List of Premier League stadiums

Since the inception of the Premier League, England's highest level of association football annual league tournament, 58 football stadiums have been used to host matches. The inaugural round of Premier League matches took place on 15 August 1992 with eleven clubs hosting the opening fixtures.[1] Following the Hillsborough Disaster in 1989, the Taylor Report recommended the abolition of standing terraces by the start of the 1994–95 season, to be replaced by all-seater stadiums.[2] However, following Fulham's promotion from Division 1 in the 2000–01 season, terraces returned temporarily to the Premier League as The Football Association allowed the club extra time to complete renovations.[3] The club were forced to play at Loftus Road after inadequate progress was made in converting Craven Cottage, but they returned to their home ground after building work was completed in time for the 2004–05 season.[4]

Burnley's Turf Moor stadium became the 50th Premier League stadium when it hosted Burnley's first ever home Premier League fixture, against champions Manchester United, on 19 August 2009.[5][6] Wembley Stadium became the most recent Premier League venue when it hosted Tottenham Hotspur's fixture against Chelsea on 20 August 2017. Wembley Stadium is the biggest stadium in the Premier League, while Bournemouth's Dean Court is the smallest.

Stadiums

Stadiums listed in bold indicate that they are the home grounds of teams participating in the 2018–19 Premier League season, while those stadiums listed in italics have now been demolished.

