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Mourneview Park
Mourneview Park in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Mourneview Park is a place of interest in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Mourneview Park is a football stadium in Lurgan, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, and is the home ground of NIFL Premiership club Glenavon. The stadium holds 4,160 and was originally built in 1895. The 2008–09 Irish League Cup, 2010–11 Irish League Cup and 2020-21 Irish Cup finals were held at the stadium.
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Background
History
Between 1992 and 2011, Mourneview Park underwent a number of significant renovations, including the building of three new seated stands. Mourneview Park has been used by the Irish Football Association to host neutral matches in the past. In 2003, the Irish Football Association removed Mourneview Park as a potential semi-final host for the Irish Cup because of rioting between fans of Glentoran and Portadown. Mourneview Park has previously been attacked by arsonists, including in 2005 when a petrol bomb was thrown into a supporters club bar which destroyed it, leading to Glenavon considering closing Mourneview Park because of the continuous damage. In 2009, it was selected to host the 2009…
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- Coordinates
- 54.4539, -6.3364
- Address
- Mourneview Avenue, Lurgan, County Armagh, Northern Ireland
- Established
- 1895
Sources
- wikidata: Q1950993 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Mourneview Park (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Mourneview Park?
- Mourneview Park is in Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.
- When was Mourneview Park built?
- Built or established in 1895.
- Who owns Mourneview Park?
- Mourneview Park is owned by Glenavon Football Club.