HISTORIC RETURN OF BORO
Scarborough saw its 10-year exile from football come to an end on Saturday in front of a roaring capacity crowd.
More than 2,000 fans packed into the new Flamingo Land Stadium to watch the historic homecoming of Scarborough Athletic against the Sheffield United Under23s. The championship side showed their class in a 4-1 win, but the occasion will certainly live long in the memory of supporters of all ages.
Trevor Bull, Boro chairman, said: “It is just great to be back in Scarborough.
“So much hard work and effort has been put in to get this club home and finally we have achieved it.
“Now we have to go onwards and upwards from this point.”
The pre-season fixture will have been special for those loyal supporters who followed the club for the past decade in Bridlington.
Gary Verity, chief executive of Welcome To Yorkshire, cut the ribbon to officially open the ground alongside chairman Trevor Bull and Flamingo Land’s Gordon Gibb.
Sir Gary said: “It is amazing that there was a game 10 years to the date that the club last played in the town.
“For the hundreds of supporters, who have religiously gone to Bridlington for the past 10 years, to be back here in Scarborough watching football in the brand new, beautiful stadium is just fantastic.”
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