Since the inception of the Premier League, England's highest level of association football annual league tournament, 51 football stadiums have been used to host matches. The inaugural round of Premier League matches took place on 15 August 1992 with 11 clubs hosting the opening fixtures.[1] Following the Hillsborough Disaster in 1989, the Taylor Report recommended the abolition of standing terraces by the start of the 1994–95 season, to be replaced by all-seater stadiums.[2] However, following Fulham's promotion from the Championship in the 2000–2001 season, terraces returned temporarily to the Premier League as The Football Association allowed the club extra time to complete renovations.[3] The club were forced to play at Loftus Road after inadequate progress was made in converting Craven Cottage, but they returned to their home ground after building work was completed in time for the 2004–05 season.[4]
Burnley's Turf Moor stadium became the 50th Premier League stadium when it hosted Burnley's first ever home Premier League fixture, against champions Manchester United, on 19 August 2009.[5] Swansea's Liberty Stadium became the 52nd Premier League stadium, when they played their first ever home Premier League match against Wigan Athletic on 20th August 2011.
[edit] Stadiums
Stadiums listed in bold indicate that they are the home grounds of teams currently participating in the 2011–12 Premier League season, while those stadiums listed in italics have now been demolished.
| Stadium |
Image |
Club |
Location |
Opened |
Closed |
Capacity † |
Coordinates |
Refs |
| 01Anfield |
Anfield ! |
Liverpool |
Liverpool |
1884 |
|
45,362 |
53°25′51″N 002°57′39″W / 53.43083°N 2.96083°W / 53.43083; -2.96083 (Anfield) |
[6] |
| 02Ayresome Park |
Ayresome ! |
Middlesbrough |
Middlesbrough |
1903 |
1995 |
26,667† |
54°33′51″N 001°14′49″W / 54.56417°N 1.24694°W / 54.56417; -1.24694 (Ayresome Park) |
[7] |
| 03Baseball Ground |
Baseball !— |
Derby County |
Derby |
1892 |
2004 |
18,300† |
52°54′17″N 001°28′07″W / 52.90472°N 1.46861°W / 52.90472; -1.46861 (Baseball Ground) |
[8][9] |
| 04Bloomfield Road |
Bloomfield !  |
Blackpool |
Blackpool |
1899 |
|
16,220‡ |
53°48′17″N 3°2′53″W / 53.80472°N 3.04806°W / 53.80472; -3.04806 (Bloomfield Road) |
|
05Boleyn Ground
(a.k.a. Upton Park) |
Boleyn !  |
West Ham United |
London |
1904 |
|
35,303 |
51°31′55″N 000°02′22″E / 51.53194°N 0.03944°E / 51.53194; 0.03944 (Boleyn Ground) |
[10] |
| 06Boundary Park |
Boundary ! |
Oldham Athletic |
Oldham |
1904 |
|
10,638 |
53°33′19″N 002°07′43″W / 53.55528°N 2.12861°W / 53.55528; -2.12861 (Boundary Park) |
|
| 07Bramall Lane |
Bramall ! |
Sheffield United |
Sheffield |
1855 |
|
32,702 |
53°22′13″N 001°28′15″W / 53.37028°N 1.47083°W / 53.37028; -1.47083 (Bramall Lane) |
|
| 08Britannia Stadium |
Britannia ! |
Stoke City |
Stoke-on-Trent |
1997 |
|
28,383 |
52°59′18″N 002°10′32″W / 52.98833°N 2.17556°W / 52.98833; -2.17556 (Britannia Stadium) |
[11] |
| 09Burnden Park |
Burnden !  |
Bolton Wanderers |
Bolton |
1895 |
1997 |
25,000† |
53°34′08″N 002°24′58″W / 53.56889°N 2.41611°W / 53.56889; -2.41611 (Burnden Park) |
[12] |
| 10Carrow Road |
Carrow !  |
Norwich City |
Norwich |
1935 |
|
27,033 |
52°37′20″N 001°18′33″E / 52.62222°N 1.30917°E / 52.62222; 1.30917 (Carrow Road) |
[13] |
| 11City Ground |
City Ground !  |
Nottingham Forest |
