The Shay

The Shay is a multi-use sports stadium in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England, near Shaw Hill. FC Halifax Town (football) and Halifax (rugby league) both play their home games at the Shay. The stadium is owned by Calderdale Metropolitan Council after the football club sold it back in the 1980s in order to pay off a number of debts. The lease however is now owned by the Shay Stadium Trust, a not-for-profit company set up to preserve the ground as a sports stadium.

The Shay lies on the south side of Halifax, about a quarter of a mile from the town centre. The four stands currently at the Shay are the North Stand, the new East Stand, (opened 27 March 2010) the South Stand and the Skircoat Stand. The North and South stands were built in the mid-1990s. The Skircoat Stand is the oldest remaining stand at the Shay.

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