The New Swinton Stadium is a proposed
rugby league
Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 112 ...
stadium
A stadium ( : stadiums or stadia) is a place or venue for (mostly) outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a tiered structure designed to allow spectators to stand o ...
in the
Agecroft
Agecroft is a suburban area of Pendlebury, within the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. It lies within the Irwell Valley, on the west bank of the River Irwell and along the course of the Manchester, Bolton & Bury Canal. It compris ...
area of
Pendlebury
Pendlebury is a town in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester, England. The population at the 2011 Census was 13,069. It lies north-west of Manchester city centre, north-west of Salford and south-east of Bolton.
Historically in Lancash ...
in the
City of Salford
The City of Salford () is a metropolitan borough within Greater Manchester, England. The borough is named after its main settlement, Salford. The borough covers the towns of Eccles, Swinton,
Walkden and Pendlebury, as well as the villages ...
. It is to be the home of
Swinton RLFC. Upon completion, Swinton will return to the borough after selling off
Station Road in 1992.
Since 2006 a plan had been put in place to bring the Lions home and, to that end, the team did train on the site for a short time. Work has yet to be commenced, however, as the Lions lacked a financial backer and were operating at semi-pro level. However, money was raised and work was scheduled to commence in 2012. A meeting was called in early September 2012 to confirm that progress was being made on the project.
The club have been playing at numerous venues since leaving Swinton and were (2015) back playing their home fixtures at
Park Lane
Park Lane is a dual carriageway road in the City of Westminster in Central London. It is part of the London Inner Ring Road and runs from Hyde Park Corner in the south to Marble Arch in the north. It separates Hyde Park to the west from May ...
,
Whitefield, home of
Sedgley Park R.U.F.C. after playing at
in consecutive seasons 2012-14. However, after gaining promotion back into the Championship (2nd tier) at the end of the 2015 season, the club sought permission to erect a temporary additional stand at Park Lane for season 2016 to meet the minimum seating (750) requirements laid down by the RFL but have encountered complaints to Bury Council from local residents. They have therefore agreed to move their home games to
Heywood Road
Heywood Road is a rugby stadium in Sale, Greater Manchester, England, which has been the home ground of rugby union side Sale F.C. since 1905. It was the home ground of spin-off professional club Sale Sharks until they moved to Edgeley Park, ...
,
Sale, home of
Sale F.C. rugby union club.
As of 4 March 2016 the project is back on the agenda as announced by the club.
A new board of directors headed by new club chairman Andy Mazey announced on 18 October 2017 an agreement between the club and Moorside Rangers F.C. to work together to make the stadium plans happen over the next 3–5 years. It is hoped that progress will be made in three phases.
See also
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List of rugby league stadiums by capacity
The following is a list of stadiums at which rugby league is played, ordered by seating capacity. Currently all stadiums with a capacity of 5,000 or more which are the regular home venue of a club or national team, or are the regular hosts of a maj ...
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Rugby league stadiums in England
Proposed stadiums in the United Kingdom
Sports venues in Greater Manchester
Proposed buildings and structures in England