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Lidcombe Oval - Church St, Lidcombe, Sydney (NSW)

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Ground Details: Used by the Western Suburbs Magpies as their home ground in the Sydney premiership from 1951-1986.

As the name suggests, the ground is oval in shape. A cycling track surrounds the playing field. There is a small old grandstand on the western side. The rest of the ground is surrounded by grass hills and wooden benched.

Capacity 20,000
Seats 2,000
Record Crowd 21,015 - Wests v Parramatta - 30/7/1978

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1986 J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup
Round 26 [31 Aug 86] Wests 6 Easts 8
Round 23 [10 Aug 86] Wests 26 Illawarra 12
Round 21 [26 Jul 86] Wests 14 St George 18
Round 19 [13 Jul 86] Wests 16 Eels 22
Round 15 [14 Jun 86] Wests 16 Norths 18
Round 11 [18 May 86] Wests 35 Sharks 18
Round 9 [03 May 86] Wests 17 Balmain 14
Round 7 [20 Apr 86] Wests 30 Sea Eagles 20
Round 5 [06 Apr 86] Wests 16 Raiders 6
Round 3 [23 Mar 86] Wests 8 Canterbury 8
Round 1 [09 Mar 86] Wests 18 Panthers 26

1985 J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup
Round 18 [07 Jul 85] Wests 19 St George 16
Round 17 [30 Jun 85] Wests 10 Balmain 16
Round 13 [02 Jun 85] Wests 0 Canterbury 52
Round 12 [26 May 85] Wests 18 Sharks 36
Round 8 [28 Apr 85] Wests 0 Eels 6
Round 6 [21 Apr 85] Wests 16 Illawarra 6
Round 3 [31 Mar 85] Wests 4 Easts 42
Round 2 [24 Mar 85] Wests 10 Sea Eagles 30

1984 J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup
Round 25 [19 Aug 84] Wests 2 Canterbury 38
Round 23 [05 Aug 84] Wests 14 Balmain 22
Round 21 [22 Jul 84] Wests 6 Easts 8
Round 19 [08 Jul 84] Wests 7 St George 26
Round 17 [24 Jun 84] Wests 12 Raiders 26
Round 14 [03 Jun 84] Wests 4 Souths 26
Round 13 [27 May 84] Wests 6 Sharks 32
Round 11 [13 May 84] Wests 20 Panthers 30
Round 9 [29 Apr 84] Wests 14 Sea Eagles 16
Round 7 [22 Apr 84] Wests 13 Illawarra 10
Round 5 [08 Apr 84] Wests 4 Eels 27
Round 4 [04 Apr 84] Wests 8 Norths 16

1983 J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup
Round 25 [21 Aug 83] Wests 10 Canterbury 22
Round 23 [07 Aug 83] Wests 18 Sharks 22
Round 13 [17 Jul 83] Wests 22 Sea Eagles 18
Round 17 [19 Jun 83] Wests 22 St George 25
Round 15 [05 Jun 83] Wests 18 Easts 27
Round 14 [29 May 83] Wests 10 Norths 14
Round 11 [08 May 83] Wests 10 Illawarra 28
Round 9 [24 Apr 83] Wests 40 Panthers 6
Round 8 [17 Apr 83] Wests 6 Souths 6
Round 6 [03 Apr 83] Wests 9 Eels 2
Round 4 [20 Mar 83] Wests 14 Newtown 14
Round 2 [06 Mar 83] Wests 16 Balmain 44

1982 J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup
Round 26 [28 Aug 82] Wests 10 St George 17
Round 23 [01 Aug 82] Wests 15 Souths 3
Round 22 [24 Jul 82] Wests 14 Easts 10
Round 20 [11 Jul 82] Wests 14 Balmain 8
Round 19 [03 Jul 82] Wests 32 Sharks 10
Round 16 [13 Jun 82] Wests 40 Raiders 8
Round 14 [30 May 82] Wests 10 Norths 19

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Competitions this venue has been used in.

J J Giltinan Shield and Winfield Cup

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