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Boleyn Ground was a League ground for 98 seasons;
from July 1st, 1919 to
June 30th, 2016
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Boleyn Ground was the 91st
ground
to be used for a League game.
Current Capacity 35,016
Year opened 1904
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| GROUND HISTORY adapted from "The Ultimate Directory of English & Scottish Football League Grounds" |
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| Also known as Upton Park, the site was a cabbage patch when West Ham United FC moved here from The Memorial Ground in 1904. On opening the facilities included a main stand on the west side, a pavilion in the south west corner and embankments around the remainder of the pitch. Further improvements were made just prior to WWI with the building of a new main stand on the west side, installation of a cover on the east side and construction of terracing at each end.
The main stand was replaced yet again in 1925, this time with a double-deck structure, whilst the roof of the original stand was reinstalled at the south end. No further changes took place until the 1960s when a roof was installed at the north end, the stand on the west side extended and a new 3,490 two-tier cantilever roofed stand built on the east side.
In 1981 seats were installed in the west side paddock and during the 1990s the club purchased land behind the west side and the ground was made all-seater with the installation of seats on the east side and the construction of two-tier stands at each end. The west stand was demolished in 2001 and a new 15,000 seat stand constructed further back on the additional land on that side giving the opportunity to widen the pitch. In 2002 the pitch was raised by 4in and the first six rows of seats removed from the stand at the south end giving a capacity at the start of the 2007/8 season of 35,647. The pitch size was 112 x 72 yards.
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GROUND DETAILS adapted from "The Extreme Groundhoppers Guide" |
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| Ground address: Boleyn Ground, Green St, Upton Park, London, E13 9AZ |
| Main phone number: 020 8548 2748 |
| Ticket office: 0870 112 2700 |
| Ticket prices: Adults £45-£35, Senior Citizens £22.50-£17.50, Under 16's £25.50-£17 |
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| If driving to ground: Travel to M25 Junction 27, and go on to the M11 and follow the M11 south until it divides to join the A406 (North Circular Road) take the exit for A12 signposted Stratford. Stay on this road taking the underpass to the Green Man roundabout. Then take the A11, again signposted Stratford. After about three miles turn left onto the A112 (Signposted East Ham), through Plaistow. Carry on over the junction with Barking Road (A124). Then take the third on the left after this junction is Glen Road, which takes you to the Newham Hospital for parking. Where there is a pay and display car park, which costs £2 for three hours, or £4 for six. To find the hospital, the hospital is just up this road and is about a 15 minute walk away from the ground |
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| If using Public Transport: Get the train to Forest Gate it easier to get home and take you straight into Liverpool Street. Walking it from Forest Gate is down on to Romford Road at the Post Office turn left into Romford Road then cross the road and the third right which will take you into Green Street and its 1 mile to the ground on the way back go to the Himalaya Take away restaurant (good food and prices for the journey home). |
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