List of football stadiums in England

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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 stadiums would be difficult to produce. This list, therefore, is limited to stadiums that meet one of the following criteria based on current capacity:

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.

Current stadiums

  Permitted operating capacity listed, gross capacity, when permitted, would rank stadium higher.
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# Image Stadium Capacity City Home team League Opened
1 Wembley Stadium 90,000[2] Wembley, London England (men's, women's and youth) 2007
2 Old Trafford 74,244[3] Old Trafford, Greater Manchester Manchester United Premier League 1910
3 Tottenham Hotspur Stadium 62,850[3] Tottenham, London Tottenham Hotspur Premier League 2019
4 London Stadium[n 1] 62,500[4][n 2] Stratford, London West Ham United Premier League 2012
5 City of Manchester Stadium[n 3] 61,470[3] Bradford, Manchester Manchester City Premier League 2002
6 Anfield 61,276[3] Anfield, Liverpool Liverpool Premier League 1884
7 Emirates Stadium[n 4] 60,704[3] Holloway, London Arsenal Premier League 2006
Arsenal Women Women's Super League
8 Hill Dickinson Stadium 52,769[3] Bramley-Moore Dock, Vauxhall, Liverpool Everton Premier League 2025
9 St James' Park 52,264[3] Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle United Premier League 1892
10 Stadium of Light 48,095[3] Monkwearmouth, Sunderland Sunderland Premier League 1997
11 Villa Park 43,205[3] Aston, Birmingham Aston Villa Premier League 1897
Aston Villa Women Women's Super League
12 Stamford Bridge 40,044[3] Fulham, London Chelsea Premier League 1877
13 Goodison Park 39,414[6] Walton, Liverpool Everton Women Women's Super League 1892
14 Elland Road 37,645[3] Beeston, Leeds Leeds United Premier League 1897
15 Hillsborough 34,835[7] Owlerton, Sheffield Sheffield Wednesday EFL Championship 1899
16 Riverside Stadium 33,931[8] Middlesbrough Middlesbrough EFL Championship 1997
*[n 5] Cardiff City Stadium 33,280[8] Leckwith, Cardiff[n 5] Cardiff City EFL League One 2009
17 Pride Park 32,956[9] Derby Derby County EFL Championship 1997
18 Coventry Building Society Arena 32,609[10] Coventry Coventry City EFL Championship 2005
19 St Mary's Stadium 32,384[6] Southampton Southampton EFL Championship 2001
Southampton Women Women's Super League 2
20 King Power Stadium[n 6] 32,259[6] Leicester Leicester City EFL Championship 2002
Leicester City Women Women's Super League
21 Bramall Lane 32,050[11][12] Sheffield Sheffield United EFL Championship 1855
Sheffield United Women Women's Super League 2
22 Falmer Stadium[n 7] 31,876[3][13] Falmer, Brighton & Hove Brighton & Hove Albion Premier League 2011
23 Molineux 31,750[3] Wolverhampton Wolverhampton Wanderers Premier League 1889
24 Ewood Park 31,363[8] Blackburn Blackburn Rovers EFL Championship 1882
25 City Ground 30,404[3] West Bridgford Nottingham Forest Premier League 1898
Nottingham Forest Women Women's Super League 2
26 Stadium MK 30,303[9] Denbigh, Milton Keynes Milton Keynes Dons EFL League Two 2007
27 bet365 Stadium[n 8] 30,089[14] Stoke-on-Trent Stoke City EFL Championship 1997
28 Portman Road 29,813[6] Ipswich Ipswich Town EFL Championship 1884
29 St Andrew's 29,409[8] Bordesley, Birmingham Birmingham City EFL Championship 1906
Birmingham City Women Women's Super League 2
30 Toughsheet Community Stadium[n 9] 28,018[9] Horwich, Bolton Bolton Wanderers EFL League One 1997
31 Craven Cottage 27,782[3] Fulham, London Fulham Premier League 1896
32 Carrow Road 27,359[8] Norwich Norwich City EFL Championship 1935
33 The Valley 27,111[10] Charlton, London Charlton Athletic EFL Championship 1919
Charlton Athletic Women Women's Super League 2
