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Key facts<\/h3>\n

Club: Birmingham City FC | Opening: 1906 | Capacity: 30,009 seats<\/p>\n

History and description<\/h3>\n

St. Andrew’s Stadium opened on the 26th of December 1906 with a league match between Birmingham City and Middlesbrough. The stadium consisted of one covered main stand and open terraces on the other sides, with an estimated capacity of 75,000 spectators.<\/p>\n

Small improvements were made in the 1930s, mainly by increasing cover, and a record attendance was set on the 11th of March 1939 when 66,844 fans visited an FA Cup match against Everton.<\/p>\n

The stadium got heavily damaged in the Second World War, but got soon after rebuilt.<\/p>\n

St. Andrew’s Stadium got further redeveloped in the 1950s and 1960s, first with the construction of a new main stand in the early 1950s, then with another new stand at the Railway End, and finally with the erection of new roofs over the Kop and Tilton Road end.<\/p>\n

No changes were made in the following two decades, and by the late 1980s the stadium had slowly fallen into disrepair. Capacity had furthermore been decreased to just 26,000 due to safety measures.<\/p>\n

In the early 1990s, Birmingham City therefore embarked on a redevelopment program, which started with the demolition of the Kop and Tilton Road terraces. Two new all-seater stands were built in their place.<\/p>\n

Works were completed in 1999 with the opening of a new stand at the Railway End.<\/p>\n

In the mid 2000s, Birmingham City was involved in plans to replace St. Andrew\u2019s with a 55,000-seater multi-purpose stadium, however these plans never materialised.<\/p>\n\n\n \t\t\n\t\t\t\t

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(photos of the present St. Andrew’s Stadium below)<\/p>\n

Getting there<\/h3>\n

St. Andrew’s Stadium is located about 1.5 miles east of Birmingham\u2019s city centre. The slightly uphill walk from Birmingham New Street Rail Station or Moor Street Rail Station takes about 30 minutes.<\/p>\n

Alternatively, bus<\/a> 17, 58, 59, 60, 97, and 97A connect the stadium with Moor Street Station (or Digbeth Road). The journey takes 15 to 20 minutes.<\/p>\n

On matchdays, there are also trains<\/a> that run to nearby Bordesley Rail station, which is a 10-minute walk from the stadium. On non-matchdays this station is out-of-use.<\/p>\n

St. Andrew’s lies just off the A45, which connects with the M42 in the east and the M38\/M6 in the north. At the Bordesley Circus roundabout turn east onto Coventry Road.<\/p>\n

Address: St. Andrew’s Stadium, Birmingham, B9 4RL<\/p>\n

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