Bootham Crescent Holdings

Ian Bootham, the cricketer, used to practice here. Also Wilkes-​Botham who shot a President, used to watch games here. And it’s home to a lot of Bootham feeders who like it up the Bootham. Actually my gf does too so yay us. If there are any hooligans here I hope they Boothem out of the stadium.
First-​Hand Experience: More info about my personal experience at this stadium — I’ve been to York’s stadium twice, in 2011 and 2014. I have sadly not been able to see a game there, but I have been on the inside just after a game, and I have to say it’s an absolutely fantastic facility. It’s a lot more intimate and more intense (I could hear from outside) than I expected. I thought I’d be giving this place a 2 or 3 but it’s definitely a 4 star spot. If it does a little work and starts filling all the seats, it can become a 5-​star. I’ll see a game there probably in Autumn 2016 so I’ll update this review then and add pix. I also have some old pix from here, somewhere.
I’ve been to most UK & US stadiums, due to lifelong obsessions with travel, sport & especially footy (soccer to Americans). Born & raised in England, I followed Oxford United (hometown team) to stadia all over the country at away games, and later Liverpool (fave team) around. Every stadium review — like all my reviews — are from first-​hand personal experience, usually from several visits. In 2011, I was on music tour in the UK, and visited most stadiums for fun in my spare time. As recently as Fall 2014, when I was «stuck» in UK for 3 months, I went to hundreds yet again while travelling. I have pictures of me at most, which I’ll post later. Also, when back in UK I’ll take more pix, and add more stadia!
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Bootham Crescent is a nice little ground in York with open sides. There are two other reviews of this soon-​to-​be-​destroyed stadium but they are incorrectly listed as reviews of the club itself, which will be moving homes. Please move them over here if you’re an Admin!
The tiny size of this stadium and the somewhat open corners prevent it being a top stadium, and the iffy crowds prevent there being a true northern atmosphere here.
But it’s bright red and surrounded by houses, so that’s nice. It will definitely be missed when it’s gone, and it’s soon to be gone.
It was called Kit Kat Crescent for awhile. And yet it never was a Nevada Brothel… just a footy stadium.