Since the inception of the Premier League, England's highest level of association football annual league tournament, 52 football stadiums have been used to host matches. The inaugural round of Premier League matches took place on 15 August 1992 with 11 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 the Championship in the 2000–2001 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] Swansea's Liberty Stadium became the 52nd Premier League stadium, when they played their first ever home Premier League match against Wigan Athletic on 20th August 2011.
Stadiums[]
Stadiums listed in bold indicate that they are the home grounds of teams currently participating in the 2012–13 Premier League season, while those stadiums listed in italics have now been demolished.
Stadium | Image | Club | Location | Opened | Closed | Capacity † | Coordinates | Refs |
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Anfield | The Shankly Gates at Liverpool F.C.'s Anfield stadium | Liverpool | Liverpool | 1884 | 45,362 | 53°25′51″N 002°57′39″W / 53.43083°N 2.96083°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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Ayresome Park | Middlesbrough's former stadium, Ayresome Park | Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough | 1903 | 1995 | 26,667† | 54°33′51″N 001°14′49″W / 54.56417°N 1.24694°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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Baseball Ground | — | Derby County | Derby | 1892 | 2004 | 18,300† | 52°54′17″N 001°28′07″W / 52.90472°N 1.46861°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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Bloomfield Road | Blackpool's stadium, Bloomfield Road | Blackpool | Blackpool | 1899 | 16,220‡ | 53°48′17″N 3°2′53″W / 53.80472°N 3.04806°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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Boleyn Ground (a.k.a. Upton Park) |
West Ham United's Boleyn Ground from Green Street | West Ham United | London | 1904 | 35,303 | 51°31′55″N 000°02′22″E / 51.53194°N 0.03944°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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Boundary Park | Oldham Athletic's stadium, Boundary Park | Oldham Athletic | Oldham | 1904 | 10,638 | 53°33′19″N 002°07′43″W / 53.55528°N 2.12861°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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Bramall Lane | Sheffield United's stadium, Bramall Lane | Sheffield United | Sheffield | 1855 | 32,702 | 53°22′13″N 001°28′15″W / 53.37028°N 1.47083°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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Britannia Stadium | Stoke City's stadium, the Britannia Stadium | Stoke City | Stoke-on-Trent | 1997 | 28,383 | 52°59′18″N 002°10′32″W / 52.98833°N 2.17556°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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Burnden Park | Bolton Wanderer's former stadium, Burnden Park | Bolton Wanderers | Bolton | 1895 | 1997 | 25,000† | 53°34′08″N 002°24′58″W / 53.56889°N 2.41611°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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Carrow Road | Norwich City's Carrow Road stadium | Norwich City | Norwich | 1935 | 27,033 | 52°37′20″N 001°18′33″E / 52.62222°N 1.30917°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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City Ground | Nottingham Forest's stadium, the City Ground | Nottingham Forest | Nottingham | 1898 | 30,602 | 52°56′24″N 001°07′58″W / 52.94°N 1.13278°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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City of Manchester Stadium (a.k.a. Etihad Stadium) |
The interior of the City of Manchester Stadium | Manchester City | Manchester | 2003[15] | 47,726 | 53°28′59″N 002°12′01″W / 53.48306°N 2.20028°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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County Ground | The Kingswood stand at the County Ground, Swindon Town F.C.'s stadium | Swindon Town | Swindon | 1895 | 14,700‡ | 51°33′52″N 001°46′14″W / 51.56444°N 1.77056°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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Craven Cottage | The cottage in the corner of Fulham's stadium, Craven Cottage | Fulham | London | 1896 | 25,700 | 51°28′30″N 000°13′18″W / 51.475°N 0.22167°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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The Dell | Southampton's stadium, The Dell | Southampton | Southampton | 1898 | 2001 | 15,200† | 50°54′53″N 001°24′47″W / 50.91472°N 1.41306°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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DW Stadium Formerly the JJB Stadium |
