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| Full name | Deva Stadium |
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| Location | Chester, England/ Wales |
| Built | January 1992-August 1992 |
| Opened | August 1992 |
| Capacity | 5,328 (3,929 Seated) |
| Field dimensions | 112 x 71,5 metres |
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| Chester City F.C. | |
The Deva Stadium is a football stadium in Chester, United Kingdom and the current home of Conference National team Chester City. The name Deva comes from the original Roman name for the fort Deva Victrix, which became the city. It replaced Sealand Road.
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History
The stadium on Bumpers Lane was opened in 1992 and was the first English football stadium to fulfil the safety recommendations from the Taylor Report, which was commissioned after the Hillsborough disaster of 1989.[1] The stadium had a capacity of 6,012, before the away end was converted to seating, but now holds only around 5,300 - which was the lowest capacity in the Football League.
The Deva Stadium has three sides of seating and one terraced end, known as the East (main) Stand Harry McNally Terrace (both home), West Stand (half for home fans and half away fans) and the South Stand (away fans). In the summer of 2007, Chester converted the South Stand from terracing to seating (as mentioned above). There have been few other changes of significance in the 15 year history of the Deva Stadium, although the North Terrace was renamed the Harry McNally Terrace in December 2006 in honour of one of its most popular managers and the three other stands have been renamed in 2007 for sponsorship reasons. One is called The Vaughan Stand.
The stadium hosted its first game on 25 August 1992, when Chester lost 2-1 in the League Cup to Stockport County. 11 days later, Chester beat Burnley 3-0 in the first Football League match on the ground. The stadium was officially opened on 13 October 1992, as Chester beat a Manchester United XI 2-0. Its tenth birthday in August 2002 was celebrated with a special friendly against a Liverpool XI, with Chester winning 1-0.
Between 2004 and 2007 it was officially known as the Saunders Honda Stadium for sponsorship purposes.
On May 2nd 2008 it was announced that as of the 2008-09 season, the Deva will be known as The Cestrian Trading stadium. [1]
Location
Located some way from the city centre in the Sealand Road Industrial Estate, the stadium is notable for crossing the England-Wales border [2]. The ground itself is in Wales (Flintshire), with the front gates and access road in England.[2]
Gallery
 Deva Stadium |
References
http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/sport/chester-fc/2008/05/02/deva-stadium-may-be-set-for-name-change-64375-20851419/ http://www.streetmap.co.uk/map.srf?X=338157&Y=366407&A=Y&Z=120
- ^ Chas Sumner (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997. p. 127. ISBN 1-874427-52-6.
- ^ Ordnance Survey Grid Reference SJ383662
External links
- Stadium information Chester City FC
Coordinates: 53°11′21.05″N 2°55′25.73″W / 53.1891806°N 2.9238139°W
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