Baseball Ground
The Baseball Ground was a stadium in Derby, England, that was first used for baseball, as the home of Derby Baseball Club from 1890 until 1898, and then for football, as the home of Derby County from 1895 until 1997. The club's reserve and youth sides used it until 2003, when it finally closed as a sports stadium after 113 years (108 of them as a football stadium) and was demolished.
BBG | |
Commemoration of the Baseball Ground | |
| Former names | Ley's Baseball Ground (until c. 1895) |
|---|---|
| Location | Derby |
| Coordinates | 52°54′17″N 1°28′7″W |
| Owner | Sir Francis Ley (until 1924) Derby County F.C. (from 1924) |
| Operator | Ley's Malleable Castings Vulcan Ironworks (until 1896) Derby County F.C. (from 1896) |
| Capacity | 4,000 (original capacity) 42,000 (highest capacity, 1969–1980) 18,300 (capacity at closure) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Broke ground | 1889 |
| Opened | 1890 |
| Closed | 2003 |
| Demolished | 2003–2004 |
| Tenants | |
| Derby Baseball Club (1890–1898) Derby County F.C. (1895–1997) Derby County F.C. Reserves (1895–2003) | |
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