Pre Season Friendly
Tuesday 29th July
Kick off 7.45pm

Stadium The Abrahams Stadium, Summers Lane, London, N12 0PD
Club Colours Blue and White

Official Club Website www.wingatefinchley.com

Brief Directions By Road
From Barnet head south on the A1000 through Whetstone and North Finchley to Tally Ho Corner. With the Tally Ho pub to your right keep left and go straight on at the traffic lights (still A1000 signposted East Finchley and A406). After approx. half a mile at the next set of traffic lights turn left into Summers Lane and find the ground 200 yards on the right.

Car Parking
Street parking is plentiful in the two or three turnings opposite the ground. Parking on Summers Lane itself is a little precarious as it is a very busy thoroughfare - beware wing mirrors!

Directions By Train
The nearest tube stations are West Finchley and Finchley Central both a good ½ hour walk from the ground. The 263 bus is a much better optionwhich stops at the corner of Summers Lane and The A1000 High Road.

Eating And Drinking Locally
The nearest pub and eating house area can be found on the concourse of the Hollywood Bowl/Finchley Lido/Vue Cinema complex and 15 minutes walk from the ground. Otherwise The Triumph pub at the bottom of Summers Lane is fine but again a good 15 minutes walk to the ground.

The Social Club
The club is housed to the right of the main stand and all will be welcome. The food and hot drinks on offer on my last visit were to say the least expensive for what it was but well presented.

Ground Description
I can safely say that I watched my first ever game at Summers Lane around 1962/3 as my Grandfather and Father were fervent supporters of the club. I would be dragged along to watch Finchley one week and Barnet the next until I was old enough to see the light! My description of Summers Lane is therefore coloured by long familiarity. The main stand will be of interest to us who enjoy football ground architecture.

Built in 1930 and a fine example of Art Deco design, and made even more interesting by its adaptation the following year into a two-sided structure to provide spectator accommodation for the rugby club next door.It sits some way back from the pitch behind a section of enclosed open standing but affords a good view of proceedings. It has room for around 500 on old wooden bench seats and boasts a quaintly boxed off section reserved for officials and reporters. Another charming feature is the double stone staircase.

Structures of this type are fast disappearing so take the opportunity of viewing a game from it while you can. The rest of the ground offers a concrete walkway with two sections of covered sturdy terracing - behind the left-hand goal and opposite. In its heyday the ground held 9,000 with a long low tin cover over 4 rows of terracing opposite the main stand with both ends open topped by grass banks.

Admission Prices
No information available at the time of writing.

Celebrity Watch
A haven for autograph hunters over the years - Spiffing all English actor Terry-Thomas, American TV host Jerry Springer (true I tell you), George Michael and Baby Spice were all born here. Oh yeah by the way so was I! Famous ex residents include Charles Dickens, Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers, Samantha Fox, David Jason, Eric Morecambe, Fergal Sharkey and Harry Beck the designer of the London Underground map.