What is the name of Scunthorpe United's former ground
"store after 80 years of trading, but a new Marks and Spencer store opened near the football ground in 2014. However the size of the remaining retail units reflects the size of the area's population and with larger shopping facilities within reasonable travelling distance in Grimsby, Hull, Doncaster, Lincoln, Leeds and at Meadowhall Centre, Sheffield. All the big food retailers are represented in the area; There is a Tesco Extra opposite the football ground, while Sainsbury's (formerly a Safeway) have their store on the site of the old Scunthorpe United stadium, The Old Show Ground. Morrisons have a store at"
"30 January 1954 for an FA Cup 4th round tie against Portsmouth. The last player to score here was Steve Lister. Old Showground The Old Showground was the original stadium of the English football club Scunthorpe United and had been built in c.1867. Scunthorpe United played at the Old Showground until 1988, when they moved to Glanford Park - the first newly constructed Football League stadium since Southend United's Roots Hall 33 years earlier. The ground was the first in England to have a cantilever stand, which was built in 1958. The ground was situated in the centre of Scunthorpe,"
"Old Showground The Old Showground was the original stadium of the English football club Scunthorpe United and had been built in c.1867. Scunthorpe United played at the Old Showground until 1988, when they moved to Glanford Park - the first newly constructed Football League stadium since Southend United's Roots Hall 33 years earlier. The ground was the first in England to have a cantilever stand, which was built in 1958. The ground was situated in the centre of Scunthorpe, at the junction of Doncaster Road and Henderson Avenue. As part of the relocation deal the site was sold to the"
"Glanford Park Glanford Park is a football stadium in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, and is the current home of Scunthorpe United. Opened in 1988 at a construction cost of £2.5 million, Glanford Park was the first new purpose-built Football League stadium to be built in England for 33 years, since Southend United moved to Roots Hall in 1955. The stadium is Scunthorpe’s second ground, with the Iron having previously played at the Old Showground from 1899 to 1988. The ground’s record attendance was set at 9,077 for a Carling Cup Third Round tie against Manchester United on 22 September 2010. Scunthorpe"
"Scunthorpe Rugby Club Scunthorpe Rugby Club is an English rugby union team based in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. The club runs six senior sides, a ladies team, a colts and under 18s team and a full set of junior teams. The club currently plays in Midlands Premier having been relegated from National League 2 North at the end of the 2016-17 season. Scunthorpe Rugby Club was formed in 1929 and played its first fixtures in a field owned by a local farmer on the condition that the goal posts were moved after each game so that the animals could return to graze."
"From these humble beginnings the club progressed to a stage whereby it was able to move to its own ground, Heslam Park, in 1952. Scunthorpe Rugby Club Scunthorpe Rugby Club is an English rugby union team based in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire. The club runs six senior sides, a ladies team, a colts and under 18s team and a full set of junior teams. The club currently plays in Midlands Premier having been relegated from National League 2 North at the end of the 2016-17 season. Scunthorpe Rugby Club was formed in 1929 and played its first fixtures in a field owned"
"of the land for the new stadium and issues with one of the developers, the intended site of the new stadium was moved approximately to the south, and the construction start date was pushed back to some point in late 2017. In October 2017, Scunthorpe United confirmed that the proposal to relocate to the new stadium had been dropped, stating a new aim to instead redevelop and extend Glanford Park, thus securing the immediate future of the stadium for the time being. Glanford Park Glanford Park is a football stadium in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England, and is the current home of"
"Fourth Division (1974–75) Record victory Record defeat Highest fees paid Highest fees received The women's football club, Scunthorpe United L.F.C., who play in the Northern Combination Women's Football League, is affiliated with Scunthorpe United F.C. Scunthorpe United F.C. Scunthorpe United Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. The team play in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The team is nicknamed ""The Iron"", and has played in a home strip of claret and blue for most of its history. It plays its home games at Glanford"
