Post by bbcgull on Oct 16, 2008 9:44:09 GMT
Stonebridge Road is a multi-use stadium in Northfleet, Gravesend, Kent, England, which is primarily used for football matches. Stonebridge Road was constructed in 1905, and was initially the home of Northfleet F.C., which merged with Gravesend F.C. in 1946. It is currently the home ground of Ebbsfleet United F.C. (formerly Gravesend & Northfleet F.C.).Thus, Stonebridge Road has been the home of Ebbsfleet and its predecessor football clubs for over 100 years.
Although one of the Fleet's local rivals, from 2000 to 2006 Dartford F.C. had a groundsharing agreement with Ebbsfleet United to use Stonebridge Road as its home field. Gillingham F.C. used Stonebridge Road briefly for home matches in 1961. Charlton Athletic Reserves also plays home matches at the ground.
The stadium has a capacity of 5,011 people. The average attendance for Ebbsfleet United home ties at Stonebridge Road was 1,165 in the 2006-2007 season.
When the Fleet plays at Stonebridge Road, the home supporters typically sit in the Main Stand or in the Plough End. Both those seating areas are covered, although seats were not installed in the Plough End, which is also called the Northfleet End, until 2006. Home fans also stand in the terraced Stonebridge Road Stand, which runs along the length of the pitch on the side of the stadium closest to the street and which is also covered. Away supporters typically stand in the Swanscombe End, which is an open terrace.
The pitch size at Stonebridge Road is 112 by 72 yards for football matches, and the pitch is presently maintained by groundsman Peter Norton.
Ebbsfleet United, then called Gravesend and Northfleet F.C., played its first ever match after the merger of the two Kent clubs at Stonebridge Road in August 1946 against Hereford United. The Fleet won that first match 3-0 and over 5,000 fans were in attendance. The stadium's record attendance is 12,032, which was achieved against Sunderland F.C. in February 1963 in an FA Cup Fourth Round tie.
In April 2002, the Fleet gained promotion to the top level of non-league play, the Conference National, by defeating Canvey Island F.C. at Stonebridge Road in front of an official 4,068 spectators, although unofficial estimates put the number closer to 6,000 fans.
Following the club's victory in the FA Trophy in May 2008, the parade honouring Ebbsfleet United's victorious squad started at Stonebridge Road (bbcgull edit : whatever!)
The postcode (for maps and directions) of Stonebridge Road is DA11 9GN.
Ebbsfleet United is actively investigating the possibility of moving to or constructing a new stadium in the next three years (bbcgull edit : Thank the lord for that. Worst ground i've been to)
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Although one of the Fleet's local rivals, from 2000 to 2006 Dartford F.C. had a groundsharing agreement with Ebbsfleet United to use Stonebridge Road as its home field. Gillingham F.C. used Stonebridge Road briefly for home matches in 1961. Charlton Athletic Reserves also plays home matches at the ground.
The stadium has a capacity of 5,011 people. The average attendance for Ebbsfleet United home ties at Stonebridge Road was 1,165 in the 2006-2007 season.
When the Fleet plays at Stonebridge Road, the home supporters typically sit in the Main Stand or in the Plough End. Both those seating areas are covered, although seats were not installed in the Plough End, which is also called the Northfleet End, until 2006. Home fans also stand in the terraced Stonebridge Road Stand, which runs along the length of the pitch on the side of the stadium closest to the street and which is also covered. Away supporters typically stand in the Swanscombe End, which is an open terrace.
The pitch size at Stonebridge Road is 112 by 72 yards for football matches, and the pitch is presently maintained by groundsman Peter Norton.
Ebbsfleet United, then called Gravesend and Northfleet F.C., played its first ever match after the merger of the two Kent clubs at Stonebridge Road in August 1946 against Hereford United. The Fleet won that first match 3-0 and over 5,000 fans were in attendance. The stadium's record attendance is 12,032, which was achieved against Sunderland F.C. in February 1963 in an FA Cup Fourth Round tie.
In April 2002, the Fleet gained promotion to the top level of non-league play, the Conference National, by defeating Canvey Island F.C. at Stonebridge Road in front of an official 4,068 spectators, although unofficial estimates put the number closer to 6,000 fans.
Following the club's victory in the FA Trophy in May 2008, the parade honouring Ebbsfleet United's victorious squad started at Stonebridge Road (bbcgull edit : whatever!)
The postcode (for maps and directions) of Stonebridge Road is DA11 9GN.
Ebbsfleet United is actively investigating the possibility of moving to or constructing a new stadium in the next three years (bbcgull edit : Thank the lord for that. Worst ground i've been to)
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I remember it well and also questioning at the time - "where did they dream that ruddy stand up?"