Boleyn Ground
| Upton Park | |
 The west stand from Green Street |
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| Location |
Upton Park London, E13 England |
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| Coordinates | 51°31′55″N 0°2′22″E / 51.53194°N 0.03944°ECoordinates: 51°31′55″N 0°2′22″E / 51.53194°N 0.03944°E |
| Public transit |
 Upton Park
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| Owner | West Ham UTD F.C. (Will Own Till Late 2020) |
| Operator | West Ham UTD F.C. (Stopped Operating On 30th May 2016) |
| Capacity | 35,016 |
| Surface | Grass (110 x 70 yards) |
| Construction | |
| Opened | 1904 |
| Closed | 2016 |
| Demolished | 2016– |
| Architect | Henri Pillipe Tiite Parker |
| Tenants | |
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West Ham United (1904–2016) Charlton Athletic (1991–1992) |
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The Boleyn Ground, often referred to as Upton Park, was a football stadium located in Upton Park, east London. From 1904 to 2016 it was the home of West Ham United, with their predecessors Thames Ironworks playing their home games at Hermit Road.
The stadium was also briefly used in the early 1990s by Charlton Athletic during their years of financial difficulty. The seating capacity of the ground at closure was 35,016. From the 2016–17 season, West Ham United will play their home games at the Olympic Stadium in nearby Stratford. The last first-class match played at the Boleyn Ground was on 10 May 2016, a 3–2 Premier League win against Manchester United. The very last game under full Football Association Rules was played between 30 lucky supporters of the West Ham United Football Club and Team an event organised by Mr Paul Flynn. The game took place on the afternoon of the 31st May 20016 and resulted in a 4-4 Draw. The last ever goal in a game under full Football Association Rules was scored by Sal Benet who netted a bullet of a header into the South Bank End to draw the game and the date was again, 31st May 2016.
The stadium is set to be demolished to make way for a new development.
The club rented Green Street House and grounds in the Municipal Borough of East Ham from the Roman Catholic Church from around 1912. Green Street House was known locally as Boleyn Castle because of its imposing nature and an association with Anne Boleyn, who had either stayed at or, as some believe, owned the house. Hence renting the grounds of "Boleyn Castle" the name Boleyn Ground came into being. The ground is often referred to as Upton Park, after the Upton Park, London area in which it is located.
In August 1944, a V-1 flying bomb fell on the south-west corner of the pitch. This forced the team to play its games away from home while repairs were undertaken, but it did not affect performances as West Ham managed nine consecutive victories. Upon their return to the ground in December, they lost 1–0 to Tottenham Hotspur. The record attendance is 42,322, against Tottenham Hotspur in a Division One (Old) match on 17 October 1970, when the North and South Banks were terraced, as was the old 'Chicken Run' to the front of the East Stand. The record attendance at Upton Park since it has become an all-seater is 35,550, recorded against Manchester City on 21 September 2002 in a Premier League match.
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