Meadow Lane
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| Full name | Meadow Lane Stadium |
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| Location | Nottingham, England |
| Coordinates | 52°56′33″N 1°8′14″W / 52.94250°N 1.13722°WCoordinates: 52°56′33″N 1°8′14″W / 52.94250°N 1.13722°W |
| Capacity | 19,588 |
| Field size | 114 x 76 yards (104 x 69 metres) |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1910 |
| Opened | 1910 |
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Notts County F.C. (1910–present) Notts County Ladies F.C. (2014–present) Nottingham R.F.C. (2006–2014) |
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Not to be confused with The Meadow, home of Southern Football League Premier Division football team Chesham United
The Meadow Lane Stadium (usually known simply as Meadow Lane) is a football stadium in Nottingham, England. It is the home ground of Notts County, who have played there since 1910. The stadium is also home to Notts County Ladies F.C. since 2014.
It currently has an all-seated capacity of 19,841 for Football League games. The record attendance is 47,310, who watched Notts lose 1–0 to York City in the FA Cup Sixth Round on 12 March 1955.
Meadow Lane lies just three hundred yards (275 metres) away from the City Ground, home of Nottingham Forest. The two grounds are the closest in England and the second-closest in the United Kingdom after the grounds of Dundee and Dundee United. The Trent End of the City Ground is visible from parts of the Jimmy Sirrel stand and the Spion Kop.
The stadium also hosts the men's and women's football in the Varsity Series – a sporting series contested by Nottingham Trent University and the University of Nottingham.
Prior to 1910, Notts County played their home games across the River Trent at Trent Bridge as a tenant of Nottinghamshire County Cricket Club. Cricket took priority on the ground and the football club were often forced to play early and late season fixtures at other venues to avoid a clash.
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