Nottingham |
1898 |
|
30,602 |
52°56′24″N 001°07′58″W / 52.94°N 1.13278°W / 52.94; -1.13278 (City Ground) |
[14] |
12City of Manchester Stadium
(a.k.a. Etihad Stadium) |
City of Manchester ! |
Manchester City |
Manchester |
2003[15] |
|
47,726 |
53°28′59″N 002°12′01″W / 53.48306°N 2.20028°W / 53.48306; -2.20028 (City of Manchester Stadium) |
[16] |
| 13County Ground |
County Ground ! |
Swindon Town |
Swindon |
1895 |
|
14,700‡ |
51°33′52″N 001°46′14″W / 51.56444°N 1.77056°W / 51.56444; -1.77056 (County Ground) |
[17] |
| 14Craven Cottage |
Craven ! |
Fulham |
London |
1896 |
|
25,700 |
51°28′30″N 000°13′18″W / 51.475°N 0.22167°W / 51.475; -0.22167 (Craven Cottage) |
[4] |
| 15The Dell |
Dell ! |
Southampton |
Southampton |
1898 |
2001 |
15,200† |
50°54′53″N 001°24′47″W / 50.91472°N 1.41306°W / 50.91472; -1.41306 (The Dell) |
[18][19] |
16DW Stadium
Formerly the JJB Stadium |
DW ! |
Wigan Athletic |
Wigan |
1999 |
|
25,138 |
53°32′51″N 002°39′15″W / 53.5475°N 2.65417°W / 53.5475; -2.65417 (DW Stadium) |
[20] |
| 17Elland Road |
Elland ! |
Leeds United |
Leeds |
1897 |
|
39,460 |
53°46′40″N 001°34′20″W / 53.77778°N 1.57222°W / 53.77778; -1.57222 (Elland Road) |
|
| 18Emirates Stadium |
Emirates ! |
Arsenal |
London |
2006 |
|
60,355 |
51°33′18″N 000°06′31″W / 51.555°N 0.10861°W / 51.555; -0.10861 (Emirates Stadium) |
[21] |
| 19Ewood Park |
Ewood ! |
Blackburn Rovers |
Blackburn |
1890 |
|
31,367 |
53°43′43″N 002°29′21″W / 53.72861°N 2.48917°W / 53.72861; -2.48917 (Ewood Park) |
[22] |
| 20Filbert Street |
Filbert !  |
Leicester City |
Leicester |
1891 |
2002 |
22,000† |
52°37′25″N 001°08′26″W / 52.62361°N 1.14056°W / 52.62361; -1.14056 (Filbert Street) |
[23] |
| 21Fratton Park |
Fratton ! |
Portsmouth |
Portsmouth |
1898 |
|
20,978 |
50°47′47″N 001°03′50″W / 50.79639°N 1.06389°W / 50.79639; -1.06389 (Fratton Park) |
[24] |
| 22Goodison Park |
Goodison ! |
Everton |
Liverpool |
1892 |
|
40,157 |
53°26′20″N 002°57′59″W / 53.43889°N 2.96639°W / 53.43889; -2.96639 (Goodison Park) |
[25] |
| 23The Hawthorns |
Hawthorns ! |
West Bromwich Albion |
West Bromwich |
1900 |
|
26,500 |
52°30′33″N 001°57′50″W / 52.50917°N 1.96389°W / 52.50917; -1.96389 (The Hawthorns) |
[26] |
| 24Highbury |
Arsenal ! |
Arsenal |
London |
1913 |
2006 |
38,419† |
51°33′28″N 000°06′10″W / 51.55778°N 0.10278°W / 51.55778; -0.10278 (Arsenal Stadium) |
[27] |
| 25Highfield Road |
Highfield ! |
Coventry City |
Coventry |
1899 |
2005 |
23,489† |
52°24′43″N 001°29′24″W / 52.41194°N 1.49°W / 52.41194; -1.49 (Highfield Road) |
[28] |
| 26Hillsborough Stadium |
Hillsborough ! |
Sheffield Wednesday |
Sheffield |
1899 |
|
39,812 |
53°24′41″N 001°30′02″W / 53.41139°N 1.50056°W / 53.41139; -1.50056 (Hillsborough Stadium) |
|
| 27KC Stadium |
KC ! |
Hull City |
Kingston upon Hull |
2002 |
|
25,404 |
53°44′46″N 000°22′03″W / 53.74611°N 0.3675°W / 53.74611; -0.3675 (KC Stadium) |
[29] |
| 28Liberty Stadium |
Liberty ! |
Swansea City |
Swansea |
2005 |
|
20,532 |
51°38′34″N 3°56′5″W / 51.64278°N 3.93472°W / 51.64278; -3.93472 (Liberty Stadium) |
[30] |
| 29Loftus Road |
Loftus ! |
Queens Park Rangers
& Fulham |
London |
1904 |
|
20,000 |
51°30′33″N 000°13′56″W / 51.50917°N 0.23222°W / 51.50917; -0.23222 (Loftus Road) |
[4][31] |
| 30Madejski Stadium |
Madejski ! |
Reading |
Reading |
1998 |
|
24,161 |
