Current Stadiums
| Image | Stadium | Location | Current Capacity | Sport | Occupant | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wembley Stadium | Wembley, London | 90,000 | Football, Rugby league, Rugby union, American football | National football team | De facto home of the England national football team and used for football cup finals and Rugby league Challenge Cup Final. Rugby union has also been played there and more recently American football with National Football League matches being held annually. | ||
| Twickenham Stadium | Twickenham, London | 82,000 | Rugby union | National Rugby union team | Whilst the new Wembley Stadium was being built, Twickenham hosted some Rugby league Internationals and the Rugby league Challenge Cup Final twice. | ||
| Old Trafford | Old Trafford, Greater Manchester | 75,957 | Football | Manchester United | Since 1998 has been used to host Rugby league's Super League Grand Final. Also used for some Rugby league Internationals and one Rugby league World Club Challenge. | ||
| Emirates Stadium | Holloway, London | 60,355 | Football | Arsenal | |||
| Olympic Stadium | Stratford, London | 80,000 | Athletics, Football | ||||
| St James' Park | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | 52,387 | Football | Newcastle United | Hosted several Euro 1996 games and will play host to games for the London 2012 Olympics. Currently known as Sports Direct Arena for sponsorship reasons. | ||
| Stadium of Light | Sunderland | 49,000 | Football | Sunderland | |||
| Etihad Stadium | Manchester | 47,726 | Football | Manchester City | Formerly known as City of Manchester Stadium. | ||
| Anfield | Liverpool | 45,362 | Football | Liverpool | In 1991, held the Rugby league World Club Challenge match between Wigan and Penrith. | ||
| Villa Park | Aston, Birmingham | 42,788 | Football | Aston Villa | |||
| Stamford Bridge | Fulham, London | 42,449 | Football | Chelsea | |||
| Goodison Park | Liverpool | 40,170 | Football | Everton | The only club ground in England, to have hosted a World Cup Semi-Final. The first club to host a FA Cup Final. | ||
| Hillsborough Stadium | Sheffield | 39,859 | Football | Sheffield Wednesday | Euro 1996 group stage venue | ||
| Elland Road | Leeds | 39,460 | Football | Leeds United | Has been the home ground of Hunslet Hawks Rugby league Club and also hosts Rugby league Internationals as well as the World Club Challenge | ||
| White Hart Lane | Tottenham, London | 36,238 | Football | Tottenham Hotspur | |||
| Boleyn Ground | Upton Park, London | 35,146 | Football | West Ham United | More commonly known as Upton Park. | ||
| Riverside Stadium | Middlesbrough | 35,100 | Football | Middlesbrough | |||
| Pride Park Stadium | Derby | 33,597 | Football | Derby County | |||
| Bramall Lane | Sheffield | 33,000 | Football & Rugby league | Sheffield United & Sheffield Eagles | |||
| St Mary's Stadium | Southampton | 32,689 | Football | Southampton | |||
| Ricoh Arena | Coventry | 32,609 | Football | Coventry City | |||
| Walkers Stadium | Leicester | 32,500 | Football | Leicester City | Has hosted some of Leicester Tigers major games including there major Heineken Cup Matches and there Premiership play-offs games. | ||
| Molineux | Wolverhampton | 31,700 | Football | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |||
| Ewood Park | Blackburn | 31,367 | Football | Blackburn Rovers | Has hosted Rugby league Internationals | ||
| City Ground | Nottingham | 30,602 | Football | Nottingham Forest | |||
| Portman Road | Ipswich | 30,311 | Football | Ipswich Town | |||
| St Andrews | Birmingham | 30,016 | Football | Birmingham City | |||
| Lord's Cricket Ground | St John's Wood, London | 30,000 | Cricket | Middlesex CCC | A major redevelopment has been proposed for Lord's which would increase capacity by another 10,000 as well as adding apartments and an ice rink. | ||
| Reebok Stadium | Bolton | 28,723 | Football | Bolton Wanderers | |||
| Britannia Stadium | Stoke | 28,384 | Football | Stoke City | |||
| The Hawthorns | West Bromwich | 27,877 | Football | West Bromwich Albion | |||
| The Valley | Charlton, London | 27,113 | Football | Charlton Athletic | Has been a home ground for London Broncos | ||
