The Stadium

[Wivenhoe Urchin]

What do we think about having a proper name for the stadium? It comes up as "The Stadium" on football web pages, and people refer to it as Hornchurch Stadium, but there's often names like the Harry Abrahams Stadium at Wingate, or The Movie Starr Stadium at Canvey. Is it an issue because Havering athletics use it too?

[aka PeteBeatz]

I think we’ve just found  a sponsor The Wivenhoe Urchin Stadium😄

[josh]

4 hours ago, Wivenhoe Urchin said:

What do we think about having a proper name for the stadium? It comes up as "The Stadium" on football web pages, and people refer to it as Hornchurch Stadium, but there's often names like the Harry Abrahams Stadium at Wingate, or The Movie Starr Stadium at Canvey. Is it an issue because Havering athletics use it too?

Ive always referred to it as Bridge Avenue or The Bridge. Sounds alot better than those other names

[bridgefan]

🎶 We're on the East side of the Bridge 🎶

[PONY TAILED URCHIN]

I have a suspicion that because the council own it they probably won't allow us to get a sponsor for the stadium.  Sad really but it always seems the council want us to be there yet seem to screw us for as much money or place restrictions on the club that hinder it from development.

Always been called The Bridge by the fans though as "We are super Hornchurch from the bridge!"

[cup of tea]

I like the Bridge to be honest

Edited January 22 by cup of tea

[Dagger03]

 

 

 

 

 

 

EXTRACT FROM THE HISTORY OF HORNCHURCH FC

 

 In 1949 Hornchurch & Upminster FC asked the Hornchurch Urban District Council if they could acquire the piece of land in St Mary’s Lane, opposite the Masons Arms or the land near the miniature golf course in Hall Lane. The council instead offered the BRIDGE HOUSE site and this offer was accepted.

 

 The Hornchurch Stadium in Bridge Avenue is situated on land within the Bridge House site originally known as the Ingrebourne River Land. In 1951, in order to construct the pitch, the river was diverted from its original course to provide the required width. The diversion took the river approximately 40 yards further west, and it now flows behind the Riverside stand and terracing. The river marked the boundary between the towns of Hornchurch and Upminster, so the land was originally two thirds in Upminster and one third in Hornchurch. The stadium at that time bore little resemblance to what it is now. There was no terracing with covered accommodation, no car park, no floodlights and no concrete standing area. When it rained, supporters had to dodge the puddles and mud to find somewhere to watch the match. The changing rooms were on either side of what is now the officials’ stand on the east side of the ground.