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This is a partial list of English rugby league stadiums, ranked in descending order of capacity.
Existing stadiums
English rugby league stadiums
|
Stadium
|
City
|
Image
|
Club
|
Division
|
Capacity
|
Record RL Attendance
|
Notes
|
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
|
Odsal Stadium
|
Bradford
|
|
Bradford Bulls
|
Championship
|
27,500
|
102,569
|
Largest club venue in Great Britain
|
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
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Halifax
|
|
Halifax
|
Championship
|
14,061
|
10,666
|
Shared with FC Halifax Town
|
Select Security Stadium
|
Widnes
|
|
Widnes Vikings
|
Super League
|
13,350
|
14,666
|
Shared with Widnes F.C.
|
Craven Park
|
Hull
|
|
Hull Kingston Rovers
|
Championship
|
12,225
|
11,811
|
|
Leigh Sports Village
|
Leigh
|
|
Leigh Centurions
|
Super League
|
12,000
|
12,005
|
Shared with Leigh Genesis F.C. and Swinton Lions
|
Mend-A-Hose Jungle
|
Castleford
|
|
Castleford Tigers
|
Super League
|
11,775
|
25,449
|
|
Zebra Claims Stadium
|
Workington
|
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Workington Town
|
League 1
|
10,000
|
17,741
|
Shared with Workington Comets
|
Crown Oil Arena
|
Rochdale
|
|
Rochdale Hornets
|
Championship
|
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
|
Shared with Sheffield Eagles (2017)
|
Bootham Crescent
|
York
|
|
York City Knights
|
League 1
|
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 R.L.F.C.
|
Championship
|
6,500
|
4,089
|
Shared with Stalybridge Celtic F.C.
|
Tetley's Stadium
|
Dewsbury
|
|
Dewsbury Rams
|
Championship
|
5,100
|
3,995
|
|
Fartown Ground
|
Huddersfield
|
|
|
|
5,000
|
35,136
|
Former home of Huddersfield Giants
|
White Hart Lane Community Sports Centre (formerly New River Stadium)
|
London
|
|
London Skolars
|
League 1
|
5,000
|
1,542
|
Stadium is rented by many professional and amateur teams as well as this, most notably Haringey Rhinos.
|
Owlerton Stadium
|
Sheffield
|
|
Sheffield Eagles
|
Championship
|
4,000
|
3,636
|
Shared with Sheffield Tigers
|
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
|
|
Hemel Stags
|
League 1
|
2,000
|
125
|
|
Prince of Wales Stadium
|
Cheltenham
|
|
Gloucestershire All Golds
|
League 1
|
2,000
|
137
|
Shared with Smiths Rugby Club
|
Iffley Road
|
Oxford
|
|
Oxford
|
League 1
|
500
|
55
|
Shared with Oxford University RFC
|
Old stadiums
Former / Demolished Stadiums
|
Stadium
|
Image
|
Club
|
Capacity
|
Record RL Attendance
|
Closed
|
Wembley Stadium
|
|
–
|
82,000
|
99,801
|
2000
|
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 the discussion thread linked below for the latest details.
See also
References