Reaching for the Sky
Above : Briggs Sports ( Ford Sports ) with Swaythling United ' s Walnut Avenue Ground behind , in 1953 Photo : Britain From Above
troduced . It offered standing cover and some bench seating on tiered forms and brought Ten Acres up to a standard commensurate with their status as a Hampshire League Division One club . Floodlighting at Hampshire League level was some way off from being a mandatory requirement in 1975 , but Swaythling forged ahead with acquiring a set , their six slender pylon installation being switched on in September 1975 , when a Southampton XI attracted a then record crowd of 2,500 to Ten Acres .
Left : A Swaythling Athletic programme
Swaythling Athletic ’ s stand at Ten Acres , pictured in 1975 Photo : Bob Lilliman
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