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, England. Located between Bromley town centre and Hayes, it is the home of Bromley Football Club and

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. The current capacity of the ground is 5,000, of which 1,300 is seated and 2,500 covered.Mike Williams & Tony Williams (2013) ''Non-League Club Directory 2013: 35th Edition'' TW Publications, p273

History

Bromley F.C. moved to Hayes Lane in 1938 from their previous ground, also on the same road.Bromley
Pyramid Passion It initially featured a 2,500-seat stand on one side of the pitch, with the remainder of the pitch surrounded by banking. The ground was opened by

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on 3 September 1938, with Walthamstow Avenue winning 6–1.Return of the Bromley Boy
David Bauckham, 17 May 2016 The record attendance at the ground of 10,798 was set on 24 September 1948 for a friendly game between Bromley and a Nigeria XI. Floodlights were installed in 1960, and were formally switched on for a game between

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XI on 27 September. The banking was later replaced by concrete terracing, with both ends of the pitch later covered. The original stand burned down in October 1992, and was replaced by a much smaller 320-seat stand, which was opened the following year. Seats obtained from the

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were installed behind one goal to meet ground grading regulations after promotion to the National League. In April 2017 the club announced that work would begin on construction of a 1,450-seat stand at the south end of the ground, and that the playing surface would be converted from grass to 3G. The stand was officially opened on 20 July 2019 and named in honour of former club chairman Glyn Beverly. Following Bromley's promotion to League Two in 2024, the playing surface was reverted to grass in order to comply with league regulations. Crystal Palace Women played their home games at the stadium between 2014 and 2023. The stadium was also home to Cray Wanderers from 1998 until 2024.

moved their home to Hayes Lane in 2024.

International football

In 2018, Hayes Lane hosted five games at the 2018 CONIFA World Football Cup as follows:

References

{{ConIFA World Football Cup stadiums Bromley F.C. Football venues in England Sports venues in London Sports venues completed in 1938 1938 establishments in England Crystal Palace F.C. (Women) Cray Wanderers F.C. London City Lionesses Women's Super League venues