Victoria Road (stadium)

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Chigwell Construction Stadium
The Carling booth on Victoria Road
The Carling booth on Victoria Road
Earlier names

Victoria Road (1917–2003)
Glyn Hopkin Stadium (2003–2006)
London Borough of Barking & Dagenham Stadium (2007–2015)

Data
place Victoria Road Dagenham , Greater London RM10 7XL, United Kingdom
United KingdomUnited Kingdom 
Coordinates 51 ° 32 '52.1 "  N , 0 ° 9' 35.5"  W Coordinates: 51 ° 32 '52.1 "  N , 0 ° 9' 35.5"  W.
opening 1917
Renovations 1955–1956, 1957, 1958, 1991, 1995, 2001, 2009, 2012
surface Natural grass
capacity 6,078 seats
playing area 102 × 66 m
Societies)
Events
  • Games from Dagenham & Redbridge

The Victoria Road is a football stadium in Dagenham , Barking and Dagenham in the northeast of London , England . It is the home of the Dagenham & Redbridge football club and seats 6,078.

Surname

From 2003 to 2006, Victoria Road was sponsored by Glyn Hopkin Stadium , after a car dealer. In July 2007, the club agreed a sponsorship deal with the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham on a new stadium name. The stadium was officially called the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham Stadium . Chigwell Construction has held the naming rights since 2015 and the stadium is called Chigwell Construction Stadium .

history

The stadium was built in 1917 next to a steel mill . In 1955, Briggs Sports moved to Rush Green Road and Dagenham FC became a new user of the stadium. During the summer stones were removed from the field and a new lawn was sown. The grandstands have been expanded. Only a small wooden grandstand had a roof. A new main grandstand was built from autumn 1955; the opening of the grandstand with around 800 seats was celebrated on January 7, 1956. In the summer of 1956, a turnstile system and toilets for visitors to the system were added. The first game under floodlights took place on September 26, 1957 between Dagenham FC and Woodford Town in the FA Youth Cup . In the first evening game of the first team of Dagenham FC they met Rainham Town on January 19, 1958.

Little happened in the stadium until the Redbridge Forest moved in in 1990. The new co-user paid for a new grandstand. The seat tier replaced a standing area. This expansion was necessary for the requirements of the Football Conference . Two years later, the two clubs Dagenham FC and Redbridge Forest merged to form Dagenham & Redbridge FC. In 1995 the dilapidated walls were renovated and, two years later, the toilet area in the stadium. Next, in 2001, the old wooden grandstand was demolished and replaced by the new Marcus James stand with seats. Only three months after the demolition was the construction and was inaugurated on August 4, 2001 during the game Dagenham & Redbridge against Canvey Island FC. In the summer of 2001 the turnstile and the floodlights were renewed.

In October 2001, the club joined with the brewery Bass Brewery a sponsorship deal for the grandstand 150,000 £ from. The main stand was named Carling Stand . The income from the contract allowed further construction work. The paths around the stadium were repaired and the Bury Road End got a new turnstile . With these modifications, the stadium can now hold 6,078 spectators. In the summer of 2012, the stadium received a new, more powerful floodlight system to meet the requirements of the Football League.

Other use

In addition to the games of Dagenham & Redbridge, the English national football team used the venue for an international match against the Swedes . A semi-final in the FA Women's Cup took place in Dagenham. There were also games by the England youth football team on Victoria Road .

Visitor record and average attendance

The record number of visits since the two clubs merged was set on January 5, 2002. The FA Cup game of the third round between Dagenham & Redbridge and Ipswich Town (1: 4) saw 5,949 spectators.

  • 2011/12: 2,091 ( Football League Two )
  • 2012/13: 1,903 (Football League Two)
  • 2013/14: 1,920 (Football League Two)
  • 2014/15: 2,077 (Football League Two)

Grandstands

  • Carling Stand / Barking College Stand - (South, Main Stand , Seating)
  • North Terrace - (North, opposite stand)
  • Bury Road End - (East, Back Gate)
  • Marcus James Stand - (West, back gate, seats, guest aisle)

gallery

  • The North Terrace

  • The Bury Road End

  • The scoreboard at Bury Road End

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ fussballinlondon.de: stadium name
  2. ↑ de.soccerway.com: Former stadium names
  3. ↑ fansfocus.net: Stadium guide (English)
  4. ↑ daggers.co.uk: Stadium History
  5. ↑ footballgroundguide.com: Record attendance and average attendance (English)