List of stadiums in England

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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 two Welsh football clubs playing in the English Football League are not listed here.

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[edit] Current stadiums

Stadium Location Current Capacity Sport Occupant Notes
Wembley Stadium Wembley, London 90,000 Football, Athletics, Rugby League England national team Used for football cup finals and major athletics events (capacity is then reduced to 60,000), plus the Rugby League Challenge Cup Final. Home of the England national football team.
Twickenham Stadium Twickenham, London 82,000 Rugby Union England national team
Old Trafford (football) Trafford, Greater Manchester 76,212 Football Manchester United
Emirates Stadium Holloway, London 60,355[1] Football Arsenal
St James' Park Newcastle-upon-Tyne 52,387 [2] Football Newcastle United Plans announced 2nd April 2007 to expand Gallowgate End of St James Park to a capacity of 60,000.
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 Aston Villa have planning permission to expand Villa Park's capacity to 50,000.
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 Largest domestic ground outside of the Premier League, Plans to expand the stadium to a 50,000-60,000-seater and incorporate a 12,500-seater arena, casino, shopping centre and 2 hotels.
Hillsborough Stadium Sheffield 39,859[7] Football Sheffield Wednesday Euro 1996 group stage venue
White Hart Lane Tottenham, London 36,238[8] Football Tottenham Hotspur Tottenham Hotspur are exploring the possibility of either expanding White Hart Lane with an extra 15,000 seats, or build a new 55,000-60,000 seat stadium.
Boleyn Ground Upton Park, London 35,146[9] Football West Ham United More commonly known as Upton Park.
Riverside Stadium Middlesbrough 35,100[10] Football Middlesbrough
Pride Park Stadium Derby 33,597[11] Football Derby County
Bramall Lane Sheffield 33,000 Football Sheffield United The oldest major stadium in the world still to be hosting professional football matches
St Mary's Stadium Southampton 32,689[12] Football Southampton
Ricoh Arena Coventry 32,609[13] Football Coventry City
Walkers Stadium Leicester 32,312[14] Football Leicester City
Ewood Park Blackburn 31,367[5] Football Blackburn Rovers
City Ground Nottingham 30,602[15] Football Nottingham Forest Plans to move to a 50,000 stadium in Clifton [16]
Portman Road Ipswich 30,311[17] Football Ipswich Town
St Andrews Birmingham 30,016[11] Football Birmingham City Move to City of Birmingham Stadium announced
Lord's Cricket Ground St John's Wood, London 30,000 Cricket Middlesex CCC
Reebok Stadium Horwich, near Bolton 27,879[5] Football Bolton Wanderers
Molineux Wolverhampton 28,525[18] Football Wolverhampton Wanderers Plans to expand to a 40,000 - 45,000 seater announced
Britannia Stadium Stoke 28,384[11] Football Stoke City
The Hawthorns West Bromwich 27,877[19] Football West Bromwich Albion
The Valley Charlton, London 27,113[5] Football Charlton Athletic Planned expansion to 40,600[20]
Selhurst Park South Norwood, London 26,225[21] Football Crystal Palace
Carrow Road Norwich 26,034[11] Football Norwich City
Grattan Stadium Bradford 26,019[22] Rugby League Bradford Bulls
The Darlington Arena Darlington 25,294[23] Football Darlington Capacity restricted to 6,000 by local planning regulations[24]
KC Stadium Kingston upon Hull 25,404[25] Football & Rugby League Hull City AFC & Hull FC Planned expansion to 35,000 [26]
JJB Stadium Wigan 25,138[27] Football & Rugby League Wigan Athletic & Wigan Warriors
Valley Parade Bradford 25,136[28] Football Bradford City
Don Valley Stadium Sheffield 25,000 Athletics & Rugby League City of Sheffield AC & Sheffield Eagles
Craven Cottage Fulham, London 24,674 Football Fulham
Galpharm Stadium Huddersfield 24,554[29] Football &Rugby League Huddersfield Town & Huddersfield Giants RLFC
Madejski Stadium Reading 24,161[30] Football & Rugby Union Reading & London Irish RUFC
Oakwell Stadium Barnsley 23,009[31] Football Barnsley
The Oval Kennington, London 23,000 Cricket Surrey CCC
Turf Moor Burnley 22,619[32] Football Burnley
Vale Park Burslem 22,356[6] Football Port Vale
Headingley (rugby) Leeds 22,250 Rugby League & Rugby Union Leeds Rhinos & Leeds Carnegie