"motor vehicles. The town has a Football League club, Scunthorpe United (nicknamed ""The Iron"") who play at Glanford Park. For most of its existence in the professional game (since only 1950) it has been in the basement league of the English game. At the end of the 2006–7 season they won promotion to the Football League Championship as champions of League One, amassing a total of 91 points, being promoted at home to Huddersfield Town: having been top since January: despite being outsiders for a considerable amount of that time, and being promoted with 3 games to spare. This being"
"much needed revenue for the club. After the club relocated, the Old Showground was demolished and replaced by a Safeway supermarket, which was subsequently sold to Sainsbury's in 2004. Construction began during 1987 on a site located on the outskirts of Scunthorpe, close to the start of the M181 motorway and approximately 1.5 miles West of the Old Showground. The ground was fully completed prior to the commencement of the 1988–89 season and was officially opened at the start of the season by Princess Alexandra. Upon its completion, it was the first new Football League stadium in England for 33"
"supermarket chain Safeway who constructed a store on the site. After Safeway were taken over in 2004 by Morrisons the store was subsequently sold to Sainsbury's. The site of the centre-spot was highlighted by a plaque in front of the delicatessen counter; however this was later removed and all that remains of the site's former use is a plaque by the entrance to the store. Attempts to move the cantilever stand to Glanford Park proved impractical, and it was demolished along with the rest of the old stadium. Scunthorpe's record attendance of 23,935 was set at the Old Showground on"
"Scunthorpe Scorpions The Scunthorpe Scorpions are a speedway team in the British SGB Championship. After three successful years in the Conference League the side were accepted into the Premier League for 2008. A new team, the Scunthorpe Saints, was formed and continued riding in the Conference League and later the National League with the main aim to develop riders for the Premier League side. The Scorpions won the Premier League in 2012 defeating the Somerset Rebels 92-91 on aggregate. The original Scunthorpe side were known as Scunthorpe Saints from 1972 to 1978 when they rode at Quibell Park Stadium on"
"Nick Daws Nicholas John Daws (born 15 March 1970) is an English former professional footballer who most recently managed League One club Scunthorpe United. As a player, he was a midfielder from 1986 until 2005 notably in the Football League for Bury, Rotherham United and Grimsby Town. Since retiring he has been a member of the coaching staff at Rotherham United, Barnsley and QPR before joining Scunthorpe United in October 2014. Daws was born in Manchester. He is arguably one of the more successful players to come from Altrincham, having made the transition from Non-League football to carve out a"
"at home after a 3–0 victory over Millwall on 17 December 2016, with the Iron's last home defeat coming on 19 December 2015 at the hands of Sheffield United. Despite managing to climb back up to the top of the table throughout January, a dramatic slump in form saw Scunthorpe go through February without recording a single win which resulted in the club slipping to fifth in the table by 11 March 2017. An upturn in the club's home form did occur again however, much to the relief of its fans, with a 2–1 victory over Rochdale on 14 March"
"and Chairman, Norman Smurthwaite, has indicated that seating will be installed in the last remaining area when attendances justify it. Scunthorpe United's Glanford Park was built in 1988. A 6000 housing estate idea was created on the outskirts of Scunthorpe and a 12000 all seater stadium was envisaged for Scunthorpe United to play their home games at. The chairman felt that their Glanford Park was limiting the club and he wanted to have a stadium that could house concerts, conferences and be a 24/7 7 days a week used venue. Planning permission was given by the North Lincolnshire council in"
"Scunthorpe railway station Scunthorpe railway station serves the town of Scunthorpe in North Lincolnshire, England. The station is located a short walk from the town centre, on Station Road. As one approaches the station by road, there is a pay and display car park with around 50 spaces, including 2 disabled spaces. From the car park, it is a short walk to the Ticket Office, which is open between 05:45–19:30, Monday-Saturday, and 08:45–19:30 Sunday. Close to the entrance, there is a public telephone box. The station has two platforms. Platform 1 serves mainly eastbound trains toward Grimsby/Cleethorpes, although some Northern"
"for the club. Work on the ground could not begin immediately owing to the large quantities of rubbish which had been dumped on the site in the club's absence, which took nearly a year to clear. On 20 August 1955 Roots Hall hosted its first match, against Norwich City. The ground was declared open by the Secretary of the Football Association, Sir Stanley Rous. The ground remained the youngest in the Football League until the opening of Scunthorpe United's Glanford Park in 1988. Roots Hall's construction had not been completed when the ground was opened, with some stands only running"
