Full name | Acklam Park |
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Address | Green Lane, TS5 7SL |
Location | Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England |
Capacity | 5,000 (159 seated) |
Surface | Grass |
Construction | |
Broke ground | 1928 |
Built | 1928–1929 |
Opened | 1929 |
Renovated | 2008 |
Years active | 1929–1940, 1945–present |
Construction cost | £1,200 (1929) |
Tenants | |
Middlesbrough RUFC (1929–present) Middlesbrough Cricket Club (1932–present) Yorkshire County Cricket Club (1956–1996) |
Acklam Park is a rugby union and cricket ground located in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England.[1] Initially opened in 1929, the venue has hosted games of Middlesbrough RUFC since the ground's opening in 1929, as well as Middlesbrough Cricket Club since 1932. Yorkshire County Cricket Club also played a number of first class matches at Acklam Park between 1956 and 1996. With a capacity of 5,000, the ground initially cost £1,200 in construction cost upon its opening.