List of defunct English football stadiums

This is a list of football stadiums in England that are now defunct. Each stadium is shown alongside the year in which it ceased to be used and the stadium by which it was replaced.

Defunct stadiums
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YearClubDefunct StadiumReplacement Stadium
1889WolvesDudley RoadMolineux
1893Royal ArsenalInvicta GroundManor Ground
1895Bolton WanderersPike's LaneBurnden Park
1896SouthamptonAntelope GroundCounty Ground
1897Aston VillaWellington RoadVilla Park
1897Luton TownDallow LaneDunstable Road
1898SouthamptonCounty Ground[1]The Dell
1898SunderlandNewcastle RoadRoker Park
1899Sheffield WednesdayOlive GroveHillsborough Stadium (originally Owlerton Stadium)
1900West Bromwich AlbionStoney LaneThe Hawthorns
1905Luton TownDunstable RoadKenilworth Road
1908Norwich CityNewmarket RoadThe Nest
1910Manchester UnitedBank StreetOld Trafford
1913Woolwich ArsenalManor GroundHighbury
1913Port ValeAthletic GroundOld Recreation Ground
1915Crystal PalaceCrystal PalaceThe Nest
1923Manchester CityHyde RoadMaine Road
1924Crystal PalaceThe NestSelhurst Park
1930GatesheadHorsley HillRedheugh Park
1932York CityFulfordgateBootham Crescent
1935Norwich CityThe NestCarrow Road
1939Hull CityAnlaby RoadBoothferry Park
1950Port ValeOld Recreation GroundVale Park
1955Southend UnitedSouthend StadiumRoots Hall
1963Accrington StanleyPeel ParkCrown Ground
1968NelsonSeedhillVictoria Park
1969New BrightonTower Athletic Grounds—
1970GatesheadRedheugh ParkGateshead International Stadium
1973Bradford Park AvenuePark AvenueHorsfall Stadium
1980Tonbridge AngelsAngel GroundLongmead Stadium
1985—White City Stadium—
1986Bristol RoversEastville StadiumTwerton Park
1987Ashford UnitedEssella ParkThe Homelands
1988Maidstone United F.C. (1897)Athletic Ground, Maidstone-
1988Scunthorpe UnitedOld ShowgroundGlanford Park
1990Grantham TownLondon RoadSouth Kesteven Sports Stadium
1990WalsallFellows ParkBescot Stadium
1990Wycombe WanderersLoakes ParkAdams Park
1990Yeovil TownHuish Athletic GroundHuish Park
1992Maidstone UnitedWatling StreetGallagher Stadium
1992Chester CitySealand RoadDeva Stadium
1993MillwallThe DenThe New Den
1994Huddersfield TownLeeds RoadGalpharm Stadium (originally McAlpine Stadium)
1994Northampton TownCounty GroundSixfields Stadium
1994—Fallowfield Stadium—
1995MiddlesbroughAyresome ParkRiverside Stadium
1997Bolton WanderersBurnden ParkReebok Stadium
1997Brighton and Hove AlbionGoldstone GroundWithdean Stadium
1997Derby CountyBaseball GroundPride Park Stadium
1997Stoke CityVictoria GroundBritannia Stadium
1997SunderlandRoker ParkStadium of Light
1998ReadingElm ParkMadejski Stadium
1998WimbledonPlough Lane
1999 Enfield Southbury Road Meadow Park
1999Wigan AthleticSpringfield ParkJJB Stadium
2000—Wembley Stadium (1923)Wembley Stadium
2001Oxford UnitedManor GroundKassam Stadium
2001SouthamptonThe DellSt Mary's Stadium
2002Hull CityBoothferry ParkKC Stadium
2002Leicester CityFilbert StreetKing Power Stadium
2003DarlingtonFeethamsThe Darlington Arena (originally Reynolds Arena)
2003Manchester CityMaine RoadCity of Manchester Stadium
2005Burton AlbionEton ParkPirelli Stadium
2005Coventry CityHighfield RoadRicoh Arena
2005Swansea CityVetch FieldThe Liberty Stadium
2006ArsenalHighburyEmirates Stadium
2006Aylesbury UnitedBuckingham Road—
2007Doncaster RoversBelle VueKeepmoat Stadium
2007Shrewsbury TownGay MeadowNew Meadow
2007Milton Keynes Donsformer England National Hockey StadiumStadium:mk
2007ScarboroughMcCain Stadium—
2008Colchester UnitedLayer RoadColchester Community Stadium
2008 Hendon Claremont Road Chesnut Avenue (2008-2009)

Wheatsheaf Park (2008-2009)

Vale Farm (2009-2013)

Earlsmead Stadium (2013-2016)

Silver Jublee Park (2016–present)

2008 Horsham Queen Street Woodside Road (2008-2009)

Goring's Mead (2009-2017)

Culver Road (2017-2019)

Hop Oast (2019–present)

2008Rotherham UnitedMillmoorDon Valley Stadium
2009Cardiff CityNinian ParkCardiff City Stadium
2010ChesterfieldSaltergateB2net Stadium
2010 Grays Athletic New Recreation Ground Rookery Hill (2010-2012)

Rush Green (2012-2013)

Mill Field (2013-2017)

2010MorecambeChristie ParkGlobe Arena
2011Brighton and Hove AlbionWithdean Stadium Falmer Stadium
2011Kettering TownRockingham RoadLatimer Park
2012Rotherham UnitedDon Valley StadiumNew York Stadium
2012Rushden and DiamondsNene Park-
2013BarnetUnderhill StadiumThe Hive Stadium
2013Cambridge CityMilton Road GroundBridge Road Ground (Ground share)
2016West Ham UnitedBoleyn GroundOlympic Stadium
2017 Aveley Mill Field Parkside
Grays Athletic
2017Tottenham HotspurWhite Hart LaneWembley Stadium (2017-2018)
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (2019–present)

Stadiums no longer used for football
  • Herne Hill Velodrome - FA Amateur Cup Final 1911 played there. Used by Crystal Palace F.C. between 1914–1918. Used now for cycling races although a football pitch is still available.
  • Kennington Oval
  • Nevill Ground — Last used for football in 1903. Remains in use for its original purpose of cricket.
  • Trent Bridge — Last used for football in 1910 by Notts County. Remains in use for its original purpose of cricket.
  • Withdean Stadium — Used by Brighton & Hove Albion from 1999–2011. Remains in use for its original purpose of athletics and the home of AFC Varndeanians since 2015

See also

Notes
  1. The County Ground, Southampton continued in use as a cricket ground until 2000
  • Goodbye Gay Meadow Book on Shrewsbury Town's old ground, Gay Meadow
  • BBC Webpage on: Farewell Milton Road
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