Huntington Stadium (formerly Ryedale Stadium) is the former

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teams

York Wasps The York Wasps (known simply as York from 1868 to 1989, Ryedale-York from 1989 to 1996 and York Wasps from 1996 to 2002) was an English professional rugby league club based in York. At the start of the 2002 season, the club was dissolved. A ne ...

, and

York City Knights The York Knights are the men's professional rugby league team of York RLFC (known as the York City Knights from 2002 to 2022) based in York, England. The Knights played their home games at Huntington Stadium before moving to Bootham Crescent. ...

History

The stadium, which was financed by Ryedale District Council and was initially named the Ryedale Stadium, was completed in October 1989. York Wasps played their first ever match at the Huntington Stadium when they lost to

Hull Kingston Rovers Hull Kingston Rovers are a professional rugby league club based in Kingston upon Hull, Yorkshire, England, that competes in the Super League, the top tier of British rugby league. The club has won five league championships, and one Challeng ...

36–26 in front of a crowd of 3,105. 2009 saw the first ever game at the stadium live on Sky Sports. York were victorious as they beat

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20–18 to go second in the Championship. The 2014 season was announced as the final season for the York City Knights. They won the league and lifted the trophy at the final home league game against London Skolars. The final game at Huntington Stadium ended in a 32–24 defeat for the

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in the Championship 1 Play Off Semi Final. Stand, Rugby League Club (geograph 2384888)

Scoreboard, Huntington Stadium (geograph 2483638)

Demolition and Replacement

It had long been proposed that the Knights should share a new municipal stadium with

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and it was announced in July 2010 that the preferred location would be the site of the current Huntington Stadium. A community archaeology project was undertaken by York Archaeological Trust in 2015 to record the site of a Roman Marching Camp Site. The work of the local community project "Dig York Stadium" produced a historical record. After the York Dig had concluded on 19 June 2015 it appeared that demolition of Huntington Stadium would be able to commence. However, the project faced more delays after a legal challenge to its planning application. The new municipal stadium, known as

York Community Stadium York Community Stadium (known for sponsorship purposes as the LNER Community Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Huntington, North Yorkshire, Huntington, York, England. It is owned by City of York Council, and is shared by York City F.C., Yo ...

, opened in December 2020.

References

External links

Huntington Stadium
(Archive copy: 5 February 2013) - York City Knights official website {{York RLFC Rugby league stadiums in England Sports venues in York York Wasps York City Knights