Twerton Park

Twerton Park
Full name	Twerton Park Stadium
Location	Dominion Road, Twerton, Bath
Built	1932
Opened	26 June 1909
Tenants	Bath City (1932–) Bristol Rovers (1986–1996) Team Bath (1999–2009)
Capacity	8,840 (1,006 seated)
Field dimensions	101 x 69 m

Twerton Park is a multi-purpose stadium in the Twerton suburb of Bath, England. It is currently used for football matches and is the home ground of Bath City . From 1986 to 1996 Bristol Rovers played there following their departure from Eastville. The stadium has a capacity of 8,800 people, with 1,006 seats. The ground was opened on 26 June 1909 as Innox Park on land that had been donated by Thomas Carr. The opening ceremony involved a parade of scholars, the singing of hymns and a speech by the chairman of the parish council.

Twerton Park became Bath City's ground in 1932 In the 1940s there were plans to extent the ground to a capacity of 40,000 with the hope of Bath gaining entry to the Football League. Though the plans never materialized. A record attendance of 18,020 was recorded in 1960 versus Brighton & Hove Albion. The ground has also hosted Team Bath, a professional university team playing in the Conference South until their resignation in 2009.

External links

• Bath City FC Website
• Twerton Community Site