{{Short description|Rugby league venue in Featherstone, England}} {{more citations needed|date=February 2012}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2014}} {{Use British English|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox venue | name = Post Office Road | nickname = '''The Millennium Stadium''' | image = Featherstone main stand.jpg | image_size = 300px | caption = | location = Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England | coordinates = {{coord|53|40|43|N|1|21|17|W|region:GB_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | broke_ground = 1904 | opened = 1904 | closed = | demolished = | owner = Featherstone Rovers | operator = Featherstone Rovers | surface = Grass | architect = | tenants = Featherstone Rovers (1904–present)<br/>Wakefield A.F.C. (2020–2023, 2024-2025)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://wakefieldafc.com/2020/08/04/wakefield-afc-finds-home-in-featherstone/ |title=Wakefield AFC finds home in Featherstone |publisher=Wakefield AFC |date=4 August 2020 |access-date=26 April 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://wakefieldafc.com/2023/04/04/wakefield-bid-farewell-to-the-millennium-stadium/ |title=Wakefield bid farewell to the Millennium Stadium |publisher=Wakefield AFC |date=4 April 2023 |access-date=26 April 2023}}</ref> | seating_capacity = 6,954 standing 359 | record_attendance = 17,000 – Featherstone vs St Helens, 1957 }}
'''Post Office Road''' (currently known as the '''Millennium Stadium''' for sponsorship purposes) is a rugby league ground in Featherstone, near Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. It is the home of rugby league club Featherstone Rovers. The ground's current capacity is 6,954.{{fact|date=February 2021}}
==History== The ground opened in 1904 and has been used by the club since their formation in 1908.<ref>[http://www.yorkshirerugbyleague.co.uk/ViewArticle2.aspx?SectionID=2298&ArticleID=1089324 Featherstone Rovers] Yorkshire Rugby League</ref> The record attendance is 17,000 from a 1957 game against St. Helens.
In 2011, fans bought stands from the defunct Scarborough F.C.'s McCain Stadium and erected them at the railway end of the ground, replacing the terracing.
==Layout==
===North Stand=== thumb|right '''Capacity – (seated)'''<br /> The North Stand or Railway End is the newest part of the ground after originally being terracing it was replaced in 2014 with seated stands which were taken from Scarborough's McCain Stadium. The North-East corner houses the scoreboard.
===East Stand=== thumb|East Stand at Post Office Road '''Capacity – (seated)'''<br /> The Eastern side of the ground has two covered seated stands. The main stand on the halfway line houses bars and toilets while towards the Northern end of the ground, the smaller stand was erected in 2014 after it was relocated from Scarborough's McCain Stadium. To the Southern end of the stand there is a small amount of uncovered terracing.
===South Stand=== thumb|Post Office Road End '''Capacity – (standing)'''<br /> The South Stand or Post Office Road End is located behind the goal posts and is open terracing. Terrace houses overlook behind the stand and people have been known to sit on the roofs and watch games.
===West Stand=== thumb|Main stand at Post Office Road '''Capacity – (seated)'''<br /> The West Stand is the Main Stand in the ground. It contains covered seating, where the TV gantry is and a small amount of uncovered terracing towards the South end of the ground. Towards the North end of the ground is the hospitality building which is connected to the main stand and also houses the changing rooms.
==Sponsorship and name changes== From 2007, it was announced that the ground would be renamed the Chris Moyles Stadium after the BBC Radio 1 presenter. This decision attracted criticism from some fans who felt Moyles had nothing to do with the tradition of the club or rugby league (he was born in Leeds and is famously a loyal Leeds United fan). However others saw it as a positive, good move and good publicity for the team. Moyles did not pay any money in the deal but mentioned Featherstone Rovers occasionally on his breakfast show.<ref name="Indy2006">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/rugby-fans-baffled-as-ground-is-named-after-dj-424789.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101126133023/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/rugby-fans-baffled-as-ground-is-named-after-dj-424789.