Terence McMillan Stadium | |
Address: | 281 Prince Regent Lane, E13 8SD |
City: | London |
Country: | England, United Kingdom |
Location: | Plaistow, Newham, East London |
Parking: | free |
Designation: | outdoor sports |
Type: | athletics & football |
Genre: | sports stadium |
Capacity: | 2000 |
Renovated: | 1985 (synthetic track) 1995 (track resurfacing) |
Surface: | natural grass (pitch) Polytan PUR (track) |
Currentuse: | athletics & football |
Tenants: | Newham and Essex Beagles A.C. (1985–) Athletic Newham F.C. (2015–) Clapton F.C. (2020–) Fire United Christian F.C. (2018–2021) London APSA (1993–2011) Woodford Town F.C. (2016–2017) Canning Town F.C. (mid-2000s) |
The Terence McMillan Stadium is a small athletics and football stadium in Plaistow, in the London Borough of Newham of East London, England.
It is named after the first mayor of Newham, Terence McMillan.[1]
It has traditionally been the stadium of the Newham and Essex Beagles Athletic Club since their move from Barking in 1985.[2]
It has one stand with seats for 192 spectators[3] and an overall maximum capacity of 2000. The athletics track was originally cinder although it is not shown on a 1971 OS map. The opening meeting of the synthetic track was on 26 July 1985. It was resurfaced with Polytan PUR in 1995. The athletics track is 8 lanes wide and there are facilities for hammer, discus and long jump events, as well as changing rooms and free parking.[4]
It currently home to Athletic Newham F.C.[1] and since July 2020 Clapton F.C.[5]
It was previously the home of Fire United Christian F.C. (2018–2021)[1] London APSA (1993–2011), Woodford Town F.C. (2016–2017) and Canning Town F.C. (mid-2000s).[6]