Bridge Road, Impington

Infobox Stadium
stadium_name = Bridge Road


fullname = The Glassworld Stadium | built = 1960
location = Bridge Road, Impington
opened = 1962
owner = Histon Football Club | tenants = Histon
seating_capacity = 3,750

Bridge Road, also known as the Glassworld Stadium for sponsorship purposes, is a football stadium in Impington, a small village connected to Histon in Cambridgeshire, England

It is the home ground of Histon F.C. and has a capacity of 3,750 with approximately 1700 covered seats. [cite web|url=http://www.conferencegrounds.co.uk/histon.htm|title=Histon|publisher=Blue Square Premier League Football Ground Guide|accessdate=2008-03-24] Recently the ground has gone under a transformation improving its facilities ensuring that it is of a high enough standard to allow The Stutes to be promoted to the Conference National - as recently as 2003 the club only had covering in the main stand for around 350 fans and a small 'temporary' covered standing area which held around 150 fans. The ground's main structures are two Grandstands situated at the entrance to the ground, running down one side of the pitch. Opposite is a smaller covered stand, and covered Terraces are found behind each goal. The away end is called 'Bridge Road' in reference to the road it runs adjacent to, it is behind the goal to the right of the main grandstand looking from it. The opposite Terrace is called by the Histon fans, the 'Rec End'.Fact|date=January 2008 It is mainly used by the home fans when games are segregated.

In 2007 the Cambridgeshire FA announced that they would be setting up a new headquarters at the ground, providing more new facilities including a 500 seater grandstand. [cite web|first=Ed|last=Bolton|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/cambridgeshire/content/articles/2007/07/23/histon_preseason_feature.shtml|title=The Stutes dare to dream|publisher=BBC Cambridgeshire|date=2007-07-24|accessdate=2008-01-18] The ground was graded as an A grade Non-League stadium on January 7 2008 when delegates from the The Football League passed it fit to play Football League Two football, should Histon become eligible through promotion. [cite web |url=http://www.bluesqfootball.com/story/0,20970,6366_3055297,00.html |title= Glassworld set for go-ahead |accessdate=2008-01-17 |publisher= BlueSqFootball.com]

Further ground improvements were started in early March 2008. Covered terracing for the whole of the 'Rec End' and a seated stand running the length of the pitch opposite the Main Stand were finished in April 2008.Fact|date=March 2008 Now the stand has been completed, an approximate 800 seats have been added to the total number, bringing the stadium's seating capacity to over 1700 seats.

The record crowd at Bridge Road is 3,721 for a Conference game against Cambridge United on 1 January 2008. [cite web |url=http://www.cambridge-united.premiumtv.co.uk/page/MatchReport/0,,10423~39268,00.html |title= Cambridge United v Histon match report |accessdate=2008-01-01 |publisher= Cambridge United FC]

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