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| Full name | MEMS Priestfield Stadium |
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| Location | Gillingham, Kent, England |
| Coordinates | 51°23′03″N 0°33′39″E / 51.38417°N 0.56083°E |
| Owner | Gillingham F.C. (1893–present, known as New Brompton F.C. until 1912) |
| Operator | Gillingham F.C. |
| Capacity | 11,582[1] |
| Field size | 114 yd × 75 yd (104.2 m × 68.6 m)[1] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1893 |
| Opened | 1893 |
| Tenants | |
| Gillingham F.C. (1893–present) Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. (1997–1999) | |
Priestfield Stadium (popularly known simply as Priestfield and officially known from 2007 to 2010 as KRBS Priestfield Stadium and from 2011 to 2023 and again from 2024 as MEMS Priestfield Stadium for sponsorship purposes) is a football stadium in Gillingham, Kent. It has been the home of Gillingham Football Club since the club's formation in 1893, and was also the temporary home of Brighton & Hove Albion Football Club for two seasons during the 1990s. The stadium has also hosted women's and youth international football matches and a London Broncos rugby league match.
The stadium underwent extensive redevelopment during the late 1990s, which has brought its capacity down from nearly 20,000 to a current figure of 11,582. It has four all-seater stands, all constructed since 1997, although one is only of a temporary nature. There are also conference and banqueting facilities and a nightspot named The Factory. Despite having invested heavily in its current stadium, Gillingham F.C. has plans to relocate to a new stadium.
- ^ a b "Priestfield". Oldham Athletic F.C. 1 May 2007. Archived from the original on 29 December 2007. Retrieved 7 November 2007.