34 Ashton Gate Stadium 27,000[15] Bristol Bristol City EFL Championship 1887
Bristol City Women Women's Super League 2
35 The Hawthorns 26,688[16] West Bromwich West Bromwich Albion EFL Championship 1900
36 MKM Stadium[n 10] 25,586[17] Hull Hull City EFL Championship 2002
37 Selhurst Park 25,194[3] Selhurst, London Crystal Palace Premier League 1924
38 Brick Community Stadium[n 11] 25,133[8] Wigan Wigan Athletic EFL League One 1999
39 Valley Parade[n 12] 24,433[18] Bradford Bradford City EFL League One 1886
40 Madejski Stadium[n 13] 24,376[8] Reading Reading EFL League One 1998
41 Kirklees Stadium[n 14] 24,329[8] Huddersfield Huddersfield Town EFL League One 1994
42 Deepdale 23,404[8] Preston Preston North End EFL Championship 1878
43 Oakwell 23,287[19] Barnsley Barnsley EFL League One 1888
44 Vicarage Road 22,200[20] Watford Watford EFL Championship 1921
45 Turf Moor 21,990[3] Burnley Burnley Premier League 1883
*[n 5] Liberty Stadium 20,996[8] Landore, Swansea[n 5] Swansea City EFL Championship 2003
46 Fratton Park 20,899[21] Milton, Portsmouth Portsmouth EFL Championship 1899
47 Meadow Lane 19,841[22] Nottingham Notts County EFL League Two 1910
48 The Den 19,369[8] Bermondsey, London Millwall EFL Championship 1993
49 Langtree Park[n 15] 18,193[23] St Helens Liverpool F.C. Women Women's Super League 2011
50 Loftus Road[n 16] 18,193[8] White City, London Queens Park Rangers EFL Championship 1904
51 Home Park 17,904[24] Plymouth Plymouth Argyle EFL League One 1901
52 Brentford Community Stadium[n 17] 17,250[3] Brentford, London Brentford Premier League 2020
53 Brunton Park 17,030[18] Carlisle Carlisle United National League 1909
54 Bloomfield Road 16,616[8] Blackpool Blackpool EFL League One 1899
55 County Ground 15,547[18] Swindon Swindon Town EFL League Two 1892
56 Eco-Power Stadium 15,148[18] Doncaster Doncaster Rovers EFL League One 2007
57 Vale Park 15,036[9] Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent Port Vale EFL League One 1950
58 Prenton Park 15,012[18] Birkenhead Tranmere Rovers EFL League Two 1912
59 London Road[n 18] 13,513[9] Peterborough Peterborough United EFL League One 1913
60 Boundary Park 13,513[18][10] Oldham Oldham Athletic EFL League Two 1904
61 Kassam Stadium 12,537[9] Littlemore, Oxford Oxford United EFL Championship 2001
62 Memorial Stadium 12,500[9] Horfield, Bristol Bristol Rovers EFL League Two 1921
63 Roots Hall 12,392[25] Southend Southend United National League 1952
64 New York Stadium 12,088[8] Rotherham Rotherham United EFL League One 2012
65 Leigh Sports Village 12,000[26] Leigh Manchester United Women Women's Super League 2008
66 Gateshead International Stadium 11,800[27] Gateshead Gateshead National League 1955
Newcastle United Women Women's Super League 2
67 Gigg Lane 11,640[28] Bury Bury Northern Premier League Division One West 1885
68 Priestfield Stadium 11,582[29] Gillingham Gillingham EFL League Two 1893
69 Dean Court[n 19] 11,307[3] Kings Park, Bournemouth AFC Bournemouth Premier League 1910
70 Bescot Stadium[n 20] 10,863[18] Bescot, Walsall Walsall EFL League Two 1990
71 Edgeley Park 10,800[18] Edgeley, Stockport Stockport County EFL League One 1891
72 Sincil Bank[n 21] 10,780[9] Lincoln Lincoln City EFL League One 1895
73 The Shay 10,561[30] Halifax Halifax Town National League 1921
*[n 5] Racecourse Ground 10,500[31] Wrexham[n 5] Wrexham EFL Championship 1801
74 SMH Group Stadium[n 22] 10,400[32] Chesterfield Chesterfield EFL League Two 2010
75 Kenilworth Road 10,265[11] Luton Luton Town EFL League One 1905
76 Kingston Park 10,210[33] Newcastle upon Tyne 1990
77 Gresty Road 10,109[18] Crewe Crewe Alexandra EFL League Two 1906
78 Colchester Community Stadium[n 23] 10,105[34] Colchester Colchester United EFL League Two 2008
