Stadium
The club have played at the Silverlake Stadium since 1957. Previously known as Ten Acres and later the Sparshatts Stadium, it has a capacity of 3,000. The 371-seat Grandstand is on the halfway line and stretches for just under a third of the pitch. To the sides of this is uncovered hard pitchside standing. To the right of this, behind the goal is the Silverlake Stand. In 2006, the roof was widened to cover the whole length of the stand, and 150 seats were added to the middle. Like the Grandstand, there is hard standing to each side. Opposite the grandstand is the Premier Telecom stand. Until 2006, this was just hard standing backing into a hedge. During the summer of 2006, a metal back and roof were added, along with an electronic scoreboard on the roof. Opposite the Silverlake Stand, behind the other goal is the Clubhouse End.
The ground's record attendance is 3,191 for a friendly match against Southampton in July 2007, whilst the record for a league match is 2,283, which was set on 28 March 2009, against AFC Wimbledon.
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