The Terence McMillan Stadium is a small athletics and

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stadium in Plaistow, in the

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of East London, England. It is named after the first mayor of Newham, Terence McMillan.Terence McMillan Stadium
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accessdate: January 25, 2020 It has traditionally been the stadium of the Newham and Essex Beagles Athletic Club since their move from Barking in 1985. It has one stand with seats for 192 spectatorsTerence McMillan Stadium
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accessdate: January 25, 2020 and an overall maximum capacity of 2000. The

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was originally cinder although it is not shown on a 1971 OS map. The opening meeting of the synthetic track was on 26 July 1985. It was resurfaced with

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in 1995. The

is 8 lanes wide and there are facilities for

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, discus and long jump events, as well as changing rooms and free parking. It currently home to

Athletic Newham F.C. Athletic Newham Football Club is a football club based in London, England. They are currently members of the and play at the Terence McMillan Stadium in Plaistow. History The club was founded in 2015 as a youth team, then known as Lopes Tavares ...

and since July 2020 Clapton F.C. It was previously the home of

Fire United Christian F.C. Fire United Christian Football Club was a football club based in Lewisham, London, England. They played at the Terence McMillan Stadium in Plaistow. History The club was founded in 2012 as Fire United Christian by Gustavo Ferreira, and is owne ...

(2018-2021) London APSA (1993-2011), Woodford Town F.C. (2016-2017) and

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(mid-2000s).

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