List of stadiums in England
This is a list of sports stadiums in England, ranked in descending order of capacity. All stadiums 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 six Welsh football clubs playing in the English football league system are not listed here.
Current stadiums
Image | Stadium | Location | Current capacity | Sport | Occupant | Notes | |
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Wembley Stadium | Wembley, London | 90,000 | Football, Rugby league, Rugby union, American football | National football team | De facto home of the England national football team and used for football cup finals and Rugby league Challenge Cup Final. Rugby union has also been played there and more recently American football with National Football League matches being held annually. | ||
Twickenham Stadium | Twickenham, London | 82,000 | Rugby union | National Rugby union team | Whilst the new Wembley Stadium was being built, Twickenham hosted some Rugby league Internationals and the Rugby league Challenge Cup Final twice. | ||
Olympic Stadium | Stratford, London | 80,000[1] | Athletics, Football | Built for the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics. | |||
Old Trafford | Old Trafford, Greater Manchester | 75,957 | Football | Manchester United | Since 1998 has been used to host Rugby league's Super League Grand Final. Also used for some Rugby league Internationals and one Rugby league World Club Challenge. | ||
Emirates Stadium | Holloway, London | 60,355[2] | Football | Arsenal | Without the naming rights, the stadium is known as Ashburton Grove,[3] or simply Arsenal Stadium. Of note, UEFA international competitions do not use the commercial names of stadiums. | ||
St. James' Park | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | 52,387[4] | Football | Newcastle United | Hosted several Euro 1996 games and games for the football tournament at the London 2012 Olympics. | ||
Stadium of Light | Sunderland | 49,000[5] | Football | Sunderland | |||
Etihad Stadium | Manchester | 47,726[6] | Football | Manchester City | Formerly known as City of Manchester Stadium. Hosted the 2008 UEFA Cup Final. | ||
Anfield | Liverpool | 45,362[7] | Football | Liverpool | In 1991, held the Rugby league World Club Challenge match between Wigan and Penrith. | ||
Villa Park | Aston, Birmingham | 42,788[7] | Football | Aston Villa | |||
Stamford Bridge | Fulham, London | 42,449[7] | Football | Chelsea | |||
Goodison Park | Liverpool | 40,170[7] | Football | Everton | The only club ground in England, to have hosted a World Cup Semi-Final. The first club to host a FA Cup Final. | ||
Hillsborough Stadium | Sheffield | 39,732[8] | Football | Sheffield Wednesday | Euro 1996 group stage venue | ||
Elland Road | Leeds | 39,460[9] | Football | Leeds United | Has been the home ground of Hunslet Hawks Rugby league Club and also hosts Rugby league Internationals as well as the World Club Challenge | ||
White Hart Lane | Tottenham, London | 36,238[10] | Football | Tottenham Hotspur | |||
Boleyn Ground | Upton Park, London | 35,146[11] | Football | West Ham United | More commonly known as Upton Park. | ||
Riverside Stadium | Middlesbrough | 35,100[12] | Football | Middlesbrough | |||
Pride Park Stadium | Derby | 33,597[13] | Football | Derby County | |||
Bramall Lane | Sheffield | 33,000 | Football & Rugby league | Sheffield United & Sheffield Eagles | |||
St Mary's Stadium | Southampton | 32,689[14] | Football | Southampton | |||
Ricoh Arena | Coventry | 32,609[15] | Football & Rugby Union | Coventry City & Wasps R.F.C | |||
King Power Stadium | Leicester | 32,500[16] | Football | Leicester City | Has hosted some of Leicester Tigers major games including their major Heineken Cup Matches and Premiership play-offs games. | ||
