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The Avenue Stadium, home of Dorchester Town F.C., is located near to a branch of Tesco on the outskirts of Dorchester, off Weymouth Avenue. Opened in 1990 and costing £3m to construct <ref>Dorset Echo Souvenir Supplement March 29 2005</ref>, it consists of one main stand, which is all-seated, and three small banks of terracing, which is all-standing. A railway line runs along the back of the stadium.

While the capacity of the ground is 5,009, it is very rarely full - an average Conference South fixture might expect to attract 500-600 supporters. However, more important or "glamorous" fixtures (such as the 2005 friendly match against a Chelsea XI or Boxing Day derby matches against rivals Weymouth) may attract crowds nearing the ground's capacity. The league record at the new stadium was 4,129 whilst on January 2nd 2006 the attendance against Weymouth was 3,006.

[edit] See also

• Dorchester Town F.C.

[edit] External link

• http://www.pyramidpassion.co.uk/html/dorchester_town_fc.html