Stadium
Ashington plays their home matches at Woodhorn Lane, having moved there in 2008 from Portland Park. The last game at Portland Park was in February 2008 against Seaham Red Star that attracted 1,954, while the first game at Woodhorn Lane took place on 30 August 2008 against Ossett Albion, who they beat 2–1 in front of a crowd of 341 in the FA Cup Preliminary Round. Striker Gareth Bainbridge scored in both games.
The current record attendance at Woodhorn Lane is 667 for the Northumberland Senior Cup match against Blyth Spartans on 4 July 2010.
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Famous quotes containing the word stadium:
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the pin men of madness in marathon trim
race round the track of the stadium pupil.”
—Patricia K. Page (b. 1916)
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—Charles Sanders Peirce (1839–1914)
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—Walter Wellesley (Red)