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Abbey Stadium

Hitory of Abbey Stadium

1901

1901 OS Map: Abbey Stadium Site: land use unknown (presumably Saw Mill)

1925

Saw Mills

1925 OS map: Abbey Stadium Site

1931

Site donated to Abbey United by Henry Francis.

1932

First football match played at Abbey site. Stadium originally called Cambs Glass Stadium, Trade Recruitment Stadium and R Costling Abbey Stadium

1934

Grandstand opened

1970

Cambridge United Football Club, Supporters Club (H A Howe, hon.sec.)

For information about Abbey Stadium see Wikipedia entry:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbey_Stadium

 

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