Ground
The club were already playing at the Memorial Sports Field before it became the town's sports centre in 1974. A record attendance of 1,000 was set for the official switch on of new floodlights, a match against Norwich City on 30 April 1985. The ground only has three sides as it also incorporates a cricket pitch. An large extension to the sports centre resulted in the club having the largest tea bar in non-League football.
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