Arlington Oval

The Arlington Recreation Ground is a soccer stadium in Dulwich Hill, Sydney, Australia with a capacity of 6,000. This public football pitch is home to Dulwich Hill FC and Inner West Hawks youth and senior squads. As well as Sydney Uni SFC youth teams.

History

Arlington Oval was built in 1932 with a natural grass playing surface and a grandstand, on land which had previously been used as a brick works; the brick pits were infilled to greate the green space. It was created due to the strive for professionalism from Metters FC. The Sydney Morning Herald described it as a "leading soccer ground."

Empire Games

During the British Empire Games in 1938, women athletes competed at Arlington Oval. The grandstand was used in scenes from the Australian movie The First Kangaroos, which was named after the Australian Rugby League's inaugural international tour of England.

Revamped venue

In mid-August 2014, Arlington Oval was upgraded for $2.15 million with an installation of new pitch which replaced the existing natural grass surface which was in poor condition before then. The stadium was also upgraded with new lights, fencing and other general improvements.