Which football league club moved from Belle Vue and played their first game at the new Keepmoat Stadium on New Year's Day 2007?
"redeveloped as a housing estate with virtually all traces of the old stadium now removed. Belle Vue (Doncaster) Belle Vue was the home of English professional football club Doncaster Rovers from 1922 to 2007. It was located in Doncaster, South Yorkshire. The ground was renowned for having the biggest pitch in the UK, at 110 yards long, and 72 yards wide. In addition to the size of the pitch, it was considered to have one of the best playing surfaces due to the fertile soil, providing a perfect pitch. The ground was affectionately called by fans 'Old Belle Vue' or"
"On Saturday 16 September 2006 the stadium played host to the 'Battle of Belle Vue' when 11,000 fans from Wakefield Trinity and Castleford watched the match which would decide who was relegated from Super League. Wakefield Trinity won the match 29–17 sending their nearest rivals Castleford down to the National League. Sheffield Eagles made Belle Vue their temporary home in 2017 after they were forced out of their home ground Don Valley Stadium two years earlier. The previous season they had played at Doncasters Keepmoat Stadium. After Emley A.F.C. were relocated to Wakefield in 2000, they chose to play their"
"France attracting a crowd of 11,529. The stadium hosted the semi-final of the Rugby League Challenge Cup between Castleford and Leeds on Sunday 7 August 2011, Leeds winning 10-8 in front of 13,158 fans; another Challenge Cup Semi-Final between Hull FC and Wigan took place at the stadium on 29 July 2016, Hull running out 16-12 winners. The Dons local rivals, Sheffield Eagles, used the stadium as their temporary home during the 2015 rugby league season. There have also been a variety of other events held in the Keepmoat Stadium, including two concerts in July 2007 featuring Ronan Keating, Bryan"
"League clubs. Two league clubs moved to new grounds for 2007–08. Shrewsbury Town moved to the New Meadow for the start of this season, after leaving their old stadium, Gay Meadow. Milton Keynes Dons moved to their new 22,000 all seater stadium at Denbigh, Milton Keynes, known as . The stadium was officially opened on 29 November 2007 by The Queen. Sheffield, the world's oldest football club, celebrated their 150th anniversary; events included a friendly match against Inter Milan. 1 July 2007: Tottenham Hotspur pay a club record £16.5 million for Charlton Athletic striker Darren Bent. 2 July 2007: Manchester"
"comparison to those of other leading clubs, long-serving Karen Walker said in May 2003: ""There's a feeling here that we are representing the north."" During the 2000s Doncaster Rovers Belles contested regular local derby fixtures with Leeds United Ladies. The rivalry was increased by several former Belles players defecting to Leeds. However, the 2010 failure of Leeds' WSL bid left Doncaster Rovers Belles as the only Yorkshire club playing at the top level. Since 2007 the home of Doncaster Rovers Belles has been the Keepmoat Stadium, although the majority of the team's matches prior to 2011 were played at the"
"stand. In December 2006 the Keepmoat Stadium in Doncaster held its first sporting fixture. even though it did not have its official opening until August 2007 when they played Manchester United in a pre-season friendly. The club is hoping to relocate to a new ground on the western outskirts of Grimsby at Great Coates, adjacent to the A180 dual carriageway. Planning permission has been granted for the provisionally titled Conoco Stadium, and if all goes to plan this will be ready for the 2010–11 season, about a decade after relocation was first planned Blundell Park is the lowest football stadium"
"home games at Belle Vue as it was the only sporting venue in the city big enough to accommodate them and the facilities were much better than their ground in Emley. The clubs name changed three times after they moved to Wakefield, from Emley AFC to Wakefield & Emley FC to Wakefield-Emley and then just to Wakefield FC. They remained at Belle Vue until 2006 when they moved out to play at College Grove. After five years away the club returned to Belle Vue in 2012 but their return was short lived as they were wound up in 2014 after"
