Metropolitan Police Sports Club Ground is a

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ground in

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. The first recorded match on the ground was in 1940, when the Metropolitan Police played a British Empire XI. In 2003,

used the ground for 2

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, played against

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and

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. Being based at a police training college, the ground is used by a number of police teams. A well maintained ground, the

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was constructed in 1983.Ground profile
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Other Metropolitan Police Sports Club Grounds

The Metropolitan Police have other sports clubs at

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, and Hayes.

References

External links

Metropolitan Police Sports Club Ground
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on

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