Molineux | Wolverhampton | 31,700[17] | Football | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |||
Ewood Park | Blackburn | 31,367[7] | Football | Blackburn Rovers | Has hosted Rugby league Internationals | ||
The Amex | Brighton | 30,750[18] | Football | Brighton and Hove Albion | |||
City Ground | Nottingham | 30,602[19] | Football | Nottingham Forest | |||
Portman Road | Ipswich | 30,311[20] | Football | Ipswich Town | |||
St Andrews | Birmingham | 30,016[13] | Football | Birmingham City | |||
Lord's Cricket Ground | St John's Wood, London | 30,000 | Cricket | Middlesex CCC | A major redevelopment has been proposed for Lord's which would increase capacity by another 10,000 as well as adding apartments and an ice rink. | ||
Macron Stadium | Bolton | 28,723[7] | Football | Bolton Wanderers | |||
Britannia Stadium | Stoke | 28,384[13] | Football | Stoke City | |||
The Hawthorns | West Bromwich | 27,877[21] | Football | West Bromwich Albion | |||
The Valley | Charlton, London | 27,111[7] | Football | Charlton Athletic | Has been a home ground for London Broncos | ||
Selhurst Park | South Norwood, London | 26,225[22] | Football | Crystal Palace | |||
Carrow Road | Norwich | 26,034[13] | Football | Norwich City | |||
Grattan Stadium | Bradford | 26,019[23] | Rugby league | Bradford Bulls | Was a home for Bradford City whilst Valley Parade was being rebuilt | ||
Craven Cottage | Fulham, London | 26,000 | Football | Fulham | Original home ground of Fulham RL club | ||
KC Stadium | Kingston upon Hull | 25,404[24] | Football & Rugby league | Hull City AFC & Hull | |||
The Darlington Arena | Darlington | 25,294[25] | Rugby Union | Darlington Mowden Park RFC | |||
DW Stadium | Wigan | 25,138[26] | Football & Rugby league | Wigan Athletic & Wigan Warriors | |||
Valley Parade | Bradford | 25,136[27] | Football | Bradford City | Was the home ground of Bradford Bulls Rugby league club while Odsal Stadium was being redeveloped | ||
Edgbaston Cricket Ground | Birmingham | 25,000 | Cricket | Warwickshire CCC | |||
Don Valley Stadium | Sheffield | 25,000 | Athletics, Rugby league & Football | City of Sheffield AC | |||
Galpharm Stadium | Huddersfield | 24,554[28] | Football & Rugby league | Huddersfield Town & Huddersfield Giants RLFC | |||
Madejski Stadium | Reading | 24,161[29] | Football & Rugby union | Reading & London Irish RUFC | |||
Welford Road | Leicester | 24,000 | Rugby union | Leicester FC | Expanding to 30,000 seats due to increased supporter demand | ||
Deepdale | Preston | 23,408 | Football | Preston North End | The oldest continunally used football stadium in the world, in use since 21 January 1875.[30] Lancashire Lynx Rugby league club also used the ground as their home. | ||
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[33] | Football | Port Vale | |||
Headingley | Leeds | 22,250 | Rugby league & Rugby union | Leeds Rhinos & Leeds Carnegie | |||
Old Trafford | Old Trafford, Greater Manchester | 22,000 | Cricket | Lancashire CCC | |||
Rose Bowl | Southampton | 22,000 | Cricket | Hampshire | Has a standard capacity of 6,500, but uses temporary seating to give a capacity of 22,000 for international matches[34] | ||
Vicarage Road | Watford | 22,000 | Football | Watford | Has played host to Rugby league Internationals and Saracens FC before February 2013. | ||
Stadium:mk | Milton Keynes | 22,000 | Football | Milton Keynes Dons | Designed to permit increase to 32,000 | ||
Ashton Gate | Bristol | 21,479[33] | Football and Rugby Union | Bristol City & Bristol Rugby | Construction for Bristol City's £40m redevelopment of Ashton Gate stadium begun May 2014. The stadium will be a 27,000 capacity stadium. | ||
