Ashby Avenue is a

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stadium in

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, Lincolnshire, England. It is the home ground of

Lincoln United Lincoln United Football Club is a football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. They are currently members of the and play at Ashby Avenue. Nicknamed the Whites after their home kit colours, they have played at Ashby Avenue since th ...

of the Northern Premier South east division. Since July 2009, Lincoln United Ladies also play their home games at Ashby Avenue. The stadium is located in the Hartsholme area of the city, backing onto Hartsholme Country Park. It has a total capacity of 2,200, with a seated Main Stand which holds around 250. In August 2012 Lincoln United sold the Stadium naming rights to NTR Solutions, a telecommunications firm, for a reported five–figure fee.

History

A 6–1 friendly defeat against

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club

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in 1992 marked the official opening of the Bryan Smith memorial

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. 1994 saw the construction of the Willy White Suite, the seated Main Stand and the Claudine Morley (South) Stand.

Structure and facilities

Entry is via

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at the north end of the stadium, which has a covered standing area behind the goal. Mesh protects the Bryan Smith memorial

. A separate

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building named the Willy White Suite stands beside the dressing rooms. On the half way line there is an integrated

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and dugout structure, which includes a gantry for television cameras. The covered Arthur Simpson Stand, with two rows of bench seating, runs down to the John Wilkinson Stand, a standing

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which runs along the south end of the pitch. The Main Stand, the Weston's stand, has four rows of individual

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s which provide covered seating for approximately 250 spectators.

Gallery

Image:Ashby Avenue Stadium 2.JPG, Arthur Simpson Stand Image:Ashby Avenue Stadium 3.JPG, John Wilkinson Stand

References

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