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The Hawthorns

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The Hawthorns
The Shrine
Full nameThe Hawthorns
LocationWest Bromwich, Sandwell,
Wast Midlands
Coordinates52°30′33″N 1°57′50″W / 52.50917°N 1.96389°W / 52.50917; -1.96389Coordinates: 52°30′33″N 1°57′50″W / 52.50917°N 1.96389°W / 52.50917; -1.96389
AwnerWest Bromwich Albion F.C.
OperatorWest Bromwich Albion
Capacity27,000[1]
Field size105 m x 68 m
SurfaceDesso GrassMaster
Construction
Biggit1900
AppentSeptember 1900
Renovatit2008 West Stand
Construction cost£7.5 Million for East Stand
Tenants
West Bromwich Albion F.C. (1900–present)

The Hawthorns is a aw-seater fitbaw stadium in West Bromwich, Sandwell, Ingland, wi a capacity o 27,000. It haes been the hame o Premier League club West Bromwich Albion F.C. syne 1900, when it became the saxt grund tae be uised bi the club. The grund wis the last Football League grund tae be built in the 19t hunderyear. At a altitude o 551 feet (168 m), it is the heichest grund amang those o aw 92 Premier League an Football League clubs.

Footnotes

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  1. "Premier League Handbook Season 2013/14" (PDF). Premier League. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 31 Januar 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2013.