View of an evening match at Wigan Athletic's DW Stadium | Wigan Athletic | Wigan | 1999 | 25,138 | 53°32′51″N 002°39′15″W / 53.5475°N 2.65417°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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Elland Road | Elland Road, Leeds United's stadium, East Stand to the right, South Stand to the left | Leeds United | Leeds | 1897 | 39,460 | 53°46′40″N 001°34′20″W / 53.77778°N 1.57222°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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Emirates Stadium | Inside Arsenal's current stadium, the Emirates Stadium | Arsenal | London | 2006 | 60,355 | 51°33′18″N 000°06′31″W / 51.555°N 0.10861°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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Ewood Park | The Walker Steel stand at Ewood Park | Blackburn Rovers | Blackburn | 1890 | 31,367 | 53°43′43″N 002°29′21″W / 53.72861°N 2.48917°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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Filbert Street | Inside Leicester City's stadium, Filbert Street | Leicester City | Leicester | 1891 | 2002 | 22,000† | 52°37′25″N 001°08′26″W / 52.62361°N 1.14056°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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Fratton Park | The entrance to Portsmouth's stadium, Fratton Park | Portsmouth | Portsmouth | 1898 | 20,978 | 50°47′47″N 001°03′50″W / 50.79639°N 1.06389°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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Goodison Park | Inside Goodison Park, Everton's stadium | Everton | Liverpool | 1892 | 40,157 | 53°26′20″N 002°57′59″W / 53.43889°N 2.96639°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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The Hawthorns | Inside the stadium of West Bromwich Albion, The Hawthorns | West Bromwich Albion | West Bromwich | 1900 | 26,500 | 52°30′33″N 001°57′50″W / 52.50917°N 1.96389°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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Highbury | Arsenal's former stadium at Highbury | Arsenal | London | 1913 | 2006 | 38,419† | 51°33′28″N 000°06′10″W / 51.55778°N 0.10278°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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Highfield Road | An entrance to Coventry City's former stadium, Highfield Road | Coventry City | Coventry | 1899 | 2005 | 23,489† | 52°24′43″N 001°29′24″W / 52.41194°N 1.49°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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Hillsborough Stadium | The South Stand at Sheffield Wednesday's Hillsborough Stadium | Sheffield Wednesday | Sheffield | 1899 | 39,812 | 53°24′41″N 001°30′02″W / 53.41139°N 1.50056°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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KC Stadium | Outside view of Hull City's KC Stadium | Hull City | Kingston upon Hull | 2002 | 25,404 | 53°44′46″N 000°22′03″W / 53.74611°N 0.3675°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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Liberty Stadium | Outside view of Swansea City's Liberty Stadium | Swansea City | Swansea | 2005 | 20,532 | 51°38′34″N 3°56′5″W / 51.64278°N 3.93472°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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Loftus Road | Inside view of Queens Park Ranger's stadium, Loftus Road | Queens Park Rangers & Fulham |
London | 1904 | 20,000 | 51°30′33″N 000°13′56″W / 51.50917°N 0.23222°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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Madejski Stadium | Inside Reading's Madejski Stadium | Reading | Reading | 1998 | 24,161 | 51°25′20″N 000°58′58″W / 51.42222°N 0.98278°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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Maine Road | Inside Maine Road, Manchester City's former stadium | Manchester City | Manchester | 1923 | 2003 | 35,150† | 53°27′04″N 002°14′07″W / 53.45111°N 2.23528°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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Molineux Stadium | Wolverhampton Wanderers' Molineux Stadium from inside | Wolverhampton Wanderers | Wolverhampton | 1889 | 28,525‡ | 52°35′25″N 002°07′49″W / 52.59028°N 2.13028°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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Oakwell | The North Stand of Barnsley F.C.'s Oakwell stadium | Barnsley | Barnsley | 1887 | 23,009 | 53°33′08″N 001°28′03″W / 53.55222°N 1.4675°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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Old Trafford | The East Stand of Manchester United's stadium Old Trafford | Manchester United | Manchester | 1910 | 76,212 | 53°27′47″N 002°17′29″W / 53.46306°N 2.29139°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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Portman Road | The Cobbold Stand at Ipswich Town's Portman Road stadium | Ipswich Town | Ipswich | 1884 | 30,311 | 52°03′18″N 001°08′41″E / 52.055°N 1.14472°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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Pride Park Stadium | File:Pride Park.jpg | Derby County | Derby | 1997 | 33,597 | 52°54′54″N 001°26′50″W / 52.915°N 1.44722°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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Reebok Stadium | Bolton Wanderer's Reebok Stadium during an evening match in 2006 | Bolton Wanderers | Bolton | 1997 | 28,723 | 53°34′50″N 002°32′08″W / 53.58056°N 2.53556°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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Riverside Stadium | The gates at the entrance to Middlesbrough's Riverside Stadium | Middlesbrough | Middlesbrough | 1995 | 34,988 | 54°34′42″N 001°13′01″W / 54.57833°N 1.21694°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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Roker Park | Sunderland's former stadium, Roker Park, in 1976 | Sunderland | Sunderland | 1898 | 1997 | 22,500† | 54°55′17″N 001°22′32″W / 54.92139°N 1.37556°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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St Andrew's | The Tilton Road End of Birmingham City's St Andrew's stadium | Birmingham City | Birmingham | 1906 | 30,079 | 52°28′33″N 001°52′05″W / 52.47583°N 1.86806°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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St. James' Park | Inside Newcastle United's stadium, St James' Park | Newcastle United | Newcastle | 1880 | 52,387 | 54°58′32″N 001°37′18″W / 54.97556°N 1.62167°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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St Mary's Stadium | View of the Northam Stand inside St Mary's Stadium, Southampton's ground | Southampton | Southampton | 2001 | 32,689 | 50°54′21″N 001°23′28″W / 50.90583°N 1.39111°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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Selhurst Park | Selhurst Park | Crystal Palace & Wimbledon |