Ipswich Town Women Women's Super League 2
79 New Meadow 9,875[35] Shrewsbury Shrewsbury Town EFL League Two 2007
80 Huish Park 9,665[36] Yeovil Yeovil Town National League 1990
81 Adams Park 9,558[9] High Wycombe Wycombe Wanderers EFL League One 1990
82 Spotland 9,507[18] Rochdale Rochdale National League 1878
83 Field Mill[n 24] 9,376[18] Mansfield Mansfield Town EFL League One 1861
84 Brisbane Road[n 25] 9,253[18] Leyton, London Leyton Orient EFL League One 1937
Tottenham Hotspur Women Women's Super League
85 Glanford Park 9,183[37] Scunthorpe Scunthorpe United National League 1988
86 Plough Lane 9,150[18] Wimbledon, London AFC Wimbledon EFL League One 2020
87 Blundell Park 9,546[38] Cleethorpes Grimsby Town EFL League Two 1899
88 Twerton Park 8,880[39] Twerton, Bath Bath City National League South 1909
*[n 5] Rodney Parade 8,722[18] Newport[n 5] Newport County EFL League Two 1877
89 St James Park 8,714[9] Exeter Exeter City EFL League One 1904
90 York Community Stadium[n 26] 8,500[40] Huntington, York York City National League 2021
91 Sixfields Stadium 8,203[18] Northampton Northampton Town EFL League One 1994
92 The Walks 8,200[41] King's Lynn King's Lynn Town National League North 1881
93 Abbey Stadium 8,024[9] Cambridge Cambridge United EFL League Two 1932
94 Victoria Park 7,833[42] Hartlepool Hartlepool United National League 1886
95 Broadhall Way[n 27] 7,426[18] Stevenage Stevenage EFL League One 1961
96 Recreation Ground[n 28] 7,100[43] Aldershot Aldershot Town National League 1927
97 Pirelli Stadium 7,088[9] Burton-upon-Trent Burton Albion EFL League One 2005
98 Academy Stadium 7,000[44] Manchester Manchester City Women Women's Super League 2014
99 Whaddon Road[n 29] 6,923[9] Cheltenham Cheltenham Town EFL League Two 1927
100 York Street[n 30] 6,643[45] Boston Empty[46] N/A 1933
101 Holker Street 6,500[18] Barrow-in-Furness Barrow EFL League Two 1909
102 Plainmoor 6,500[47] Torquay Torquay United National League South 1921
103 Bower Fold 6,500[48] Stalybridge Stalybridge Celtic Northern Premier League Division One West 1906
104 Moss Rose 6,335[49] Macclesfield Macclesfield National League North 1891
105 New Bucks Head 6,300[50] Telford Telford United National League North 2003
106 Globe Arena[n 31] 6,241[9] Morecambe Morecambe National League 2010
107 Aggborough 6,238[51] Kidderminster Kidderminster Harriers National League North 1884
108 Moss Lane 6,085[52] Altrincham Altrincham National League 1910
109 Victoria Road[n 32] 6,078[53] Dagenham, London Dagenham & Redbridge National League South 1917
West Ham United Women Women's Super League
110 Keys Park 6,039[54] Cannock, Hednesford Hednesford Town Northern Premier League Premier Division 1995
111 Haig Avenue 6,008[55] Blowick, Southport Southport National League North 1905
112 Kingfield Stadium 6,000[56] Woking Woking National League 1921
113 Mill Farm 6,000[57] Wesham Fylde National League North 2016
114 The Camrose[n 33] 6,000[58] Basingstoke Basingstoke Town Southern Football League Premier Division South 1945
115 Cherrywood Road 6,000[59] Farnborough Farnborough National League South 1975
116 Broadfield Stadium[n 34] 5,907[18] Crawley Crawley Town EFL League Two 1997
Brighton & Hove Albion Women Women's Super League
117 Crabble Athletic Ground 5,745[60] Dover Dover Athletic National League South 1897
118 Damson Park 5,500[61] Solihull Solihull Moors National League 1998
119 Crown Ground[n 35] 5,278[9] Accrington Accrington Stanley EFL League Two 1968
120 Westleigh Park 5,250[62] Havant Havant & Waterlooville National League South 1982
Portsmouth Women Women's Super League 2
121 Ten Acres[n 36] 5,250[63] Eastleigh Eastleigh National League 1957
122 The Hive Stadium 5,233[64] Canons Park, London Barnet EFL League Two 2013
