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List of English football stadia by capacity

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This is a list of English football stadia, ranked in descending order of capacity.

There is an extremely large number of football stadia and pitches in England, so this list is not comprehensive. It includes:

A person who has watched a match at the stadiums of all 92 Premier League and Football League clubs in England may apply to join The 92 Club.

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[edit] Existing stadia

Overall
Rank 		Stadium Capacity Club Division Rank in Respective Divisions Notes
1 Wembley Stadium 90,000 England national football team National stadium N/A Largest stadium in the country, most expensive stadium in the world. Holds current world record for the most covered seats.
2 Old Trafford 76,212 Manchester United Premier League 1 Largest football stadium in the Premier League. Nicknamed the Theatre of Dreams by Sir Bobby Charlton.
3 Emirates Stadium 60,355[1] Arsenal Premier League 2 Also known as Ashburton Grove. Largest club stadium in London.
4 St James' Park 52,387[2] Newcastle United Premier League 3 Plans to upgrade to 60,000 seats subject to planning permission. This could prove a problem due to currently listed buildings being in the way.[3]
5 Stadium of Light 49,000[4] Sunderland Premier League 4 Was the largest new club stadium built in England since 1923 when it opened in 1997. Has planning permission for extension of South Stand to take capacity to about 55,500. The stadium's second tier will eventually be extended round the East Stand, pending improvements in local infrastructure, taking the capacity to 69,500.
6 City of Manchester Stadium 47,726[5] Manchester City Premier League 5 Also known as Eastlands or abbreviated as COMS; the stadium was originally built for the 2002 Commonwealth Games. Afterwards it was given a £35 million conversion by Manchester City FC to transform the ground for football use, a new stand and 10,000 seats were also added. The stadium was also the venue for the 2008 UEFA Cup Final. The City of Manchester Stadium's pitch is also the widest in English football[6]
7 Anfield 45,522 Liverpool Premier League 6 Proposed move to Stanley Park Stadium, with initial 60,000 capacity with the potential to rise to around 73,000, will be delayed until economic conditions improve.
8 Villa Park 42,573 Aston Villa Premier League 7 Has the biggest stand behind the goal in Europe[7]
9 Stamford Bridge 42,055 Chelsea Premier League 8 The West Stand, recently updated, is located along the west side of the pitch. It has three tiers, and is the second tallest stadium in England.
10 Goodison Park 40,158 Everton Premier League 9 Everton are currently looking at moving to a new 55,000-capacity ground.
11 Hillsborough Stadium 39,814 Sheffield Wednesday Championship 1 Largest stadium in the Championship.
12 Elland Road 39,460[8] Leeds United League One 1 Largest stadium in League One.
13 White Hart Lane 36,310 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League 10 Plans are in the place to build a new 58,000 stadium on the Wingate Trading Estate adjoining White Hart Lane to the north.[9]
14 The Boleyn Ground (Upton Park) 35,303[10] West Ham United Premier League 11 After cancellation of the plans to build a new stadium near West Ham tube station, at the old ParcelForce depot[11]. The current plans are expansion of the East Stand, and wings, to a capacity of around 55,000. [12]
15 Riverside Stadium 35,100 Middlesbrough Premier League 12 The club have the Council's permission to extend the capacity by another 7,000 if demand made it necessary.
16 Pride Park Stadium 33,597[13] Derby County Championship 2 Announced intention to increase capacity to 44,000 at the start of the 2008/09 season[14]
17 Bramall Lane 32,702[15] Sheffield United Championship 3 Redevelopment and approximate 3,000 seat extension of Kop Stand under discussion,[16][17] along with filling in the final corner and installation of additional seats around the ground with a 40,000 seat stadium envisaged.[18]
18 St Mary's Stadium 32,689[19] Southampton Championship 4 Largest Southern stadium outside of London.
19 Walkers Stadium 32,500[20] Leicester City League One 2 Plans to increase to 45,000 on a return to the Premiership. [21]
20 Ricoh Arena 32,000[22] Coventry City Championship 5  
21 Ewood Park 31,367 Blackburn Rovers Premier League 13 Plans to expand the stadium to 40,000 plus once the riverside stand is reveloped to match the other 3 stands in the ground.
22 City Ground 30,602 Nottingham Forest Championship 6 Plans to move to a new 50,000 seater stadium just outside the city. However it has since been stated in the clubs official match day programme for the game against Reading that the building of this stadium depends on the outcome of Englands bid to host the 2018 World Cup, also stating that if England fail in their bid, that the clubs Main Stand is to developed upon instead.
23 Portman Road 30,311[23] Ipswich Town Championship 7 Largest stadium in East Anglia.
24 St Andrews 30,009 Birmingham City Championship 8
25 Reebok Stadium 28,723 Bolton Wanderers Premier League 14  
26 Molineux 28,525 Wolverhampton Wanderers Championship 9 The club have future plans to increase capacity to around 40,000.[24]
27 Britannia Stadium 28,383 Stoke City Premier League 15  
28 The Hawthorns 28,003 West Bromwich Albion Premier League 16 Highest stadium above sea level.
29 The Valley 27,111 Charlton Athletic Championship 10 Will be expanded to 40,000 on return to Premiership.
30 Craven Cottage 26,600 Fulham Premier League 17 Now upgraded to 31,000 for the 2008-09 season. Looking to be expanded to 35,000 with new Riverside cantilever stand out across the Thames and corners filled in.
31 Selhurst Park 26,309 Crystal Palace Championship 11 Looking to extend the current two tier Holmesdale End to also fill the two corners at that end, expanding the capacity to 32,000.  
32 Carrow Road 26,034[13] Norwich City Championship 12  
33 The Darlington Arena 25,500 Darlington League Two 1 Largest stadium in League Two. Capacity restricted to 10,000 by local planning regulations.[25]
34 KC Stadium 25,404 Hull City Premier League 18 Shared with Hull FC Rugby League Club and plans in place to extend stadium to 32,500 seats by 2009.
35 JJB Stadium 25,138 Wigan Athletic Premier League 19

