List of British rugby league stadiums by capacity
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This is a list of British rugby league stadiums. ranked in descending order of capacity. There is a large number of rugby league stadiums and pitches in England, and a definitive list of stadia would be impossible to produce. This list, therefore, is limited to stadiums that meet one of the following criteria based on current capacity:
- Used by a club in the professional pyramid
- Has a capacity of at least 3,000.
- Teams outside of the UK that compete in the British rugby league system are included but not ranked.
Existing stadiums
[edit]Former stadiums
[edit]Stadiums no longer used for rugby league
[edit]Demolished stadiums
[edit]Year | Club | Defunct Stadium | Replacement Stadium |
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1973 | Parkside | ||
1988 | Athletic Grounds | Spotland Stadium | |
1989 | Old Craven Park | New Craven Park | |
1991 | Old Crown Flatt | Crown Flatt | |
1992 | Station Road | Gigg Lane | |
1997 | Watersheddings | Boundary Park | |
1998 | Thrum Hall | The Shay | |
1999 | Central Park | DW Stadium | |
2002 | The Boulevard | MKM Stadium | |
2004 | Wilderspool | Halliwell Jones Stadium | |
2006 | Belle Vue | Keepmoat Stadium | |
2009 | Hilton Park | Leigh Sports Village | |
2010 | Knowsley Road | Langtree Park | |
2011 | The Willows | City of Salford Stadium | |
2013 | Don Valley Stadium | Sheffield Olympic Legacy Stadium | |
2014 | Huntington Stadium | York Community Stadium |
Future stadiums
[edit]Stadiums which are currently[when?] in development, and are likely to open in the near future,[speculation?] include:
Stadium | Expected capacity |
Club | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
Five Towns Stadium | 15,000 | ||
The Jungle (Wheldon Road) (Redevelopment) |
11,775 | In April 2022, Castleford announced alternative plans to their new stadium project. The club would use £2m grant from Wakefield Councils Rugby League Resilience Fund and funds from the new employment site proposed at the site of the new stadium.
The club would then build a new main stand and modernise and redevelop the 3 other existing stands. | |
Cougar Park (Redevelopment) |
7,800 | Keighley announced plans for a new 2,000 capacity main stand in April 2023 that’s would be partly funded by the £33m Keighley Towns Fund. It will replace the original stand that dates back to the 1930s and include classrooms, a cafe, health suite and better facilities for the media and TV crews. | |
New Swinton Stadium | 6,000 |
There are usually also several expansions to existing grounds in progress.
Event stadiums
[edit]Several stadiums in the UK are used for regular events during the British rugby league season.
Stadium | Town / City | Capacity | Event |
---|---|---|---|
Wembley Stadium | Wembley, London | 90,000 | Challenge Cup Final, Women's Challenge Cup Final, 1895 Cup Final |
Old Trafford | Old Trafford, Manchester | 74,310 | Super League Grand Final |
See also
[edit]- List of rugby league stadiums by capacity
- List of Australian rugby league stadiums
- List of stadiums in the United Kingdom by capacity
- List of English rugby union stadiums by capacity
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]External links
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