New Recreation Ground

New Recreation Ground
The Rec, New Rec, Bridge Road
Former names	Recreation Ground
Location	Grays, Essex, England
Coordinates	51°28′35.57″N 0°19′46.86″E / 51.4765472°N 0.3296833°E / 51.4765472; 0.3296833
Renovated	2004
Closed	2010
Demolished	2010
Owner	The Billings Family
Surface	Grass
Capacity	4,100 (1,000 seated)
Record attendance	9,500
Tenants
Grays United (until 1906) Grays Athletic (1906–2010)

The New Recreation Ground was a football stadium on Bridge Road, Grays, Essex, England, and was the home ground of Grays Athletic. Prior to it being closed, the capacity stood at 4,100, of which 1,000 is seated.

Grays Athletic moved to the ground, originally known as the Recreation Ground in 1906. Previously the ground had been home to Southern League club Grays United, but they had merged into Athletic. The record attendance of 9,500 was set in 1959 during an FA Cup tie with Chelmsford City.

The ground was redeveloped at the beginning of the 2004–05 season in order to meet the standards set by the Football Conference, and was renamed the New Recreation Ground, often nicknamed The New Rec.

Below the bar area was an indoor 5-a-side AstroTurf pitch. This was hired out to the public and also hosts various community schemes. Grays Athletic had planned to move to a new stadium, but at the end of the 2009–10 season announced they would groundshare at East Thurrock United's Rookery Hill.^[1]

References

1. ^ "Grays Athletic win Ryman League appeal". BBC Sport. 2010-06-18. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/g/grays_athletic/8747465.stm. Retrieved 2010-06-21. 

External links

• Information For Visitors Grays Athletic

Coordinates: 51°28′35.57″N 0°19′46.86″E / 51.4765472°N 0.3296833°E / 51.4765472; 0.3296833

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