Hartsdown Park

Hartsdown Park
Hartsdown Park
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Full nameHartsdown Park
LocationMargate, Kent, England
Coordinates51°22′47″N 1°22′27″E / 51.37972°N 1.37417°E / 51.37972; 1.37417
OwnerThanet District Council
OperatorMargate F.C.
Capacity3,000 (400 seats)[1]
Surface3G Artificial Turf
Construction
Built1929
Opened1929
Tenants
Margate F.C. (1929–2002, 2005–present)
Thanet Vikings (1986)

Hartsdown Park is a football stadium located in Margate, Kent, England. It has been the home of Margate F.C. (known as Thanet United F.C. between 1981 and 1989) since 1929, apart from between 2002 and 2005, when the club was forced to share the grounds of other Kent clubs while protracted redevelopment work occurred.

Although the football club was able to return to the stadium in 2005, redevelopment work is still at a very early stage, and many of the ground's facilities are still of a temporary nature. Nonetheless, the club has extensive plans for the future development of the site.

  1. ^ Chris Evans and Rob Craven (13 April 2007). "Revenge on the Cards as Margate Pay a Visit (13th April 2007)". Cheltenham City F.C. Archived from the original on 28 September 2007. Retrieved 29 May 2007.