Scarborough Sports Village: Scarborough Athletic FC
Officially known as Scarborough Sports Village but currently going under the moniker of the Flamingo Land Stadium because of sponsorship, the home of Scarborough Athletic was built over a period of two years before opening its doors for the first time in 2017. It currently boasts a capacity of more than 3,000 thanks to numerous new stands opening and a re-evaluation of the situation in the pre-season ahead of the 2022-2023 campaign. It boasts an artificial turf pitch, meaning that it is much easier for the ground staff to maintain than a grass pitch, but is generally not a surface that players like to spend their time playing on.
The seaside town of Scarborough in North Yorkshire had a team known as Scarborough Football Club, but it was issued a winding up order. As a result, a phoenix club was set up in 2007, which was named Scarborough Athletic. The result of this is that the club’s history is obviously limited in its scope, given that it hasn’t been in existence for as long as the majority of the clubs that make up the English Football League pyramid. That being said, there has been a fair few ups and downs for the new-look club since it came into existence, which we’ll look at in more detail a little bit further on on this page.
Stats
| Scarborough Sports Village Stats | |
|---|---|
| Year Opened | 2017 |
| Capacity | 3252 |
| Average Attendance | 1598 |
| Record Attendance | 3204 (Scarborough Athletic v Darlington) |
| Pitch Size | 101 x 64 (6464) |
| Former Name | Scarborough Sports Village |
| Owner | Scarborough Borough Council |
| Sponsor | Flamingo Land |
| Clubs Hosted | Scarborough Athletic |
| First Fixture | Scarborough Athletic v Sheffield United XI (15/07/2017) |
| Scarborough Athletic FC Stats | |
|---|---|
| Year Founded | 2007 |
| Nickname | The Seadogs |
| Club Mascot | Seagull |
| Rivals | Whitby Town, York City |
| Kit | Red with White (Home) / Blue with White (Away) |
| Training Ground | iley Community Sports Club |
| Shirt Sponsor | Third Energy / Crows Nest Holiday Park |
| Team Owner | The Seadog Trust |
| Record Goalscorer | Ryan Blott (231) |
| Record Appearances | Ryan Blott (380) |
Scarborough Sports Village Photos
Credit: Stadium Solutions
View from the Stands
Scarborough Sports Village Seating Plan and Where to Sit
It is fair to say that the Flamingo Land Stadium is basic in its nature. There is a main stand where you’ll find a large clubhouse, with season ticket holders guaranteed a seat along with directors. The East Stand also has seating, whilst the ends behind the goals are terraced areas.
Scarborough Athletic FC Ticket Prices
The amount that you’ll pay for your Scarborough Athletic tickets will depend on how old you are. Adults will be looking at paying £15 in the 2023-2024 season, to give you some sense of likely costs. Concessions will be asked to pay £11 and youth supporters aged between 12 and 17 will have to pay £7. If you want to reserve a specific seat online then you’ll be able to do so, but it will cost you an extra £2. Children under 11 get in for £1 as part of the kids for a quid scheme.
How To Get Scarborough Athletic FC Tickets
If you’re looking to get tickets for a Scarborough Athletic match then the club’s website is the best place to go. Ticket sales will stop at midday on the day of a match if it’s being played in the daytime, or at 4pm if it’s an evening game. You can also get tickets from the ticket office on the day of a match.
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Getting To Scarborough Sports Village
Train – Scarborough Railway Station is located around a mile away from the stadium, so it’s likely that most people will choose to walk from there to the ground.
Bus – If you’re hoping to get a bus to the Scarborough Sports Village then you’ll be wanting to look out for the 7A, the 128, the 777S or the 843 Coastliner, all of which will drop you near enough.
Car – Anyone planning to drive to the stadium to watch a Scarborough match will be looking out for the A64, passing the likes of the LIDL and the Peugeot dealership before turning right at the lights. Carry on straight at the roundabout and then take the next right onto Ashburn Road, with the stadium being at the end past Coventry University.
By Air – If you’re planning on flying in for a Scarborough Athletic match then the most convenient airport is arguably Leeds-Bradford. There are direct flights into the airport from numerous different places, but you’ll almost certainly still have to hire a car to get to your destination.
Taxi – Anyone looking to get a taxi from the train station out to Scarborough Sports Village will probably have to pay around £5, depending on what the traffic is like.
Parking Near Scarborough Sports Village
Scarborough Sports Village boasts more than 200 free car parking spaces, so if you’re there early enough then you can look to grab one of them. It is encouraged for people to do just that, given parking on the streets in the local area will upset residents and anyone parking in the car park illegally will get a ticket.
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Pubs and Bars Near Scarborough Sports Village
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About Scarborough Athletic FC
Scarborough Football Club was formed in 1879, remaining in existence until financial troubles resulted in the club being issued with a winding up order. That was in 2007, after which Scarborough Athletic Football Club was formed as a phoenix club. It was created by a supporters’ trust named The Seadog Trust, which wanted to see football continue to be played in the seaside town. On the 25th of June 2007 it applied for membership of the North Riding County Football Association and the Northern Counties East League and was successful in both instances, meaning that it could continue to play football as hoped.
As you might imagine given the relative youth of the phoenix club, there isn’t a wealth of information that we can tell you about it. It entered the Northern Counties East League Division One in its debut season, getting start with a friendly game against Edgehill FC. Slowly but surely, the Phoenix club began making its way through the lower leagues of the English Football League pyramid being promoted into the National League South at the end of the 2021-2022 season, just as supporters began to re-enter stadiums after the global health crisis had stopped everyone from doing so over the previous year or so.
Scarborough Sports Village History
Scarborough Football Club played its games at the McCain Stadium, but a covenant existed to say that it could only be used for sporting activities. That meant that the club couldn’t sell it for housing re-development in order to make some money to pay of its debts, with a winding up order coming soon after. That meant that the Phoenix club of Scarborough Athletic had nowhere to play, spending the first ten years of its existence playing matches in numerous different grounds. It wasn’t until 2017 that the side actually returned to Scarborough, which happened thanks to the building a new football ground within the grounds of Scarborough Sports Village.
The actual stadium had a capacity of 2,070 when it first opened, of which 250 were seated. In the summer of 2019, however, a new stand was built that saw the captivity increase to 3,252. That was enough to pleased the stadium regulations for the National League North, with more developments planned. One end of the ground is effectively blocked off by the swimming pool that is part of the Sports Village. It is fair to say that the overall look of the stadium is incredibly basic, but it is everything that Scarborough need it to be. At the time of writing, it is sponsored by Flamingo Land, which is a theme park and zoo that is located not far away and first opened in 1959.