| Selhurst Park | South Norwood, London | 26,225 | Football | Crystal Palace | |||
| Carrow Road | Norwich | 26,034 | Football | Norwich City | |||
| Grattan Stadium | Bradford | 26,019 | Rugby league | Bradford Bulls | Was a home for Bradford City whilst Valley Parade was being rebuilt | ||
| Craven Cottage | Fulham, London | 26,000 | Football | Fulham | Original home ground of Fulham RL club | ||
| The Darlington Arena | Darlington | 25,294 | Football | Darlington | Capacity restricted to 6,000 by local planning regulations | ||
| KC Stadium | Kingston upon Hull | 25,404 | Football & Rugby league | Hull City AFC & Hull | |||
| DW Stadium | Wigan | 25,138 | Football & Rugby league | Wigan Athletic & Wigan Warriors | |||
| Valley Parade | Bradford | 25,136 | Football | Bradford City | Was the home ground of Bradford Bulls Rugby league club while Odsal Stadium was being redeveloped | ||
| Edgbaston Cricket Ground | Birmingham | 25,000 | Cricket | Warwickshire CCC | |||
| Don Valley Stadium | Sheffield | 25,000 | Athletics, Rugby league & Football | City of Sheffield AC | |||
| Deepdale | Preston | 23,408 | Football | Preston North End | The oldest continunally used football stadium in the world, in use since 21 January 1875. Lancashire Lynx Rugby league club also used the ground as their home. | ||
| Galpharm Stadium | Huddersfield | 24,554 | Football & Rugby league | Huddersfield Town & Huddersfield Giants RLFC | |||
| Madejski Stadium | Reading | 24,161 | Football & Rugby union | Reading & London Irish RUFC | |||
| Welford Road | Leicester | 24,000 | Rugby union | Leicester FC | Expanding to 30,000 seats due to increased supporter demand | ||
| Oakwell Stadium | Barnsley | 23,009 | Football | Barnsley | |||
| The Oval | Kennington, London | 23,000 | Cricket | Surrey CCC | |||
| Turf Moor | Burnley | 22,619 | Football | Burnley | |||
| Falmer Stadium | Falmer, Brighton | 22,619 | Football | Brighton and Hove Albion | |||
| Vale Park | Burslem | 22,356 | Football | Port Vale | |||
| Headingley | Leeds | 22,250 | Rugby league & Rugby union | Leeds Rhinos & Leeds Carnegie | |||
| Old Trafford | Old Trafford, Greater Manchester | 22,000 | Cricket | Lancashire CCC | |||
| Rose Bowl | Southampton | 22,000 | Cricket | Hampshire | Has a standard capacity of 6,500, but uses temporary seating to give a capacity of 22,000 for international matches | ||
| Vicarage Road | Watford | 22,000 | Football & Rugby union | Watford & Saracens FC | Has played host to Rugby league Internationals Saracens FC set to move to Allianz Park in February 2013 |
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| Stadium:mk | Milton Keynes | 22,000 | Football | Milton Keynes Dons | Designed to permit increase to 32,000 | ||
| Ashton Gate | Bristol | 21,479 | Football | Bristol City | |||
| Meadow Lane | Nottingham | 20,438 | Football & Rugby union | Notts County & Nottingham RFC | |||
| Fratton Park | Portsmouth | 20,288 | Football | Portsmouth | |||
| New Den Stadium | Bermondsey, London | 20,146 | Football | Millwall | |||
| Crystal Palace NSC | Crystal Palace, London | 20,000 | Athletics | Has been a host to London Crusaders Rugby league club | |||
| Home Park | Plymouth | 19,500 | Football | Plymouth Argyle | |||
| Loftus Road | Shepherd's Bush, London | 19,148 | Football | Queens Park Rangers | Has played host to Rugby league Internationals | ||
| Langtree Park | St Helens | 18,000 | Rugby league | St Helens RLFC | |||
| Headingley | Leeds | 17,000 | Cricket | Yorkshire CCC | |||
| Riverside Ground | Chester-le-Street | 17,000 | Cricket | Durham CCC | |||
| Brunton Park | Carlisle | 16,981 | Football | Carlisle United | Was also the original home ground of Carlisle RLFC in the 1980s | ||
| Prenton Park | Birkenhead | 16,567 | Football | Tranmere Rovers | |||
| Kingsholm Stadium | Gloucester | 16,500 | Rugby union | Gloucester RFC | |||
| Bloomfield Road | Blackpool | 16,116 | Football | Blackpool F.C. | Plays host the Northern Rail Rugby league Cup Final | ||
| County Ground | Swindon | 15,728 | Football | Swindon Town | |||
| Trent Bridge | Nottingham | 15,358 | Cricket | Nottinghamshire CCC | |||
