English rugby league stadia by capacity

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This is a partial list of English rugby league stadia, ranked in descending order of capacity.

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[edit] Existing stadia

Rank Stadium Capacity Club 2006-07 Division Notes
1 Grattan Stadium 27,000 Bradford Bulls Super League Also known as Odsal Stadium
2 KC Stadium 25,404 Hull FC Super League Shared with Hull City
3 JJB Stadium 25,138[1] Wigan Warriors Super League Shared with Wigan Athletic
4 Don Valley Stadium 25,000 Sheffield Eagles National League One  
5 Galpharm Stadium 24,544 Huddersfield Giants Super League Shared with Huddersfield Town
6 Headingley Carnegie 22,250 Leeds Rhinos Super League Shared with Leeds Carnegie
7 The GPW Recruitment Stadium 17,500 St Helens Super League St Helens Town F.C. also play here
8 Keepmoat Stadium 15,000 Doncaster RLFC National League Two Shared with Doncaster Rovers
9 Halliwell Jones Stadium 14,206 Warrington Wolves Super League  
10 The Shay 14,000 Halifax RLFC National League One Shared with Halifax Town
11 Boundary Park 13,650 Oldham Roughyeds National League Two Shared with Oldham Athletic A.F.C
12 Halton Stadium 13,350 Widnes Vikings National League One  
13 The Stoop 12,700 Harlequins RL Super League Shared with Harlequins FC
14 Stade Gilbert Brutus 12,000 Catalans Dragons Super League Plans to increase capacity to 14,000
15 Brewery Field 12,000 Celtic Crusaders National League One Shared with Bridgend Ravens
16 Gateshead International Stadium 11,800 Gateshead Thunder National League Two  
17 The Jungle (Wheldon Road) 11,750 Castleford Tigers National League One  
18 The Willows 11,363 Salford City Reds Super League  
19 Spotland 10,249 Rochdale Hornets National League Two Shared with Rochdale A.F.C
20 Hilton Park 10,000 Leigh Centurions National League One Shared with Leigh RMI F.C.
21 Belle Vue 10,000 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Super League  
22 Craven Park (Hull) 9,471 Hull Kingston Rovers Super League  
23 Cougar Park 7,800 Keighley Cougars National League Two  
24 Post Office Road 6,700 Featherstone Rovers National League Two Traditionally known as the Post Office Road ground, recently named after the DJ, Chris Moyles
25 New River Stadium 5,000 London Skolars National League Two Approximate capacity
26 Tetley's Stadium 3,500 Dewsbury Rams National League One Approximate capacity
27 Huntington Stadium 3,428 York City Knights National League Two

[edit] Old stadia

Rank Stadium Capacity Club
1 Central Park 30,000+ Wigan Warriors Super League
2 Watersheddings 11,000 Oldham Roughyeds National League

[edit] Future stadia

Stadia which are currently in development, and are likely to open in the near future, include:

Stadium Capacity Club Notes
Leigh Sports Village (code name only) 10,000 Leigh Centurions To open in 2008 to be shared with Leigh RMI
Community Stadium 14,000 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats To open in 2011

There are usually also several expansions to existing grounds in progress. See the discussion thread linked below for the latest details.

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[edit] References

  1. ^ JJB Stadium - Facts & Figures. Wigan Warriors. Retrieved on 2006-12-29.

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