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Key facts<\/h3>\n

Club: Dagenham & Redbridge FC | Opening: 1917 | Capacity: 6,078 (app. 4,000 standing)<\/p>\n

History and description<\/h3>\n

The London Borough of Barking & Dagenham Stadium, more commonly known as Victoria Road, was first used in 1917 by a local factory side. It was initially not much more than a pitch with a few bare banks and it took until 1955 when Dagenham moved in before it got significantly developed.<\/p>\n

First, in 1955, the banks and terraces got enlarged, followed in the next year by the construction of a new Main Stand. Two years later the terrace on the other long side received cover.<\/p>\n

Victoria Road recorded its largest attendance in 1967 when 7,200 spectators attended an FA Cup match versus Reading.<\/p>\n

Few changes were made to the ground until the 1990s when newly formed merger club Dagenham & Redbridge embarked on a series of gradual improvements, which culminated in the construction of a new main stand in 2001.<\/p>\n

Finally, a new modern all-seater stand got constructed at the western end of the ground in 2009. Two years earlier, Victoria Road had gotten renamed The London Borough of Barking & Dagenham Stadium following a sponsorship deal.<\/p>\n

Getting there<\/h3>\n

The London Borough of Barking & Dagenham is located in the East-London suburb of Dagenham at about 12 miles from Central London.<\/p>\n

The stadium is easily reached by London Underground<\/a>. From tube station Dagenham East, which is on the District Line, it is only 5 to 10 minutes walking to the ground. It takes just over half an hour to get to Dagenham East from Monument station in The City.<\/p>\n

Address: Victoria Road, Dagenham, RM10 7XL<\/p>\n

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