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| Location | Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey | ||||||||||||
| Establishment | 1944 (first recorded match) | ||||||||||||
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| As of 29 August 2010 Source: Ground profile | |||||||||||||
The Hawker Centre is a sports ground in Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey. Originally the Hawker's Sports Ground, it was built and owned by the Hawker Aircraft company who had factories in Kingston-upon-Thames. The ground was known prior to 1948 as the Leyland Motors Ground, due to Hawker leasing their factory to Leyland Motors, a lease which expired in 1948. The aircraft factory was demolished in 1990 which alongside storage units were converted into a residential area keeping the sports ground. Since 2001 the ground has been maintained by the YMCA St Paul's Group under a lease by the Borough.[1]
- ^ "Royal Borough of Kingston P&R Minutes". Archived from the original on 4 August 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2012.