Baseball Ground

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Baseball Ground
Location Derby, Derbyshire, England
Opened 1889
Closed 2003
Demolished 2003-04
Other Names Ley's Baseball Ground (1890-95)
Tenants Derby County (1895-1997)

Baseball Ground (sometimes referred to as the BBG) was a stadium in Derby, England. It was first used for baseball as the home of Derby Baseball Club from 1890 until 1898 and then for football as the home of Derby County from 1895 until 1997. The club's reserve and youth sides used it until 2003, when it finally closed as a sports stadium after 113 years (108 of them as a football stadium) and was demolished.

Other cover appearances

League Date/Season Team(s) Type
English football December 26, 1958 Derby County vs. Swansea Town Program
August 28, 1963 Derby County vs. Swansea Town Program
April 19, 1965 Derby County vs. Swansea Town Program
October 26, 1968 Derby County vs. Birmingham City Program
October 8, 1969 Derby County vs. Coventry City Program
February 21, 1970 Derby County vs. Arsenal Program
October 6, 1979 Derby County vs. Bolton Wanderers Program
December 3, 1983 Derby County vs. Newcastle United Program
December 12, 1992 Derby County vs. Birmingham City Program
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