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England

Wembley Stadium 90,000 England (stadium open in 2007)

A stadium located in Wembley, London, being rebuilt, it is behind schedule. Once rebuilt, Wembley Stadium will be the largest roof covered football stadium in Europe. It stands opposite Wembley Arena. It is commonly referred to just as 'Wembley'. The first event held at the stadium was the FA Cup final on 28 April 1923 between Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United.

Old Trafford 76,000 Manchester United

A football stadium servi ng as home of Manchester United. Located in Trafford in Greater Manchester, it id United's permanent home since 1910 apart from an eight year forced exile when the stadium was bombed in 1941.

Emirates Stadium 60,432 Arsenal

A football stadium in Ashburton Grove, Islington, north London, England and current home of Arsenal Football Club. The stadium opened in July 2006, and has an all seated capacity of 60,432, making it the 2nd largest stadium in the Premiership after Manchester United's Old Trafford, and the3rd largest sports stadium of any kind in London after Wembley Stadium and Twickenham. Informally known as Ashburton Grove before a naming rights deal with the airline Emirates was announced in 2004. The stadium project cost £390 million.

St James' Park 52,387 Newcastle United

The four sides of the ground are known as the Gallowgate end, the Leazes end, the Milburn Stand and the East Stand. It was first used by Newcastle United in 1891 after the unification of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, although football had been played there since 1880.

Stadium of Light 49,000 Sunderland

home of Sunderland FC in North East England. Opened 1997. The pitch is several metres below the level of the ground outside of the stadium. This means the stadium is actually larger than it appears from outside. Spectators who walk through the turnstile enter into an area known as the Concourse. This area contains food kiosks, shops, televisions.

City of Manchester Stadium 48,500 Manchester City

The City of Manchester Stadium (also known as COMS, Eastlands, Blue Camp and Sportcity) a sports venue in Manchester, England. The stadium was originally built for the 2002 Commonwealth Games at a cost of £110 million. After the Games it was converted for use in football facility, and became a home of Manchester City FC who moved there from Maine Road, signing a 250 year lease. Built 2002. The stadium is bowl shaped.

Anfield 45,632 Liverpool

football stadium in district of Anfield, in Liverpool, England. An UEFA 4 star rated stadium, it is the home of Liverpool F.C. Opened September 1884. In 1882 Everton F.C. were forced by a new ruling to find an enclosed ground. The first game was played on 28 September 1884 when Everton beat Earlstown 5-0. Due to a argument over rent Everton left the stadium in 1892 and Liverpool FC were set up in in May 1892 and took over the ground.

Villa Park 43,300 Aston Villa

Villa Park, in Birmingham, England is the stadium at which Aston Villa FC play their home games. Built 1897. Opened in 1897, the year Aston Villa won the League and FA Cup 'Double', it was called the Aston Lower Grounds. It has an approximate capacity of 43,000 and has played host to many FA Cup semi-finals, due to it being a quite large venue roughly in central England.

Stamford Bridge 42,449 Chelsea

A football stadium in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham that is home to Chelsea Football Club. It is nicknamed "The Bridge" by the club's supporters. The capacity is 42,091; it was the largest league ground in London before Arsenal's new Emirates Stadium opened in July 2006. This will make it the seventh largest ground in the Premier League. Opened 1877. 18th century maps show a 'Stanford Creek' running along the route of what is now a railway line at the back of the East Stand as a tributary of the Thames. Stamford Bridge opened in 1877 as a home for the London Athletics Club and was used almost exclusively for that purpose until 1904. When the soccer side was set up for the ground Chelsea FC.

Goodison Park 40,569 Everton

home ground of Everton F.C. in Liverpool. It has a total capacity of 40,569 all-seated.

Opened August 24 1892. Built in 1892, it is one of the oldest football grounds in the world and was the first major football stadium in England and is nicknamed the Grand Old Lady. It was the 1st British sports ground ever to have double-decker stands on all 4 sides and the first to have a 3 tier stand. It was also the first English league ground to have undersoil heating. The ground was the 1st in England to have a dugout in 1931, following Everton's visit to Pittodrie to play a friendly against Aberdeen,

Elland Road 40,242 Leeds United

Elland Road is the home stadium of the football team Leeds United. It has recently been sold by the club in a 25-year sale-lease back deal with a commercial buy-back provision for when the club’s finances improve. Initially the ground was used for rugby matches before being purchased by the newly formed Leeds City in 1904. When City were bankrupted by the FA in 1919, the FA took possession of the stadium and sold it to the city council, under the impression the stadium would be torn down and used for housing. When Leeds Utd was formed immediately afterwards, the council allowed the new club to rent the stadium until they could afford to buy it themselves.

Hillsborough Stadium 39,859 Sheffield Wednesday

Home to Sheffield Wednesday F in Sheffield, England. Football has been played at the ground since it was opened on 2 September 1899, when Wednesday moved from their original ground at Olive Grove.

Today it is a 39,859 all seater stadium, with the vast majority of the seats covered. Hillsborough is named after the area of Sheffield in which it stands.
Stands The ground was known as Owlerton Stadium until 1914
North Stand
West Stand
South Stand
Spion Kop

White Hart Lane 36,200 Tottenham Hotspur

White Hart Lane is the home of Tottenham Hotspur FC, usually called Spurs. Situated in Tottenham, North London. Supporters often refer toground as The Lane. Built 1899. Their 1st game there resulted in a 4-1 home win against Notts County.

Upton Park (Boleyn Ground) 35,647 West Ham United

The club moved to the location in 1904 and rented ground from the London District of Upton Park who were using Green Street House as a school. The stadium was subject to considerable redevelopment during the 1990s.

Opened 1904 Capacity 35,647

The Riverside Stadium 35,049 Middlesbrough F.C.

It was the first new stadium to be built by an English Premier League club since the Taylor Report. Built in 1994, it replaced Middlesbrough's old stadium Ayresome Park.

Rugby

Twickenham Stadium 75,000

stadium located in the Twickenham district of the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is the third largest stadium in the UK with a capacity of 75,000, bettered only by Old Trafford Football Stadium and, when it eventually opens in 2007, the new Wembley Stadium. Opened October 2, 1909.

Cricket

The Oval is a cricket ground in Kennington, London. Often popularly referred to as the 'Kennington Oval', but in recent years has been officially known as the 'Fosters Oval', 'AMP Oval,' and, currently, as the 'Brit Oval' due to various commercial sponsorship deals. It is the home ground of Surrey.

Lord's Cricket Ground is a cricket ground in St John's Wood in London, at grid reference TQ268827. It is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club and is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club.

Old Trafford cricket ground in Manchester has been the home of Lancashire County Cricket Club since 1856. International Test matches have been played there since 1884.

Edgbaston Cricket Ground is a cricket venue in the Edgbaston area of Birmingham, England. The ground capacity is 21,000.

Headingley cricket ground adjoins a rugby stadium through a shared main stand. It has seen Test cricket since 1899 and has a capacity of 17,000.

Tennis

Centre Court However, is the identifier for the main court at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in Wimbledon, London, England. Built in 1922, it holds 13,810 spectators. Its only regular use is for the 2 weeks a year that the Wimbledon Championships take place, and is arguably the most famous tennis venue in the world. Plans are in place to add a fixed roof on Centre Court in time for 2008 and a retractable roof by 2009. Centre Court will also be used for tennis at the 2012 Summer Olympics. The centre court in Wimbledon is called SW19

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