The Oval (Wirral) 4.04

4.3 star(s) from 20 votes
Bebington, CH63
United Kingdom

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The Oval is a Municipal athletics stadium in Bebington, Merseyside.The venue has played host to Tranmere Rovers F.C. reserve and ladies teams. The track is regularly used by Wirral AC and many competitions such as the Merseyside Championships take place here.The ground has an eight-lane running track which was originally paid for by Lever Brothers in the 1920s but has since undergone an upgrade.It is the home to the athletics club Wirral AC.It was featured in the film Chariots of Fire and represented the Stade Olympique Yves-du-Manoir.In November 2008 it was the scene of a suicide when a 30-year-old woman set fire to herself.