List of football stadiums in England
This is a list of football stadiums in England, ranked in descending order of capacity. There is an extremely large number of football stadiums and pitches in England, and a definitive list of stadia would be impossible to produce. This list, therefore, is limited to stadiums that meet one of the following criteria based on current capacity:
- Used for football and have a capacity larger than 5,000
- Used by one of the 92 clubs in the top four tiers of the English football league system[1] as of the 2022–23 seasons in the (Premier League, EFL Championship, EFL League One, and EFL League Two).
- Used by one of the 12 clubs in the top tier of women's football in England, the Women's Super League, as of 2022–23.
A person who has watched a match at the stadiums of all 92 Premier League and English Football League (EFL) clubs in England and Wales may apply to join The 92 Club.
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Wembley Stadium (1) -
Old Trafford (2) -
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (3) -
London Stadium (4) -
Emirates Stadium (5) -
City of Manchester Stadium (6) -
St James Park (7) -
Anfield (8) -
Stadium of Light (9) -
Villa Park (10)
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Stamford Bridge (11) -
Goodison Park (12) -
Elland Road (13) -
Hillsborough (14) -
Riverside Stadium (15) -
Pride Park (16) -
Coventry Building Society Arena (17) -
St Mary's (18) -
King Power Stadium (19) -
Bramall Lane (20)
Existing stadiums
- ^ Previously known as the Olympic Stadium
- ^ Regulated capacity reduced from 66,000 to 62,500
- ^ Known as Arsenal Stadium for UEFA competitions
- ^ Commercially known as the Etihad Stadium.
- ^ a b c d Located in Wales but club plays in a top 4 tier of English Football
- ^ Formerly known as the Walkers Stadium.
- ^ Commercially known as The American Express Community Stadium.
- ^ Formerly known as the Britannia Stadium.
- ^ Formerly known as the University of Bolton Stadium Reebok Stadium and Macron Stadium.
- ^ Formerly known as the KC Stadium and KCOM Stadium.
- ^ Previously known as the JJB Stadium.
- ^ Commercially known as the Northern Commercials Stadium.
- ^ Commercially known as the Select Car Leasing Stadium
- ^ Commercially known as the John Smith's Stadium, and formerly as the Alfred McAlpine Stadium and the Galpharm Stadium.
- ^ Shared with Ospreys of Rugby Union's Pro14.
- ^ QPR named the stadium Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium from 2019–2022 in honour of former QPR youth player Kiyan Prince.
- ^ Commercially known as the Gtech Community Stadium
- ^ Commercially known as The Weston Homes Stadium.
- ^ Commercially known as the Vitality Stadium.
- ^ Commercially known as the Banks's Stadium.
- ^ Known for sponsorship reasons as LNER Stadium.
- ^ Formerly known as the B2net & ProAct Stadium.
- ^ Commercially known as the Jobserve Community Stadium.
- ^ Commercially known as the One Call Stadium.
- ^ Commercially known as the Breyer Group Stadium.
- ^ Shared with Dragons of Rugby Union's Pro14 and Newport RFC of the Welsh Premier Division.
- ^ Commercially known as LNER Community Stadium
- ^ Commercially known as the Lamex Stadium.
- ^ Commercially known as the EBB Stadium.
- ^ Commercially known as the World of Smile Stadium.
- ^ Commercially known as Mazuma Stadium.
- ^ Commercially known as Chigwell Construction Stadium, and formerly the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Stadium.
- ^ Commercially known as the Soccer AM Stadium.
- ^ Commercially known as The People's Pension Stadium.
- ^ Commercially known as the Wham Stadium.
- ^ Commercially known as the Silverlake Stadium.
- ^ Straddles the England–Wales border.
- ^ a b c d Included because it is used in the top tier league of Women's football, but exact rank unknown since there are many stadiums under 5,000
Old stadiums
Following crowd troubles in the 1980s, and regulations imposed after the Taylor Report, several English 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.
Future stadiums
Stadiums which are currently in development include:
| Stadium | Expected Capacity |
Club | Notes |
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| City of Manchester Stadium (redevelopment) | 61,474 | Manchester City | In August 2015 construction of the first two phases of stadium expansion were completed and subsequently passed all safety requirements at a specially organised test event on 12 August 2015. The South Stand has been extended with the addition of a third tier of seats and three rows of additional pitchside seating have also been added to all stands, expanding the current capacity of the City of Manchester Stadium to 55,097. A final expansion phase, extending the second tier back with an additional 7,900 seats, will commence in 2023 for completion in 2026. The stadium's capacity after the third phase is expected to exceed 61,474.[64][65] |
| Anfield (redevelopment) | c. 61,015 | Liverpool | Construction for an extension to the Main Stand began on 8 December 2014.[66] This extension increased the stadium capacity to 54,074, making it one of the largest all-seater single stands in European football.[67] There are future plans to expand the Anfield Road Stand which would bring the stadium size to around 61,015.[68] |
| Stamford Bridge (redevelopment) | c. 60,000 | Chelsea | On 30 June 2015, Chelsea unveiled plans to expand the stadium to a 60,000 seater. The exhibition held at Stamford Bridge, for local residents, businesses, season ticket holders and members provided a glimpse for Chelsea fans of blueprints for a rebuilt 60,000-capacity stadium.[69] |
| Villa Park (redevelopment) | c. 55,000 | Aston Villa | The first stage of a 10-year long project to redevelop Villa Park involves plans for a rebuild of the North Stand, starting at the end of the 2022–23 season. The development would see the 7,000 capacity North Stand demolished and a new, 15,000 capacity stand built: with a hotel, museum and store built behind it. This would see the capacity of Villa Park increased to around 55,000.[70] |
| Everton Stadium | c. 52,888 | Everton | On 24 March 2017, Everton announced they had agreed to purchase the land at Bramley-Moore Dock located in Vauxhall, Liverpool with intent to build a new £300m-plus stadium to build community sights near to the new ground as well.[71] |
| City Ground (redevelopment) | c. 38,000 | Nottingham Forest | On 28 February 2019 the club confirmed an extended lease on The City Ground. This extended lease means the club was now able to proceed with plans to redevelop The City Ground and surrounding area. Central to this redevelopment will be the replacement of the current Peter Taylor Stand with a new 10,000-seater stand, and improvements to the Trentside area, Brian Clough and Bridgford Stands.
The club are hopeful that building work will commence at the end of the 2019–20 season. The new, modern, state-of-the-art structure will see The City Ground's capacity become the highest in the East Midlands, reaching 38,000 after completion.[72] |
| Power Court Stadium Project | c. 23,000 | Luton Town | Proposed new stadium for Luton Town on the Power Court area of Luton town centre. Aiming for completion by the start of the 2020–21 season.[73] Plans were approved for a 23,000 stadium to be built in 2021.[74] |
| Eco Park | c. 5,000 | Forest Green Rovers | Proposed new stadium for Forest Green Rovers in Eastington, Goucestershire. Designed by Zaha Hadid following a 2016 design competition,[75] it is reputedly going to be the world's first timber stadium.[76] Planning permission was approved by Stroud District Council in December 2019.[77] |
See also
- Record home attendances of English football clubs
- List of Scottish football stadiums by capacity
- List of football stadiums in Wales by capacity
- List of association football stadiums by capacity
- List of European stadiums by capacity
- Development of stadiums in English football
- List of Premier League stadiums
- List of British stadiums by capacity
- List of English rugby union stadiums by capacity
- List of English rugby league stadiums by capacity
- List of association football stadiums by country
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