List of English rugby league stadiums by capacity

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

Contents

Existing stadiums

Rank Stadium Capacity Club 2009 Division Notes
1 Wembley Stadium 90,000 Challenge Cup Final venue
2 Old Trafford 76,212 Super League Super League Grand Final venue
3 Elland Road 40,242 Test matches
4 Bramall Lane 32,609 Sheffield Eagles Championship  Shared with Sheffield United
5 Grattan Stadium 27,491 Bradford Bulls Super League Also known by its traditional name of Odsal Stadium.
6 KC Stadium 25,404 Hull Super League Shared with Hull City
7 DW Stadium 25,138[1] Wigan Warriors Super League Shared with Wigan Athletic
8 Galpharm Stadium 24,500 Huddersfield Giants Super League Shared with Huddersfield Town
9 Headingley Carnegie Stadium 20,500 Leeds Rhinos Super League Shared with Leeds Carnegie.
Also known simply as Headingley.
10 Langtree Park 18,000 St. Helens Super League To open in 2012
11 Bloomfield Road 16,750 Championship Cup Final venue
12 Keepmoat Stadium 15,231 Doncaster Championship Shared with Doncaster Rovers
13 The Shay 15,000 Halifax Championship Shared with Halifax Town
14 Twickenham Stoop 14,816 London Broncos Super League Shared with Harlequins rugby union
15 Stobart Stadium Halton 13,350 Widnes Vikings Championship  
16 Halliwell Jones Stadium 13,024 Warrington Wolves Super League  
17= Belle Vue 12,000 Wakefield Trinity Super League  
17= City of Salford Stadium 12,000 Salford City Reds Super League   To open in 2012
19 Gateshead International Stadium 11,800 Gateshead Thunder Championship  
20 Wheldon Road 11,750 Castleford Tigers Super League  
21 Spotland Stadium 10,249 Rochdale Hornets Championship 1 Shared with Rochdale A.F.C
22= Leigh Sports Village Stadium 10,000 Leigh Centurions Championship Shared with Leigh Genesis F.C. and Swinton Lions
22= Derwent Park 10,000 Workington Town Championship
24 Wilderspool Stadium 9,800 Warrington Wizards Conference  
25 Craven Park 9,471 Hull Kingston Rovers Super League  
26 Cougar Park 7,800 Keighley Cougars Championship 1  
27 Craven Park (Barrow) 7,600 Barrow Raiders Championship
28 Recreation Ground 7,500 Whitehaven Championship Approximate capacity
29 The Chris Moyles Stadium 6,750 Featherstone Rovers Championship Traditionally known as the Post Office Road ground, recently named after the DJ, Chris Moyles
30 New River Stadium 5,000 London Skolars Championship 1 Approximate capacity
31 Butts Park Arena 4,000 Coventry Bears Conference
32 Tetley's Stadium 3,500 Dewsbury Rams Championship 1 Approximate capacity
33 Huntington Stadium 3,428 York City Knights Championship 1
34 Whitebank Stadium 1,000 Oldham Roughyeds Championship 1 Shared with Oldham Boro F.C

Old stadiums

Rank Stadium Capacity Club Current League
1 Wembley Stadium 82,000+ Challenge Cup Final venue
2 Central Park 30,000+ Wigan Super League
3 Station Road 30,000+ Swinton Championship 1
4 Knowsley Road 17,500 St. Helens Super League
5 The Willows 11,363 Salford City Reds Super League
6 Watersheddings 11,000 Oldham Championship 1
7 The Boulevard 10,500 Hull Super League
8 Hilton Park 10,000 Leigh Championship 1

Future stadiums

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

Stadium Capacity Club Notes
New Castleford Stadium 15,000 Castleford Tigers
Newmarket Stadium 15,000 Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
New Swinton Stadium 6,000 Swinton Lions work due to start 1/1/2012

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

See also

References

  1. ^ "JJB Stadium - Facts & Figures". Wigan Warriors. Archived from the original on 2006-10-14. http://web.archive.org/web/20061014122212/http://www.wiganwarriors.com/MidContent.asp?cid=21. Retrieved 2006-12-29.