Upton Park (West Ham FC) Reviews

Upton Park or the Boleyn Ground? Before my visit I was completely oblivious to the ground being called the Boleyn Ground as most people and the media call it Upton Park. After leaving the train station you can see the ground is located in a fairly run down area of London with a lot of small shops. The walk to the away end was particularly ...  Read the complete review

Last season grabbing three points away from home was a pipedream. Far from the doom of being a premiership struggler, there was always the FA cup to look forward to. Instead of being drawn against someone from league one or two, we got West Ham away. We had played them the previous season and both times ended in a 1-1 draw. Needless to say I was ...  Read the complete review

Are plans for an 80,000 seater stadium in Stratford really gonna help West Ham reach the holy grail status of becoming one of the 'big 6'? At the moment you couldn't get 800 people to watch that rag-tag bunch of rabble, let alone the projected 80,000. And all so we can help the Great British Olympic Bid for 2000 and something. ...  Read the complete review

It's a popular misconception that West Ham United play at Upton Park. Correction due. They play at the Boleyn Ground, which happens to be in Upton Park. It's one of those silly things that annoy me, but it's like people who mis-pronounce names, I can't help but correct them. Upton Park is an area in West Ham, East London. ...  Read the complete review

Im not sure if this is true any more due to the different teams that are now in the premiership but Upton Park used to be the smallest Premiership ground in the country. If you have ever been there as a travelling fan, you will know that the ground surroundings are not that pleasant. Its basically surrounded with run down shops and fast food ...  Read the complete review

Upton park is in the East end of London and home to West Ham Utd. Not one of the big London teams but this little ground still holds it's own with the big boys. It isn't one of these new stadiums being built which look like lego, it's a an old stadium with plenty of tradition. I have been to Upton Park 3 times now as a Villa ...  Read the complete review