This is a list of sports stadiums in England, ranked in descending order of capacity. All stadiums in England with a capacity of 10,000 or more are included.
Only stadiums within the territory of England are included; thus the home stadiums of the six Welsh football clubs playing in the English football league system are not listed here.
Current stadiums
Image | Stadium | Location | Current capacity with expansion limit | Sport | Occupant | Notes |
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Wembley Stadium | Wembley, London | 90,000 | Football | National football team, | De facto home of the England national football team and used for club football cup and play-off finals. Also used for the Rugby league Challenge Cup Final and American football with National Football League matches being held annually. |
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Old Trafford | Old Trafford, Greater Manchester | 74,994 (88,000)[1] | Football | Manchester United | Since 1998 has been used to host Rugby league's Super League Grand Final. Also used for some Rugby league Internationals and one Rugby league World Club Challenge. |
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Twickenham Stadium | Twickenham, London | 82,000 | Rugby union | National Rugby union team | Whilst the new Wembley Stadium was being built, Twickenham hosted some Rugby league Internationals and the Rugby league Challenge Cup Final twice. |
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London Stadium | Stratford, London | 66,000[2] | Athletics, Football | West Ham United | Built for the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics. Refitted for football and athletics. |
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Stadium of Light | Sunderland | 49,000 (65,000)[3] | Football | Sunderland | |
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Etihad Stadium | Manchester, Greater Manchester | 55,097 (63,000)[4] | Football | Manchester City | Formerly known as City of Manchester Stadium. Hosted the 2002 Commonwealth Games and 2008 UEFA Cup Final. |
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Tottenham Hotspur Stadium | Tottenham, London | 62,303[5] | Football | Tottenham Hotspur | The stadium was completed and opened on 3 April 2019 |
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Anfield | Liverpool | 60,725 | Football | Liverpool | In 1991, held the Rugby league World Club Challenge match between Wigan and Penrith. |
Emirates Stadium | Holloway, London | 60,260[6] | Football | Arsenal | Without the naming rights, the stadium is known as Ashburton Grove,[7] or simply Arsenal Stadium. Of note, UEFA international competitions do not use the commercial names of stadiums. | |
Goodison Park | Liverpool | 40,170 (will be replaced with 52,888-seat stadium)[8] | Football | Everton | The only club ground in England to have hosted a World Cup Semi-Final. The first club to host a FA Cup Final. | |
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St. James' Park | Newcastle upon Tyne | 52,387
(65,000) |
Football | Newcastle United | Hosted several Euro 1996 games and games for the football tournament at the London 2012 Olympics. |
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Elland Road | Leeds | 39,460 (51,000)[9] | Football | Leeds United | Was originally the home ground of Holbeck Rugby league Club and also hosts Rugby league Internationals as well as World Club Challenge (and other) matches for Leeds Rhinos. For a number of years the home ground of Hunslet Rugby League Club. Location for Rugby League Challenge Cup Final replays and RFL Yorkshire Cup finals. |
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Villa Park | Aston, Birmingham | 42,788 (50,000)[10] | Football | Aston Villa | |
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St Mary's Stadium | Southampton | 32,689 (50,000 planned)[11] | Football | Southampton | |
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Molineux | Wolverhampton | 31,700 (50,000 planned)[12] | Football | Wolverhampton Wanderers | |
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Hillsborough Stadium | Sheffield | 39,732 (45,000)[13] | Football | Sheffield Wednesday | Euro 1996 group stage venue. |
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Stamford Bridge | Fulham, London | 42,449 [10] | Football | Chelsea | |
Riverside Stadium | Middlesbrough | 35,100 (42,000)[14] | Football | Middlesbrough | ||
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Bramall Lane | Sheffield | 33,000 (40,000 seat expansion going to build) | Football | Sheffield United | |
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King Power Stadium | Leicester | 32,312 (40,000 planned) | Football | Leicester City | Has hosted some of Leicester Tigers major games including their major Heineken Cup Matches and Premiership play-offs games. |
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Ewood Park | Blackburn | 31,367 (40,000 expansion renovation structurally possible)[10] | Football | Blackburn Rovers | Has hosted Rugby league Internationals. |
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City Ground | Nottingham | 30,602 (38,000 planned)[15] | Football | Nottingham Forest | |
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Selhurst Park | Selhurst, London | 26,225 (34,000 to expand)[16] | Football | Crystal Palace | |
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Pride Park Stadium | Derby | 33,597[17] | Football | Derby County | |
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Ricoh Arena | Coventry | 32,609[18] | Football & Rugby Union | Coventry City & Wasps RFC | |
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Alexander Stadium | Birmingham | 32,000 | Athletics | Birchfield Harriers | |
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Falmer Stadium | Brighton | 30,750[19] | Football | Brighton and Hove Albion | |
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Stadium MK | Milton Keynes | 30,500 | Football | Milton Keynes Dons | |