123 Kingsmeadow 5,139[65][n 37] Kingston, London Chelsea Women Women's Super League 1989
124 Highbury Stadium 5,137[9] Fleetwood Fleetwood Town EFL League Two 1939
125 Deva Stadium[n 38] 5,126[67] Chester Chester National League North 1992
126 Boston Community Stadium[n 39] 5,061[68] Boston Boston United National League 2020
127 Gander Green Lane 5,049[18] Sutton, London Sutton United National League 1912
Crystal Palace Women Women's Super League 2
128 Moor Lane 5,032[18] Kersal, Salford Salford City EFL League Two 1978
129 Wetherby Road 5,021[18] Harrogate Harrogate Town EFL League Two 1920
130 Stonebridge Road 5,011[69] Northfleet, Gravesend Ebbsfleet United National League South 1905
131 The New Lawn 5,009[9] Nailsworth Forest Green Rovers National League 2006
132 Hayes Lane 5,000[70] Bromley, London Bromley EFL League Two 1938
London City Lionesses Women's Super League
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  1. [1]
    Previously known as the Olympic Stadium
  2. [2]
    Full capacity is 68,013; however, planning permission limits capacity to 62,500 seats for football events hosted by West Ham and 61,925 for athletics.[5][3]
  3. [3]
    Commercially known as the Etihad Stadium.
  4. [4]
    Known as Arsenal Stadium for UEFA competitions
  5. [5]
    Located in Wales but club plays in a top 4 tier of English Football
  6. [6]
    Formerly known as the Walkers Stadium.
  7. [7]
    Commercially known as The American Express Community Stadium.
  8. [8]
    Formerly known as the Britannia Stadium.
  9. [9]
    Formerly known as the University of Bolton Stadium Reebok Stadium and Macron Stadium.
  10. [10]
    Formerly known as the KC Stadium and KCOM Stadium.
  11. [11]
    Previously known as the JJB Stadium and the DW Stadium.
  12. [12]
    Commercially known as the Northern Commercials Stadium.
  13. [13]
    Commercially known as the Select Car Leasing Stadium
  14. [14]
    Commercially known as the John Smith's Stadium, and formerly as the Alfred McAlpine Stadium and the Galpharm Stadium.
  15. [15]
    Known as the Totally Wicked Stadium for sponsorship reasons.
  16. [16]
    QPR named the stadium Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium from 2019–2022 in honour of former QPR youth player Kiyan Prince.
  17. [17]
    Commercially known as the Gtech Community Stadium
  18. [18]
    Commercially known as The Weston Homes Stadium.
  19. [19]
    Commercially known as the Vitality Stadium.
  20. [20]
    Commercially known as the Banks's Stadium.
  21. [21]
    Known for sponsorship reasons as LNER Stadium.
  22. [22]
    Formerly known as the B2net & ProAct Stadium.
  23. [23]
    Commercially known as the Jobserve Community Stadium.
  24. [24]
    Commercially known as the One Call Stadium.
  25. [25]
    Commercially known as the Breyer Group Stadium.
  26. [26]
    Commercially known as LNER Community Stadium
  27. [27]
    Commercially known as the Lamex Stadium.
  28. [28]
    Commercially known as the EBB Stadium.
  29. [29]
    Commercially known as the World of Smile Stadium.
  30. [30]
    Commercially known as the Jakemans Stadium
  31. [31]
    Commercially known as Mazuma Stadium.
  32. [32]
    Commercially known as Chigwell Construction Stadium, and formerly the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Stadium.
  33. [33]
    Commercially known as the Soccer AM Stadium.
  34. [34]
    Commercially known as The People's Pension Stadium.
  35. [35]
    Commercially known as the Wham Stadium.
  36. [36]
    Commercially known as the Silverlake Stadium.
  37. [37]
    Planning permission limits operating capacity to 4,850 seats.[65][66]
  38. [38]
    Straddles the England–Wales border.
  39. [39]
    Commercially known as the Jakemans Community Stadium

