Glenhafod Park Stadium is a
football
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stadium
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situated in a small valley just outside the village of
Goytre, which is a district of
Port Talbot,
Wales,
UK.
It is the home ground of
Goytre United F.C.
Goytre United Football Club is a Welsh football club based in Goytre, near Port Talbot. They play in the Cymru South. Despite winning Division One of the Welsh Football League in 2005–06 and 2007–08 they were not promoted to the Welsh P ...
The name Glenhafod is taken from the local disused
coal mines in the surrounding hillside and shares the valley with the Goytre United F.C. social club and a
horseback
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riding school.
In 1990 there was a 350-seater grandstand built, with
floodlights being installed in 2000. The stadium holds 4,000 people and sits in-between the stadium's car park and the
river Ffrwdwyllt.
Football venues in Wales
Sport in Port Talbot
Buildings and structures in Port Talbot
Stadiums in Wales
Tourist attractions in Neath Port Talbot
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