Priory Lane

Priory Lane
Main Stand
Map
Full namePriory Lane
LocationPriory Lane,
Langney, Eastbourne
East Sussex,
BN23 7QH
OwnerLangney Sports Club
Capacity4,151[1]
Field size110 × 75 yards
Construction
Built1988
Opened1988
Tenants
Eastbourne Borough F.C. (1983-present)
Langney Wanderers F.C. (2017-2021)
Peter Fountain Stand
River End Stand
Scoreboard
Plan of Priory Lane

Priory Lane is an association football stadium located in Langney, an eastern suburb of Eastbourne, East Sussex, England. It is the home of Eastbourne Borough who play in the National League South. Eastbourne Borough have used this stadium since moving from the playing fields at Princes Park in 1983.[2]

History

Building commenced in 1983 when the club, which had just joined the Sussex County Football League, leased a playing field and built a garage to store equipment in. The first competitive match played at Priory Lane was against East Preston on 15 September 1984, a match which the Sports won 1–0.[3] At this point in time, the team played on the pitch in front of the modern stadium site.[4] They have played on the current pitch since 1988.[3]

Over the years the ground has seen a lot of development. Involving piping a tunnel and installing their own pumping station for drainage. The Peter Fountain stand was first to be built in 1989, named after the man who supplied the labour.[5] This was later extended in the early 1990s as Langney Sports were working their way up in the Sussex County League.

There was also a hump where spectators had excellent views of the pitch before the Mick Green stand was built in 1995 ready for the 1995–96 season and is in memory of the club captain who was killed in a building accident in 1994.[5] The Mick Green stand holds the players dressing rooms and a tea bar on the ground level and hospitality suites upstairs.

Construction of the Main stand began in the 1999–00 season[6] and following funding from the Football Foundation in March 2001 and promotion to the National Conference in 2008 was expanded to its current capacity.[3]

Part of the stadium complex includes the Langney Sports Club, which is open to non-members on selected match days, an indoor bowls centre, archery and tennis courts.[7]

In 2007, a rent dispute with the local council created concern that Eastbourne Borough would lose its stadium after the former attempted to increase the rent from £3,000 to £17,000. The supporters club stepped in and collected over 1,000 signatures in a petition.[8] In June 2009, the FA decided that Priory Lane stadium is a Grade A Stadium but advised that the capacity to be reduced to 4,134. The criteria for a Grade A stadium is to have a capacity of 4,000 with at least 500 seats although to be expanded to 5,000 spectators with 1,000 seats by the end of their first season in League Two.

The record attendance is 3,770 against Oxford United in the FA Challenge Cup 1st Round on 5 October 2005.[9]

The first live televised game was on 12 October 2008 in a league game against Stevenage Borough.[10]

In March 2016, plans were finalised to switch to a 3G Artificial Turf in time for the 2016–17 season.[11]

Borough reached a ground-share agreement with neighbours Langney Wanderers in April 2017. Wanderers will play their home matches at Priory Lane from the 2017–18 season.[12]

In August 2022, Borough reached an agreement with SO Legal Ltd to rename the stadium The SO Legal Stadium at Priory Lane.[13] The deal will initially run until the end of the 2022/23 season. SO Legal are a law firm from Eastbourne that have offices in Eastbourne, Brighton, Hastings, Uckfield, London, and Ulverston.[14]

Stands

  • Main Stand has a seating area for 600 spectators, there is a Directors' Suite and Main Sponsor's Executive Suite. Also an Announcer's Box and Press area is also situated in this stand. There is also a family area and disabled access to this stand.
  • The Mick Green Stand houses the dressing rooms, a tea bar (with seating inside), and provides covered terracing at the Priory Road end of the ground. The upper floor has four Executive Suites, in addition to the exclusive 'Legends Lounge', with windows fronting on to the pitch.
  • Peter Fountain Stand is a covered terrace and houses a tea bar. This is where the home fans chant from.
  • River End Stand is a covered terrace but has no amenities. This is where away fans are designated on segregation match days.

There is a car park for 400 vehicles, mainly behind the River End stand with a small car park in front of the clubhouse.

