Manor Ground (Plumstead)
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| Full name | Manor Ground |
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| Location | Plumstead, London, England |
| Owner | Royal/Woolwich Arsenal |
| Capacity | 33,000 |
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| Opened | 1888 |
| Closed | 1913 |
| Demolished | c. 1913 |
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| Royal/Woolwich Arsenal (1888-1890, 1893-1913) | |
Coordinates: 51°29′29″N 0°05′14″E / 51.49139°N 0.08722°E The Manor Ground located in Plumstead, south east London was a football stadium. This arena was the home of football club Royal Arsenal, which was later named Woolwich Arsenal, and as so came to be known as Arsenal F.C..
Under their original name of Dial Square, the club's very first match in December 1886 was on a field in the Isle of Dogs, that's close to Glengall Road which is now known as Tiller Road. After such, during the remainder of the 1886-87 season, the club which was newly renamed Royal Arsenal played upon Plumstead Common. They moved in September 1887 to a field on Plumstead Marshes, which was renamed the Sportsman Ground after the Sportsman pub nearby. They continued to play there for the next six months.
In 1888, after flooding to the Sportsman Ground, the club moved to the adjoining Manor Field which was soon renamed Manor Ground. The pitch was notoriously muddy and upon its southern border lay the not too distant Southern Outfall Sewer. There were no stands as such as the club used wagons borrowed from nearby Army bases to house spectators. The Royal Arsenal's first match there was against Millwall Rovers on 30 March 1888, a game won by a margin of 3 goals to nil.
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