Stompond Lane Sports Ground
Stadium in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England
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The Sports Ground, Stompond Lane (also called Stompond Lane Sports Ground, but often just shortened to Stompond Lane) was a stadium located in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey. It was where Walton & Hersham F.C. played their home matches[2] and it was also used by the Walton Athletic Club.[3]
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Full name | The Sports Ground, Stompond Lane |
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| Location | Stompond Lane, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England |
| Coordinates | 51°22′44.53″N 0°24′53.19″W |
| Capacity | 2,000 (444 seated[1]) |
| Tenants | |
| Walton & Hersham F.C. (Isthmian League Division One South),[2] Walton Athletic Club[3] | |
Structure
Stompond Lane consisted of a football pitch surrounded by a running track. There was a brick grandstand on the north side, which contained 404 regular seats and 40 in the two directors' boxes.[1] The seats had to be accessed by stairways because the dressing rooms were beneath them.[4] On the opposite side of the pitch was a covered terrace and there was uncovered terracing surrounding the east side of the track.
Closure
On 19 September 2017, Stompond Lane was used for the last time to host Walton & Hersham F.C. After this game, the existing structures were demolished to make way for a development of 54 new houses,[5] and Walton & Hersham F.C relocated to the new Elmbridge Sports Hub in Waterside Drive.
