Balmoor (also known as Balmoor Stadium) is an

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in the

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town of

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. It is home to

. The stadium has a capacity of spectators, of which 1,000 can be seated. The ground was opened in 1997, after

's old Recreation Park ground was sold off to

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. The standard of the facilities at Balmoor was one of the main reasons why Peterhead were elected to the

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in 2000, along with Elgin City. The record attendance at Balmoor is 4,855, for a

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on 20 January 2013. This broke the previous record crowd of 4,505. The nearest railway station to Balmoor is

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, which is away. This is the greatest distance between a senior league football ground and its nearest railway station in Great Britain. Balmoor is located on the

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, just north of Peterhead town centre.

References

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