the pitch is surrounded by four all-seater bleachers: the sir bobby robson stand (north), the cobbold stand, the sir alf ramsey stand (formerly the south stand) and the east of england co-operative stand stand. the main section of cobbold stand, which used to be called the portman stand, was built in 1971. the east of england co-operative stand was built in 1952 as a concrete seating area. it was updated in 1990. the north stand was completely rebuilt in 2001 and has a capacity of around 7,500.