London | 1924 | 26,309 | 51°23′54″N 000°05′08″W / 51.39833°N 0.08556°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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Stadium of Light | North Stand of Sunderland's Stadium of Light | Sunderland | Sunderland | 1997 | 49,000 | 54°54′52″N 001°23′18″W / 54.91444°N 1.38833°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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Stamford Bridge | Aerial photograph of Chelsea's Stamford Bridge | Chelsea | London | 1877 | 42,055 | 51°28′54″N 000°11′28″W / 51.48167°N 0.19111°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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Turf Moor | The James Hargreaves stand at Burnley's Turf Moor stadium | Burnley | Burnley | 1883 | 22,546 | 53°47′21″N 2°13′49″W / 53.78917°N 2.23028°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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The Valley | Aerial view of The Valley, Charlton Athletic's stadium | Charlton Athletic | London | 1919 | 27,111 | 51°29′11″N 000°02′11″E / 51.48639°N 0.03639°E Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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Valley Parade | Bradford City's stadium, Valley Parade | Bradford City | Bradford | 1886 | 25,136 | 53°48′15″N 001°45′32″W / 53.80417°N 1.75889°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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Vicarage Road | The Rookery at Watford's stadium, Vicarage Road | Watford | Watford | 1922 | 19,920‡ | 51°39′00″N 000°24′06″W / 51.65°N 0.40167°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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Villa Park | Brick facade of a stadium with a mosaic with a claret background and Aston Villa in gold writing. | Aston Villa | Birmingham | 1897 | 42,788 | 52°30′33″N 001°53′05″W / 52.50917°N 1.88472°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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King Power Stadium Formerly Walkers Stadium |
Leicester City's stadium, the Walkers Stadium, from the inside | Leicester City | Leicester | 2002 | 32,500 | 52°37′13″N 001°08′32″W / 52.62028°N 1.14222°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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White Hart Lane | Aerial photograph of Tottenham Hotspur's stadium, White Hart Lane | Tottenham Hotspur | London | 1899 | 36,310 | 51°36′12″N 000°03′57″W / 51.60333°N 0.06583°W Fatal error: The format of the coordinate could not be determined. Parsing failed. |
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† For closed or demolished grounds, capacity is taken at closure.
‡ Currently in the process of, or scheduled to be developed.
See also[]
- Record home attendances of English football clubs
- List of English football stadiums by capacity
References[]
- General
- "Football Ground Guide". footballgroundguide.co.uk. http://www.footballgroundguide.com/. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
- "The Stadium Guide - The Guide to the Football Stadiums in Europe". stadiumguide.com. http://www.stadiumguide.com/index.htm. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
- Specific
- ↑ "A History of The Premier League". Official Site of the Premier League. http://www.premierleague.com/page/History/0,,12306,00.html. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
- ↑ Fox, Norman (18 April 1999). "Football: Fayed's race against time". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-fayeds-race-against-time-1087976.html. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
- ↑ Harris, Nick (23 December 2000). "Hoey under fire from Hillsborough families". The Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/news-and-comment/hoey-under-fire-from-hillsborough-families-628922.html. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Craven Cottage". Fulham F.C.. http://www.fulhamfc.com/Club/CravenCottage.aspx. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
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- ↑ Bell, Jack (7 February 2007). "Soccer; Two American Buyers Purchase Liverpool Club". The New York Times. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A06EEDB103FF934A35751C0A9619C8B63. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
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- ↑ "1890 to 1900". Derby County F.C.. 24 June 2009. http://www.dcfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/History/0,,10270~1026300,00.html. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "Ex-football ground is 'eyesore'". BBC News. 20 January 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/derbyshire/4630916.stm. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
- ↑ Inglis, Simon (1987). Upton Park (2nd ed.). London: Collins Willow. pp. 258. ISBN 0-00-218249-1.
