| 词条 | Hilton Park (stadium) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| stadium_name = Hilton Park | nickname = The Coliseum | logo_image = | logo_caption = | image = | caption = | fullname = Hilton Park | former_names = Kirkhall Lane | location = Leigh, Metropolitan Borough of Wigan | coordinates = {{coord|53|30|9|N|2|31|21|W|display=inline,title}} | broke_ground = | built = 1947 | opened = 1947 | renovated = | expanded = | closed = 2009 | demolished = | owner = | operator = | surface = Grass | scoreboard = | construction cost = | suites = | architect = | project_manager = | structural engineer = | services engineer = | general_contractor = | main_contractors = | capacity = 10,000 | record_attendance = | Suites = | dimensions = | acreage = | tenants = Leigh RLFC (1947–2009) Leigh Genesis (1995–2009) |}} Hilton Park was a multi-purpose stadium in Leigh, Greater Manchester, England. It was the home of Leigh RLFC rugby league club and Leigh Genesis football club. It had a capacity of approximately 10,000. The stadium was demolished in February 2009. HistoryIn 1947, Leigh Rugby League Club moved to new headquarters in Kirkhall Lane, having played at Mather Lane before the Second World War and at Madeley Park (Leigh Harriers Athletic ground) immediately after the war. In 1953 floodlights were installed at a cost of £4,100. The ground saw a record home crowd of 31,326 attend a Rugby League Challenge Cup tie with St. Helens in the same year. Later, Kirkhall Lane was officially renamed Hilton Park after former club chairman Jack Hilton in recognition of his work in securing the site for the new ground. Leigh's record attendance for rugby was set in 1953 at 31,326 when St Helens visited for a third round Challenge Cup game. The largest modern-day attendance saw 9,760 watch a Challenge Cup Quarter Final against local rivals Wigan in 2002. In 1995, the association football club Horwich RMI moved from the Grundy Hill stadium, in Horwich to Hilton Park, changing its name to Leigh RMI in the process. As part of the deal a new company, Grundy Hill Estates, was formed to take over the ownership of the ground. Leigh added 'Centurions' to its name for the 1995–96 season, and as part of the name change the stadium was renamed the Coliseum. It was announced in January 2007 that the club would undergo a rebranding exercise that would ultimately lead to the Centurions name being dropped but the decision to rebrand was reversed after a fans' backlash. Leigh moved to Leigh Sports Village for the 2009–10 season. Hilton Park has since been demolished. Rugby League Test MatchesThe list of international rugby league matches played at Hilton Park is.[1]
Rugby League Tour MatchesHilton Park also saw Leigh and an English League XIII select side play host to international touring teams from Australia and New Zealand from 1948–1982.
References1. ^Hilton Park at Rugby League Project 2. ^Australia vs New Zealand 1954 External links
11 : Defunct rugby league venues in England|Defunct sports venues in Greater Manchester|Defunct football venues in England|Leigh Genesis F.C.|Multi-purpose stadiums in the United Kingdom|Sport in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan|Sports venues completed in 1947|Sports venues demolished in 2009|Buildings and structures in Leigh, Greater Manchester|Leigh Centurions|Demolished sports venues in the United Kingdom |
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