The York Stadium Management Company (York SMC) have today confirmed that the new scoreboard is officially in place, and will be in use moving forward for sporting events at the LNER Community Stadium.
This includes York City, who are next playing at home on Saturday, March 29 against Wealdstone, and York Knights, who host Widnes Vikings on Sunday, April 6 (3pm).
The scoreboard was initially due to be in place in late December, however a delay with steelworks, compounded by recent adverse weather conditions, delayed installation into the North West corner.
It will officially debut on Sunday, March 23 when England’s Red Roses take on Italy in Guinness Women’s Six Nations action.
The scoreboard measures at 8m x 4.5m, with the digiLED scoreboard also having further upgrades.
Peter Bundey, the Chief Executive Officer of GLL, commented: “We are delighted with the significant progress being made behind the scenes at the LNER Community Stadium since our acquisition of York Stadium Management Company in September 2023.
“The scoreboard project was one we committed to from the outset of our ownership, helping our aspirations to showcase the stadium as the UK’s leading community stadium.
“The opportunity to put this in place and thereby creating the opportunity for the licensed clubs to drive additional sponsorship income was an extremely important factor for us in evaluating the initial funding proposition.”
York SMC also confirmed that plans to move the existing scoreboard, located in the West Stand, into a new position to enhance visibility for spectators throughout the stadium bowl are currently being finalised.
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