This is a list of
footballstadiums 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:
Used for football and have a capacity larger than 5,000
Used by one of the 12 clubs in the top tier of women's football in England, the
Women's Super League, as of
2022–23.
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.
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:
In August 2015 construction of the first two phases of stadium expansion were completed and subsequently passed all safety requirements at a specially organised test event on 12 August 2015. The South Stand has been extended with the addition of a third tier of seats and three rows of additional pitchside seating have also been added to all stands, expanding the current capacity of the City of Manchester Stadium to 55,097. A final expansion phase, extending the second tier back with an additional 7,900 seats, will commence in 2023 for completion in 2026. The stadium's capacity after the third phase is expected to exceed 61,474.[60][61]
On 30 June 2015, Chelsea unveiled plans to expand the stadium to a 60,000 seater. The exhibition held at Stamford Bridge, for local residents, businesses, season ticket holders and members provided a glimpse for Chelsea fans of blueprints for a rebuilt 60,000-capacity stadium.[62]
The first stage of a 10-year long project to redevelop Villa Park involves plans for a rebuild of the North Stand, starting at the end of the 2022–23 season. The development would see the 7,000 capacity North Stand demolished and a new, 15,000 capacity stand built: with a hotel, museum and store built behind it. This would see the capacity of Villa Park increased to around 55,000.[63]
On 24 March 2017, Everton announced they had agreed to purchase the land at
Bramley-Moore Dock located in
Vauxhall, Liverpool with intent to build a new £300m-plus stadium to build community sights near to the new ground as well.[64]
King Power Stadium
c. 40,000
Leicester City
In September 2022, Leicester City Council approved plans for Expansion of the King Power Stadium subject to finance.[65]
On 28 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 City Ground and surrounding area. Central to this redevelopment will be the replacement of the current Peter Taylor Stand with a new 10,000-seater stand, and improvements to the Trentside area, Brian Clough and Bridgford Stands.
The club are hopeful that building work will commence at the end of the 2019–20 season.[needs update] The new, modern, state-of-the-art structure will see The City Ground's capacity become the highest in the East Midlands, reaching 38,000 after completion.[66]
Proposed new stadium for Luton Town on the Power Court area of Luton town centre. Aiming for completion by the start of the 2020–21 season.[needs update][67] Plans were approved for a 23,000 stadium to be built in 2021.[68]
Proposed new stadium for Oxford United 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.[needs update][69] 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.[70]
Proposed new stadium for Forest Green Rovers in Eastington, Goucestershire. Designed by Zaha Hadid following a 2016 design competition,[71] it is reputedly going to be the world's first timber stadium.[72] Planning permission was approved by Stroud District Council in December 2019.[73]
^The Anfield Road Stand recently finished redevelopment in Dec 2023, but capacity is currently limited to 60,725 (Beattie, Adam (10 February 2024),
12 new photos and video as Anfield gets to 60,000 capacity, This Is Anfield, retrieved 10 April 2024).
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^"MKM Stadium". Hull City A.F.C. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
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^"The stadium expansion". MCFC OWS. Manchester City F.C. Retrieved 13 August 2015. If this phase is completed, there will be another 6,000 additional seats, taking the stadium's capacity to approximately 61,000, making the Etihad the second largest stadium in the Premier League.