Rockingham Road
| Rockingham Road | |
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| Location | Kettering, Northamptonshire |
| Coordinates | 52°24′39.82″N 0°43′41.98″W / 52.4110611°N 0.7283278°WCoordinates: 52°24′39.82″N 0°43′41.98″W / 52.4110611°N 0.7283278°W |
| Opened | 1897 |
| Surface | grass |
| Capacity | 6,264 (1,800 seated) |
| Tenants | |
| Kettering Town F.C. (1897-2011) | |
Rockingham Road is a football stadium in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England. It was home to Kettering Town F.C. who play in the Conference National, from 1897 up until 2011.
The ground has a capacity of 6,264, of which 1,800 is seated. Away fans are allocated 890 standing spaces behind the goal at one end of the ground and if fully segregated 326 seats in the mainstand.
There had been discussions to just let the lease run out, and relocate to Nene Park, the former home of Rushden and Diamonds FC from the beginning of the 2011–12 football season.
On the 4th August 2011 the club moved into Nene Park after agreeing a long term lease with the landlord.[1]
[edit] Repossession
On Monday 19th December 2011 the ground was repossessed by bailiffs acting on behalf of the owner Ben Pickering. A notice on the entry to the ground read,
| “ | "Pursuant to Clause 5 of the [May 1998 lease between Kettering Town Management Ltd and Ben Pickering Ltd], we as authorised agents of the said Ben Pickering Ltd have this day re-entered the premises demised by the said lease and the said lease is thereby determined absolutely."[2] | ” |
Despite football being no longer played at the ground, its social club was still in use by the supporters trust and was also being used for storage of club stock which is still in situ. [3]
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ "Kettering Town agree long-term Nene Park contract". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 4 August 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/14409361.stm. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ "Kettering Town's Rockingham Road ground repossessed". bbc.co.uk/sport. BBC Sport. 19 December 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/16245357.stm. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ "Football ground’s locks are changed as owner takes legal action". northantset.co.uk. Northants Evening Telegraph. 19 December 2011. http://www.northantset.co.uk/community/local-businesses/football_ground_s_locks_are_changed_as_owner_takes_legal_action_1_3350855. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
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