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Champion Hill is a
Dulwich Hamlet began playing at the ground in 1912. 'The Hill' was formerly one of the largest amateur grounds in England, with attendances often reaching 20,000 and beyond. Currently, it holds the record for the highest attendance at a league match outside of the Dulwich offered groundshare by rivals Tooting & Mitcham
BBC Sport, 10 March 2018 They returned to the ground in December after groundsharing at
The stadium has the covered Tommy Jover main stand along the north side of the pitch, a smaller covered terrace on the opposite side (known as the "Toilets Opposite" stand), and uncovered terraces behind both goals.
The main stand incorporates the changing rooms, clubhouse and other ancillary facilities.
football
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stadium in East Dulwich
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in the London Borough of Southwark
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. It is the home ground of Dulwich Hamlet
Dulwich Hamlet Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in East Dulwich in south-east London, England. They are currently members of and play at Champion Hill.
History
The club was formed in 1893, by Lorraine 'Pa' Wilson. Th ...
.
History
Dulwich Hamlet began playing at the ground in 1912. 'The Hill' was formerly one of the largest amateur grounds in England, with attendances often reaching 20,000 and beyond. Currently, it holds the record for the highest attendance at a league match outside of the English Football League
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at 16,254 for a 1931 Isthmian League
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Founded in 1905 by amateur clubs in the London area, the league now consists of 82 t ...
match between Dulwich Hamlet and Nunhead
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. The ground was also used for football at the 1948 Summer Olympics
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, staging a game between Mexico and South Korea.
When Dulwich Hamlet suffered financial problems, much of the land they owned was sold for development of a Sainsbury's
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supermarket. As a result, a new stadium was built on the site of the old Champion Hill stadium, and the Sainsburys supermarket was built on what had been the training pitch before the 1980s. The 'new' stadium was opened in 1992.
The ground was also used by Corinthian-Casuals from 1963 until 1968, Fisher Athletic from 2004 until they folded in 2009, and then by the new Fisher
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club between their formation in 2009 and 2016 when they moved to their own ground on Salter Road.
It was listed by Southwark London Borough Council
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History
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as an asset of community value
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in 2013. The club's record attendance at the new ground of 3,336 was set by an FA Cup
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First Round game against Carlisle United
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on 8 November 2019.
In March 2018 Dulwich were forced to leave the ground by Meadow Residential, a property development company.BBC Sport, 10 March 2018 They returned to the ground in December after groundsharing at
Imperial Fields
Imperial Fields is a football stadium in Mitcham, south London, which is home to Tooting & Mitcham United. It is also the former ground of Chelsea Ladies. The stadium opened in 2002, and has a total capacity of 3,500 (612 seated).
Men's footb ...
for several months.
Facilities
The stadium has the covered Tommy Jover main stand along the north side of the pitch, a smaller covered terrace on the opposite side (known as the "Toilets Opposite" stand), and uncovered terraces behind both goals.
The main stand incorporates the changing rooms, clubhouse and other ancillary facilities.
Transport
The ground is close to and stations.References
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