"approach road to Glanford Park, Scunthorpe United's current home, was named Jack Brownsword Way on 4 July 2010 as a memorial to him. There is also a small memorial stone dedicated to him in St. Andrew's churchyard, Burton-upon-Stather the place where he lived most of his life. He was chosen to play five times by the Third Division North against the Third Division South, but was only able to play in three matches because of club commitments. Jack Brownsword Jack Brownsword (15 May 1923 – 19 December 2009) was a professional footballer who spent 18 seasons with Scunthorpe United, and"
"being signed for Liverpool, where they made their names. Former England cricket captain Ian Botham played a number of games for the club, being a resident of nearby Epworth at that time and in an attempt to keep fit during the winter months. The team mascot is called the ""Scunny Bunny"". Local teams play in the Scunthorpe & District Football League. Scunthorpe Rugby Club play in the National League 2 North, the fourth tier of the English rugby union system. Their home ground is at Heslam Park, close to Brumby on Ashby Road. Scunthorpe Barbarians play rugby league also at"
"Scunthorpe United. Wales played at the Cardiff City Stadium for the first time on 14 November 2009 against Scotland, which they won 3–0. On 10 August 2010, the Football Association of Wales announced that it would also play at the Stadium in Wales' opening game of the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifiers against Bulgaria on 8 October 2010. On 8 May 2012, Cardiff Blues confirmed they would leave the Stadium to return to Cardiff Arms Park for the 2012–13 season and onwards. On 14 June 2012 Vincent Tan, Malaysian co-owner of Cardiff City FC, set out plans for an additional £35m"
"In an effort to overturn this ruling, supporters launched a Keep Scunthorpe Standing campaign. The club revealed revised expansion details in September 2010, with plans to add a three-level building behind the current terrace to include a larger supporters' bar, club shop and ticket office. The capacity of the ground would not have increased; this is due to the change from a terrace to a seating area. As it so happened, the Iron were relegated from the Championship at the end of the 2010–11 season and so these plans never came to fruition. In January 2014, it was revealed that"
"Scunthorpe United manager, after a 3–0 defeat to MK Dons, leaving the club sat 22nd in League One. On the same day it was confirmed that ex-united boss Brian Laws would return after a 6-year absence from the club, along with former assistant manager Russ Wilcox. Laws' first game in charge was a 4–0 defeat to Gillingham in the FA Cup, but this was followed by consecutive away wins against Walsall and Coventry City in the league. Ultimately, however, Laws was unable to stop the club's slide back into the basement division, with relegation being confirmed on the last day"
"24 August, after four games of the 2018–19 season. Nick Daws Nicholas John Daws (born 15 March 1970) is an English former professional footballer who most recently managed League One club Scunthorpe United. As a player, he was a midfielder from 1986 until 2005 notably in the Football League for Bury, Rotherham United and Grimsby Town. Since retiring he has been a member of the coaching staff at Rotherham United, Barnsley and QPR before joining Scunthorpe United in October 2014. Daws was born in Manchester. He is arguably one of the more successful players to come from Altrincham, having made"
"Scunthorpe Barbarians Scunthorpe Barbarians are a rugby league team based in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire. They play in the Yorkshire Regional Division of the Rugby League Conference. ""Scunthorpe Braves"" were formed in 2006. The Braves joined the Midlands Merit League, playing competitive fixtures all over Yorkshire and North East Lincolnshire, finally finishing 4th out of six teams in the league. The 2007 season saw the club reform as ""Scunthorpe Barbarians"", join forces with Scunthorpe RUFC, operate out of Heslam Park and join the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Division of the Rugby League Conference. After winning the first game of the season against"
"up a club with no systems in place, it was run as a hobby and that is what we have cleared up. There were no records in several departments, no invoices, no purchase ledger, no structure and certainly no leadership at key levels and it has been a huge job to try and achieve."" Swann currently holds an 87.5% stake in the club. In December 2013, he spoke of his intent to construct a new stadium for Scunthorpe by as early as 2015. The club are scheduled to move in to the new ground for the start of the 2016-2017"
