Location | West Ham London |
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Operator | Thames Ironworks (1897 – 1900) West Ham United (1900 – 1904) |
Construction | |
Opened | 22 June 1897 |
Construction cost | £20,000 (1896–97) |
Memorial Grounds was the home stadium of East London football club Thames Ironworks from the beginning of the 1897–98 season, until the end of the 1899–1900 season. The team continued to play at the stadium, under its new name of West Ham United, until they moved to the Boleyn Ground in 1904. The Memorial Grounds stadium was situated at the east end of Memorial Avenue, West Ham, close to where West Ham station now stands.