Old stadiums

Main article: List of defunct English football 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 and developments

Stadiums which are currently being built, redeveloped, or have planning approval without work having commenced include:

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Stadium Expected
capacity		 Home team Notes
New Trafford Stadium (new build) 100,000 Manchester United New stadium proposed to replace Old Trafford, announced in March 2025.[71]
Leazes Park Stadium (new build) c. 65,000 Newcastle United Possible new stadium proposed to replace St James' Park, with a tentative completion date of 2031.[72]
New Birmingham City Stadium (new build) c. 62,000 Birmingham City On 9 April 2024, Birmingham City purchased a plot of land in Bordesley Green to use to build a 62,000-seat "super stadium", complete with a "Sports Quarter" that will house all of the club's teams and their training facilities. Costing £3bn, it will replace St Andrew's and has the optimistic goal of completion in time for the 2029–30 season.[73][74][75]
City of Manchester Stadium (redevelopment) (under construction) 61,474 Manchester City A final expansion phase, extending the second tier back with an additional 7,900 seats commenced in 2023, with completion aimed for 2026. The stadium's capacity after the third phase is expected to exceed 61,474.[76][77]
Stamford Bridge (redevelopment) c. 60,000 Chelsea In June 2015 Chelsea unveiled plans to expand Stamford Bridge to a capacity of 60,000,[78] however in January 2018, in spite of the local councils' approval of the £2bn development, plans were blocked due to objections of a single local resident, referencing light restrictions of the build; so the plans were shelved.[79]

Under new ownership though, Chelsea have continued to explore their options with regards to potential redevelopment, rebuilding or relocation to a new site; even going as far as to implement a task force to oversee the potential viability of these options.[80] In October 2023 Chelsea completed an £80m purchase of the Sir Oswald Stoll Mansions adjacent to the ground, though any redevelopment works are still a long way off being rubber stamped.[81]

