Post Office Road Facts

Official Names

• 1902 to 1919: The Athletic Grounds at Post Office Road.
• 1919 to 1996: Post Office Road
• 1997 to 2002: Lionheart Stadium
• 2003 to 2004: Post Office Road
• 2005 to 2007: The Chris Moyles Stadium
• 2008 to 2016: The Big Fellas Stadium
• 2017 to 2019: The LD Nutrition Stadium
• 2020 to date: The Millennium Stadium

North End

• Open “Railway End” terrace, from 1902 to 2014.
• 70 metre stand from Scarborough FC, from 2015.

South End

• Open “Post Office Road End” terrace, from 1902 to date.

East Side

• Open terrace, 1902 to 1938.
• Childrens’ enclosure, 1938 to 1953.
• Bullock Stand, 1953 to 1996.
• RJB Family Stand, 1997 to date (1650 seats).
• 30 metre stand from Scarborough FC, 2015 to date.

West Side

• Banked benches, 1902 to 1919.
• Open stand, 1919 to 1921.
• Covered stand & Dressing rooms, 1921 to 1926.
• Wooden Main Stand & Dressing rooms, 1926 to 1985.
• New Main Stand, 1986 to date (756 seats).
• New Dressing rooms & Clubhouse, 1987 to date.

Official Openings

• New ground as a senior club v Hull September 1921.
• Old Main Stand v Batley August 1926.
• Bullock Stand v Bramley August 1953.
• New Dressing Rooms, Club Offices and Refreshment Room v Wigan March 1957
• Freddie Miller Memorial Gate v St Helens 22 April 1961
• New Floodlights v Wakefield October 1983.
• New Main Stand v Halifax August 1986.
• New Clubhouse v Papua New Guinea October 1987.
• RJB Family Stand v Wakefield March 1997.
• ‘Scarborough’ Stands v London September 2015.

Major Incidents

• 20 April 1946 v Castleford. 60 people injured when part of the main stand tiers collapsed.
• 28 September 1946 v Wakefield. Death of Wakefield player Frank Townsend.
• 8 August 1951 v Bramley. Small main stand fire.
• 6 February 1985. Main stand fire.

Other Buildings

• Posh Penguin social club 1970s to 1984
• Indoor Gym 2015
• Business Units 2016

Major Voluntary Work by fans at Post Office Road

• Banking up of terraces 1921
• Concrete Terracing 1952
• Walter Leadbeater Junior Dressing Rooms 1959 (Joint Supporters Club)
• Car park surfacing 1960
• Freddie Miller Gate 1961 (Knottingley Supporters Club)
• Floodlight Fund and Installation 1983
• 70 metre stand and 30 metre stand dismantling, transportation and reconstruction 2013 to 2015.