Imperial Fields facts for kids
Main stand
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| Location | Bishopsford Road, Mitcham, Greater London |
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| Coordinates | 51°23′35.63″N 0°10′20.57″W / 51.3932306°N 0.1723806°W |
| Capacity | 3,500 (612 seated) |
| Opened | 2002 |
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| Tooting & Mitcham United F.C. (2002–) Chelsea L.F.C. (2011) Tooting Bec Merton and Morden RFC |
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Imperial Fields is a football stadium in Mitcham, south London, which is home to Tooting & Mitcham United F.C.; Chelsea L.F.C. formerly played there. The stadium opened in 2002, and has a total capacity of 3,500 (612 seated).
Men's football
Tooting & Mitcham United moved in 2002 from an all-wooden facility at Sandy Lane in Tooting, which had been declared a fire hazard.
In the 2017–18 season, Dulwich Hamlet groundshared at the ground after disagreements with the owner of its Champion Hill ground.
The record attendance for Imperial Fields was set by Dulwich Hamlet in their Isthmian Premier Division play-off final win against Hendon with an attendance of 3,321 on 7 May 2018. Tooting & Mitcham's record attendance at the stadium was set by a 1–1 draw with AFC Wimbledon on 16 April 2005, which saw a crowd of 2,637.
Women's football
The stadium hosted the first ever game of the FA WSL on Wednesday 13 April 2011. Arsenal beat Chelsea 1–0 with a goal from Gilly Flaherty.
