Post Office Road (currently known as the Millennium Stadium for sponsorship purposes) is a

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ground in Featherstone, near

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. It is the home of

club Featherstone Rovers. The ground's current capacity is 6,954.

History

The ground opened in 1904 and has been used by the club since their formation in 1908. The record attendance is 17,000 from a 1957 game against St. Helens. In 2011, fans bought stands from the defunct

Scarborough F.C. Scarborough Football Club was a football club based in the seaside resort of Scarborough, North Yorkshire. They were one of the oldest football clubs in England, formed in 1879, before they were wound up on 20 June 2007, with debts of £2.5&n ...

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and erected them at the railway end of the ground, replacing the terracing.

Layout

North Stand

Capacity- (seated)
The North Stand or Railway End is the newest part of the ground after originally being terracing it was replaced in 2014 with seated stands which were taken from Scarborough's

. The North-East corner houses the scoreboard.

East Stand

Capacity- (seated)
The Eastern side of the ground has two covered seated stands. The main stand on the halfway line houses bars and toilets while towards the Northern end of the ground, the smaller stand was erected in 2014 after it was relocated from Scarborough's

. To the Southern end of the stand there is a small amount of uncovered terracing.

South Stand

Capacity- (standing)
The South Stand or Post Office Road End is located behind the goal posts and is open terracing. Terrace houses overlook behind the stand and people have been known to sit on the roofs and watch games.

West Stand

Capacity- (seated)
The West Stand is the Main Stand in the ground. It contains covered seating, where the TV gantry is and a small amount of uncovered terracing towards the South end of the ground. Towards the North end of the ground is the hospitality building which is connected to the main stand and also houses the changing rooms.

Sponsorship and name changes

From 2007, it was announced that the ground would be renamed the Chris Moyles Stadium after the Radio 1 Disc Jockey. This decision attracted criticism from some fans who felt Moyles had nothing to do with the tradition of the club or rugby league (he was born in Leeds and is famously a loyal Leeds United fan). However others saw it as a positive, good move and good publicity for the team. Moyles did not pay any money in the deal but mentioned Featherstone Rovers occasionally on his breakfast show. From 2009, the ground sponsorship was taken up by Bigfellas Nightclub following a two-year sponsorship deal. In 2017 local health food business LD Nutrition signed a deal to sponsor the stadium.

Rugby League Test matches

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Rugby League Tour matches

Post Office Road also saw Featherstone play host to various international touring teams from 1952–1994.

References

External links

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