"upon his return to Brighton he found the club relegated out of the Championship. McCammon moved to Doncaster Rovers in August 2006 following a successful trial period, and was confident of a successful season. He picked up the honour of being the first player to score at the Keepmoat Stadium, the newly built home of Doncaster Rovers, after he scored after nine minutes into the 3–0 win over Huddersfield Town on 1 January 2007. He finished the season with five goals in thirty games, having missed the close of the campaign with a shoulder injury. McCammon hit eight goals in"
"Football League ground regulations and played the season in nearby Doncaster at the Keepmoat Stadium, home of Doncaster. In 2016 it was announced the Eagles would play at Sheffield Hallam University's Sports Park. The first league game played by the professional team there was against Halifax and they won 26–6. In 2017, the club agreed a one-year ground share with Wakefield Trinity at Belle Vue. The club also returned to being a semi-professional outfit after an unsuccessful time as professional. The Eagles made their long-awaited return to their home city at the Olympic Legacy Park in 2018. The new stadium"
"match in September 2003. Winkelman's Inter MK Group bought the relocated club in 2004 and concurrently changed its name, badge and colours. The team's new ground, Stadium mk, opened three years later. MK Dons initially claimed Wimbledon F.C.'s heritage and history, but officially renounced this in 2007. AFC Wimbledon received planning permission for a new ground on Plough Lane in 2015. These plans have been criticised as having major negative repercussions for the future of Kingsmeadow and Kingstonian F.C.. Milton Keynes, in northern Buckinghamshire, was established by the Ministry of Housing and Local Government as a new town on 23"
"Speedway team have been racing at the Rye House Stadium next to the River Lea continuously since 1974. The Crayford Kestrels moved in 1983 from the Crayford Stadium in Crayford, Kent, to the Hackney Wick Stadium in Hackney, London, becoming the Hackney Kestrels. The Belle Vue Colts are the junior youth development team of the popular Manchester team Belle Vue Aces. In 1970 the Belle Vue management looked for a new home for their nursery team, and this was found just up the road at Rochdale where the Colts moved – still under the control of Belle Vue – to"
"club spent that season having to play all of its games away from home. During their build up to the 2001/02 season the club announced they would be developing an area of Manadon as their new ground, to be known as Bolitho Park. While work was being completed, with controversial assistance from Plymouth City Council, they used The Brickfields athletics ground in Devonport, before they moved to their new and current home in August 2003. In the 2006–07 season the club entered the FA Vase for the first time, making it to the second qualifying round in their first attempt."
"at the end of 1996, with the Aces becoming members of the new Elite League, where they have remain up until the present day. A change of promotion occurred in late 2004 as John Perrin sold the club to Workington Promoters Tony Mole and Ian Thomas. This was Thomas's second stint in charge of The Aces. A further change in ownership occurred in December 2006 as ex-captain Chris Morton along with David Gordon bought the club from Tony Mole and Ian Thomas. Belle Vue rode at Kirkmanshulme Lane until the end of the 2015 season. From 2016 Belle Vue will"
"began on 14 November 2005. Dartford played their first game at new stadium Princes Park on 11 November 2006, less than 12 months after building work began. They beat Horsham YMCA 4–2 in front of an all ticket capacity crowd of 4097. Durham City A.F.C. played at Ferens Park, Durham, until the end of the 1993–94 season. During the 1994–95 season they played at Chester-le-Street Town's Moor Park in Chester-le-Street, before moving to New Ferens Park in 1995. However, a dispute with the landlord led to the club moving to Consett's Belle View Stadium in Consett in 2015, where they"
"in non-league and Princes Park with a capacity of 4,100, the home of Dartford, one of the most ecologically sound ever built. Some clubs moved out of their old stadiums into newly developed council built and owned stadiums, where they are tenants. Clubs include Doncaster Rovers at the Keepmoat Stadium, which is owned by Doncaster Council, and Hull City at the KC Stadium, which is owned by Hull City Council. Coventry City's home ground of the Ricoh Arena was a council-built stadium originally owned jointly by City Council and the Alan Edward Higgs Charity, but it has since been purchased"
