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| The stand at The Arena |
At the very start of the 2008-09 season, I made the journey on the Croydon Tramlink down to The Arena for the FA Cup Extra Preliminary Round replay between Croydon and Whitehawk. The first game was a hard fought nil nil draw at The Enclosed Ground. Croydon had made an explosive start to the league season, winning 5-2 at home to Lordswood in the Kent League. This would be Croydon's final season in the Kent League before moving over to the Combined Counties League.
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| The view from the back of the stand |
Unfortunately I don't remember many specific details about the game. Having said that, it was one of the most thrilling games I've seen during my time in London. The game finished 4-3 in normal time and I believe that Croydon were 3-1 down at one point.
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| Pitch side view. |
The quickest way to reach the Arena from central London is to get a train to either West or East Croydon and then get the tram to Arena. The entire journey will take around forty five minutes. The ground is then a five minute walk from the stop. The clubhouse is pretty decent, but you can't enter it from the ground and you'll walk past it on the walk from the tram stop. I don't remember there being any pubs near the ground but there quite a few in Croydon itself.
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| The Arena pitch under lights. |
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