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Alberton Oval

Alberton
View across Alberton Oval towards the Fos Williams Stand.
Location	cnr Brougham Place and Queen St, Alberton, South Australia
Coordinates	34°51′52″S 138°31′10″E / 34.86444°S 138.51944°E / -34.86444; 138.51944Coordinates: 34°51′52″S 138°31′10″E / 34.86444°S 138.51944°E / -34.86444; 138.51944
Opened	1880
Operator	Port Adelaide Football Club
Surface	Grass
Capacity	15,000
Tenants
1880-1996 Port Adelaide Football Club (SANFL / AFL) 1997-present Port Adelaide Football Club (admin & training) Port Adelaide Magpies (SANFL)

The Allan Scott Power Headquarters at Alberton Oval.

Alberton Oval is located on Queen St, Alberton, a north-western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. The ground is primarily used for Australian rules football and has a capacity of 15,000 people with seated grandstands holding 2,000, (the RB Quinn and the Fos Williams Stands). The record crowd for Alberton is 22,738 for a 1977 SANFL match between Port Adelaide and Norwood.

Alberton Oval is the training and administration base for the Port Adelaide Football Club. It is also referred to as the 'spiritual home' of the Power,^[1] because AAMI Stadium became its official home ground upon entry into the AFL.

The oval also hosts matches for the Port Adelaide Magpies Football Club in the local SANFL competition.

The Allan Scott Power Headquarters stands adjacent to the oval. So too does the Port Club, a social venue for Port Adelaide Magpies and Port Adelaide Power supporters and players.

Alberton Oval has a long history. On 15 May 1880, the Port Adelaide Football Club played its first match on the ground. Many notable players from the Port Adelaide Football Club and the Port Adelaide Magpies have played matches on Alberton Oval, including Russell Ebert.^[2]

References and notes

External links

• Official Website of the Port Adelaide Magpies Football Club
• Official Website of the Port Adelaide Football Club