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Upton Park

Posted on January 29, 2008
Filed Under West Ham

West Ham
Name: Upton Park
Nickname: Boleyn Ground
When Built: 1904
Capacity: 35,303
Record Attendance: 42,322 - October 17, 1970 – West Ham vs Tottenham Hotspur

Address: Green St, Upton Park, London, E13 9AZ

Description: Upton Park has became an all-seater stadium in the early 1990s, after each professional club had to meet new FA regulations for stadium safety. The stadium has 4 main stands called: The Centenary Stand, The Bobby Moore Stand, The East Stand and the Dr. Martens Stand. Centenary Stand was formerly known as the North Bank and it was built for the club’s 100th season. The Bobby Moore stand was rebuilt in 1993 to hold 9,000 people and the Dr. Martens Stand, formerly known as the West Stand is the biggest and newest stand from Upton Park, holding up to 15,000 people. The smallest and oldest stand is the east stand.

Brief History: The stadium is West Ham’s home from 1904. During world war 2, a flying bomb landed on the south-west corner of the pitch, but the repairs were done quickly. The biggest attendance was in 1970 at a match with their local rivals, Tottenham, but since the Hillsborough Disaster in 1989, the stadium’s capacity was reduce to 35,303 all-seated and the biggest attendance, after modifications was in 2002, against Manchester City in a Premier League Match.

Upton Park