Edgware & Kingsbury F.C.: Difference between revisions

The club played at the White Lion ground in [[Edgware]] from 1939,<ref name=PP>[http://www.pyramidpassion.co.uk/html/edgware.html Edgware Town] Pyramid Passion</ref> with the ground taking its name from the adjacent White Lion pub.<ref name=BBC/> The ground's record attendance of 8,500 was set in October 1947 for an [[FA Cup]] second qualifying round match against local rivals [[Wealdstone F.C.|Wealdstone]],<ref name=BBC/> who themselves later played at the White Lion Ground between 1995 and 2005 after losing their [[Lower Mead]] ground.<ref>[http://www.wealdstone-fc.com/history/facts-figures/ Facts & Figures] Wealdstone F.C.</ref> In 1964 the pitch was levelled, but this led to drainage problems that caused numerous matches to be postponed.<ref name=BBC/> Floodlights were installed in 1979, paid for by the salessale of striker [[Brian Stein]] to [[Luton Town F.C.|Luton Town]], while the sale of goalkeeper [[Dave Beasant]] to [[Wimbledon F.C.|Wimbledon]] funded other improvements.<ref name=BBC/> A new main stand was built in 1984 after the original wooden stand burnt down.<ref name=BBC/> The White Lion pub was demolished in 1997 and replaced by a hotel, and the club was eventually closedforced to close in 2008 when their main benefactor withdrew financial support and the ground was lost to commercial redevelopment.<ref name=BBC/><ref name=FCHD/> The site freehold was bought by [[Barrett Homes]], with planning permission having already been granted to build flats on the site by [[Harrow London Borough Council|Harrow Council]] in 2006. The site of the former stadium is now occupied by a residential development named Zodiac Close.<ref name=PP/><ref name=BBC/>

Upon reforming in 2014, the club moved to Silver Jubilee Park in [[Kingsbury, London|Kingsbury]] (the former home of [[Kingsbury Town F.C.|Kingsbury Town]]), although they played the opening games of the 2014–15 season at [[Underhill Stadium]] while Silver Jubilee Park was refurbishedundergoing refurbishment. The ground has five stands; the 180-seat main stand, a 118-seat stand behind a goal and three covered terraces. The ground's capacity is 1,990.<ref name=V/>