"already moved/refurbished since around the time of the Taylor Report. The following list includes clubs that are based in Wales but play in the English football league system. When Scunthorpe United moved to Glanford Park in 1988, it was the first time a Football League club had moved to a new purpose-built home since 1956. Up to this point, most sides were playing in grounds that had been largely structurally unchanged for most of the 20th century. One of the few clubs to play in a completely rebuilt post World War II stadium were Manchester United, whose stadium had been"
"Central Park, Scunthorpe Central Park is the premier urban park in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England. The park was opened as part of the Festival of Britain to celebrate the end of World War II. The children's play areas used to feature a steam locomotive and there was a paddling pool. North Lincolnshire Council, the owner, is based in the Civic Centre at the park and North Lindsey College is adjacent. There are formal gardens in front of the Civic Centre and a boulevard that is used by pedestrians and cyclists to cross the park between a leisure centre and North Lindsey"
"show photographs and videos of how the work is progressing. Scunthorpe has two parkruns. One in Central Park and another at Normanby Hall In 1996 there was controversy when AOL's obscenity filter (among others) refused to accept the name of the town due to its embedded word 'cunt'. Some online forums such as Ultimate Guitar forums (which has recently been resolved) display the name as Scumthorpe, while Fark.com would display it as Scoonthorpe. This form of censorship over-reach is known in the computing world as the Scunthorpe problem. Scunthorpe Scunthorpe is a large industrial town in North Lincolnshire, England. It"
"‘A’, 13 June 2009 Most Tries in a Season Lewis Jones – 11 – 2007 season. Most Career Goals Tom Alldridge – 68 Most Career Tries Lewis Jones – 23 Most Conversions In a Season - 42 Scunthorpe Barbarians Scunthorpe Barbarians are a rugby league team based in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire. They play in the Yorkshire Regional Division of the Rugby League Conference. ""Scunthorpe Braves"" were formed in 2006. The Braves joined the Midlands Merit League, playing competitive fixtures all over Yorkshire and North East Lincolnshire, finally finishing 4th out of six teams in the league. The 2007 season saw"
"on 1 December 1986. However, he did not make any appearances for the club in the first team, and on 21 March 1988 moved to Fourth Division club Scunthorpe United on a free transfer. In the 1987–88 season, Scunthorpe finished one point short of Bolton Wanderers in third place, and were then defeated by Torquay United in the play-off semi-final. Scunthorpe also moved from the Old Showground to Glanford Park, becoming the first Football League club to move to a new stadium in 33 years. They suffered the same fate in 1988–89, one point off third place Crewe Alexandra, again"
"Stuart McCall Andrew Stuart Murray McCall (born 10 June 1964), commonly known as Stuart McCall, is a professional football manager and former player. He played in a total of 763 league games and in 40 full international matches for Scotland during his playing career. He is the manager of club Scunthorpe United. McCall started his career with Bradford City, where he made his first-team debut in 1982. He played six seasons at Valley Parade, during which time he won the Division Three championship, a title which was overshadowed by the Bradford City stadium fire when 56 people died and in"
"the first time they have played at this level for 44 years. This was to last just one season as the club were relegated on 12 April 2008, with three games to spare, away to Crystal Palace. However, they returned to the Championship after one season, winning the League One playoffs in May 2009. In the last financial year for which accounts are available (the year ending June 2009) the club made a loss of over £1,500,000 with turnover down by over 17%. England stars Kevin Keegan and Ray Clemence both played for Scunthorpe United in the early 1970s before"
"Kilmore and wife Christine kept pubs in Scunthorpe. Latterly, he's taken over the Pack Horse in Louth, Lincolnshire. Kevin Kilmore Kevin Kilmore (born 11 November 1959) is an English former footballer who scored 81 goals from 334 appearances in the Football League playing for Scunthorpe United, Grimsby Town, Rotherham United and Lincoln City. He played as a forward or midfielder. He also played in Belgium for K.F.C. Verbroedering Geel, but never appeared in the league, and non-league football for Gainsborough Trinity. Kilmore was born in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, where he played for Crosby Colts before joining his local Football League club,"