Dulwich Hamlet set to play at Tooting & Mitcham's Imperial Fields for rest of season
Friday 9 March 2018 20:10, UK
Local rivals Tooting & Mitcham United have offered Dulwich Hamlet a groundshare for the rest of the season.
The Bostik League Premier Division promotion-chasers were told earlier this week that their licence to play at Champion Hill had been terminated by the ground's owners Meadow Residential LLP.
That left Hamlet, who regularly attract attendances of over 2,000 despite playing in the third step of non-league football, desperately seeking somewhere to play their remaining home fixtures.
Dulwich were also hit with a back-dated rent bill of £121,000 last week from the American property developer, who were seeking to build homes on the site and a new stadium for the club next door.
A message on Dulwich's Twitter feed read: "We're delighted to announce that long term rivals Tooting and Mitcham have offered a home for us this season.
"This means our game against @WorthingFC will provisionally be played on Sunday, March 18. We'll make a full statement tomorrow {Saturday]."
Tooting & Mitcham United play at the 3,500-capacity Imperial Fields and played host to Chelsea Ladies before they eventually settled down at Kingsmeadow.
United are currently struggling in 22nd in the same division as Dulwich, who moved back to the top of the table on Tuesday with a 3-1 win over big-spending Billericay Town.
Hamlet's eventful week continued on Thursday when on-loan Coventry goalkeeper Corey Addai scored the only goal of the game at Brentwood Town to secure their place in the Velocity Cup semi-finals.
