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This is a list of English rugby league stadiums. It contains all test venues and professional club grounds in addition to select amateur club grounds, ranked in descending order of seating capacity.
Existing stadiums
Stadium
|
City
|
Image
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Club
|
Division
|
Capacity
|
Record RL attendance
|
Notes
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English rugby league stadiums – test and finals venues
|
Wembley Stadium
|
London
|
|
–
|
–
|
90,000
|
85,217
|
Challenge Cup Final Test matches
|
Old Trafford
|
Manchester
|
|
–
|
–
|
75,643
|
74,468
|
Super League Grand Final Test matches
|
Olympic Stadium
|
London
|
|
–
|
–
|
66,000
|
44,393
|
Test matches
|
Elland Road
|
Leeds
|
|
–
|
–
|
37,890
|
39,468
|
Test matches
|
English rugby league stadiums – club grounds
|
Odsal Stadium
|
Bradford
|
|
|
|
27,500
|
102,569
|
Former home of Bradford Bulls. Currently out of use.
|
KCOM Stadium
|
Hull
|
|
Hull F.C.
|
Super League
|
25,400
|
25,150
|
Shared with Hull City A.F.C.
|
DW Stadium
|
Wigan
|
|
Wigan Warriors
|
Super League
|
25,133
|
25,011
|
Shared with Wigan Athletic F.C.
|
Kirklees Stadium
|
Huddersfield
|
|
Huddersfield Giants
|
Super League
|
24,500
|
24,375
|
Shared with Huddersfield Town F.C.
|
Headingley
|
Leeds
|
|
Leeds Rhinos
|
Super League
|
21,062
|
40,175
|
Shared with Yorkshire Carnegie
|
Totally Wicked Stadium
|
St Helens
|
|
St. Helens
|
Super League
|
18,000
|
17,980
|
Shared with Liverpool F.C. Reserves
|
Keepmoat Stadium
|
Doncaster
|
|
Doncaster
|
League 1
|
15,231
|
14,716
|
Shared with Doncaster Rovers F.C.
|
Halliwell Jones Stadium
|
Warrington
|
|
Warrington Wolves
|
Super League
|
15,200
|
15,008
|
|
The Shay
|
Halifax
|
|
Halifax
|
Championship
|
14,061
|
10,666
|
Shared with FC Halifax Town
|
Select Security Stadium
|
Widnes
|
|
Widnes Vikings
|
Championship
|
13,350
|
14,666
|
Shared with Widnes F.C.
|
Craven Park
|
Hull
|
|
Hull Kingston Rovers
|
Super League
|
12,225
|
11,811
|
|
AJ Bell Stadium
|
Barton upon Irwell
|
|
Salford Red Devils
|
Super League
|
12,000
|
11,247
|
Shared with Sale Sharks
|
Leigh Sports Village
|
Leigh
|
|
Leigh Centurions
|
Super League
|
12,000
|
12,005
|
Shared with Leigh Genesis F.C. and Manchester United W.F.C.
|
Mend-A-Hose Jungle
|
Castleford
|
|
Castleford Tigers
|
Super League
|
11,775
|
25,449
|
|
Kingston Park
|
Newcastle upon Tyne
|
|
Newcastle Thunder
|
Championship
|
10,200
|
|
Shared with Newcastle Falcons and Newcastle United Reserves
|
Derwent Park
|
Workington
|
|
Workington Town
|
League 1
|
10,000
|
17,741
|
Shared with Workington Comets
|
Crown Oil Arena
|
Rochdale
|
|
Rochdale Hornets
|
League 1
|
9,961
|
8,872
|
Shared with Rochdale A.F.C.
|
Post Office Road
|
Featherstone
|
|
Featherstone Rovers
|
Championship
|
9,850
|
17,000
|
|
Belle Vue
|
Wakefield
|
|
Wakefield Trinity
|
Super League
|
9,333
|
29,335
|
|
Bootham Crescent
|
York
|
|
York City Knights
|
Championship
|
8,256
|
11,347
|
Shared with York City F.C.
