Match! – August 20, 2019

Blackburn moved into the cool ground in

1890 – eight years after it was first built

The biggest stand at the ground

is named after Walker, who led

theclubtothePLtitlein1995...

By 1913, the capacity had grown

to over 70,000, with 7,000 seats

...and there’s a statue

of the legendary owner

outside the ground too

The club’s former owner Jack Walker

totally rebuilt the ground during the

1990s to make it a 31,000 all-seater

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Around The Grounds

THIS WEEK: EWOOD PARK

STADIUM FACTS

TEAM:BlackburnBUILT: 1882

CAPACITY:31,367

RECORD ATTENDANCE:

62,522 v Bolton, March 1929

NEAREST NEIGHBOUR:Accrington Stanley

LONGEST JOURNEY:

The Valley, Charlton, 188 miles

DID YOU

KNOW?

Ewood Park is the

second-oldest stadium

in the Championship –

only Preston’s Deepdale

has been around

longer!

24 MATCH!