Vestacare Stadium
Oldham, Greater Manchester, England
Vestacare Stadium, Oldham, England — opened 1992, 52 rugby league games hosted, home of Oldham R.L.F.C. (the Roughyeds), spells 2010-2015, 2018-2019, 2022-2023 (Oldham also spent 2020-2021 at Bower Fold, Stalybridge, before returning here for 2022).
Sourcing caveat: Capacity figure (approx. 1,500) rests on a single source; treat with some caution for a small non-league ground. Floodlight installation date not confirmed.
Ground facts
| Opened | 1992 (Resting on a single Wikipedia-sourced summary of the venue's original 'Whitebank Stadium' era, not independently cross-confirmed on a second source.) |
| Home club | Oldham R.L.F.C. (the Roughyeds), spells 2010-2015, 2018-2019, 2022-2023 (Oldham also spent 2020-2021 at Bower Fold, Stalybridge, before returning here for 2022) |
| Games hosted (rugby league, on record) | 52 |
| Top recorded crowd | 1,405 |
| Capacity | approx. 1,500 |
| Floodlights installed | Present (confirmed via 2024/25 local press coverage of floodlight operating-hours requests); installation date not confirmed |
| Surface | Artificial (3G-style) pitch |
| First rugby league match | Oldham 's first game at the venue (then Whitebank Stadium) was 9 May 2010 vs York — the first time Oldham had played within their own borough since 1997 |
| Years used | 2011–2023 |
| Location | Oldham, Greater Manchester |
Name history
- Whitebank Stadium — 1992-2017
- Vestacare Stadium — since 2017, officially confirmed for the 2022 season under a sponsorship deal with Vestacare, a learning-disability services provider
Rugby league history
A modest, ground-shared community stadium in Oldham, home to non-league football club Avro F.C. since 2017 (and Oldham Boro F.C. 1992-2012, Rochdale Town F.C. 2004-2005 before that), with Oldham R.L.F.C. as a periodic rugby league tenant across several spells since 2010, reflecting Oldham's long struggle to secure a permanent home ground within its own borough after leaving Boundary Park and Watersheddings decades earlier. Oldham's 2019 League 1 promotion final win over Newcastle Thunder was hosted here. Largest recorded rugby league crowd: 1,405 for Oldham 31-20 Keighley, 20 Sep 2015.
Primary tenant is non-league football (Avro F.C.); also used by American football.
Sources
Data last verified: 11 August 2026.
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