Meadow Lane | Nottingham | 20,438[25] | Football & Rugby union | Notts County & Nottingham RFC | |||
Fratton Park | Portsmouth | 20,288 | Football | Portsmouth | |||
New Den Stadium | Bermondsey, London | 20,146[35] | Football | Millwall | |||
Crystal Palace NSC | Crystal Palace, London | 20,000 | Athletics | Has been a host to London Crusaders Rugby league club | |||
Home Park | Plymouth | 19,500[36] | Football | Plymouth Argyle | |||
Loftus Road | Shepherd's Bush, London | 19,148[13] | Football | Queens Park Rangers | Has played host to Rugby league Internationals | ||
Langtree Park | St Helens | 18,000[23] | Rugby league | St Helens RLFC | |||
Headingley | Leeds | 17,000 | Cricket | Yorkshire CCC | |||
Riverside Ground | Chester-le-Street | 17,000[37] | Cricket | Durham CCC | |||
Brunton Park | Carlisle | 16,981[38] | Football | Carlisle United | Was also the original home ground of Carlisle RLFC in the 1980s | ||
Prenton Park | Birkenhead | 16,567[39] | Football | Tranmere Rovers | |||
Kingsholm Stadium | Gloucester | 16,500 | Rugby union | Gloucester RFC | |||
Bloomfield Road | Blackpool | 16,116 | Football | Blackpool F.C. | Plays host the Northern Rail Rugby league Cup Final | ||
County Ground | Swindon | 15,728[40] | Football | Swindon Town | |||
Trent Bridge | Nottingham | 15,358[41] | Cricket | Nottinghamshire CCC | |||
Keepmoat Stadium | Doncaster | 15,231[42] | Football & Rugby league | Doncaster Rovers & Doncaster RLFC | |||
Halliwell Jones Stadium | Warrington | 15,200[23] | Rugby league | Warrington Wolves | |||
London Road | Peterborough | 15,152[43] | Football | Peterborough United | |||
St Lawrence Ground | Canterbury | 15,000 | Cricket | Kent CCC | One of two cricket grounds that have a tree within the boundary | ||
County Cricket Ground | Bristol | 15,000[44] | Cricket | Gloucestershire CCC | |||
Centre Court, Wimbledon | Wimbledon, London | 15,000[45] | Tennis | ||||
The Shay | Halifax | 14,000 | Football & Rugby league | Halifax Town & Halifax RLFC | Largest non-league football stadium | ||
Boundary Park | Oldham | 13,624[46] | Football & Rugby league | Oldham Athletic & Oldham Roughyeds | |||
Franklin's Gardens | Northampton | 13,600 | Rugby union | Northampton Saints | plans to expand stadium to 17300 | ||
Stobart Stadium Halton | Widnes | 13,350 | Rugby league | Widnes Vikings | |||
Griffin Park | Brentford, London | 12,763[33] | Football | Brentford | Has been the home ground for London Broncos Rugby league club (2002–2006) | ||
Alexander Stadium | Birmingham | 12,700 | Athletics | Birchfield Harriers | |||
Twickenham Stoop | Twickenham, London | 12,700 | Rugby union & League | Harlequins & London Broncos | |||
Kassam Stadium | Oxford | 12,500 | Football | Oxford United & London Welsh RFC | |||
Roots Hall | Southend | 12,392[13] | Football | Southend United | Was also home ground for Southend Invicta Rugby league club | ||
Recreation Ground | Bath | 12,300 | Rugby union & Cricket | Bath Rugby & Somerset CCC | |||
Memorial Stadium | Bristol | 12,100 | Football | Bristol Rovers | |||
Sixways Stadium | Worcester | 12,068[47] | Rugby union | Worcester Warriors | |||
Belle Vue | Wakefield | 12,000 | Rugby league | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | Was also home to Wakefield and Emley between 2007–09 | ||
New York Stadium | Rotherham | 12,000 | Football | Rotherham United | |||
Salford City Stadium | Salford | 12,000 | Rugby league | Salford City Reds | |||
Gigg Lane | Bury | 11,840[48] | Football | Bury & FC United | Was home to Swinton Lions (1992–2002) | ||
Gateshead International Stadium | Gateshead | 11,800 | Athletics, Football & Rugby league | Gateshead FC & Gateshead Thunder | |||
The Jungle | Castleford | 11,750[23] | Rugby league | Castleford Tigers | |||
