Crown Ground

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The Crown Ground (currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Wham Stadium) is a multi-use stadium in Accrington, Lancashire, England. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home ground of Accrington Stanley. Opened in 1968, the stadium has a capacity of 5,450. The ground was renamed the Wham Stadium as part of a three-year £200,000 sponsorship deal with What More UK Ltd. It was previously also named the Fraser Eagle Stadium and the Interlink Express Stadium.

Stands/terraces

Record attendance

A record attendance of 4,801 was set on 17 November 2018 for a League One match against Barnsley, but only stood for three weeks, when it was bettered by a crowd of 5,257 for another league match against Sunderland on 8 December 2018, although the match was abandoned due to a waterlogged pitch. A new record of 5,397 was set on 26 January 2019 when Derby County visited in the FA Cup fourth round.

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