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This is a list of sports stadiums in England, ranked in descending order of capacity; any stadium in England with a capacity of 10,000 or more is included.
Only stadiums within the territory of England are included; thus the home stadiums of the three Welsh football clubs playing in the English Football League are not listed here.
[edit] Current stadiums
Stadium |
Location |
Current Capacity |
Sport |
Occupant |
Notes |
Wembley Stadium |
Wembley, London |
90,000 |
Football |
|
|
Twickenham Stadium |
Twickenham, London |
82,000 |
Rugby Union |
|
|
Old Trafford (football) |
Trafford, Greater Manchester |
76,212 |
Football |
Manchester United |
|
Emirates Stadium |
Holloway, London |
60,432[1] |
Football |
Arsenal |
|
St James' Park |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
52,387 [2] |
Football |
Newcastle United |
|
Stadium of Light |
Sunderland |
48,707[3] |
Football |
Sunderland |
|
City of Manchester Stadium |
Eastlands, Manchester |
47,726[4] |
Football |
Manchester City |
|
Anfield |
Liverpool |
45,362[5] |
Football |
Liverpool |
Move to Stanley Park Stadium announced |
Villa Park |
Aston, Birmingham |
42,593[5] |
Football |
Aston Villa |
|
Stamford Bridge |
Fulham, London |
42,449[5] |
Football |
Chelsea |
|
Goodison Park |
Liverpool |
40,170[5] |
Football |
Everton |
Move to New Everton Stadium planned in future |
Elland Road |
Leeds |
40,204[6] |
Football |
Leeds United |
|
Hillsborough Stadium |
Sheffield |
39,859[7] |
Football |
Sheffield Wednesday |
|
White Hart Lane |
Tottenham, London |
36,238[8] |
Football |
Tottenham Hotspur |
|
Boleyn Ground |
Upton Park, London |
35,146[9] |
Football |
West Ham United |
|
Riverside Stadium |
Middlesbrough |
35,100[10] |
Football |
Middlesbrough |
|
Pride Park Stadium |
Derby |
33,597[6] |
Football |
Derby County |
|
Bramall Lane |
Sheffield |
33,000 |
Football |
Sheffield United |
|
St Mary's Stadium |
Southampton |
32,689[11] |
Football |
Southampton |
|
Ricoh Arena |
Coventry |
32,609[12] |
Football |
Coventry City |
|
Walkers Stadium |
Leicester |
32,312[13] |
Football |
Leicester City |
|
Ewood Park |
Blackburn |
31,367[5] |
Football |
Blackburn Rovers |
|
City Ground |
Nottingham |
30,602[14] |
Football |
Nottingham Forest |
|
Portman Road |
Ipswich |
30,311[15] |
Football |
Ipswich Town |
|
St Andrews |
Birmingham |
30,016[6] |
Football |
Birmingham City |
Move to City of Birmingham Stadium announced |
Lord's Cricket Ground |
St John's Wood, London |
30,000 |
Cricket |
Middlesex CCC |
Molineux |
Wolverhampton |
29,277[16] |
Football |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
|
Reebok Stadium |
Horwich, near Bolton |
27,879[5] |
Football |
Bolton Wanderers |
|
Britannia Stadium |
Stoke |
28,384[6] |
Football |
Stoke City |
|
The Hawthorns |
West Bromwich |
27,877[17] |
Football |
West Bromwich Albion |
|
The Valley |
Charlton, London |
27,113[5] |
Football |
Charlton Athletic |
Planned expansion to 40,600[18] |
Selhurst Park |
South Norwood, London |
26,225[19] |
Football |
Crystal Palace |
|
Carrow Road |
Norwich |
26,034[6] |
Football |
Norwich City |
|
Grattan Stadium |
Bradford |
26,019[20] |
Rugby League |
Bradford Bulls |
|
The Darlington Arena |
Darlington |
25,294[21] |
Football |
Darlington |
|
KC Stadium |
Kingston upon Hull |
25,404[22] |
Football & Rugby League |
Hull City AFC & Hull FC |
Planned expansion to 35,000 [23] |
JJB Stadium |
Wigan |
25,138[24] |
Football & Rugby League |
Wigan Athletic & Wigan Warriors |
|
Valley Parade |
Bradford |
25,136[25] |
Football |
Bradford City |
|
Don Valley Stadium |
Sheffield |
25,000 |
Athletics & Rugby Leage |
City of Sheffield AC & Sheffield Eagles |
