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"The Slaughterhouse" "Abattoir" | |
 The main stand at Butcher's Arms Ground | |
 Interactive map of Butcher's Arms Ground | |
| Location | Market Street Droylsden M43 7AW |
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| Capacity | 3,000 (500 seated) |
| Record attendance | 4,250 (vs.Grimsby Town, 1976) |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1892 |
| Renovated | 1952 |
| Tenants | |
| Droylsden (1892–1945, 1952–present) Droylsden United (1945–1952) Stretford Paddock FC (2020–present)[1] | |
Butcher's Arms Ground is a multi-usestadium inDroylsden,Tameside,Greater Manchester,England. It is currently used mostly forfootball matches and is the home ground ofDroylsden F.C. of theNorth West Counties League Division One North.The stadium has a capacity of 3,000 people both seated and standing and is nicknamed "The Slaughterhouse" or "Abattoir" by fans. TheButchers reference is celebrated at a designated home game once a year, when the stadium floor is sprinkled with saw dust and fans are invited to wear white overalls and hairnets. During Droylsden's 2010FA Cup tie againstLeyton Orient, broadcast live on ESPN, two fans invaded the pitch at the end of the match dressed as butchers. It has partial or full coverage on three sides of the pitch, terracing on four sides and seating along the centre of one side, plus apublic house.
The ground is named after the Butcher's Arms public house, whose landlord in 1892 instigated the formation of Droylsden F.C. to play on land behind the pub, which became the ground. After theSecond World War the lease of the Butchers Arms was sold to Belle Vue F.C., who renamed themselves Droylsden United. And that club took over playing at the ground, forcing Drolysden to move to the nearbyMoorside Trotting Stadium. However, the town was not big enough to support two clubs, especially with bad feeling between them, and after the local council bought the ground, a merger was negotiated and Drolysden returned to the Butcher's Arms ground in 1952, after it had been renovated and the pitch had been rotated to its present position, finally eradicating a long-standing drainage problem.
The record attendance is 4,250 for anFA Cup first round match between Droylsden andGrimsby Town in 1976.
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