About Laidley Field
Laidley Field is a former name of University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field, used 1918–2003. University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field is recorded as a College Football stadium in Charleston, West Virginia. It opened in 1918. Its recorded capacity is 18,500. Its only tenant was Charleston (College Football, 1921–1950).
Venue Information
Year Opened
Location
Elevation
185 m above sea level
Location derived from the venue's coordinates using data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Elevation of the venue's coordinates from USGS and NASA SRTM elevation data, via Open Topo Data.
Teams
| Team | League | Years |
|---|---|---|
|
Charleston While based here: 2 seasons
College Football · 1921–1950
West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 1950 · Small College
|
College Football | 1921–1950 |
Game results are on record only for top-division college football seasons; other seasons count toward seasons here but not toward the record.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the capacity of Laidley Field?
The capacity of Laidley Field is 18,500.
When was Laidley Field built?
Laidley Field opened in 1918.
Sources
Where the facts on this page were read from. How VenueStats compiles them.
- Open Topo Data (Public domain): Elevation.
- OpenStreetMap Nominatim (ODbL): Location.
- VenueStats compilation: Opening and closing years, name history and teams (compiled by VenueStats from Sports Reference and Wikipedia).
- Wikidata (CC0): Coordinates (Wikidata places the building within 6 m of this point).
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA): Photograph.
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA): Capacity.
Historical Names
University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field
2004 - Present
Laidley Field
1918 - 2003
CurrentLocation
Nearby Venues
| Venue | Years | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Joan C. Edwards Stadium | 1991– | 44 mi |
| Fairfield Stadium | 1928–1990 | 44 mi |
| Peden Stadium | 1929– | 72 mi |
Straight-line distance between the venues' coordinates.
References
Every source for the facts on this page is listed under Sources.