Bescot Stadium | Walsall | 11,500[49] | Football | Walsall | |||
No. 1 Court, Wimbledon | Wimbledon, London | 11,429[50] | Tennis | ||||
Priestfield Stadium | Gillingham | 10,952[33] | Football | Gillingham | |||
Edgeley Park | Edgeley, Stockport | 10,832[51] | Football & Rugby union | Stockport County & Sale Sharks | |||
Sandy Park | Exeter | 10,744[52] | Rugby union | Exeter Chiefs | There are plans to expand the stadium's capacity to perhaps 20,000 if Exeter establish themselves as a top-flight side.[53] | ||
Derwent Park | Workington | 10,500 | Rugby league & Speedway | Workington Town & Workington Comets | |||
B2net Stadium | Chesterfield | 10,379 | Football | Chesterfield Football Club | |||
Dean Court | Bournemouth | 10,375[54] | Football | AFC Bournemouth | |||
Kenilworth Road | Luton | 10,226[55][56] | Football | Luton Town | |||
Spotland | Rochdale | 10,208[25] | Football | Rochdale | |||
Kingston Park | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | 10,200 | Rugby union | Newcastle Falcons | |||
Alexandra Stadium | Crewe | 10,153[57] | Football | Crewe Alexandra | |||
Sincil Bank | Lincoln | 10,127[58] | Football | Lincoln City | |||
Blundell Park | Cleethorpes | 10,033[25] | Football | Grimsby Town | |||
Adams Park | High Wycombe | 10,000 | Football & Rugby union | Wycombe Wanderers & London Wasps | |||
Allianz Park | Hendon, London | 10,000 | Rugby Union | Saracens FC | |||
Colchester Community Stadium | Colchester | 10,000[59] | Football | Colchester United | |||
Queen's Club | London | 10,000 | Tennis | Queen's Club Championships | |||
County Cricket Ground | Beckenham | 10,000 | Cricket | Kent CCC | |||
Craven Park | Kingston upon Hull | 10,000 | Rugby league | Hull Kingston Rovers |
Former stadiums
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 & Wales was Roots Hall, Southend, which was opened in 1955.
Future stadiums
Stadiums which are currently in development, and are likely to open in the near future, include:
Stadium | Location | Capacity | Sport | Occupant | Notes |
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Stanley Park Stadium | Stanley Park, Liverpool | 60,000 | Football | Liverpool | In planning stage |
Northumberland Development Project | Tottenham | 58,000 | Football | Tottenham Hotspur | In planning stage |
New Bristol City Stadium | Bristol | 30,000 - 42,000 | Football | Bristol City | In planning stage |
Crystal Palace Park | Crystal Palace, London | 25,000 | Football | Crystal Palace | In planning stage |
Fossetts Farm Stadium | Southend | 22,000 | Football | Southend United | In planning stage |
UWE Stadium | Frenchay, near Bristol | 21,700 | Football, Rugby union | Bristol Rovers, Bristol Rugby | Permission granted, expected opening Summer 2015 |
New Castleford Stadium | Castleford | 13,300 | Rugby league | Castleford Tigers | In planning stage |
Stadium for Cornwall | Threemilestone, Cornwall | 10,000 | Rugby union, Football | Cornish Pirates, Truro City | In planning stage |
York Community Stadium | Huntington, York | 8,000 | Football, Rugby League | York City F.C., York City Knights | Permission granted, expected opening summer 2015 |
See also
- List of British stadiums by capacity
- List of football stadiums in England
- List of cricket grounds in England and Wales
- List of English rugby league stadiums by capacity
- Ground developments to football stadiums in the English football league system
- List of European stadiums by capacity
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External links
- The Internet Football Ground Guide
- Map of Top Tier English Football Stadiums
- Atlas of worldwide football stadiums for GoogleEarth
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