Content deleted Content added
Pwimageglow (talk | contribs) No edit summary Tags: Mobile edit Mobile app edit iOS app edit |
|||
Line 72:
In 2018 the record attendance for a Newport County match at Rodney Parade was set at 9,836 against Tottenham Hotspur in the FA cup fourth round.<ref>https://footballgroundguide.com/leagues/england/league-two/rodney-parade-newport-county.html</ref>
In August 2020 the memorial gates, on the corner of Rodney and Grafton Roads, were given [[Listed building|Grade II listed building]] status. They were erected in
In March 2021 Newport County were permitted by the EFL to move two home matches to [[Cardiff City Stadium]] due to the poor condition of the Rodney Parade pitch. The [[Dragons RFC|Dragons]] also switched three home matches to the [[Millennium Stadium]], [[Cardiff]]. Scheduled pitch maintenance had been cancelled in Summer 2020 by the ground owners [[Welsh Rugby Union|WRU]] due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56285251 |title=Newport matches switched to Cardiff |access-date=15 March 2021 |archive-date=9 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210309190811/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56285251 |url-status=live}}</ref> The pitch and drainage redevelopment including a [[hybrid grass]] surface was completed in August 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.newport-county.co.uk/news/2021/july2/rodney-parade-pitch-update/ |title=Rodney parade pitch completed |access-date=2 November 2021 |archive-date=2 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102151219/https://www.newport-county.co.uk/news/2021/july2/rodney-parade-pitch-update/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
In October 2021 [[Newport RFC]] relocated their home matches from Rodney Parade to [[Newport Stadium]] whilst agreeing with the [[Welsh Rugby Union|WRU]] to play two matches per season at Rodney Parade.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/19629153.newport-rfc-move-games-historic-rodney-parade-home/ |title=Newport RFC relocate to Newport Stadium |access-date=2 November 2021 |archive-date=2 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211102145807/https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/19629153.newport-rfc-move-games-historic-rodney-parade-home/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In May 2022 Rodney Parade ground staff were presented with the Best Pitch in [[EFL League Two]] award for the
===2023 Private ownership===
| |||