Stonebridge Road Saturday, January 22nd, 2011   Conference Attendance: 1,095       Ebbsfleet United 1-2 Bromley
2010 /11

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Stonrbridge Road saw only one League match, in 1961, when Gillingham were forced to play there following crowd trouble at the Priestfield. I did have second thoughts about doing this one as the link is so tenuous, but it remained the only ground that had staged a League game at which I had not witnessed a match. I am pleased to have done it, as the game was surprisingly good, the ground has old-fashioned charm and overall I had a great day out. Two items proved amusing. On the back of the end cover is a sign- NO BALL GAMES! At each end of the ground the boundary wall is not parallel to the goal-line. By good luck I asked one of the locals why this was and it transpired that he had been groundsman some years before. As he worked on the pitch he got the feeling that it was out of square and mentioned this to a director. The director had access to a light plane and an aerial photo was taken which proved the groundsman's theory. The pitch was then squared up and there now remains an odd tapering shape behind each goal. Excellent!