MOST READ: THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT VICARAGE ROAD STADIUM HOME OF WATFORD FC

 VICARAGE is the current home of Watford fc, Hertfordshire, England, and is the home of association football club Watfordof the EFL Championship. An all-seater stadium, its current capacity is 22,200. Expansion and upgrade work is to continue, with plans to expand Vicarage Road to around 30,000

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Location	Vicarage Road, Watford, WD18 0ER
Coordinates	51°38′59.41″N 0°24′5.35″W
Owner	Watford F.C.
Capacity	22,200[1]
Field size	105 by 68 metres (115 by 74 yd)[1]
Surface	Desso GrassMaster

VICARAGE ROAD was built in the year 1922 and it was open for use on the 30th of August 1922, the current owners Watford did a renovation work on the stadium between  2015-2017

Construction
Built	1922
Opened	30 August 1922
Renovated	2015–2017

VICARAGE ROAD STADIUM have been home to some clubs down the years, the first club to occupy the stadium was Watford, but wealdstone occupied the stadium between 1991-1994, then Saracans FC also Used the stadium between 1997-2013

Tenants
Watford F.C. (1922–present) Wealdstone F.C. (1991–1994) Saracens F.C. (1997–2013

HISTORY OF VICARAGE

It has been the home of Watford since 1922, when the club moved from Cassio Road. The ground was officially opened by Col. Charles Healey of Benskins Brewery for the visit of Millwall on 30 August 1922. In addition to being Watford's home since opening, the stadium was also home to Wealdstone F.C. between 1991 and 1993, and to rugby union side Saracens from 1997 until they moved to their new home at Allianz Park in north London in February 2013.

After purchasing the freehold of the stadium from Benskins in January 2002, Watford's financial situation forced them to sell and lease back the stadium later that year. However, after a campaign entitled 'Let's Buy Back The Vic' with donations coming from fans, as well as celebrity former owner Elton John donating the entire proceeds of a concert held at the venue, the club was able to repurchase the stadium in September 2004.

On 1 September 2011 it hosted England under-21s 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 8 match against Azerbaijan under-21s. The hosts thrashed the visitors 6 – 0 with braces from Craig Dawson and Henri Lansbury and single goals from Jordan Henderson and Martyn Waghorn. There were 7,738 in attendance.

Railway stations

VICARAGE ROAD have a dedicated rail line to control the crowd attending the games.

In 1982, Vicarage Road Stadium gained its own railway station, Watford Stadium Halt. It was introduced as a means of managing the crowds attending football matches, providing an alternative to Watford High Street and Watford Junction, and was only open on match days. Development of the station was funded jointly by the Football Trust, Watford Borough Council, Watford F.C. and British Rail. The station was officially opened on 4 December 1982 by Elton John and Lord Aberdare, chairman of the Football Trust. The inaugural train rolled into the station five minutes late, bringing away fans of Manchester United to Vicarage Road; the match that day ended with a 1–0 defeat for Watford.

The station fell out of use when British Rail closed the railway line in 1996 and has remained derelict ever since. A new London Underground station, Watford Vicarage Road, was due to open in 2020 on the opposite side of the Vicarage Road bridge as part of the Croxley Rail Link project to extend the Metropolitan line to Watford Junction. However since March 2017 the project has been in doubt due to a significant shortfall in funding from various government entities.

The various Stands are:

• The Rookery Stand
• The Graham Taylor Stand
• The Sir Elton John Stand

By now you should have some knowledge about the vigarage road stadium, the information was courtesy Wikipedia.

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