Harrison Park (Leek)

Harrison Park
Former names Hamil Park
Location Leek, Staffordshire
Owner Leek Town F.C.
Operator Leek Town F.C.
Capacity 3,600
Surface Grass
Construction
Built 1972 (Stand & Clubhouse)
Expanded 1992 (New Stand)
Tenants
Leek Town

Harrison Park is a stadium in Leek, Staffordshire. It is home to Leek Town F.C. currently of the Northern Premier League, and has a capacity is 3,600.[1]

Overview

Harrison Park lies on the outskirts of Leek and has been the team's home since 1948, when the club purchased what was then called Hamil Park for the sum of £1,250. Changing rooms were constructed in the 1950s (previously the players had been obliged to change in a nearby pub), along with the first covered accommodation for spectators, and floodlights (which had previously belonged to the defunct Rugby Town) were erected in 1972, soon after which the stadium was renamed Harrison Park after former club chairman Geoff Harrison.

The ground currently has a seated stand along one side of the pitch, which was constructed in 1992,three covered terraces and a small amount of uncovered terracing. Leek CSOB of the North West Counties Football League shared the ground from the early 1990s up until 2013.

Flood

In 1998 the ground was flooded when a nearby reservoir overflowed and the river which runs alongside the ground burst its banks.

References

  1. ↑ Leek Town FC- Fixtures, History and Club Information Archived 19 May 2008 at the Wayback Machine.

Coordinates: 53°06′34.94″N 2°02′23.07″W / 53.1097056°N 2.0397417°W / 53.1097056; -2.0397417


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