Shared with Wigan Warriors Rugby League Club

36 Valley Parade 25,136 Bradford City League Two 2 Second largest stadium in League Two.
37 Don Valley Stadium 25,000 Rotherham United League Two 3

Capacity reduced due to redevelopment work[citation needed] Looking to build 20,000 stadium.

38 Galpharm Stadium 24,500 Huddersfield Town F.C. Football League One 3 Shared with Huddersfield Giants of rugby league's Super League
39 Madejski Stadium 24,161 Reading Championship 13 Planning permission granted to extend to approximately 38,000 [26]
40 Oakwell 23,009 Barnsley Championship 14  
41 Turf Moor 22,546 Burnley Championship 15 Plans to increase stadium to 35,000 seats.
42 Vale Park 22,356 Port Vale League Two 3 Known as The Wembley of the North when it was constructed in 1950.
43 Deepdale 24,000 Preston North End Championship 16 The oldest, continuously used football league club stadium in the world. Home of the National Football Museum. Construction of the "Invincibles Pavilion" has recently been completed, taking the capacity up to 24,000.
44 Ninian Park 22,008 Cardiff City Championship 17 Based in Wales but play in the English football league system. Proposed move to 25,000 all-seater stadium.[27]
45 Stadium:mk 22,000 Milton Keynes Dons League One 4 Designed to permit increase to 32,000
46 Ashton Gate 21,548 Bristol City Championship 18 Proposed move to 30,000 all-seater stadium with potential to increase to 40,000.[28]
47 Home Park 20,922 Plymouth Argyle Championship 19  
48 Fratton Park 20,688 Portsmouth Premier League 20 Smallest stadium in the Premier League. Proposed move to 36,000 capacity stadium. Although there is the chance of the stadium increasing yet again by another 9,000 seats if they are successful in their bid to be a World Cup city. This would increase their stadium to 45,000 making it bigger than Chelsea's home ground, Stamford Bridge. [29]
49 Liberty Stadium 20,592 Swansea City Championship 20 Based in Wales but play in the English football league system.
50 Meadow Lane 20,300 Notts County League Two 4 One of the largest single tier stands in the lower divisions, Shared with Nottingham R.F.C..
51 New Den Stadium 20,146 Millwall League One 5  
52 Vicarage Road 19,920 Watford Championship 21 Capacity reduced due to safety concerns. Development set to increase capacity to 23,000 in 2008. Looking to rebuild Main Stand to increase to 30,000.
53 Loftus Road 19,148 Queens Park Rangers Championship 22  
54 Knowsley Road 17,500 St Helens Town North West Counties Football League Premier Division (9) 1 Shared with St Helens RLFC Largest stadium outside the top four divisions. Plans to move along with St Helens RLFC into a new 18,000 stadium  
55 Prenton Park 16,789 Tranmere Rovers League One 6 .
56 Brunton Park 16,651 Carlisle United League One 7 Looking to modernise ground.
57 County Ground 15,728 Swindon Town League One 8 Can increase to 24,000,
58 Racecourse Ground 15,500 Wrexham Conference National 1 Largest stadium in the Conference National and largest football-only stadium outside the top four tiers.
59 London Road 15,314 Peterborough United League One 9  
60 Keepmoat Stadium 15,231 Doncaster Rovers Championship 23 Can expand to 20,000.
61 Boundary Park 13,624 Oldham Athletic League One 10 Redevelopment of stadium announced in 2006[citation needed]
62 Kingston Park 13,500 Newcastle Blue Star Northern Premier League Division One North (8) 1 Ground shared with Newcastle Falcons & Newcastle United Reserves