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=26 November 2010 |title=Rugby fans baffled as ground is named after DJ |last1=Herbert |first1=Ian |date=18 November 2006 |newspaper=The Independent |access-date=28 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url= http://www.therfl.co.uk/HOME/news_item.php?id=6823|title= Rooney backs Yorkshire schools|work= Rugby League News|access-date= 28 January 2007}}{{Dead link|date=May 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> From 2009, the ground sponsorship was taken up by Bigfellas Nightclub following a two-year sponsorship deal. In 2017 local health food business LD Nutrition signed a deal to sponsor the stadium. {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! Year !!Sponsor!!Name!!{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- |1999–2006||Lionheart||'''Lionheart Stadium'''||<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-league-sheffield-break-up-wembley-squad-1187659.html |title=RUGBY LEAGUE: Sheffield break up Wembley squad |newspaper=The Independent |date=27 November 1998 |access-date=22 March 2026}}</ref> |- |2007–2009||Chris Moyles||'''Chris Moyles Stadium'''||<ref name="Indy2006"/> |- |2010–2016||Bigfellas Nightclub||'''Bigfellas Stadium'''||<ref>{{cite news|title=Featherstone Rovers make a big step to name stadium |date=4 January 2010 |newspaper = Pontefract & Castleford Express |url=http://www.pontefractandcastlefordexpress.co.uk/news/local/more-local-news/featherstone_rovers_make_a_big_step_to_name_stadium_1_1233670 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120223182105/http://www.pontefractandcastlefordexpress.co.uk/news/local/more-local-news/featherstone_rovers_make_a_big_step_to_name_stadium_1_1233670 |archive-date=23 February 2012}}</ref> |- |2017–2020||LD Nutrition||'''LD Nutrition Stadium'''||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.loverugbyleague.com/post/new-name-featherstone-ground |title=New name for Featherstone ground |website=Love Rugby League |date=15 April 2017 |access-date=23 March 2026}}</ref> |- |2020–||Millennium Support||'''The Millennium Stadium'''|| |}
==Useage== ===Rugby League=== ====Test matches==== <ref>[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/venues/post-office-road/results.html Post Office Road results @ Rugby League Project]</ref> {| class="wikitable" |- style="background:#bdb76b;" ! !! Date !! !!Result!! !! Attendance !! Notes |- |1 || rowspan=2|16 October 1995 || {{rl|Cook Islands}}||64-6||{{rl|United States}} || rowspan=2|3,133 || rowspan=2|1995 Emerging Nations |- |2 || {{rl|SCO}}||34-9|| {{rl|RUS}} |- |3 || 13 November 2000 || {{flagicon|GBR}} BARLA ||60-2|| {{rl|MAR}} || ||2000 Emerging Nations |}
====Tour matches====
{| class="wikitable" ! !! Date !! Home !! Score !! Away !! Attendance !! Tour |- |1 || 1 October 1952 || {{leagueicon|Featherstone|16}} Featherstone Rovers||15-50||{{leagueicon|Australia|16}} Australia || 3,700 || 1952–53 Kangaroo tour |- |2 || 19 October 1955 || {{leagueicon|Featherstone|16}} Featherstone Rovers||6-7||{{leagueicon|Kiwis|16}} New Zealand || 4,042<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/kiwis-tour-1955/game-12/featherstone-rovers-vs-new-zealand.html |title=Kiwis Tour 1955 Series: Game 12 |website=Rugby League Project |access-date=22 March 2026}}</ref> || 1955–56 Kiwi tour |- |3 || 11 November 1959 || {{leagueicon|Featherstone|16}} Featherstone Rovers ||23-15|| {{leagueicon|Australia|16}} Australia || 7,671 || 1959–60 Kangaroo tour |- |3 || 2 October 1963 || {{leagueicon|Featherstone|16}} Featherstone Rovers ||23-17|| {{leagueicon|Australia|16}} Australia|| 7,898 || 1963–64 Kangaroo tour |- |4 || 18 November 1973 || {{leagueicon|Featherstone|16}} Featherstone Rovers||13-18||{{leagueicon|Australia|16}} Australia || 5,659 || 1973 Kangaroo tour |- |5 || 24 September 1982 || {{leagueicon|Featherstone|16}} Featherstone Rovers||5-13||{{leagueicon|France|16}} France || || |- |6 || 11 October 1987 || {{leagueicon|Featherstone|16}} Featherstone Rovers||16-22||{{leagueicon|Papua New Guinea|16}} PNG || 3,315<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/kumuls-tour-1987/game-1/featherstone-rovers-vs-papua-new-guinea.html |title=Kumuls Tour 1987 Series: Game 1 |website=Rugby League Project |access-date=22 March 2026}}</ref> || 1987 Kumuls tour |- |7 || 7 November 1989 || {{leagueicon|Featherstone|16}} Featherstone Rovers||20-44||{{leagueicon|Kiwis|16}} New Zealand || 2,830<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/matches/kiwis-tour-1989/game-11/featherstone-rovers-vs-new-zealand.html |title=Kiwis Tour 1989 Series: Game 11 |website=Rugby League Project |access-date=22 March 2026}}</ref> || 1989 Kiwi tour |}
====Yorkshire Grand Finals==== Post Office Road has hosted four Yorkshire Mens League Grand Final days in 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2024
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== {{commons category|Post Office Road}} *[https://www.featherstonerovers.co.uk/the-millennium-stadium/ The Millennium Stadium], Featherstone Rovers
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