|
Galpharm Stadium |
Huddersfield |
24,554[26] |
Football &Rugby League |
Huddersfield Town & Huddersfield Giants RLFC |
|
Madejski Stadium |
Reading |
24,161[27] |
Football & Rugby Union |
Reading & London Irish RUFC |
|
Oakwell Stadium |
Barnsley |
23,009[28] |
Football |
Barnsley |
|
The Oval |
Kennington, London |
23,000 |
Cricket |
Surrey CCC |
|
Turf Moor |
Burnley |
22,619[29] |
Football |
Burnley |
|
Craven Cottage |
Fulham, London |
22,480 |
Football |
Fulham |
|
Vale Park |
Burslem |
22,356[30] |
Football |
Port Vale |
|
Headingley (rugby) |
Leeds |
22,250 |
Rugby League & Rugby Union |
Leeds Rhinos & Leeds Tykes |
|
Deepdale |
Preston |
22,225 |
Football |
Preston North End |
Undergoing redevelopment as of 2006 |
Old Trafford (cricket) |
Trafford, Greater Manchester |
22,000 |
Cricket |
Lancashire CCC |
|
Rose Bowl |
Southampton |
22,000[31] |
Cricket |
Hampshire| |
Vicarage Road |
Watford |
22,000 |
Football & Rugby Union |
Watford & Saracens FC |
|
Ashton Gate |
Bristol |
21,479[30] |
Football |
Bristol City |
|
Edgbaston Cricket Ground |
Birmingham |
21,000 |
Cricket |
Warwickshire CCC |
|
Meadow Lane |
Nottingham |
20,300[21] |
Football & Rugby Union |
Notts County & Nottingham RFC |
|
Fratton Park |
Portsmouth |
20,288 |
Football |
Portsmouth |
Expanding to 35,000 |
New Den Stadium |
Bermondsey, London |
20,146[32] |
Football |
Millwall |
|
Home Park |
Plymouth |
20,134[6] |
Football |
Plymouth Argyle |
|
Crystal Palace NSC |
Crystal Palace, London |
20,000 |
Athletics |
|
|
Loftus Road |
Shepherd's Bush, London |
19,148[6] |
Football |
Queens Park Rangers |
|
Knowsley Road |
St Helens |
17,100[20] |
Rugby League |
St Helens RFC |
|
Headingley (cricket) |
Leeds |
17,000 |
Cricket |
Yorkshire CCC |
|
Riverside Ground |
Chester-le-Street |
17,000[33] |
Cricket |
Durham CCC |
|
Brunton Park |
Carlisle |
16,981[34] |
Football |
Carlisle United |
|
Welford Road |
Leicester |
16,815 |
Rugby Union |
Leicester FC |
|
Prenton Park |
Birkenhead |
16,567[35] |
Football |
Tranmere Rovers |
|
County Ground |
Swindon |
15,728[36] |
Football |
Swindon Town |
|
Trent Bridge |
Nottingham |
15,358[37] |
Cricket |
Nottingham CCC |
|
Keepmoat Stadium |
Doncaster |
15,231[38] |
Football & Rugby League |
Doncaster Rovers & Doncaster Lakers |
|
London Road |
Peterborough |
15,152[39] |
Football |
Peterborough United |
|
County Cricket Ground |
Bristol |
15,000[40] |
Cricket |
Gloucestershire CCC |
|
St Lawrence Ground |
Canterbury |
15,000 |
Cricket |
Kent CCC |
|
Halliwell Jones Stadium |
Warrington |
14,206[20] |
Rugby League |
Warrington Wolves |
|
The Shay |
Halifax |
14,000 |
Football &Rugby League |
Halifax Town &Halifax RLFC |
Largest non-league football stadium |
Centre Court, Wimbledon |
Wimbledon, London |
13,810 |
Tennis |
|
|
Boundary Park |
Oldham |
13,624[41] |
Football & Rugby League |
Oldham Athletic & Oldham Roughyeds |
|
Franklin's Gardens |
Northampton |
13,600 |
Rugby Union |
Northampton Saints |
|
Halton Stadium |
Widnes |
13,350 |
Rugby League |
Widnes Vikings |
|
Griffin Park |
Brentford, London |
12,763[30] |
Football |
Brentford |
|
Twickenham Stoop |
Twickenham, London |
12,700 |
Rugby Union & League |
Harlequins & Harlequins Rugby League |
|
Kassam Stadium |
Oxford |
12,500 |
Football |
Oxford United |
|
Kingsholm Stadium |
Gloucester |
12,500 |
Rugby Union |
Gloucester RFC |
|
Roots Hall |
Southend |
12,392[6] |
Football |
Southend United |
Move to Fossets Farm Stadium |
Memorial Stadium |
Bristol |
11,916[42] |
Football & Rugby Union |
Bristol Rovers & Bristol Rugby |
|
Gigg Lane |
Bury |
11,840[43] |
Football |
Bury & FC United |
|
Gateshead International Stadium |
Gateshead |
11,800 |
