Hayes Lane
Location | Bromley, England |
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Coordinates | 51°23′24″N 0°01′16″E / 51.39000°N 0.02111°E |
Public transit | Bromley South |
Owner | Bromley |
Capacity | 5,000 (1,300 seated)[2] |
Record attendance | 10,798 |
Surface | 3G |
Opened | 1938[1] |
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Bromley |
Hayes Lane is a
The current capacity of the ground is 5,000,[3] of which 1,300 is seated and 2,500 covered.[2]
History
Bromley moved to Hayes Lane in 1938 from their previous ground, also on the same road.[4] It initially featured a 2,500-seat stand on one side of the pitch, with the remainder of the pitch surrounded by banking.[4] The ground was opened by Stanley Rous on 3 September 1938, with Walthamstow Avenue winning 6–1.[5] The record attendance at the ground of 10,798 was set on 24 September 1948 for a friendly game between Bromley and a Nigeria XI.[4] Floodlights were installed in 1960, and were formally switched on for a game between Japan and an Isthmian League XI on 27 September.[4]
The banking was later replaced by concrete terracing, with both ends of the pitch later covered.[5] The original stand burned down in October 1992,[5] and was replaced by a much smaller 320-seat stand, which was opened the following year.[4] Seats obtained from the London Aquatics Centre were installed behind one goal to meet ground grading regulations after promotion to the National League.[5]
In April 2017, the club announced that work would begin on construction of a 1,450-seat stand at the south end of the ground, and that the playing surface would be converted from grass to 3G.[6] The stand was officially opened on 20 July 2019 and named in honour of former club chairman Glyn Beverly.[7]
International football
In June 2018, Hayes Lane hosted five games at the
Year | Date | Team 1 | Result | Team 2 | Attendance | Part of |
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2018 | 31 May | Barawa | 4–0 | Tamil Eelam | 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup Group A
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2018 | 5 June | London Turkish Select | 4–0 | Tibet | 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup Placement Round 1
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2018 | 5 June | Western Armenia | 0–4 | Székely Land | 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup Quarter-Final
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2018 | 7 June | Abkhazia | 2–0 | United Koreans in Japan | 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup Placement Round 2
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2018 | 7 June | Cascadia | 4–0 | Western Armenia | 2018 ConIFA World Football Cup Placement Round 2
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References
- ^ Hayes Lane Football Ground Guide
- ^ a b Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2013) Non-League Club Directory 2013: 35th Edition TW Publications, p273
- ^ Bromley, Braintree and Bristol Rovers: Who'll be hosting relegated Tranmere Rovers in the Conference National next season Liverpool Echo, 26 April 2015
- ^ a b c d e Bromley Pyramid Passion
- ^ a b c d Return of the Bromley Boy David Bauckham, 17 May 2016
- ^ Bromley FC announces significant investment into Hayes Lane Bromley F.C., 21 April 2017
- ^ Important information: Glyn Beverly stand official opening Bromley F.C.