Stadium Image Club Location Opened Closed Capacity † Coordinates Ref.
AnfieldThe Shankly Gates at Liverpool F.C.'s Anfield stadiumLiverpoolLiverpool188454,074 53°25′51″N 002°57′39″W / 53.43083°N 2.96083°W / 53.43083; -2.96083 (Anfield)[7]
Ayresome ParkMiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough1903199526,667†54°33′51″N 001°14′49″W / 54.56417°N 1.24694°W / 54.56417; -1.24694 (Ayresome Park)[8]
Baseball Ground—Derby CountyDerby1892200418,300†52°54′17″N 001°28′07″W / 52.90472°N 1.46861°W / 52.90472; -1.46861 (Baseball Ground)[9][10]
bet365 Stadium
Formerly Britannia Stadium		Stoke City's stadium, bet365 StadiumStoke CityStoke-on-Trent199727,74052°59′18″N 002°10′32″W / 52.98833°N 2.17556°W / 52.98833; -2.17556 (bet365 Stadium)[11]
Bloomfield Road Blackpool's stadium, Bloomfield RoadBlackpoolBlackpool189916,220‡53°48′17″N 3°2′53″W / 53.80472°N 3.04806°W / 53.80472; -3.04806 (Bloomfield Road)
Boleyn Ground
(also known as Upton Park)		 West Ham United's former Boleyn Ground from Green StreetWest Ham UnitedLondon19042016 35,345‡51°31′55″N 000°02′22″E / 51.53194°N 0.03944°E / 51.53194; 0.03944 (London Stadium)[12]
Boundary ParkOldham Athletic's stadium, Boundary ParkOldham AthleticOldham190413,30953°33′19″N 002°07′43″W / 53.55528°N 2.12861°W / 53.55528; -2.12861 (Boundary Park)
Bramall LaneSheffield United's stadium, Bramall LaneSheffield UnitedSheffield185532,70253°22′13″N 001°28′15″W / 53.37028°N 1.47083°W / 53.37028; -1.47083 (Bramall Lane)
Burnden Park Bolton Wanderers' former stadium, Burnden ParkBolton WanderersBolton1895199722,616†53°34′08″N 002°24′58″W / 53.56889°N 2.41611°W / 53.56889; -2.41611 (Burnden Park)[13]
Cardiff City Stadium Cardiff City's stadium, Cardiff City StadiumCardiff CityCardiff200933,28051°28′22″N 003°12′11″W / 51.47278°N 3.20306°W / 51.47278; -3.20306 (Cardiff City Stadium)[14]
Carrow Road Norwich City's Carrow Road stadiumNorwich CityNorwich193527,03352°37′20″N 001°18′33″E / 52.62222°N 1.30917°E / 52.62222; 1.30917 (Carrow Road)[15]
City Ground Nottingham Forest's stadium, the City Ground Nottingham ForestNottingham189830,60252°56′24″N 001°07′58″W / 52.94000°N 1.13278°W / 52.94000; -1.13278 (City Ground)[16]
County GroundThe Kingswood stand at the County Ground, Swindon Town F.C.'s stadiumSwindon TownSwindon189514,700‡51°33′52″N 001°46′14″W / 51.56444°N 1.77056°W / 51.56444; -1.77056 (County Ground)[17]
Craven CottageThe cottage in the corner of Fulham's stadium, Craven CottageFulhamLondon189625,70051°28′30″N 000°13′18″W / 51.47500°N 0.22167°W / 51.47500; -0.22167 (Craven Cottage)[4]
Dean CourtPart of the Dean Court stadiumBournemouthBournemouth191011,36050°44′07″N 1°50′18″W / 50.73528°N 1.83833°W / 50.73528; -1.83833 (Dean Court)[18]
The DellSouthampton's stadium, The DellSouthamptonSouthampton1898200115,200†50°54′53″N 001°24′47″W / 50.91472°N 1.41306°W / 50.91472; -1.41306 (The Dell)[19][20]
DW Stadium
Formerly JJB Stadium		View of an evening match at Wigan Athletic's DW StadiumWigan AthleticWigan199925,13853°32′51″N 002°39′15″W / 53.54750°N 2.65417°W / 53.54750; -2.65417 (DW Stadium)[21]
Elland RoadElland Road, Leeds United's stadium, East Stand to the right, South Stand to the left Leeds UnitedLeeds189739,46053°46′40″N 001°34′20″W / 53.77778°N 1.57222°W / 53.77778; -1.57222 (Elland Road)
Emirates StadiumInside Arsenal's current stadium, the Emirates StadiumArsenalLondon200659,86751°33′18″N 000°06′31″W / 51.55500°N 0.10861°W / 51.55500; -0.10861 (Emirates Stadium)[22]
City of Manchester StadiumThe interior of the City of Manchester StadiumManchester CityManchester2003[23]55,09753°28′59″N 002°12′01″W / 53.48306°N 2.20028°W / 53.48306; -2.20028 (City of Manchester Stadium)[24][25]