51°25′20″N 000°58′58″W / 51.42222°N 0.98278°W / 51.42222; -0.98278 (Madejski Stadium) |
|
| 31Maine Road |
Maine ! |
Manchester City |
Manchester |
1923 |
2003 |
35,150† |
53°27′04″N 002°14′07″W / 53.45111°N 2.23528°W / 53.45111; -2.23528 (Maine Road) |
[32] |
| 32Molineux Stadium |
Molineux ! |
Wolverhampton Wanderers |
Wolverhampton |
1889 |
|
28,525‡ |
52°35′25″N 002°07′49″W / 52.59028°N 2.13028°W / 52.59028; -2.13028 (Molineux Stadium) |
[33] |
| 33Oakwell |
Oakwell ! |
Barnsley |
Barnsley |
1887 |
|
23,009 |
53°33′08″N 001°28′03″W / 53.55222°N 1.4675°W / 53.55222; -1.4675 (Oakwell) |
[34] |
| 34Old Trafford |
Old ! |
Manchester United |
Manchester |
1910 |
|
76,212 |
53°27′47″N 002°17′29″W / 53.46306°N 2.29139°W / 53.46306; -2.29139 (Old Trafford) |
[35] |
| 35Portman Road |
Portman !  |
Ipswich Town |
Ipswich |
1884 |
|
30,311 |
52°03′18″N 001°08′41″E / 52.055°N 1.14472°E / 52.055; 1.14472 (Portman Road) |
|
| 36Pride Park Stadium |
Pride ! |
Derby County |
Derby |
1997 |
|
33,597 |
52°54′54″N 001°26′50″W / 52.915°N 1.44722°W / 52.915; -1.44722 (Pride Park Stadium) |
[9] |
| 37Reebok Stadium |
Reebok ! |
Bolton Wanderers |
Bolton |
1997 |
|
28,723 |
53°34′50″N 002°32′08″W / 53.58056°N 2.53556°W / 53.58056; -2.53556 (Reebok Stadium) |
|
| 38Riverside Stadium |
Riverside ! |
Middlesbrough |
Middlesbrough |
1995 |
|
34,988 |
54°34′42″N 001°13′01″W / 54.57833°N 1.21694°W / 54.57833; -1.21694 (Riverside Stadium) |
[36] |
| 39Roker Park |
Roker ! |
Sunderland |
Sunderland |
1898 |
1997 |
22,500† |
54°55′17″N 001°22′32″W / 54.92139°N 1.37556°W / 54.92139; -1.37556 (Roker Park) |
[37] |
| 40St Andrew's |
St Andrew !  |
Birmingham City |
Birmingham |
1906 |
|
30,079 |
52°28′33″N 001°52′05″W / 52.47583°N 1.86806°W / 52.47583; -1.86806 (St Andrew's Stadium) |
[38] |
| 41St James' Park |
St James' !  |
Newcastle United |
Newcastle |
1880 |
|
52,387 |
54°58′32″N 001°37′18″W / 54.97556°N 1.62167°W / 54.97556; -1.62167 (St James' Park) |
|
| 42St Mary's Stadium |
St Mary's ! |
Southampton |
Southampton |
2001 |
|
32,689 |
50°54′21″N 001°23′28″W / 50.90583°N 1.39111°W / 50.90583; -1.39111 (St Mary's Stadium) |
|
| 43Selhurst Park |
Selhurst ! |
Crystal Palace
& Wimbledon |
London |
1924 |
|
26,309 |
51°23′54″N 000°05′08″W / 51.39833°N 0.08556°W / 51.39833; -0.08556 (Selhurst Park) |
|
| 44Stadium of Light |
Stadium of Light ! |
Sunderland |
Sunderland |
1997 |
|
49,000 |
54°54′52″N 001°23′18″W / 54.91444°N 1.38833°W / 54.91444; -1.38833 (Stadium of Light) |
|
| 45Stamford Bridge |
Stamford ! |
Chelsea |
London |
1877 |
|
42,055 |
51°28′54″N 000°11′28″W / 51.48167°N 0.19111°W / 51.48167; -0.19111 (Stamford Bridge) |
|
| 46Turf Moor |
Turf Moor !  |
Burnley |
Burnley |
1883 |
|
22,546 |
53°47′21″N 2°13′49″W / 53.78917°N 2.23028°W / 53.78917; -2.23028 (Turf Moor) |
|
| 47The Valley |
Valley ! |
Charlton Athletic |
London |
1919 |
|
27,111 |
51°29′11″N 000°02′11″E / 51.48639°N 0.03639°E / 51.48639; 0.03639 (The Valley) |
|
| 48Valley Parade |
ValleyP !  |
Bradford City |
Bradford |
1886 |
|
25,136 |
53°48′15″N 001°45′32″W / 53.80417°N 1.75889°W / 53.80417; -1.75889 (Valley Parade) |
|
| 49Vicarage Road |
Vicarage ! |
Watford |
Watford |
1922 |
|
19,920‡ |
51°39′00″N 000°24′06″W / 51.65°N 0.40167°W / 51.65; -0.40167 (Vicarage Road) |
|
| 50Villa Park |
Villa !  |
Aston Villa |
Birmingham |
1897 |
|
42,788 |
