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Crabble Stadium

The approach to the turnstiles
Full name Crabble Stadium
Location Flag of EnglandRiver, Kent
Built 1931
Opened 1931
Owner Dover District Council
Operator Dover Athletic F.C.
Surface Grass
Tenants
Dover United F. River is a village in Kent, England, United Kingdom, situated between the historic town of Dover and the neighbouring village of Temple Dover Athletic Football Club is an association football team based in the town of Dover, Kent, England, who play in the Isthmian League C. (1931–1933)
Dover F.C. (amateur club) (1934–1947)
Dover F.C. (semi-professional club) (1947–1983)
Dover Athletic F.C. (1983–present)
Margate F.C. (2002–2004)
Capacity
6,000 (1,500 seats)[1]
Field dimensions
unknown

Crabble Stadium (also known as The Crabble[2][3] or simply Crabble[4]) is a football stadium located in River, Kent, England. Dover FC was a football club based in Dover, Kent, England. The club joined the Kent League in 1894 but folded in 1901 Dover FC was a football club based in Dover, Kent, England. The club joined the Kent League in 1894 but folded in 1901 Dover Athletic Football Club is an association football team based in the town of Dover, Kent, England, who play in the Isthmian League Margate Football Club is an English football team based in the seaside resort of Margate, Kent, currently playing in the Isthmian League Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered A modern stadium (plural stadiums or stadia in English is a place or venue for (mostly outdoor Sports Concerts or other events consisting River is a village in Kent, England, United Kingdom, situated between the historic town of Dover and the neighbouring village of Temple England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland It was the home of the various incarnations of Dover F.C. from 1931 until the club folded in 1983. Dover FC was a football club based in Dover, Kent, England. The club joined the Kent League in 1894 but folded in 1901 Since then it has been the home of Dover Athletic F.C., and it was also the temporary home of Margate F.C. between 2002 and 2004, when the club's Hartsdown Park stadium was being redeveloped. Dover Athletic Football Club is an association football team based in the town of Dover, Kent, England, who play in the Isthmian League Margate Football Club is an English football team based in the seaside resort of Margate, Kent, currently playing in the Isthmian League Hartsdown Park is a football Stadium located in Margate, Kent, England The stadium has two seated stands and two covered terraces and holds a total of 6,000 fans, although in the past, crowds larger than that figure could be accommodated. It also has a clubhouse, which the club is in the process of redeveloping.

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History

The Crabble Meadows area shortly after the Athletic Ground was laid out in 1897
The Crabble Meadows area shortly after the Athletic Ground was laid out in 1897

In 1896, a syndicate of local businessmen began a project to create a sports complex at the site known as Crabble Meadows on the outskirts of Dover. Dover is a town and major ferry port in the county of Kent, England. The word Crabble, which is also found in the name of a local corn mill,[5] derives from the Old English crabba hol, meaning a hole in which crabs are found. [6] The project was an extremely costly one but was completed in 1897,[7] and football was first played on the Crabble site in the same year. [8] In 1902, the original owners of the site, beset by financial problems, contemplated selling the land for redevelopment but eventually sold the site to the town council for £5,500. A town council is a democratically elected form of government for small municipalities or Parishes A council may serve as both the representative and executive branch [7] The pitch was shared by the town's cricket and football teams, with the cricketers being given priority, which meant that the football team was forced to begin and end its season either with a long run of consecutive away matches or by playing matches at other, less satisfactory, venues in the town. Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Road game (short for on the road) more commonly known as an away game, is a reference to all cities and stadia / Arenas Fields To resolve the issue, the council opted to lay out a new football pitch further up the hillside, behind the lower pitch's pavilion. The first match played on the "upper pitch" took place in September 1931, with a small stand being constructed the following year. The football club then used the upper pitch whenever the lower pitch was unavailable due to cricket commitments. [9]

Dover F. C. applied for permission to build a grandstand on the southern side of the "upper pitch" in 1947, but the application was rejected. Three years later, the club was permitted to extend the existing small stand on the opposite side and in 1951, Dover F. C. moved to the upper pitch on a permanent basis, initially paying the council rent of £300 a year. [8] The final match on the lower pitch took place on 26 March 1951, and the first on the upper pitch was held eleven days later, when Fulham were Dover's opponents in a friendly. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January Fulham Football Club is an English football team based in Fulham, in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. An exhibition game (also known as an exhibition match or simply exhibition, or a demonstration or demo event is a sporting event Due to a shortage of bolts, the grandstand had not actually been completed at this time. [1] Covered terracing at the Town End, where fans had previously stood on the hillside, was added soon afterwards. [8] Floodlights were added in 1961 and inaugurated with a match against a Chelsea XI. [1]

