West Bromwich, England

The Hawthorns

Capacity 26.484 places

Opened in September 1900

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The Hawthorns is a soccer stadium located in West Bromwich, a suburb of Birmingham. It is the home of West Bromwich Albion Football Club.

Owner

West Bromwich Albion

The Hawthorns stadium was opened on September 3, 1900 for a West Bromwich Albion-Derby County FC league match. The record attendance was 64,815 on March 6, 1937 for a West Bromwich Albion-Arsenal FA Challenge Cup match. The ground was equipped with a lighting system for night matches in September 1957.