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[33] Cricket Hampshire|
Vicarage Road Watford 22,000 Football & Rugby Union Watford & Saracens FC
Stadium:mk Milton Keynes 22,000 Football Milton Keynes Dons Designed to permit increase to 32,000
Ashton Gate Bristol 21,479[6] Football Bristol City
Edgbaston Cricket Ground Birmingham 21,000 Cricket Warwickshire CCC
Meadow Lane Nottingham 20,438[23] 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[34] Football Millwall
Home Park Plymouth 20,134[11] Football Plymouth Argyle
Crystal Palace NSC Crystal Palace, London 20,000 Athletics
Loftus Road Shepherd's Bush, London 19,148[11] Football Queens Park Rangers
Knowsley Road St Helens 17,100[22] Rugby League St Helens RFC
Kingsholm Stadium Gloucester 17,000 Rugby Union Gloucester RFC
Headingley (cricket) Leeds 17,000 Cricket Yorkshire CCC
Riverside Ground Chester-le-Street 17,000[35] Cricket Durham CCC
Brunton Park Carlisle 16,981[36] Football Carlisle United
Welford Road Leicester 16,815 Rugby Union Leicester FC
Prenton Park Birkenhead 16,567[37] Football Tranmere Rovers
County Ground Swindon 15,728[38] Football Swindon Town
Trent Bridge Nottingham 15,358[39] Cricket Nottingham CCC
Keepmoat Stadium Doncaster 15,231[40] Football & Rugby League Doncaster Rovers & Doncaster Lakers
London Road Peterborough 15,152[41] Football Peterborough United
County Cricket Ground Bristol 15,000[42] Cricket Gloucestershire CCC
St Lawrence Ground Canterbury 15,000 Cricket Kent CCC
Halliwell Jones Stadium Warrington 14,206[22] 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 13,812[43] Tennis Undergoing refurbishment; capacity will rise to 15,000 in 2009
Boundary Park Oldham 13,624[44] 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[6] Football Brentford
Twickenham Stoop Stadium Twickenham, London 12,700 Rugby Union & League Harlequins & Harlequins Rugby League
Kassam Stadium Oxford 12,500 Football Oxford United
Roots Hall Southend 12,392[11] Football Southend United Move to Fossets Farm Stadium
Memorial Stadium Bristol 11,916[45] Football & Rugby Union Bristol Rovers & Bristol Rugby The Memorial Stadium shall be redeveloped into a 18,500 all-seater capacity stadium, to be finished in December 2009.
Gigg Lane Bury 11,840[46] Football Bury & FC United
Gateshead International Stadium Gateshead 11,800 Athletics, Football & Rugby League Gateshead FC & Gateshead Thunder
The Jungle Castleford 11,750[22] Rugby League Castleford Tigers
No. 1 Court, Wimbledon Wimbledon, London 11,429[47] Tennis
The Willows Salford 11,363[48] Rugby League Salford City Reds
Bescot Stadium Walsall 11,300 Football Walsall
Bloomfield Road Blackpool 9,612[1] Football Blackpool F.C.
Priestfield Stadium Gillingham 10,952[6] Football Gillingham Also known as the KRBS Priestfield Stadium
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
Dean Court Bournemouth 10,375[49] 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[23] Football Rochdale
Kingston Park Newcastle-upon-Tyne 10,200 Rugby Union & Football Newcastle Falcons & Newcastle Blue Star
Alexandra Stadium Crewe 10,153[50] Football Crewe Alexandra
Sincil Bank Lincoln 10,127[51] Football Lincoln City
Blundell Park Cleethorpes 10,033[23] 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
Sixways Stadium Worcester 10,000 Rugby Union Worcester Warriors

[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
New Nottingham Forest Stadium Clifton, Nottingham 50,000 Football Nottingham Forest In planning stage; opening 2014
Falmer Stadium (code name only) Falmer, Brighton 22,500 Football Brighton & Hove Albion Awaiting start of construction; due to open 2010
City of Salford Stadium Salford 22,000 Rugby League Salford City Reds Under construction; opening 2010
Community Stadium M1 Junction 12 20,000 Football Luton Town F.C In Planning Stage
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 Chesterfield Stadium Chesterfield 10,600 Football Chesterfield In planning stage; opening autumn 2008
Cuckoo Farm (code name only) Colchester 10,000 Football Colchester United Under construction; opening 2007
Community Stadium Wakefield 14,000 Rugby League Wakefield Trinity Wildcats Planning Stage; opening 2011

[edit] See also

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