63 Griffin Park 12,763 Brentford League Two 5 Proposed move to new 20,000 seat stadium in Kew Bridge[30][31]
64 Kassam Stadium 12,500 Oxford United Conference National 2
65 Roots Hall 12,392 Southend United League One 11 Move to Fossetts Farm Stadium scheduled for 2010[32]
65 Gateshead International Stadium 12,000 Gateshead Conference North (6) 1 Third largest stadium outside the top five divisions
65 Memorial Stadium 11,724 Bristol Rovers League One 12 Plans to redevelop into an 18,500-seat stadium for Bristol Rovers FC and Bristol Rugby.[33]
66 Gigg Lane 11,669 Bury League Two 6 Also home to F.C. United of Manchester in Northern Premier League First Division (8)
67 Priestfield Stadium 11,582 Gillingham League Two 7  The stadium underwent extensive redevelopment during the late 1990s, which has brought its capacity down from nearly 20,000 to a current figure of 11,582.
68 Bescot Stadium 11,300 Walsall League One 13  
69 Edgeley Park 10,852 Stockport County League One 14 Shared with Sale Sharks Rugby Union side.  
70 Dean Court 10,700 AFC Bournemouth League Two 8 Although planned to be a four sided stadium it was rebuilt as a three sided stadium due to lack of finances. It has had a temporary stand at the undeveloped end, now removed for 2008/09 season. Possibility to expand to 15,000 on existing design (fill-in of corners).  
71 Kenilworth Road 10,300 Luton Town League Two 9  
72 Spotland 10,249 Rochdale League Two 10  
73 Sincil Bank 10,127 Lincoln City League Two 11  
74 Alexandra Stadium 10,118 Crewe Alexandra League One 15  
75= Adams Park 10,000 Wycombe Wanderers League Two 12= Capped to 10,000 due to local planning regulations[citation needed]
75= Field Mill 10,000 Mansfield Town Conference National 3  
75= Hilton Park 10,000 Leigh Genesis Conference North (6) 2 Also home of Leigh Centurions rugby league club
75= Colchester Community Stadium 10,000 Colchester United League One 16 Can be expanded to 22,000.
79 New Meadow 9,875 Shrewsbury Town League Two 12= Could potentially be expanded to 12,000 if club reaches championship;
80 Bloomfield Road 9,788 Blackpool Championship 24 Smallest stadium in the Championship; the club are applying for planning permission to increase the (temporary) East Stand by 972 to 2,937 which would then increase the total stadium capacity to 10,670. When the full stadium is finally completed the capacity will be about 16,000 with potential for 25,000 eventually.
81 Huish Park 9,665 Yeovil Town League One 17  
82 Abbey Stadium 9,617 Cambridge United Conference National 4
83 Blundell Park 9,546 Grimsby Town League Two 14 Move to ConocoPhillips Stadium scheduled for 2009[citation needed]
84 KitKat Crescent 9,196 York City Conference National 5 [34]  
85 Glanford Park 9,183 Scunthorpe United League One 18  
86 St James Park 9,036 Exeter City League Two 15  
87 Withdean Stadium 8,850 Brighton & Hove Albion League One 19 Club awaiting completion of new Falmer Stadium[citation needed] Will have 23,374 seats, plus executive suites.
88 Twerton Park 8,800 Bath City and Team Bath Both Conference South (6) 1 Shared ground
89 Saltergate 8,504 Chesterfield League Two 16
90 Brisbane Road 7,920 Leyton Orient League One 20 Capacity reduced due to redevelopment work. Plans to move to the Olympic Stadium (London) in Stratford [35] Will have lowered capacity of 25,000 to 30,000.
91 Cougar Park 7,800 Silsden North West Counties Football League Premier Division (9) 2 Shared with Keighley Cougars
