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List of football stadiums in England

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.

Existing stadiums

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  1. Previously known as the Olympic Stadium
  2. Regulated capacity reduced from 66,000 to 62,500
  3. Known as Arsenal Stadium for UEFA competitions
  4. Commercially known as the Etihad Stadium.
  5. Located in Wales but club plays in a top 4 tier of English Football
  6. Formerly known as the Walkers Stadium.
  7. Commercially known as The American Express Community Stadium.
  8. Formerly known as the Britannia Stadium.
  9. Formerly known as the University of Bolton Stadium Reebok Stadium and Macron Stadium.
  10. Formerly known as the KC Stadium and KCOM Stadium.
  11. Previously known as the JJB Stadium.
  12. Commercially known as the Northern Commercials Stadium.
  13. Commercially known as the Select Car Leasing Stadium
  14. Commercially known as the John Smith's Stadium, and formerly as the Alfred McAlpine Stadium and the Galpharm Stadium.
  15. Shared with Ospreys of Rugby Union's Pro14.
  16. QPR named the stadium Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium from 2019–2022 in honour of former QPR youth player Kiyan Prince.
  17. Commercially known as the Gtech Community Stadium
  18. Commercially known as The Weston Homes Stadium.
  19. Commercially known as the Vitality Stadium.
  20. Commercially known as the Banks's Stadium.
  21. Known for sponsorship reasons as LNER Stadium.
  22. Formerly known as the B2net & ProAct Stadium.
  23. Commercially known as the Jobserve Community Stadium.
  24. Commercially known as the One Call Stadium.
  25. Commercially known as the Breyer Group Stadium.
  26. Commercially known as LNER Community Stadium
  27. Commercially known as the Lamex Stadium.
  28. Commercially known as the EBB Stadium.
  29. Commercially known as the World of Smile Stadium.
  30. Commercially known as Mazuma Stadium.
  31. Commercially known as Chigwell Construction Stadium, and formerly the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Stadium.
  32. Commercially known as the Soccer AM Stadium.
  33. Commercially known as The People's Pension Stadium.
  34. Commercially known as the Wham Stadium.
  35. Commercially known as the Silverlake Stadium.

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:

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References

  1. This includes, for reference, stadiums located outside England; however such stadiums are not numbered below.
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