At the opposite South End, there is a prefabricated open terrace, which was installed in 2017. Why Gloucester City AFC's return home is a huge moment for the city After 13 years in exile, the city will finally have its football club home again soon in a ground the whole city … There was not too much atmosphere but it probably wasn’t the day for it to be fair with the swirling rain coming in off the hills.Very easy as I was on the Curzon bus, time after the game to go in the clubhouse and chat was nice as the players got changed.A really good day out and what non-league is all about. Follow this road around the outskirts of the park and then over the River Avon. The Jubilee Stadium has a set of eight floodlights four of which run down each side of the ground.In a corporate sponsorship deal the stadium is officially known as the Spiers & Hartwell Jubilee Stadium.After an absence of 13 years the Club may finally be going home after it was announced that the construction of a new ground on the site of the former Meadow Park ground will begin on January 6th 2020. After the conclusion of a seven-year groundshare agreement with On 5 October 2018, the club also released revised plans for the new stadium.Clark, Timothy R. D in collaboration with Kujawa, Rob (2009). The Club have been desperately trying to return to Meadow Park, but have had to overcome a number of obstacles to make it happen, which it seems to be doing at long last. Gloucester City AFC. Gloucester City AFC "heartbroken" after break in at Meadow Park Gloucester Live 12:18 3-Aug-20 In the last month Date is revealed for the start of Gloucester City's National League North campaign Gloucester Live 10:54 28-Jul-20 In 1986 the club moved once more, this time to Meadow Park. This club then folded in September 1910. Follow the A435 and then as it becomes the A46, for 19 miles to reach the outskirts of Evesham. number of grounds the average Gloucester City fan has been to Current League: England » National League North: Current Ground: The Spiers & Hartwell Jubilee Stadium: Previous Grounds: The New Lawn, Meadow Park, The Corinium Stadium, Whaddon Road, Horton Road, Kingsholm Stadium: Gloucester City Fans: 44: Average Number of Grounds Visited: 96.00: Image caption Gloucester City's Meadow Park has not been able to host games since 2007 (pictured in 2017) . Keep straight along Cheltenham Road for one mile and you will reach the Jubilee Stadium on your right.If anything is incorrect or you have something to add, please e-mail me at: This was the only ground in the National League North that I hadn’t yet been to so it was great to finally be able to complete the set.I live up in Manchester so I went along with the Curzon team and fans. There is no other alternative because the ground is rural at present, but the urban sprawl is coming! Finally, the club received full planning permission from Gloucester City Council to build the stadium on 4 October 2016. I can’t really describe it as a stand as it’s just like a long shed with no terracing at all. Five minutes from the end a Gloucester player got a red card and from the free kick, Eastbourne scored what seemed like the winner. The club was formed on 5 March 1883 as Gloucester, but the first recorded match came during 1883–84 when a scratch team representing Cheltenham played a match against the new Gloucester side. Godfrey added several quality players to his squad as City challenged for the league title. To exacerbate the situation, just before Christmas 2000 Meadow Park was struck another hammer blow when the Tommy Callinan took over in a player-manager role, and left at the end of the 2000–01 season. A managerial merry-go-round ensued as first Brian Hughes tried his luck, but a diminishing playing budget and poor performances meant the club was relegated. Welcome to the official home of Gloucester City Football Club on Facebook. Kettering Town vs Gloucester City; 8 February, 2020 1 - 2.
The 2002–03 season saw the club bounce back. (566 pgs) Tiger Timbo Publications. Outline planning was submitted to Gloucester City Council in June 2014. A revised plan was submitted in October 2018 however to retain the use of a former building and some alterations to the layout.The club became members of the Bristol and District League which subsequently became the Western League. Everyone from Curzon were so welcoming from fans to players. The plan has an additional phase of work to take the stadium to over 4,000 capacity and meet FA category A requirements to enable the club to take part in the National League. Located on the very Southern edge of Evesham it enjoys a semi-rural location with fine views of hills in the distance beyond the West side of the stadium. Work is finally due to begin on a new stadium for Gloucester City … They open up their team bus to fans which is a great idea and the trip was a bargain at just £10.There’s not very much at all around the ground and the weather wasn’t the best so I went straight in to have a wander around. Both sides had chances to win but I think a 2-2 draw was about a fair result. There’s not an awful lot to look at around the ground.