Ewood ParkThe Walker Steel stand at Ewood ParkBlackburn RoversBlackburn189031,36753°43′43″N 002°29′21″W / 53.72861°N 2.48917°W / 53.72861; -2.48917 (Ewood Park)[26]
Falmer Stadium Brighton & Hove AlbionFalmer201130,75050°51′42.56″N 00°04′59.8″W / 50.8618222°N 0.083278°W / 50.8618222; -0.083278 (Falmer Stadium)
Filbert Street Inside Leicester City's stadium, Filbert StreetLeicester CityLeicester1891200222,000†52°37′25″N 001°08′26″W / 52.62361°N 1.14056°W / 52.62361; -1.14056 (Filbert Street)[27]
Fratton ParkThe entrance to Portsmouth's stadium, Fratton ParkPortsmouthPortsmouth189820,97850°47′47″N 001°03′50″W / 50.79639°N 1.06389°W / 50.79639; -1.06389 (Fratton Park)[28]
Goodison ParkInside Goodison Park, Everton's stadiumEvertonLiverpool189239,57153°26′20″N 002°57′59″W / 53.43889°N 2.96639°W / 53.43889; -2.96639 (Goodison Park)[29]
The HawthornsInside the stadium of West Bromwich Albion, The HawthornsWest Bromwich AlbionWest Bromwich190026,44552°30′33″N 001°57′50″W / 52.50917°N 1.96389°W / 52.50917; -1.96389 (The Hawthorns)[30]
HighburyArsenalLondon1913200638,419†51°33′28″N 000°06′10″W / 51.55778°N 0.10278°W / 51.55778; -0.10278 (Arsenal Stadium)[31]
Highfield RoadAn entrance to Coventry City's former stadium, Highfield RoadCoventry CityCoventry1899200523,489†52°24′43″N 001°29′24″W / 52.41194°N 1.49000°W / 52.41194; -1.49000 (Highfield Road)[32]
29}Hillsborough StadiumThe South Stand at Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough StadiumSheffield WednesdaySheffield189939,81253°24′41″N 001°30′02″W / 53.41139°N 1.50056°W / 53.41139; -1.50056 (Hillsborough Stadium)
John Smith's StadiumHuddersfield TownHuddersfield199424,50053°39′15″N 1°46′6″W / 53.65417°N 1.76833°W / 53.65417; -1.76833 (Kirklees Stadium)
KCOM Stadium
Formerly KC Stadium		Outside view of Hull City's KC StadiumHull CityKingston upon Hull200225,40053°44′46″N 000°22′03″W / 53.74611°N 0.36750°W / 53.74611; -0.36750 (KC Stadium)[33]
King Power Stadium
Formerly Walkers Stadium		Leicester City's stadium, the King Power Stadium, from the insideLeicester CityLeicester200232,50052°37′13″N 001°08′32″W / 52.62028°N 1.14222°W / 52.62028; -1.14222 (King Power Stadium)
Liberty StadiumOutside view of Swansea City's Liberty StadiumSwansea CitySwansea200520,93751°38′34″N 3°56′5″W / 51.64278°N 3.93472°W / 51.64278; -3.93472 (Liberty Stadium)[34]
Loftus RoadInside view of Queens Park Ranger's stadium, Loftus RoadQueens Park Rangers
& Fulham		London190418,43951°30′33″N 000°13′56″W / 51.50917°N 0.23222°W / 51.50917; -0.23222 (Loftus Road)[4][35]
London Stadium
Formerly Olympic Stadium		Overhead view of London Stadium, home to West Ham United since 2016West Ham UnitedLondon2016[36]60,00051°32′19″N 0°0′59″W / 51.53861°N 0.01639°W / 51.53861; -0.01639 (London Stadium)[37]
Macron Stadium
Formerly Reebok Stadium		Bolton Wanderer's Reebok Stadium during an evening match in 2006Bolton WanderersBolton199728,72353°34′50″N 002°32′08″W / 53.58056°N 2.53556°W / 53.58056; -2.53556 (Reebok Stadium)
Madejski StadiumInside Reading's Madejski Stadium ReadingReading199824,16151°25′20″N 000°58′58″W / 51.42222°N 0.98278°W / 51.42222; -0.98278 (Madejski Stadium)
Maine RoadInside Maine Road, Manchester City's former stadiumManchester CityManchester1923200335,150†53°27′04″N 002°14′07″W / 53.45111°N 2.23528°W / 53.45111; -2.23528 (Maine Road)[38]
Molineux StadiumWolverhampton Wanderers' Molineux Stadium from insideWolverhampton WanderersWolverhampton188931,700‡52°35′25″N 002°07′49″W / 52.59028°N 2.13028°W / 52.59028; -2.13028 (Molineux Stadium)[39]