"club announced that they planned to build a new stadium and move out of the Ricoh Arena. They eventually returned to the Ricoh for the 2014–15 season. Coventry City are now tenants of the rugby union Premiership side Wasps, which purchased the facility in late 2014. However, the club's owners are intent on developing their own 20,000 capacity stadium within the city limits by 2020. Fleetwood Town have invested heavily in Highbury Stadium recently following many promotions and increased attendances in recent years. In February 2007 the new Percy Ronson Stand was opened. A £500,000-plus development the stand is all"
"1-0 in front of 6,000 spectators. In July 2012 Harrow Council agreed the development of a new stadium called The Hive Stadium at the Prince Edward Playing Fields which the club can use for a period of up to 10 years. In February 2013, Barnet's move to the new ground was ratified by The Football League. On 1 August 2007, Barnet chairman Tony Kleanthous announced that he had acquired a site in Harrow. The deal would see Barnet contribute £6 million towards an £11 million development, which would include training facilities for Barnet's first, reserve and ladies teams, as well"
"at Garden House Park before moving to Kepier Haughs in 1920.. Due to its distance from the city centre, the club relocated to Holiday Park in 1923. After being reformed, the club played at Ferens Park until the end of the 1993–94 season. During the 1994–95 season they played at Chester-le-Street Town's Moor Park, before moving to New Ferens Park in 1995. The ground has a capacity of 2,700, of which 270 is seated and 750 covered. An artificial pitch was installed in 2006. However, a dispute with the landlord led to the club moving to Consett's Belle View Stadium"
"first team manager. Yet another crisis hit the club during this summer when the council evicted the club from its home of 103 years. However, after a lot of good work by individuals of the football club, in particular the Chairman, Vice Chairman and Secretary Jonathan Le Poidevin, a new 25-year lease was agreed on 25 September 2007, securing the future of the club. Spennymoor’s first season back in the 1st Division of the Northern League resulted in them finishing in a mid table position. They also had a few memorable cup games, defeating higher league opposition in Garforth Town"
"rescued Doncaster from liquidation in 2001 and oversaw the steady growth of the club, while St John remained coach. At the end of the 2005 season Dragons was dropped and Doncaster Rugby League Club adopted the name Lakers to reflect the new Lakeside Community Stadium (now the Keepmoat Stadium), which would soon be their new home. The stadium, a purpose built community facility, would house both Lakers and Doncaster Rovers Football Club as well as women's football team Doncaster Belles. Tony Miller was appointed head coach for the 2006 season following the untimely death on New Year's Eve 2005, of"
"On 11 May 2013, an IBF Bantamweight World Title boxing match between Jamie McDonnell and Julio Ceja took place at the Keepmoat Stadium, with McDonnell the winner. On 27 July 2013, an MMA even hosted by UCFC has held at the Keepmoat Stadium, the main event was between Ian Freeman and Ricco Rodriguez On 28 April 2016 it was announced that Rugby Union team Doncaster Knights would use the Keepmoat for a maximum of six games next season if they are to win promotion to the Aviva Premiership. This would allow work to be undertaken on their home ground of"
"League returned to the city when a partnership between Canadian Rugby League club Toronto Wolfpack and Manchester Metropolitan University made Manchester the home-away-from-home for the Canadian ""transatlantic"" outfit. Belle Vue Rangers who were Manchester’s one and only professional Rugby League club started out as Broughton Rangers in 1877. Although the club was founded in Salford, they moved to Belle Vue in 1933 and later became Belle Vue Rangers playing out of the Belle Vue Stadium. In 1935 Broughton Rangers RLFC bought Frank Whitcombe from the Welsh Rugby Union. He was paid £100 for his services along with two new suits."
