The Boston Community Stadium, currently known as the Jakemans Community Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a

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stadium in

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, England. It has been the home of

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since 2020. It has a capacity of 5,061 spectators.

History

played at

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from their inception in 1933. However, on 10 April 2019, the club announced they were to be leaving the ground at the end of the 2019–20 season, with a new stadium set to begin construction on a site in

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. Despite the impacts of the

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, the new stadium was completed within two years. For the first few months of the 2020–21 season, Boston groundshared with nearby

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. On 5 December 2020, the Pilgrims played their first fixture at the new stadium. Played behind closed doors due to the pandemic, they were beaten 2–0 by visitors

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. The first fixture played at the ground with spectators was Boston's 5–0 friendly win over Lincoln City on 17 July 2021, which saw 1,004 spectators attend. On 13 March 2025, Pilgrims' vice-chairman Neil Kempster announced that the club was hoping that work on the still unbuilt South Stand would begin later that year, also accompanying a new "sports hub". There are also currently plans to replace the pitch at the ground, a renovation which is set to cost Boston approximately £60,000.

Records

The record attendance set at the stadium is 3,865 spectators, which was recorded on 18 April 2025 when Boston won 2–0 at home to

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in the

References

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