Boundary Park

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Boundary Park is a football stadium in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. Its name originates from the fact that it lies at the northwestern extremity of Oldham, with Royton and Chadderton lying immediately north and west respectively. Boundary Park was originally known as the Athletic Ground when it was opened in 1896 for Oldham's first professional football club, Oldham County. County folded in 1897, and in 1899 Pine Villa F.C. took over the ground and changed their name to Oldham Athletic. Oldham Athletic A.F.C. have played their home games here since the stadium was opened. For a brief period in the 1980s the stadium hosted Manchester Allstarts American Football home games in the British American Football League. Oldham RLFC also began playing their home matches at the ground after leaving their traditional home, Watersheddings, in 1997, and moved to Boundary Park. However, following disagreements between the boards, they moved away from the ground between 2009 and 2023.

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