92 Edgar Street 7,700 Hereford United League One 21 Proposed re-development at planning stage
93 Victoria Park 7,691 Hartlepool United League One 22  
94 Sixfields Stadium 7,653 Northampton Town League One 23 Proposed re-development of the complex to 15,000 capacity including Executive Boxes and Commercial Facilities.[citation needed]
95 South Kesteven Sports Stadium 7,500 Grantham Town F.C. Northern Premier League Division One South (8) 1
96 Recreation Ground 7,100 Aldershot Town League Two 18  
97 Broadhall Way 7,100 Stevenage Borough Conference National 6  
98 Whaddon Road 7,066 Cheltenham Town League One 24 Smallest stadium in League One. Plans of redevolping main-stand or moving to a 10,000 all seated stadium.
99 York Street 6,643 Boston United Northern Premier League Premier Division (7) 1  
100 The Wessex Stadium 6,600 Weymouth Conference National 7  
101 The Shay 6,561 Halifax Town Northern Premier League Division One North (8) 2 Capacity reduced due to redevelopment work, soon to be 14000
102= Pirelli Stadium 6,500 Burton Albion Conference National 8  
102= Church Road 6,500 Hayes and Yeading Conference South (6) 2  
102= Bower Fold 6,500 Stalybridge Celtic Conference North (6) 3  
105 Manor Park 6,464 Nuneaton Town Southern Football League Division One Midlands (8) 1  
106 Nene Park 6,441 Rushden & Diamonds Conference National 9  
107 Christie Park 6,400 Morecambe League Two 19  
108 Moss Rose 6,335 Macclesfield Town League Two 20  
119 New Bucks Head 6,300 A.F.C. Telford United Conference North (6) 5  
110 Rockingham Road 6,264 Kettering Town Conference National 10  
111 Aggborough 6,238 Kidderminster Harriers Conference National 11  
112 Moss Lane 6,150 Altrincham Conference National 12  
113 Kingfield Stadium 6,036 Woking Conference National 13  
114 Deva Stadium 6,012 Chester City League Two 21  
115 Haig Avenue 6,008 Southport Conference North (6) 4
116= The Camrose 6,000 Basingstoke Town Conference South (6) 3  
116= Crabble Stadium 6,000 Dover Athletic Isthmian League Premier Division (7) 1  
116= Plainmoor 6,000 Torquay United Conference National 14  
116= Victoria Road 6,000 Dagenham & Redbridge League Two 22  
120 The Walks 5,733 King's Lynn Conference North (6) 4  
121 Priory Lane 5,664 Eastbourne Borough Conference National 15  
122 Underhill Stadium 5,568 Barnet League Two 23  
123 The New Lawn 5,147 Forest Green Rovers Conference National 16  
124 Crown Ground 5,057 Accrington Stanley League Two 24 Smallest stadium in the Football League
125 Avenue Stadium 5,009 Dorchester Town Conference South (6) 5  
126= Valley Stadium 5,000 Redditch United Conference North (6) 5  
126= The Meadow 5,000 Chesham United Southern League Division One Midlands (8) 2 Aylesbury United currently ground share with Chesham United
128= The Raymond McEnhill Stadium 5,000 Salisbury City Conference National 17  
128= Longmead Stadium 5,000 Tonbridge Angels Isthmian League Premier Division (7) 2  
Other Level 1–5 Stadia
Broadfield Stadium 4,996 Crawley Town Conference National 18  
New Recreation Ground 4,500 Grays Athletic Conference National 19=  
Victoria Stadium 4,500 Northwich Victoria Conference National 19=  
Stonebridge Road 3,500 Ebbsfleet United Conference National 21  
Holker Street 3,256 Barrow AFC Conference National 22  
  Bridge Road 3,250 Histon Conference National 23  
The Dripping Pan 3,000 Lewes Conference National 24 Smallest stadium in the Conference National

