Sportpark 't Wilgenpark, Groenlo (formerly SV Grolse Boys / SSA Grolse Boys-Grol)
Netherlands, province: Guelders = Gelderland
18 V 2019 / SSA Grolse Boys-Grol - vv Haaksbergen Reserves 9-4 / District East, Reserves' League 6 - group 7
Note 1: though, historically, Groenlo's inhabitants mainly adhere to the Roman Catholic faith, there has been a substantial protestant minority since the Eighty Years' War. Following the Dutch tradition of different religious groups forming their own separate social organisations, two football clubs were founded: Koningin Wilhelmina (K.W.) by the protestants in 1907, and RKTOP (later renamed SV Grol) by the catholics in 1918. Koningin Wilhelmina (briefly changing names to become Grolsche Boys in 1923-1925) ceased activity in 1937, but were refounded in 1947 as PSV Groenlo (PSV = Protestantse Sportvereniging). One year later, the club changed their name to become PSV Grolse Boys, whilst they also moved into 't Wilgenpark - although the main pitch shown in the pictures below was not inaugurated until 1975. In 1952, a last name change took place, as the prefix PSV was abbreviated to SV. In 2018, forced by decreasing membership numbers, the club mixed their last remaining teams with SV Grol players in a collaboration named SSA Grolse Boys-Grol. In the summer of 2020, SV Grolsche Boys were absorbed into SV Grol - and that same summer, Sportpark 't Wilgenpark was dismantled. The dug-outs as well as the floodlights were taken over by DVV in Voor-Beltrum, the club which groundshared at Sportpark 't Wilgenpark between 2000 and 2002.
Netherlands, province: Guelders = Gelderland
18 V 2019 / SSA Grolse Boys-Grol - vv Haaksbergen Reserves 9-4 / District East, Reserves' League 6 - group 7
Note 1: though, historically, Groenlo's inhabitants mainly adhere to the Roman Catholic faith, there has been a substantial protestant minority since the Eighty Years' War. Following the Dutch tradition of different religious groups forming their own separate social organisations, two football clubs were founded: Koningin Wilhelmina (K.W.) by the protestants in 1907, and RKTOP (later renamed SV Grol) by the catholics in 1918. Koningin Wilhelmina (briefly changing names to become Grolsche Boys in 1923-1925) ceased activity in 1937, but were refounded in 1947 as PSV Groenlo (PSV = Protestantse Sportvereniging). One year later, the club changed their name to become PSV Grolse Boys, whilst they also moved into 't Wilgenpark - although the main pitch shown in the pictures below was not inaugurated until 1975. In 1952, a last name change took place, as the prefix PSV was abbreviated to SV. In 2018, forced by decreasing membership numbers, the club mixed their last remaining teams with SV Grol players in a collaboration named SSA Grolse Boys-Grol. In the summer of 2020, SV Grolsche Boys were absorbed into SV Grol - and that same summer, Sportpark 't Wilgenpark was dismantled. The dug-outs as well as the floodlights were taken over by DVV in Voor-Beltrum, the club which groundshared at Sportpark 't Wilgenpark between 2000 and 2002.
Note 2: Below, a compilation of photos of two different visits: picture 1 = non-matchday visit, June 2018 / pictures 2-13 = match visit, May 2019 / picture 14 = non-matchday (ruin) visit, October 2022.
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