52°30′33″N 001°53′05″W / 52.50917°N 1.88472°W / 52.50917; -1.88472 (Villa Park) |
|
| 51Walkers Stadium |
Walkers ! |
Leicester City |
Leicester |
2002 |
|
32,500 |
52°37′13″N 001°08′32″W / 52.62028°N 1.14222°W / 52.62028; -1.14222 (Walkers Stadium) |
|
| 52White Hart Lane |
White Hart Lane ! |
Tottenham Hotspur |
London |
1899 |
|
36,310 |
51°36′12″N 000°03′57″W / 51.60333°N 0.06583°W / 51.60333; -0.06583 (White Hart Lane) |
[39] |
† For closed or demolished grounds, capacity is taken at closure.
‡ Currently in the process of, or scheduled to be developed.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- General
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- ^ Fox, Norman (18 April 1999). "Football: Fayed's race against time". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-fayeds-race-against-time-1087976.html. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
- ^ Harris, Nick (23 December 2000). "Hoey under fire from Hillsborough families". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/hoey-under-fire-from-hillsborough-families-628922.html. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
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- ^ Inglis, Simon (1987). Upton Park (2nd ed.). London: Collins Willow. pp. 258. ISBN 0-00-218249-1.
- ^ "Football Ground Guide: Britannia Stadium, Stoke City FC, Stadium details". footballgroundguide.co.uk. http://www.footballgroundguide.com/stoke_city/britannia_stadium.htm. Retrieved 2 October 2009.
- ^ Reardon, Andy. "Seven year itch scratched at the Reebok". This Is East Lancashire. http://www.thisiseastlancashire.co.uk/lancashire/bolton/wanderers/wandsyourreports042.html. Retrieved 23 July 2009. [dead link]
- ^ Inglis, The Football Grounds of Great Britain, p130
- ^ Inglis, The Football Grounds of Great Britain, p142
- ^ The City of Manchester Stadium hosted the Commonwealth Games in 2002, but has only been in use as a football stadium since 2003
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- ^ Inglis, The Football Grounds of Great Britain, p168
- ^ Slater, Gary (26 August 2001). "Room for rewrite of Saints sequel". Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/3011534/Room-for-rewrite-of-Saints-sequel.html. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
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- ^ "JJB Stadium Facts & figures". JJB Stadium official website. http://www.jjbstadium.co.uk/facts/. Retrieved 2009-07-27. [dead link]
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- ^ Inglis, The Football Grounds of Great Britain, p72
- ^ "Filbert Street". Leicester City F.C.. 29 May 2008. http://www.lcfc.com/page/Stadium/0,,10274~1025970,00.html. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
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- ^ Inglis, The Football Grounds of Great Britain, p213
- ^ Inglis, The Football Grounds of Great Britain, p190
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- ^ Inglis, The Football Grounds of Great Britain, p102
- ^ Inglis, The Football Grounds of Great Britain, p57
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- ^ "White Hart Lane". Tottenham Hotspur F.C.. http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/stadium/stadium_history.html. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
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