▁new ▁stad ium ▁drew ▁a ▁crowd ▁of ▁ 9 0 0 ▁to ▁see ▁Hed nes ford ▁beat ▁Staff ord ▁ 3 – 1 . ▁A ▁large ▁wooden ▁stand ▁was ▁ere cted ▁on ▁one ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁pitch ▁and ▁bank ing ▁on ▁the ▁other . ▁The ▁bank ing ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁pitch - length ▁stand ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁and ▁flo od light s ▁were ▁installed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 3 , ▁with ▁over ▁ 7 , 0 0 0 ▁att ending ▁the ▁inaug uration ▁match ▁in ▁which ▁local ▁riv als ▁Wol ves ▁defeated ▁West ▁B rom ▁ 4 – 2 . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁the ▁capacity ▁of ▁Cross ▁Ke ys ▁had ▁been ▁reduced ▁to ▁around ▁ 4 , 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁final ▁match ▁at ▁the ▁ground ▁saw ▁Hed nes ford ▁beat ▁Le ek ▁Town ▁to ▁secure ▁the ▁Southern ▁League ▁title ▁and ▁promotion ▁to ▁the ▁Football ▁Conference ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁ 2 , 7 7 6 ▁spect ators . ▁The ▁club ▁then ▁moved ▁to ▁Ke ys ▁Park , ▁which ▁was ▁built ▁at ▁a ▁cost ▁of ▁£ 1 . 3 m . ▁The ▁ground ▁initially ▁had ▁a ▁capacity ▁of ▁ 3 , 5 0 0 , ▁but ▁was ▁expanded ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 – 9 8 ▁season ▁and ▁now ▁has ▁a ▁capacity ▁of ▁ 6 , 0 3 9 , ▁of ▁which ▁ 1 , 0 1 1 ▁is ▁se ated ▁and ▁ 5 , 3 3 5