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    The Hawthorns

Name : The Hawthorns
Address : The Hawthorns, West Bromwich. B71 4LF
Capacity : 28000
Record : 64.815
Opened : 1900

    Villa Park

Name : Villa Park
Address : Trinity Road, Birmingham B6 6HE
Capacity : 43000
Record : 76588 (Aston Villa - Derby County, 2 March 1946)
Opened : 1897
Other : Named after the Villa church which was located in the Aston area. In 1874 the club already played on a ground called Aston Lower Grounds which would be renamed to Villa Park in 1900. The club moved away from the ground but in 1897 they returned when the new stadium was opened. The stadium was built for 18000 people but as the club became more popular the stadium was soon big enough to hold 40.000. In 1946 the record attendance would be 76.588.
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