Belle Vue is an inner
suburb
A suburb (more broadly suburban area) is an area within a metropolitan area, which may include commercial and mixed-use, that is primarily a residential area. A suburb can exist either as part of a larger city/urban area or as a separate ...
of
Doncaster
Doncaster (, ) is a city in South Yorkshire, England. Named after the River Don, it is the administrative centre of the larger City of Doncaster. It is the second largest settlement in South Yorkshire after Sheffield. Doncaster is situated in ...
,
South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a ceremonial and metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. The county has four council areas which are the cities of Doncaster and Sheffield as well as the boroughs of Barnsley and Rotherham.
In N ...
, England.
It was the location of the home ground of
Doncaster Rovers F.C. and the
Doncaster Lakers RLFC, until 2007 (when the new
Keepmoat Stadium replaced it.
It had the 3rd biggest pitch in England at the time, and the pitch was in good state. In the 2005–06 season Doncaster had knocked out Aston Villa and Manchester City on this pitch in the League Cup.
The old ground was known as
Belle Vue, but following commercial sponsorship (for the 2004–05 season) it was known as the
Earth Stadium.
The stadium was demolished in 2007.
Belle Vue
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