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| Former names | Strokestown Road, Lissanurlan,[1] Flancare Park,[1] City Calling Stadium[2] |
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| Location | Strokestown Road,Longford,County Longford,Ireland |
| Coordinates | 53°43′26″N7°51′14″W / 53.724°N 7.854°W /53.724; -7.854 |
| Public transit | Longford railway station |
| Owner | Longford Town F.C. |
| Capacity | 5,097 (4,977 seated, 120 standing)[citation needed] |
| Record attendance | 6100[citation needed] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Scoreboard | Digital |
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| Built | 1994[2] |
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| Longford Town F.C. | |
Strokestown Road, currently known asBishopsgate for sponsorship purposes, is afootball stadium inLongford,Ireland which is the home ofLeague of Ireland clubLongford Town.
In the mid-1990s,Longford Town moved their home ground from Abbeycartron to the townland of Mullolagher just off the N5 road betweenLongford andTarmonbarry. It is one of the fewLeague of Ireland grounds which is owned by the club itself.[citation needed]
The stadium underwent a significant redevelopment at the end of2000–01 season. Previous to this, while containing a good pitch and floodlights, the ground had poor facilities along with two terraced (one uncovered) stands and a single-seater stand. The club's promotion to the Premier Division in 2000 was seen as a catalyst in the redevelopment of the ground to its present-day form. Through the receipt of government andFAI grant aid, it was fully redeveloped into an all-seater stadium by July 2001.[3] The ground's capacity is 5,097.
The ground became known as Flancare Park,[1] after the club's then sponsor Flancare, in early 2001 until the arrangement finished at the end of 2013.[2] During this time the ground held a number of international underage matches, threeUEFA Cup ties and staged the2004 League Cup final (which Longford won). It was affectionately referred to byLeague of Ireland fans as the 'Flan Siro';[4] a play on the name of Flancare Park and on the name of the well-knownSan Siro stadium inMilan, Italy.
In 2013, the ground's name changed to the City Calling Stadium.[2] This name change was related to the club's then newly acquired main sponsor City Calling Group, a recruitment agency. In 2018, the City Calling Stadium received theFootball Association of Ireland 'Pitch of the Year' award.[5]
The stadium was selected as a venue for the 2019UEFA European Under-17 Championship as part of Ireland's hosting of the tournament. Four group stage matches were held at the ground, including England v France on 3 May 2019.[6]
In November 2019, the ground was renamed Bishopsgate after the club's main sponsor.[7] Bishopsgate is a UK-headquartered payroll administration, employment and contractor support services company.[citation needed]
The stadium suffered some damage duringStorm Éowyn in January 2025.[8]
The ground is located in the townland of Mullolagher on theStrokestown Road (N5) to the west of Longford town.[9][10]
Lissanurlan – as it was then known as prior to its name change to Flancare Park – at the turn of the century had little more than four grass embankments [..] Fast forward to 9 August 2001 and an impressive stadium under the new name of Flancare Park had just been built
The new sponsorship agreement will see Bishopsgate welcomed as the new main sponsor of Longford Town FC, with [..] title rights to the stadium which will now be known as 'Bishopsgate'
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