Latham Park

Latham Park is a multi-purpose stadium in Newtown, Wales. It is currently used for football matches and is the home ground of Newtown A.F.C. The stadium holds 5,000 people and is named after Wales international footballer George Latham (1881–1939), who began his footballing career at the club. In the late 1940s, the Officials and General Committee of Newtown A.F.C. decided a new venue had to be constructed. Latham Park opened in August 1951, and it has been the home of Newtown A.F.C. since. The first competitive game at the stadium took place on 25 August, 1951, between Newtown and Aberystwyth, with Newtown winning with 4 - 0, in the Central Wales League, with the stadium housing 1,211 spectators. The site's largest number of spectators was for a 28 June 1956 game, between Newtown and Swansea City in the Welsh Cup, with 5,004 attendees. The stadium has also hosted the first non-league international between Wales and England, as well as some UEFA Youth Internationals. The stadium's capacity is 5,000, with 210 seats in the original stand and a covered section for 500 attendees. During the 1997/98 football season, a 400-seat stand was completed. In July 1996, the venue staged a UEFA Cup fixture. The stadium was fitted with floodlights and re-opened on 24 September 1979, as the club played against Wrexham. It was hoped that the floodlights would allow more games to be hosted. The stadium's Control Techniques stand contains 420 covered seats, as well as the dressing rooms used by the club and for general community use. The old stand along Llanidloes Road was also renovated with new seating. A further stand has been constructed at the Llanidloes Road "Allotment End" side of the ground and the old "Shed" stand has been improved with new seating as well as new dugout facilities. The function room and social club has also seen a new extension built on to the club house. During the 2004/05 season, the club house underwent an extension, as a new function room was built, with…