Gander Green Lane | |
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| Full name | VBS Community Stadium |
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| Location | Sutton, England |
| Public transit |  West Sutton (0.1mi) |
| Owner | Sutton United |
| Capacity | 7,032 (1132 seated)[1] |
| Record attendance | 14,000 |
| Surface | PowerGrass (Agripower) |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1898 |
| Opened | 1912 |
| Tenants | |
| Sutton United (1912–1913; 1919–present) Sutton Common Rovers (2015–2021) Crystal Palace Women (2023–present) | |
Gander Green Lane, known for sponsorship reasons as the VBS Community Stadium,[2] is a football stadium in Sutton, south London, and the home ground of Sutton United. The record attendance for Gander Green Lane is 14,000 when Sutton United lost 6–0 to Leeds United in the fourth round of the 1969–70 FA Cup.[3]
In recent times the pitch has played host to England C team and FA Sunday Cup matches. From 2015 the surface was a FIFA 2-Star quality 3G pitch, FIFA's highest rating for 3G artificial pitches, but after winning promotion in 2021 Football League playing surface regulations obliged Sutton to replace the 3G surface with grass. During the 2021–22 pre-season the club installed a hybrid grass "PowerGrass" pitch.[4]
- ^ "Club Info -The Borough Sports Ground". Sutton United F.C. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 17 May 2010.
- ^ "VBS Community Stadium". Sutton United F.C. Retrieved 6 October 2022.
- ^ Ground history Sutton United F.C.
- ^ "Historic Season for Sutton United". Surrey FA. Retrieved 30 October 2016.
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