"York, Chicago, Toronto, and New England. Despite their continuous losing streak, the Dynamo were invited to spend the day at the White House on May 29, 2007 and meet with President George W. Bush because of their success in winning the MLS Cup. Only one other team – D.C. United in 1997 – has visited 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. The Dynamo also made some significant trades during the 2007 season. Houston traded Kevin Goldthwaite and a first round pick in the 2008 SuperDraft to Toronto FC for Richard Mulrooney. Houston also traded Alejandro Moreno to the Columbus Crew in exchange for"
"took place on Saturday 14 July 2007, and Shrewsbury Town ran out 4−0 winners, Shrewsbury striker Dave Hibbert taking the honour of being the first ever goalscorer at the new ground. The first competitive match at New Meadow was a League Cup match against Colchester United, of the Championship, then two divisions above Shrewsbury. It took place on Tuesday 14 August 2007, Shrewsbury winning 1−0 thanks to a header from Darran Kempson in extra time. The first league fixture, in League Two, was against Bradford City on Saturday 18 August, with Shrewsbury winning 1−0 from a first half penalty scored"
"Newmarket Stadium Newmarket Stadium is a proposed community stadium in Wakefield, and which will be leased to Wakefield Trinity in Stanley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It will replace Belle Vue which has been home to the rugby league club for over 100 years. Wakefield Trinity were hoping to move into the stadium for the start of the 2015 season but work has not started on the project due to the conditions for development, implemented by the Secretary of State following a public inquiry, not being met. The conditions required that 60,000 square metres of warehousing had to built out and"
"occupied, while the Trust responsible for the management of the stadium also had to provide funding towards the build cost The development has since stalled further which has led to Wakefield Trinity working with Wakefield Council to find a resolution, including the redevelopment of their current home at Belle Vue. Newmarket Stadium Newmarket Stadium is a proposed community stadium in Wakefield, and which will be leased to Wakefield Trinity in Stanley, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It will replace Belle Vue which has been home to the rugby league club for over 100 years. Wakefield Trinity were hoping to move into"
"their first ever play-off success at the SkyDome Arena in Coventry, overcoming the Peterborough Phantoms 2–1 in a semi-final shoot-out, before defeating archrivals and the previous season's league champions, the Guildford Flames, 3–2, in the final. In April 2007, David and Sharon Taylor announced that they were to take on the ownership of the Basingstoke Bison as well as the Bees. With this announcement, came the news that head coach, Ryan Aldridge was to move to the Bison as their new head coach and be replaced as Bees player/coach, by defenceman Dwight Parrish. Dwight Parrish re-signed the bulk of the"
"United at Victoria Park, Newmains for a number of years until 1999 when they secured tenancy at Wishaw Sports Centre. This agreement did not work out though and they returned to sharing with Coltness. Wishaw then secured a second deal to play at the Sports Centre, before moving into the nearby Beltane Park for the beginning of the 2011–12 season.[2] The Beltane, as it is known locally, is likely to be the team's home for the foreseeable future. Originally just an open public pitch, the Club's enthusiastic small committee has managed to develop The Beltane into a mini stadium despite"
"first meeting going ahead on 28 July 1928, when Frank Arthur won the Golden Helmet. When the stadium at Hyde Road was sold in 1987, the Aces moved back to the Greyhound Stadium, under the promotion of Peter Collins, John Perrin and Don Bowes. The opening meeting of the new era of the Aces was held on 1 April 1988, and saw Belle Vue take on Bradford Dukes in the Frank Varey Northern Trophy. However, the match was abandoned after just two heats due to a waterlogged track (rain), with the Aces leading the match. Due to other commitments, Peter"
"fee received from Charlton Athletic for Tommy Lumley. The first match at Belle Vue Park was played in August 1950, attracting a record attendance of 7,000 to see a game against Sunderland reserves. One of the stands was later closed, although the steel structure was left in place. The remaining stand consisted of covered bench seating and a small terraced area in front. The club played at Belle Vue Park until 2013, when they moved to a new ground on Delves Lane, named Belle View Stadium; the new ground included an artificial pitch after the 2012–13 season had seen 18"
"2010–11. The club originally played at Vicarage Field, which was owned by the Consett Iron Company. Spectator facilities were restricted to a small stand, with an army hut used for changing rooms. However, in 1948 the site was needed for expansion of the steelworks. They spent two seasons at Eden Colliery Welfare's Leadgate ground before returning to Consett to play at the new Belle Vue Park ground on Ashdale Road. Built largely by volunteers, the new ground had banking around the pitch made from mine workings, with two stands erected, one of which was paid for by the £1,150 transfer"
"and the words '100 Years at Millmoor'. Fans were urged to wear retro Rotherham United shirts in order to be entered into a raffle. Many fans were seen with new scarves with Rotherham United F.C. on one side and 1907-2007 on the other side. In May 2008, Rotherham United were forced to leave Millmoor after talks with Ken Booth, owner of Millmoor, broke down. The team played in the Don Valley Stadium in Sheffield until 2012, when the club moved into a new community stadium in Rotherham. Millmoor is currently used by Westfield United of The Bud Evans BD U18"
"cup. This was almost repeated the following season but they finished as runners up in the league whilst lifting the cup again. In 1999 Pete Watts took over as manager, and the club had to move from its home of Westbourne Grove, as it had been sold for redevelopment. For a couple of seasons, the Club played at Bunford Lane before moving to its present home of Alvington Lane for the 2003–04 campaign. A season after moving to their new home the club won the Somerset Senior Cup for the first time in their history following a 2–1 victory against"