Editing Cardiff Arms Park (section)

=== 1912 redevelopment ===
By 1912, the Cardiff Football Ground, as it was then known, had a new south stand and temporary stands on the north, east and west ends of the ground.<ref name="Reminiscences" /> The south stand was covered, while the north terrace was initially without a roof.<ref name="Reminiscences" /> The improvements were partly funded by the [[Welsh Rugby Union]] (WRU).<ref name="Stands" /> The opening ceremony took place on 5 October 1912, with a match between [[Newport RFC]] and Cardiff RFC. The new ground was opened by [[Lord Ninian Crichton-Stuart]].<ref name="Reminiscences" /> This new development increased the ground capacity to 43,000 and much improved facilities at the ground compared to the earlier stands.<ref name="Reminiscences" /><ref name="Stands">{{cite web|url-access=subscription|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Glamorgan/History/Cardiff_Arms_Park/Rugby.html|publisher=Glamorgan County Cricket Club & CricketArchive|title=Rugby at Cardiff Arms Park|access-date=16 February 2008|archive-date=4 March 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080304123920/http://cricketarchive.com/Glamorgan/History/Cardiff_Arms_Park/Rugby.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 1922, [[John Crichton-Stuart, 4th Marquess of Bute|The 4th Marquess of Bute]] sold the entire site and it was bought by the Cardiff Arms Park Company Limited for £30,000. It was then leased to the Cardiff Athletic Club (cricket and rugby sections) for 99 years at a cost of £200 per annum.<ref name="Glanmor"/><ref name="Development">{{cite document|last=Harris [[Commander of the Order of the British Empire|CBE]] LLD (Hons)|first=Kenneth M|title=''The Story of the Development of the National Rugby Ground'' 7 April&nbsp;1984 |year=1984 |publisher=[[Welsh Rugby Union]] }}</ref>