Spencer Stadium is Banbury's home ground. It is situated next to the town's railway station on Bridge Street in the Grimsbury ward of the town. The stadium has a capacity of 2,000 and has a 250 seat stand called the 'John Nicholls Stand', named after the club's sponsor. Oddly enough it isn't positioned in the middle of the touchline but towards the town end of the ground with roof pillars obscuring the view from many seats. The rest of the stadium is in a dilapidated state and very often only three-quarters of the floodlights are operating. The roof of the Town End stand was blown off by strong winds in 2007, but has been reconstructed. The club have secured a lease with Robin Faccenda until 2009.
Banbury United have been playing at the ground since 1934. It is thought that the roofing, which was partially blown down, is probably the only part of the ground which was originally there when Banbury United moved into the ground.
In 2010, Banbury United, in correspondence with Cherwell District Council, announced a proposed move to a new stadium, which would be built near to the proposed site of a new housing estate based near the Bankside area of Banbury. The proposals are set to be put forward to publica approval in the summer of 2010, subject to financial constraints.
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