Cropston Road

It is a place where the pitch disappears. The ground at Cropston Road in Anstey has suffered severe flooding in recent years, with the surface reportedly submerged to a depth of five feet. This is not a permanent feature of the terrain, but a condition that has altered how the club plays. The pitch is natural grass, but its relationship with the sky is what defines the venue now.

There is no separate date for the stadium's opening because it arrived with the club. Anstey Nomads F.C. was formed in March 1946 and has played at Cropston Road ever since. The ground is known by another name, Davidson Homes Park, a result of a sponsorship agreement, though the road remains unnamed by commercial interests. The capacity is listed as 1,000, a figure that includes approximately 70 seated spots and 150 covered standing spaces. The rest is open hard standing, which has seen crowds exceed the limit, such as the 1,500 who watched a 0–3 defeat to Chesterfield in the Fourth Qualifying Round on October 15, 2022. That match was televised, a rare distinction for a ground in Leicestershire.

The record attendance of 4,500 was set during a 1954–55 FA Amateur Cup second-round match against Hayes. The club reached the Fifth Round of the FA Vase in 1995–96, 2020–21, and 2021–22, and the Fourth Round of the FA Trophy in the 2025–26 season. A reader coming here next year will find the same address—Cropston Road, Anstey, Leicestershire, LE7 7BP—and the same surface, unless the drainage improves.