Valerie Park

Valerie Park

Valerie Park, traditionally known as Hope Street, is a stadium in Prescot, Merseyside. It is located on Eaton Street in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley. It is home to Prescot Cables of the Northern Premier League. A.F.C. Liverpool of the North West Counties Football League shared the ground from 2008 until 2013.

At the start of the 2016-17 season the ground was renamed Volair Park[1]

Located about just over half a mile from Prescot railway station, the capacity is around 3,200.

History

The ground was opened in 1906. Prescot Panthers, a rugby league club, also played their matches at Hope Street between 1996 and 1997.

The record attendance is 8,122.[2]

Ground structure

The ground has a stand with a function room and seating above it. It has also a terraced stand and 2 sides are not built on.

References

  1. ↑ "Prescot rename ground". EVO STIK. 25 May 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Details for Valerie Park, Prescot WorldStadia.com

Coordinates: 53°25′54.71″N 2°48′17.31″W / 53.4318639°N 2.8048083°W / 53.4318639; -2.8048083

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