[edit] Old stadia

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Following crowd troubles in the 1980s and regulations imposed after the Taylor Report, several English league stadia 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 stadia

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

Stadium Capacity Club Notes
Stanley Park Stadium (location name only)/New Anfield (Unofficial name) 60,000 Liverpool Initial planned opening date summer 2009, ground was due to be broken in May 2007. Delays halted construction. Planned 60,000 capacity, with future expansion to 80,000 possible pending transport improvements. May be delayed by ongoing boardroom turmoil at the club.
New Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (unofficial name) 55,000 - 60,000 Tottenham Hotspur In October 2008, the club announced that, if approved, it was planning to build a new stadium just to the north of the existing stadium at White Hart Lane, with the southern half of the new stadium's pitch located on the northwest corner of the Lane. The unique design of the build would allow the new stadium to be built adjacent to White Hart Lane as the old facility continues to be used for the team. During the summer after 2/3 of the new stadium was complete, the northern and western stands would be demolished and a new pitch laid. The rest of the stadium would be built in the years to follow. If it is built, club chairman Daniel Levy has stated that it will not adopt the White Hart Lane name, but will instead be named after a sponsor.
City of Birmingham Stadium 55,000 Birmingham City Still in early planning phases as part of a large sporting complex.
Everton Kirkby Project (official project name) 50,000 - 60,000 Everton Planning permission accepted and Large Tesco should be built too. Faces significant opposition from fans opposed to the club leaving the Liverpool city boundaries. Possibility to expand to 90,000.
New Nottingham Forest Stadium 50,000 Nottingham Forest Planned to open in 2014. The original preferred location was Clifton, now it is near Holme Pierrepont.
Cardiff City Stadium 35,000 Cardiff City Expected to open in 2009. To be shared with Cardiff Blues rugby union team.
Falmer Stadium (code name only) c.23,000 Brighton & Hove Albion Approval granted. Construction starts December 2008. Opening 2011.
Conoco Stadium (project name only) 20,100 Grimsby Town Completion set for 2010 - pending budget sourcing
New St Helens Stadium 18,000 St Helens Town To be shared with St Helens RLFC.
Leigh Sports Village (code name only) 10,000 Leigh Genesis To open in 2008 and shared with Leigh Centurions
New Morecambe Stadium 6,918 Morecambe Planning permission granted, subject to conditions, on 1 September 2008. Originally planned to be opened in 2009, but delayed until 2010 due to legal processes. No official name announced yet.[citation needed]
Nunnery Way Stadium (code name only) 6,000 Worcester City Planning to be started in early 2008. To open in 2009.
New Luton Town Ground 25,000 Luton Town Long delayed new ground near J12 of the M1 to replace Kenilworth Road[36]. Seeking planning permission. Under administration so unlikely to happen with current financial situation.
Truro City F.C. Ground 16,000 Truro City Truro City has plans to build new facilities at a new site to the north of the city at Pencoose Farm, Kenwyn which will include the 16,000 all seater stadium, sports bar, training facilities and a youth academy.
Lionel Road Ground 20,000 Brentford Brentford have plans to build their new stadium on the Lionel Road site, they acquired in 2008, however due to the club requiring the sale of current ground Griffin Park, to finance the deal delays may occur. Originally it was planned to be the clubs new home for the start of the 2011-2012 season.