| Keepmoat Stadium | Doncaster | 15,231 | Football & Rugby league | Doncaster Rovers & Doncaster RLFC | |||
| London Road | Peterborough | 15,152 | Football | Peterborough United | |||
| St Lawrence Ground | Canterbury | 15,000 | Cricket | Kent CCC | One of two cricket grounds that have a tree within the boundary | ||
| County Cricket Ground | Bristol | 15,000 | Cricket | Gloucestershire CCC | |||
| Centre Court, Wimbledon | Wimbledon, London | 15,000 | Tennis | ||||
| Halliwell Jones Stadium | Warrington | 15,200 | Rugby league | Warrington Wolves | |||
| The Shay | Halifax | 14,000 | Football & Rugby league | Halifax Town & Halifax RLFC | Largest non-league football stadium | ||
| Boundary Park | Oldham | 13,624 | Football & Rugby league | Oldham Athletic & Oldham Roughyeds | |||
| Franklin's Gardens | Northampton | 13,600 | Rugby union | Northampton Saints | plans to expand stadium to 17300 | ||
| Stobart Stadium Halton | Widnes | 13,350 | Rugby league | Widnes Vikings | |||
| Griffin Park | Brentford, London | 12,763 | Football | Brentford | Has been the home ground for London Broncos Rugby league club (2002–2006) | ||
| Alexander Stadium | Birmingham | 12,700 | Athletics | Birchfield Harriers | |||
| Twickenham Stoop | Twickenham, London | 12,700 | Rugby union & League | Harlequins & London Broncos | |||
| Kassam Stadium | Oxford | 12,500 | Football | Oxford United | |||
| Roots Hall | Southend | 12,392 | Football | Southend United | Was also home ground for Southend Invicta Rugby league club | ||
| Recreation Ground | Bath | 12,300 | Rugby union & Cricket | Bath Rugby & Somerset CCC | |||
| Memorial Stadium | Bristol | 12,100 | Rugby union & Football | Bristol Rugby & Bristol Rovers | |||
| Sixways Stadium | Worcester | 12,068 | Rugby union | Worcester Warriors | |||
| Belle Vue | Wakefield | 12,000 | Rugby league | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | Was also home to Wakefield and Emley between 2007–09 | ||
| New York Stadium | Rotherham | 12,000 | Football | Rotherham United | |||
| Salford City Stadium | Salford | 12,000 | Rugby league | Salford City Reds | |||
| Gigg Lane | Bury | 11,840 | Football | Bury & FC United | Was home to Swinton Lions (1992–2002) | ||
| Gateshead International Stadium | Gateshead | 11,800 | Athletics, Football & Rugby league | Gateshead FC & Gateshead Thunder | |||
| The Jungle | Castleford | 11,750 | Rugby league | Castleford Tigers | |||
| Bescot Stadium | Walsall | 11,500 | Football | Walsall | |||
| No. 1 Court, Wimbledon | Wimbledon, London | 11,429 | Tennis | ||||
| Priestfield Stadium | Gillingham | 10,952 | Football | Gillingham | |||
| Edgeley Park | Edgeley, Stockport | 10,832 | Football & Rugby union | Stockport County & Sale Sharks | |||
| Sandy Park | Exeter | 10,744 | Rugby union | Exeter Chiefs | There are plans to expand the stadium's capacity to perhaps 20,000 if Exeter establish themselves as a top-flight side. | ||
| Derwent Park | Workington | 10,500 | Rugby league & Speedway | Workington Town & Workington Comets | |||
| B2net Stadium | Chesterfield | 10,379 | Football | Chesterfield Football Club | |||
| Dean Court | Bournemouth | 10,375 | Football | AFC Bournemouth | |||
| Kenilworth Road | Luton | 10,226 | Football | Luton Town | |||
| Spotland | Rochdale | 10,208 | Football | Rochdale | |||
| Kingston Park | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | 10,200 | Rugby union | Newcastle Falcons | |||
| Alexandra Stadium | Crewe | 10,153 | Football | Crewe Alexandra | |||
| Sincil Bank | Lincoln | 10,127 | Football | Lincoln City | |||
| Blundell Park | Cleethorpes | 10,033 | Football | Grimsby Town | |||
| Adams Park | High Wycombe | 10,000 | Football & Rugby union | Wycombe Wanderers & London Wasps | |||
| Colchester Community Stadium | Colchester | 10,000 | Football | Colchester United | |||
| Queen's Club | London | 10,000 | Tennis | Queen's Club Championships | |||
| County Cricket Ground | Beckenham | 10,000 | Cricket | Kent CCC | |||
| Craven Park | Kingston upon Hull | 10,000 | Rugby league | Hull Kingston Rovers |
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