Segregation

Borough never segregated League games before their promotion to the Conference. However, in the 2008/09 season after a home game against Mansfield Town, some games with bigger clubs have been segregated, with the away fans using the River End stand.[15]

Other uses

In 2006 the stadium was chosen by The Football Association to stage all three of England's fixtures in the Non League Home Nations Tournament.[16][17] The final of the Sussex Senior Challenge Cup was staged here between 2000 and 2010.[18][19]

Future developments

Eastbourne Borough released plans to expand Priory Lane in December 2011. The main focus of the development will be the Peter Fountain (North) Stand, which will include installing a number of Executive Boxes, adding new Changing Rooms and a players tunnel. The River End (East) Stand is due to have 16 tiers of terracing to improve the atmosphere and the Main (South) Stand is planned to be extended to provide additional seating with youth team changing rooms built along the back of the stand facing a new pitch for the youth team.[20]

Transport

The ground is located over a mile away from Pevensey & Westham railway station, which lies on the East Coastway Line between Hastings and Eastbourne. Eastbourne railway station is around six miles away with good transport links.[21] Both are served by Southern Railway. There are approximately 400 parking spaces at the stadium and the residential streets near the stadium have limited parking. There is a bus service served from Eastbourne town centre.[21]

Attendances

The progression of Eastbourne's attendance record at Priory Lane is as follows:

Updated 10 May 2016

Date Competition Opposition Attendance References
6 May 2002 Sussex Senior Cup Lewes 1,558 [22][23]
11 January 2003 FA Trophy Farnborough Town 1,576 [24][25]
5 May 2003 Sussex Senior Cup Crawley Town 1,705 [26]
5 October 2005 FA Cup Oxford United 3,770 [9][27]

The five highest attendances for Eastbourne at Priory Lane are:

Updated 10 May 2016

Date Competition Opposition Attendance References
5 October 2005 FA Cup Oxford United 3,770 [9][27]
11 August 2009 Conference National AFC Wimbledon 3,108 [28]
1 January 2008 Conference South Lewes 3,027 [29]
10 November 2007 FA Cup Weymouth 2,711 [30]
24 April 2010 Conference National Oxford United 2,634 [31]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Priory Lane.
  1. ^ "Facilities". Eastbourne Borough F.C. Archived from the original on 6 January 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  2. ^ "Borough's rise is the stuff of dreams". Steve Hollis. The Argus. 14 May 2008. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  3. ^ a b c Bauckham, David (30 October 2015). "Sports Day". Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  4. ^ "The 'original' Priory Lane". Eastbourne Borough F.C. Archived from the original on 1 October 2005. Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Len Smith interview". David Bauckham. Langney Sports. July 2001. Archived from the original on 14 March 2005. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  6. ^ Bauckham, David. "Eastbourne Borough FC: Description of Ground". Nomad Online. Archived from the original on 25 June 2003. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Langney Sports Club". Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Petition over football club rent". BBC Southern Counties. 10 January 2007. Retrieved 15 April 2009.
  9. ^ a b c "Our History". Eastbourne Borough F.C. Archived from the original on 12 September 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  10. ^ "Osborne makes Borough debut in front of TV cameras". Steve Hollis. The Argus. 12 October 2008. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  11. ^ "Eastbourne Borough's 3G plans become a reality". Eastbourne Herald. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  12. ^ Peskett, Lee (26 April 2017). "Sports and Wanderers in Ground Share at The Lane". Eastbourne Borough F.C. Retrieved 20 May 2017.
  13. ^ "Welcome - to the SO Legal Stadium !". www.ebfc.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  14. ^ "Solicitors in London, Brighton, East Sussex & Cumbria | SO Legal". www.solegal.co.uk. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  15. ^ "Borough won't segregate fans despite trouble". The Argus. 2 February 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  16. ^ "England to host Four Nations cup". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Company. 9 March 2006. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  17. ^ "Borough so proud". The Argus. 26 May 2006. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  18. ^ "Sussex Senior Cup Final Official Programme 2011". Sussex County Football Association. 16 July 2011. p. 9. Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  19. ^ "Sussex FA reject the Amex as venue for cup final". Andy Naylor. The Argus. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 26 July 2011.
  20. ^ "Multi-million development plans for Boro". Eastbourne Herald. 24 December 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2011.
  21. ^ a b "Football Ground Guide". Retrieved 1 April 2016.
  22. ^ "Sub wins cup for Borough". The Argus. 7 May 2002. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  23. ^ "Sussex Senior Cup Final". Eastbourne Borough F.C. 6 May 2002. Archived from the original on 9 June 2002. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  24. ^ "Carlsberg FA Trophy, 3rd Round". Eastbourne Borough F.C. 11 January 2003. Archived from the original on 7 July 2003. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  25. ^ "FA Trophy: Borough edged out". The Argus. 13 January 2003. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  26. ^ "Sussex Senior Cup Final". Eastbourne Borough F.C. 5 May 2003. Archived from the original on 1 July 2003. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  27. ^ a b "Latest News: Wednesday 2 November 2005". Eastbourne Borough F.C. Archived from the original on 6 November 2005. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  28. ^ "Eastbourne 1–0 AFC Wimbledon". BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. 11 August 2009. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  29. ^ Griggs, Howard (1 January 2008). "Drury inspires Lewes to derby win". The Argus. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  30. ^ "Eastbourne 0–4 Weymouth". BBC Sport. 10 November 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  31. ^ "Eastbourne 1-0 Oxford". BBC Sport. 24 April 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
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