Underhill Stadium
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| Underhill Stadium | |
| Full name | Underhill Stadium |
| Nickname | Over(the)hill, Under(the)weather, Underdogs |
| Built | 1907 |
| Opened | 1907 |
| Capacity | 5,300 |
| Home of | Barnet F.C. Arsenal Reserves |
| Pitch size | 115 x 75 yards |
Underhill is the home of Barnet F.C. It is situated in Barnet in the London Borough of Barnet and has a capacity of 5,300. The stadium is also used for Arsenal reserve games, famous for its slope like Huish Park (thus the ground's name).
The 2007/2008 season will be Barnet's 100th year at Underhill. The club are in the middle of a fight with the town council as they struggle to implement plans to build a new stadium. Underhill does not meet the Football League's criteria and the club faces expulsion to the non-league, however having mostly solved the problem of vehicle access to the ground thus meeting one of the FA's criteria, they have been granted permission to stay at Underhill for the 2006-2007 season[1]. The only Football League criterion Underhill currently fails to meet is having 2,000 covered seats.
Underhill has 6 stands, on the bottom end of the ground is the south stand, which is now used by home supporters, it is seated and open to the elements. On the right side is the east stand which is split into 3, with the home fans taken 2 parts and the remaining 1 given to the away supporters, the top end of the ground is the north terrace which now along with the east stand is the more vocal part of the ground. On the left side is the main stand, north west terrace and the family stand.
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[edit] Details
[edit] Pitch
- Length: 105 metres
- Width: 68 metres
[edit] Records
Record Attendance: 11,026 (Barnet-Wycombe Wanderers, 23 February 1956)
[edit] Address
- Barnet Lane
- Barnet
- EN5 2DN
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[edit] References
| Football League Two venues, 2006-2007 |
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