Beloved UK football stadium opened in 1904 demolished and turned into flats

Beloved UK football stadium opened in 1904 demolished and turned into flatsThe stadium was built on land that had previously been used as a potato and cabbage field. Share Article Share Article Facebook X LinkedIn Reddit Bluesky Email Copy Link Link copied Bookmark Add us as preferred source Comments By Kris Boratyn, Audience Writer 11:23, Sat, May 30, 2026 Updated: 11:23, Sat, May 30, 2026 A beloved UK football stadium that was used for over 100 years has been demolished (Image: Getty)A beloved UK football stadium that was used for over 100 years has been demolished and replaced with hundreds of flats. The Boleyn Ground, also known as Upton Park, was West Ham United’s home between 1904 and 2016 before the club moved to the London Stadium in Stratford. window.scriptsToLoad.push({url:'https://live.primis.tech/live/liveView.php?s=118222&vp_content=plembed3a6btjknzwqh&cbuster=%%CACHEBUSTER%%&playerApiId=v118222',triggeredBy:'tcfLoaded',delay:1500,containerId:'ovp-primis',title:"Primis player",beforeLoad:()=>{window.top.addEventListener('primisPlayerInit',e=>{try{if(e.detail&&e.detail.playerApiId==="v118222"){if(window.document.getElementsByClassName('jwplayer')[0]){e.detail.float('disable')}}}catch(e){}})},}) The ground opened on September 1, 1904, when West Ham beat Millwall Athletic 3-0 in front of around 10,000 supporters. It was built on land that had previously been used as a potato and cabbage field. Although many fans referred to it as Upton Park, the stadium's official name was the Boleyn Ground. Article continues below ADVERTISEMENT Get the day's biggest headlines in UK and World news and more Subscribe Invalid emailWe use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. Read our Privacy Policy READ MORE: UK town to get new 5,000-seat stadium in £17million project READ MORE: Not Man Utd, Wembley...