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

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ↑ Statement of Accounts and Annual Report 2006/2007 (PDF). Arsenal Holdings plc (May 2007). Retrieved on 2007-12-19.
  2. ↑ Modern St James' Park in detail. Newcastle United FC official website.
  3. ↑ BBC Sport: Newcastle plot £300m ground plan
  4. ↑ Club Profile: Sunderland.
  5. ↑ Stadium History. Manchester City FC official website. Retrieved on September 18, 2006.
  6. ↑ TheFA.com - Around Manchester
  7. ↑ BBC: NTL buys into Aston Villa
  8. ↑ Leeds United Clubs Records
  9. ↑ Tottenham Hotspur confirms Northumberland Development Project=Tottenham website.
  10. ↑ Stadium information | West Ham United | Tickets | Stadium Information
  11. ↑ http://soccerlens.com/magnusson-sells-west-ham-stake-as-hammers-plan-60k-seater-stadium/4708/
  12. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/mihirbose/2008/11/west_hams_stadium_plans_set_to.html
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Championship Form Guide. BBC.
  14. ↑ Rams announce stadium expansion
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  16. ↑ Blades plans for new-look Bramall Lane.
  17. ↑ Sheffield United Kop Developments. Sheffield united. Retrieved on 2009-02-01.
  18. ↑ Bramall Lane Kop plans push on.
  19. ↑ Duncan, Admas. St. Mary's Stadium. footballgroundguide.co.uk. Retrieved on 2007-11-02.
  20. ↑ Stadium Information. Leicester City FC official website.
  21. ↑ http://test1.nepsecure.co.uk/t/thebluearmy_cmos2/details.asp?back=true&key=1D29%7C0%7C2185366269754%7CR%7C536%7C616726282007269205531&parentkey=1D29%7C0%7C2185366269754%7Cp%7C536%7C0
  22. ↑ The Ricoh Arena. The Official Ricoh Arena Coventry Website. Retrieved on 2009-01-23.
  23. ↑ Club Profile: Ipswich Town. The Football League.
  24. ↑ Molineux in line for revamp. Express and Star (2007-11-10). Retrieved on 2007-12-03.
  25. ↑ Cook, Paul. "Club nears backing for its first concert", The Northern Echo, 2008-05-30. Retrieved on 2008-05-31. 
  26. ↑ BBC NEWS | UK | England | Berkshire | Madejski expansion a step closer
  27. ↑ BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Cardiff City | Cardiff reduce stadium capacity
  28. ↑ Bristol City Announce New Stadium.
  29. ↑ Portsmouth Football Club:: Homepage
  30. ↑ BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Brentford | Brentford given new stadium boost
  31. ↑ Brentford Football Club And Barratt Homes Team Up To Acquire Land For New Community Stadium
  32. ↑ Template:Cite-web
  33. ↑ Stadium Regeneration | Bristol Rovers | News
  34. ↑ Batters, Dave (2008). "Season Statistics", York City The Complete Record. The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited, 117. ISBN 9781859836330. 
  35. ↑ BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | West Ham Utd | Hammers' Olympic move ruled out
  36. ↑ Stadium | Luton Town | News | Stadium
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