- ↑ "Football Ground Guide: Britannia Stadium, Stoke City FC, Stadium details". footballgroundguide.co.uk. http://www.footballgroundguide.com/stoke_city/britannia_stadium.htm. Retrieved 2 October 2009.
- ↑ Reardon, Andy. "Seven year itch scratched at the Reebok". This Is East Lancashire. http://www.thisiseastlancashire.co.uk/lancashire/bolton/wanderers/wandsyourreports042.html. Retrieved 23 July 2009. [dead link]
- ↑ Inglis, The Football Grounds of Great Britain, p130
- ↑ Inglis, The Football Grounds of Great Britain, p142
- ↑ The City of Manchester Stadium hosted the Commonwealth Games in 2002, but has only been in use as a football stadium since 2003
- ↑ "Stadium History". mcfc.co.uk. (Manchester City Football Club). September 29, 2006 (this MCFC OWS page archived on 8 February 2008). Archived from the original on 29 September 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20060929181224/http://www.mcfc.co.uk/default.sps?pagegid=%7b20E7C2B7-4832-46D1-B772-AB8CCA2FD0D5%7d. Retrieved 21 February 2011.
- ↑ Inglis, The Football Grounds of Great Britain, p168
- ↑ Slater, Gary (26 August 2001). "Room for rewrite of Saints sequel". Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/3011534/Room-for-rewrite-of-Saints-sequel.html. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
- ↑ "worldstadia.com page for the now demolished Dell stating the capacity". http://www.worldstadia.com/stadium/england/the_dell/1594.php.
- ↑ "JJB Stadium Facts & figures". JJB Stadium official website. http://www.jjbstadium.co.uk/facts/. Retrieved 2009-07-27. [dead link]
- ↑ "Bergkamp given rousing farewell". BBC Sport. 22 July 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/a/arsenal/5203954.stm. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
- ↑ Inglis, The Football Grounds of Great Britain, p72
- ↑ "Filbert Street". Leicester City F.C.. 29 May 2008. http://www.lcfc.com/page/Stadium/0,,10274~1025970,00.html. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
- ↑ Inglis, The Football Grounds of Great Britain, p160
- ↑ Inglis, The Football Grounds of Great Britain, p213
- ↑ Inglis, The Football Grounds of Great Britain, p190
- ↑ "Highbury - A history". Arsenal F.C.. http://www.arsenal.com/history/arsenal-stadium-highbury/arsenal-stadium-a-history. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
- ↑ Bevan, Chris (29 April 2005). "Highfield Road's final farewell". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/coventry_city/4480757.stm. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
- ↑ "Home From Home". Hull City AFC. http://www.hullcityafc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Stadium/0,,10338,00.html. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
- ↑ "Liberty Stadium". Swansea City FC. http://www.swanseacity.net/page/LibertyStadium/0,,10354,00.html. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
- ↑ Ley, John (17 January 2003). "Fulham in talks to extend stay at Loftus Road". Telegraph. Telegraph Publishing Group. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2394461/Fulham-in-talks-to-extend-stay-at-Loftus-Road.html. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
- ↑ Bevan, Chris (11 May 2003). "Maine Road through the ages". BBC Sport. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_city/3011895.stm. Retrieved 22 July 2009.
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- ↑ Inglis, The Football Grounds of Great Britain, p102
- ↑ Inglis, The Football Grounds of Great Britain, p57
- ↑ "Stadium". Middlesbrough F.C.. http://www.mfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/Stadium/0,,1,00.html. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
- ↑ Turnbull, Simon (25 March 1997). "Football: Roker getting ready for its final roar". Independent. http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football-roker-getting-ready-for-its-final-roar-1274984.html. Retrieved 23 July 2009.
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- ↑ "White Hart Lane". Tottenham Hotspur F.C.. http://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/stadium/stadium_history.html. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
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