|
Craven Park
|
Barrow-in-Furness
|
|
Barrow Raiders
|
League 1
|
7,600
|
16,045
|
|
Cougar Park
|
Keighley
|
|
Keighley Cougars
|
League 1
|
7,500
|
14,000
|
|
Fox's Biscuits Stadium
|
Batley
|
|
Batley Bulldogs
|
Championship
|
7,500
|
23,989
|
|
Recreation Ground
|
Whitehaven
|
|
Whitehaven
|
Championship
|
7,500
|
18,650
|
|
Bower Fold
|
Stalybridge
|
|
Oldham
|
Championship
|
6,500
|
4,089
|
Shared with Stalybridge Celtic F.C.
|
Tetley's Stadium
|
Dewsbury
|
|
Dewsbury Rams Bradford Bulls
|
Championship (both teams)
|
5,100
|
3,995
|
|
Fartown Ground
|
Huddersfield
|
|
|
|
5,000
|
35,136
|
Former home of Huddersfield Giants. Still used by amateur sides.
|
White Hart Lane Community Sports Centre (formerly New River Stadium)
|
London
|
|
London Skolars
|
League 1
|
5,000
|
1,542
|
Stadium is rented by many other teams, most notably Haringey Rhinos.
|
South Leeds Stadium
|
Beeston, Leeds
|
|
Hunslet
|
League 1
|
4,000
|
|
Shared with Yorkshire Rams
|
Owlerton Stadium
|
Sheffield
|
|
Sheffield Eagles
|
Championship
|
4,000
|
3,636
|
Shared with Sheffield Tigers
|
Heywood Road
|
Sale
|
|
Swinton Lions
|
Championship
|
3,387
|
|
Shared with Sale FC Rugby Club
|
Trailfinders Sports Ground
|
London
|
|
London Broncos
|
Championship
|
3,020
|
1,845
|
Shared with Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club
|
Butts Park Arena
|
Coventry
|
|
Coventry Bears
|
League 1
|
3,000
|
|
Shared with Coventry R.F.C. and Coventry United F.C.
|
Pennine Way stadium
|
Hemel Hempstead
|
|
|
|
2,000
|
125
|
Former home of Hemel Stags
|
Prince of Wales Stadium
|
Cheltenham
|
|
Gloucestershire All Golds
|
Non-league
|
2,000
|
137
|
Shared with Smiths Rugby Club
|
Iffley Road
|
Oxford
|
|
|
|
500
|
55
|
Former home of Oxford, was shared with Oxford University RFC
|
Old stadiums
Stadium
|
Image
|
Club
|
Capacity
|
Record RL attendance
|
Date closed
|
Notes
|
Demolished Stadiums – test and finals venues
|
Wembley Stadium
|
|
–
|
82,000
|
99,801
|
2000
|
Challenge Cup Final Test matches
|
Demolished Stadiums – club grounds
|
Old Crown Flatt
|
|
Dewsbury Rams
|
26,000+
|
|
1991
|
|
Don Valley Stadium
|
|
Sheffield Eagles
|
25,000
|
10,603
|
2013
|
|
Central Park
|
|
Wigan Warriors
|
18,000
|
47,747
|
1999
|
|
Knowsley Road
|
|
St. Helens
|
17,500
|
35,695
|
2010
|
|
Belle Vue
|
|
Doncaster
|
11,500
|
|
2006
|
|
The Willows
|
|
Salford Red Devils
|
11,363
|
26,470
|
2011
|
|
Station Road
|
|
Swinton Lions
|
11,000
|
44,621
|
1992
|
|
The Boulevard
|
|
Hull F.C.
|
10,500
|
21,504
|
2009
|
|
Craven Park
|
|
Hull Kingston Rovers
|
10,000
|
20,000
|
1989
|
|
Hilton Park
|
|
Leigh Centurions
|
10,000
|
17,000
|
2009
|
|
Thrum Hall
|
|
Halifax
|
9,832
|
29,153
|
1998
|
|
Wilderspool Stadium
|
|
Warrington Wolves
|
9,200
|
35,000
|
2014
|
|
Watersheddings
|
|
Oldham R.L.F.C.
|
9,000
|
28,000
|
1997
|
|
Future stadiums
Stadiums which are currently in development, and are likely to open in the near future, include:
There are usually also several expansions to existing grounds in progress.
See also
References
External links