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Spotland Stadium (or simply '''Spotland''') is a sports venue located in Rochdale , Greater Manchester . It is currently home to Rochdale A.F.C. and Rochdale Hornets R.L.F.C. . It has a capacity of 10,199. STANDS The ground has 4 stands: The Horners Stand (or Main Stand), The Thwaites Beer Stand (the Sandy Lane End), The W.M.G. Stand (Pearl Street end) and the Westrose Leisure Stand (the Willbutts Lane Stand). All are fully-seated, apart from the Sandy Lane End, which is a small terrace behind one of the goals. OTHER USES Apart from local football and rugby, Spotland has in the past been used to host minor nations rugby league matches, such as BARLA (British Amateur Rugby League Association) matches, and also the National League Cup finals of 2003 and 2004. ETYMOLOGY Spotland Stadium shares it's name with the suburb of Rochdale named from the River Spod (a tributary of the River Roch ). Spotland literally means "area around the Spod", where Spod means "spouting stream". It has no connection to the word "Spot", although some people often presume so. REFERENCES |
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