The view towards the Town End in 2008
The view towards the Town End in 2008

Dover F. C folded in 1983, but the newly-formed Dover Athletic took over the ground and continued to make improvements. When the team won the Southern League championship in 1990, however, promotion to the Football Conference was refused on the grounds that the stadium did not meet the standard required by the higher division. History Professional football (and Professional sport in general developed more slowly in Southern England than in the north. Organisation The Football Conference stands at the top of the National League System (NLS a comprehensive structure linking together over 50 different leagues under the [10] Subsequently, new turnstiles were installed and two new terraces were built behind the goals. The seating in the main stand was replaced and a second grandstand was added on the opposite side of the pitch. These improvements meant that the club was able to gain promotion after its second Southern League title in 1993. [8] In the 2002–03 and 2003–04 seasons, Margate F.C. played home fixtures at the stadium while redevelopment work took place at their own Hartsdown Park ground. Margate Football Club is an English football team based in the seaside resort of Margate, Kent, currently playing in the Isthmian League Hartsdown Park is a football Stadium located in Margate, Kent, England [11] What was originally intended to be a short-term arrangement ended up lasting for two years as the redevelopment work stalled. [12][13]

Between 2003 and 2004, the ground was known as the Hoverspeed Stadium under the terms of a sponsorship deal. Hoverspeed, formed in 1981 by the merger of Seaspeed and Hoverlloyd, was a Ferry company that operated on the English Channel from 1981 until [14] In 2007, the club announced that under another such arrangement, the stadium would be known as the SeaFrance Crabble Stadium, however a year later it was announced that the deal would not be renewed due to the ferry operator's financial constraints. SeaFrance is a ferry company based in France that operates ferry services between Calais, France and Dover, England. [15][16] The club is currently involved in raising money to replace the existing clubhouse with a new £150,000 building featuring a larger bar, better audio-visual facilities and a high quality kitchen. The club hopes the new building will become a popular venue for social and business functions. [17]

Structure and facilities

A plan of the ground
A plan of the ground

The stadium is known for its unusual location, being set into the side of a hill. It has two seated stands and two covered terraces. The Main Stand, which has been in place since 1951, occupies the length of one side of the pitch and has a roof supported by numerous columns, which obscure the view for some fans. Identical covered terraces for standing spectators are behind both goals, which also suffer from an obstructed view. The small Family Stand occupies a portion of the side opposite the Main Stand. The remainder of this side of the ground is taken up by the clubhouse, toilets and other club facilities. See also Toilet A washroom, public toilet, public convenience, comfort room, toilet room, bathroom, water closet Unlike most football stadiums, the club directors' lounge is set atop one of the stands. [8]

The stadium is approximately 1. 5 miles (2 km) from Kearsney railway station, which lies on Southeastern's Chatham Main Line from London Victoria to Dover Priory. Kearsney railway station serves Kearsney in Kent. It is served by Southeastern. Southeastern is a train operating company in the United Kingdom. The Chatham Main Line is the British railway line that runs from London Victoria to Dover Priory or Ramsgate via the Medway Towns London Victoria is a major London Underground, National Rail and Coach station in the City of Westminster. Dover Priory railway station is the main station in Dover in Kent, with the other station being Kearsney situated on the outskirts of Dover [18] Dover Priory itself is further away, but connecting bus services are available. [8] Parking is available around the perimeter of the adjacent rugby club. Rugby football (usually just " rugby " may refer to a number of sports through history descended from a common form of Football developed at Rugby School [19]

Records

The highest attendance ever recorded at the ground was recorded when "just under 7,000" fans were in attendance for a match between Dover F. C. and Folkestone on October 13, 1951. Folkestone Football Club was the name of two English football clubs based in the town of Folkestone, Kent. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Year 1951 ( MCMLI) was a Common year starting on Monday. Events of 1951 January [1] Current club Dover Athletic's highest ever home attendance was 4,186 for the visit of Oxford United in the first round proper of the FA Cup on 16 November 2002. For the Northern Irish football club see Oxford United Stars F The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. [20]

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