Scarborough Athletic 'in limbo' over new pitch delay
A football club which was due to have its pitch replaced before the start of the new season in August has been told it will not now be ready in time.Scarborough Athletic's current artificial 3G pitch at the North Yorkshire Council-owned Scarborough Sports Village was supposed to be replaced after the final home game of the season on 21 April.However, the club said it had been told by the council that a site survey had revealed "serious structural issues", including problems with the drainage system.Chairman Trevor Bull said the club had been left "in limbo" and it remained unclear where Scarborough's home games would be played next season.
"At this moment in time, we don't know what we're going to do at the start of next season because this is new to us. We're not ruling anything out," he told the BBC.In a statement, the club said it had "informed the National League of this situation and are engaging with them appropriately alongside other key partners".
Jo Ireland, North Yorkshire Council's assistant director for culture, leisure and libraries, said: "A site survey has identified serious structural issues including a defective drainage system installed when the facility was first constructed."The works required before the pitch can be resurfaced are therefore considerably more extensive and complex."The opening day of the 2025-26 National League North season has yet to be announced, but the regular season usually begins in the second week of August.The club said that in the meantime it remained unclear when the pitch at Scarborough Sports Village would be ready for use.Scarborough Athletic was formed in 2007 and the club spent its first 10 seasons groundsharing with Bridlington Town before moving to its own home in 2017.However, Scarborough manager Jonathan Greening said any suggestion of a potential groundshare would be "the last option".
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