of official opening
- 1871-00-00
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 2012-00-00
- date of official closure
- 2010-00-00
- inception
- 1871-00-00
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14 sectionsContents
- History
- 1871-1920
- 1921-1939
- 1940-1979
- 1980 onwards - stay or go?
- End of an era
- Structure and facilities
- Main Stand
- The Kop (Saltergate End)
- Compton Street Stand (Pop Side)
- Cross Street End (away)
- Records and statistics
- Cricket and other uses
- References
Saltergate, officially the Recreation Ground, was the historic home of Chesterfield Football Club, and was in use from 1871 until the club's relocation in July 2010, a 139-year history that made it one of the oldest football grounds in England at the time of its closure. From the 1920s onward the name 'Saltergate' became predominant in popular references to the ground.
Tightly surrounded by housing, the football stadium was located near Chesterfield's town centre on the thoroughfare of the same name. The ground underwent only limited additional development after a new main stand was opened in 1936. Although plans to develop the site were explored, the club's fans ultimately voted in favour of pursuing a new ground in a 2003 ballot, with the site confirmed by a 2006 poll.
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