OakwellThe North Stand of Barnsley F.C.'s Oakwell stadiumBarnsleyBarnsley188723,00953°33′08″N 001°28′03″W / 53.55222°N 1.46750°W / 53.55222; -1.46750 (Oakwell)[40]
Old TraffordThe East Stand of Manchester United's stadium Old TraffordManchester UnitedTrafford191075,64353°27′47″N 002°17′29″W / 53.46306°N 2.29139°W / 53.46306; -2.29139 (Old Trafford)[41]
Portman Road The Cobbold Stand at Ipswich Town's Portman Road stadiumIpswich TownIpswich188430,31152°03′18″N 001°08′41″E / 52.05500°N 1.14472°E / 52.05500; 1.14472 (Portman Road)
Pride Park StadiumDerby CountyDerby199733,59752°54′54″N 001°26′50″W / 52.91500°N 1.44722°W / 52.91500; -1.44722 (Pride Park Stadium)[10]
Riverside StadiumThe gates at the entrance to Middlesbrough's Riverside StadiumMiddlesbroughMiddlesbrough199533,74654°34′42″N 001°13′01″W / 54.57833°N 1.21694°W / 54.57833; -1.21694 (Riverside Stadium)[42]
Roker ParkSunderland's former stadium, Roker Park, in 1976SunderlandSunderland1898199722,500†54°55′17″N 001°22′32″W / 54.92139°N 1.37556°W / 54.92139; -1.37556 (Roker Park)[43]
St Andrew's The Tilton Road End of Birmingham City's St Andrew's stadium Birmingham CityBirmingham190630,07952°28′33″N 001°52′05″W / 52.47583°N 1.86806°W / 52.47583; -1.86806 (St Andrew's Stadium)[44]
St James' Park Inside Newcastle United's stadium, St James' ParkNewcastle UnitedNewcastle upon Tyne188052,40554°58′32″N 001°37′18″W / 54.97556°N 1.62167°W / 54.97556; -1.62167 (St James' Park)
St Mary's StadiumView of the Northam Stand inside St Mary's Stadium, Southampton's ground SouthamptonSouthampton200132,68950°54′21″N 001°23′28″W / 50.90583°N 1.39111°W / 50.90583; -1.39111 (St Mary's Stadium)
Selhurst ParkSelhurst ParkCrystal Palace
& Wimbledon		London192426,30951°23′54″N 000°05′08″W / 51.39833°N 0.08556°W / 51.39833; -0.08556 (Selhurst Park)
Stadium of Light North Stand of Sunderland's Stadium of Light SunderlandSunderland199748,70754°54′52″N 001°23′18″W / 54.91444°N 1.38833°W / 54.91444; -1.38833 (Stadium of Light)
Stamford BridgeChelseaLondon187741,63151°28′54″N 000°11′28″W / 51.48167°N 0.19111°W / 51.48167; -0.19111 (Stamford Bridge)[18]
Turf Moor BurnleyBurnley188322,54653°47′21″N 2°13′49″W / 53.78917°N 2.23028°W / 53.78917; -2.23028 (Turf Moor)
The ValleyAerial view of The Valley, Charlton Athletic's stadiumCharlton AthleticLondon191927,11151°29′11″N 000°02′11″E / 51.48639°N 0.03639°E / 51.48639; 0.03639 (The Valley)
Valley Parade Bradford CityBradford188625,13653°48′15″N 001°45′32″W / 53.80417°N 1.75889°W / 53.80417; -1.75889 (Valley Parade)
Vicarage RoadThe Rookery at Watford's stadium, Vicarage RoadWatfordWatford192221,97751°39′00″N 000°24′06″W / 51.65000°N 0.40167°W / 51.65000; -0.40167 (Vicarage Road)
Villa Park Brick facade of a stadium with a mosaic with a claret background and Aston Villa in gold writing.Aston VillaBirmingham189742,68252°30′33″N 001°53′05″W / 52.50917°N 1.88472°W / 52.50917; -1.88472 (Villa Park)[45]
Wembley Stadium [nb 1]Tottenham HotspurLondon200790,00051°33′21″N 0°16′47″W / 51.55583°N 0.27972°W / 51.55583; -0.27972 (White Hart Lane)
White Hart LaneAerial photograph of Tottenham Hotspur's stadium, White Hart LaneTottenham HotspurLondon1899201736,284†51°36′12″N 000°03′57″W / 51.60333°N 0.06583°W / 51.60333; -0.06583 (White Hart Lane)[46]

† For closed or demolished grounds, capacity is taken at closure.
‡ Currently in the process of, or scheduled to be developed.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Wembley Stadium is not a football club home ground. However Tottenham Hotspur played their designated home matches at Wembley during the 2017/18 season due to redevelopment at White Hart Lane.

See also

References

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