Elland Road (redevelopment) c. 53,000 Leeds United Leeds United's Elland Road expansion plans for a phased project to give the ground Uefa's elite status and retain unique atmosphere. This would mean it would become one of the top 10 stadiums in England should it be allowed, though this would depend on their chances of promotion to the Premier League.[82][83]
Villa Park (redevelopment) c. 50,000 Aston Villa In January 2023, plans were approved by Birmingham City Council to redevelop Villa Park and the surrounding area, involving the demolition and rebuild of the North Stand, increasing capacity from 7,000 to 15,000 seats. In addition to this, the developments also included a hotel, museum and club store among other amendments in the surrounding area. The ground would see capacity increase to approximately 50,000.[84] However, in January 2024, the proposals were officially shelved by the club, citing their desire to not reduce capacity in the time-span of the build, putting these proposals at risk.[85] A reduced expansion of the stand, bringing overall to 48,909, was approved by the Birmingham City Council on 28 August 2025,[86][87] with plans to increase stadium over 50,000 via other areas by 2028.
King Power Stadium (redevelopment) c. 40,000 Leicester City In September 2022, Leicester City Council approved initial plans for expansion of the King Power Stadium as well as wider developments of the land around the ground, including a fanzone, hotel, indoor arena and residential tower among other works. The plans were fully approved in December 2023 by LCC,[88] however a date for when the development could break ground has yet to be confirmed, due to the project being subject to finance.[89]
City Ground (redevelopment) c. 35,000 Nottingham Forest In February 2019 the club confirmed an extended lease on The City Ground. This extended lease meant the club was now able to proceed with plans to redevelop the stadium and surrounding area. Central to this redevelopment was the replacement of the Peter Taylor Stand with a new 10,000-seater stand, and improvements to the Trentside area, Brian Clough and Bridgford Stands.

The club submitted plans for these developments of the ground, with the proposed capacity increase up to 38,000 after completion.[90] A modified planning permission with 35,000 capacity was approved by the council in June 2025.[91]

Selhurst Park (redevelopment) c. 34,000 Crystal Palace Plans for a new 13,500-seater Main Stand were approved by Croydon Council in April 2018[92] with plans even scheduled to commence as early as January 2019, however due to COVID-19 restrictions, the financial constraints this brought along and amendments to the initial proposal, the development has been delayed significantly. In October 2022 however, the revised plans were once again approved,[93] though the club are still awaiting final approval before any work can commence.[94]
Fratton Park (redevelopment) c. 28,000 Portsmouth Club is planning to rebuild the North stand of the venue to at least 15,000 seats, building over the adjacent cark park. The impact is still being estimated, but a below 30,000-seater venue is expected after completion.
Power Court Stadium (new build) c. 25,000 Luton Town Plans had been first approved in January 2019 and then delayed multiple times. The latest permission was approved on 16 December 2024 for a 25,000-seater venue.[95] Construction to begin in 2025 with a completion target for mid-2028.[96]
Dean Court (redevelopment) c. 20,500 Bournemouth Plans submitted for deliberations were announced in July 2025. Demolishment of the South Stand and construction a new grandstand in its place with adjacent refurbishments of other seating areas are being proposed.[97] For full control, Bournemouth acquired the stadium in April that year.[98] A six-year timeline is expected for completion.[98]
New Oxford United Stadium (new build) c. 16,000 Oxford United Proposed new stadium in Kidlington, Oxfordshire. Due to the lease agreement of Oxford's current ground the Kassam Stadium, expiring in 2026, the aim for completion of the new stadium is estimated for the start of the 2025–26 season.[99] An agreement has been reached on heads of terms for Oxfordshire County Council to lease land near Oxford Parkway train station. Though plans are still in progress.[100]
Northfleet Community Stadium (new build) c. 8,000 Ebbsfleet United Proposed new stadium as part of the wider regeneration of Northfleet Habourside. Plans were approved in April 2024 by Gravesham Borough Council, with works on the stadium scheduled to begin in September 2024 with an aim to be complete by August 2026, potentially in time for the beginning of the 2025–26 season.[101]
Eco Park (new build) c. 5,000 Forest Green Rovers Proposed new stadium for Forest Green Rovers in Eastington, Gloucestershire. Designed by Zaha Hadid following a 2016 design competition,[102] it is reputedly going to be the world's first timber stadium.[103] Planning permission was approved by Stroud District Council in December 2019.[104]
New Marine Stadium (new build) 5,000 Marine Proposed new stadium, announced in February 2025.[105]
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