Athletics, Football & Rugby League |
Gateshead FCGateshead Thunder |
|
The Jungle |
Castleford |
11,750[20] |
Rugby League |
Castleford Tigers |
|
No. 1 Court, Wimbledon |
Wimbledon, London |
11,500 |
Tennis |
|
|
The Willows |
Salford |
11,363[44] |
Rugby League |
Salford City Reds |
Bescot Stadium |
Walsall |
11,300 |
Football |
Walsall |
|
Bloomfield Road |
Blackpool |
11,295[30] |
Football |
Blackpool F.C. |
|
Priestfield Stadium |
Gillingham |
10,952[30] |
Football |
Gillingham |
|
Edgeley Park |
Edgeley, near Stockport |
10,852 |
Football & Rugby Union |
Stockport County & Sale Sharks |
|
Derwent Park |
Workington |
10,500 |
Rugby League & Speedway |
Workington Town & Workington Comets |
|
Fitness First Stadium |
Bournemouth |
10,375[45] |
Football |
AFC Bournemouth |
|
Kenilworth Road |
Luton |
10,300 |
Football |
Luton Town |
|
Recreation Ground |
Bath |
10,300 |
Rugby Union & Cricket |
Bath Rugby & Somerset CCC |
|
Spotland |
Rochdale |
10,208[21] |
Football |
Rochdale |
|
Alexandra Stadium |
Crewe |
10,153[46] |
Football |
Crewe Alexandra |
|
Sincil Bank |
Lincoln |
10,127[47] |
Football |
Lincoln City |
|
Blundell Park |
Cleethorpes |
10,033[21] |
Football |
Grimsby Town |
|
Adams Park |
High Wycombe |
10,000 |
Football & Rugby Union |
Wycombe Wanderers & London Wasps |
Expanding to 15,000 |
Belle Vue |
Wakefield |
10,000 |
Rugby League |
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats |
|
Kingston Park |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne |
10,000 |
Rugby Union |
Newcastle Falcons |
|
Sixways Stadium |
Worcester |
10,000 |
Rugby Union |
Worcester Rugby |
|
[edit] Former stadiums
- See also: List of defunct English football stadia
Following crowd troubles in the 1980s and regulations imposed after the Taylor Report, several English football league stadiums have been built or completely redeveloped in the last few years. Prior to 1988, however, the last newly-built Football League ground in England was Roots Hall, Southend, which was opened in 1955.
[edit] Future stadiums
Stadiums which are currently in development, and are likely to open in the near future, include:
Stadium |
Location |
Capacity |
Sport |
Occupant |
Notes |
Olympic Stadium |
Stratford, London |
80,000 |
Athletics |
|
Under construction; opening 2012 |
Stanley Park Stadium |
Stanley Park, Liverpool |
60,000 |
Football |
Liverpool |
In planning stage |
New Everton Stadium |
Liverpool |
55,000 |
Football |
Everton |
In planning stage |
City of Birmingham Stadium |
Birmingham |
50,000 |
Football |
Birmingham City |
In planning stage |
Denbigh Stadium |
Milton Keynes |
30,000 |
Football |
Milton Keynes Dons |
Under construction; opening 2007 |
Falmer Stadium |
Falmer |
22,000 |
Football |
Brighton & Hove Albion |
In planning stage; opening 2008 |
Conoco Stadium |
Great Coates, near Grimsby |
20,000 |
Football |
Grimsby Town |
Under construction; opening 2008 |
Olympic Hockey Centre |
Stratford, London |
15,000 |
Field hockey |
|
Under construction; opening 2012 |
New Meadow |
Shrewsbury |
10,000 |
Football |
Shrewsbury Town |
Under construction; opening 2007 |
Cuckoo Farm (code name only) |
Colchester |
10,000 |
Football |
Colchester United |
Under construction; opening 2007 |
[edit] See also
[edit] References
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- ^ a b c d e League One Form Guide. BBC. Retrieved on 2006-12-13.
- ^ The Rose Bowl has a standard capacity of 6,500, but uses temporary seating to give a capacity of 22,000 for international matchesThe Rose Bowl. Cricinfo. Retrieved on 2006-12-29.
- ^ View of the Den. Millwall FC official website. Retrieved on 2006-12-13.
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