St Andrew's | Birmingham | 30,016[17] | Football | Birmingham City | ||
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Lord's Cricket Ground | St John's Wood, London | 30,000 | Cricket | Middlesex CCC | A major redevelopment has been proposed for Lord's which would increase capacity by another 10,000 as well as adding apartments and an ice rink.[citation needed] |
Craven Cottage | Fulham, London | 26,000 (30,000 to expand) | Football | Fulham | Original home ground of Fulham RL club. | |
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Portman Road | Ipswich | 29,673[20] | Football | Ipswich Town | |
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University of Bolton Stadium | Bolton | 28,723[10] | Football | Bolton Wanderers | |
Bet365 Stadium | Stoke | 28,384[17] | Football | Stoke City | ||
The Hawthorns | West Bromwich | 27,877[21] | Football | West Bromwich Albion | ||
Carrow Road | Norwich | 27,359[22] | Football | Norwich City | ||
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The Valley | Charlton, London | 27,111[10] | Football | Charlton Athletic | Has been a home ground for London Broncos. |
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Ashton Gate | Bristol | 27,000[23] | Football and Rugby Union | Bristol City & Bristol Bears | Construction for Bristol City's £40m redevelopment of Ashton Gate was completed in September 2016. |
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Odsal Stadium | Bradford | 26,019[24] | Rugby league | Bradford Bulls | Was a home for Bradford City whilst Valley Parade was being rebuilt. |
The Oval | Kennington, London | 25,500 | Cricket | Surrey CCC | ||
KC Stadium | Kingston upon Hull | 25,404 (plans to expand 32,000)[25] | Football & Rugby league | Hull City AFC & Hull | ||
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The Darlington Arena | Darlington | 25,294[26] | Rugby Union | Darlington Mowden Park RFC | |
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DW Stadium | Wigan | 25,138[27] | Football & Rugby league | Wigan Athletic & Wigan Warriors | |
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Valley Parade | Bradford | 25,136[28] | Football | Bradford City | Was the home ground of Bradford Bulls Rugby league club while Odsal Stadium was being redeveloped. |
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Edgbaston Cricket Ground | Birmingham | 25,000 | Cricket | Warwickshire CCC | |
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John Smiths Stadium | Huddersfield | 24,554[29] | Football & Rugby league | Huddersfield Town & Huddersfield Giants RLFC | |
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Madejski Stadium | Reading | 24,161[30] | Football & Rugby union | Reading | |
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Welford Road | Leicester | 26,000 | Rugby union | Leicester Tigers | Expanding to 30,000 seats due to increased supporter demand. |
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Deepdale | Preston | 23,408 | Football | Preston North End | The oldest continunally used football stadium in the world, in use since 21 January 1875.[31] Lancashire Lynx Rugby league club also used the ground as their home. |
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Oakwell Stadium | Barnsley | 23,009[32] | Football | Barnsley | |
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Turf Moor | Burnley | 22,619[33] | Football | Burnley | |
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Headingley | Leeds | 22,250 | Rugby league & Rugby union | Leeds Rhinos & Yorkshire Carnegie | |
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Old Trafford | Old Trafford, Greater Manchester | 22,000 | Cricket | Lancashire CCC | |
Rose Bowl | Southampton | 22,000 | Cricket | Hampshire | Has a standard capacity of 6,500, but uses temporary seating to give a capacity of 22,000 for international matches.[34] | |
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Vicarage Road | Watford | 22,000 | Football | Watford | Has played host to Rugby league Internationals and Saracens FC before February 2013. |
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Vale Park | Burslem | 20,552[35] | Football | Port Vale | |
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Meadow Lane | Nottingham | 20,438[26] | Football & Rugby union | Notts County & Nottingham RFC | |
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Fratton Park | Portsmouth | 20,288 | Football | Portsmouth | |
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The Den | Bermondsey, London | 20,146[36] | Football | Millwall | |
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Crystal Palace NSC | Crystal Palace, London | 20,000 | Athletics | Has been a host to London Crusaders Rugby league club. | |
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Home Park | Plymouth | 19,500[37] | Football | Plymouth Argyle | |
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Loftus Road | Shepherd's Bush, London | 19,148[17] | Football | Queens Park Rangers | Has played host to Rugby league Internationals. |
Headingley | Leeds | 18,350 | Cricket | Yorkshire CCC | ||
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Langtree Park | St. Helens | 18,000[24] | Rugby league | St Helens R.F.C. | |
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Brentford Community Stadium | London | 17,250 | Football and Rugby Union | London Irish and Brentford FC | |
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Riverside Ground | Chester-le-Street | 17,000[38] | Cricket | Durham CCC | |
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Brunton Park | Carlisle | 16,981[39] | Football | Carlisle United | Was also the original home ground of Carlisle RLFC in the 1980s. |
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Prenton Park | Birkenhead | 16,567[40] | Football | Tranmere Rovers | |
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Kingsholm Stadium | Gloucester | 16,500 | Rugby union | Gloucester Rugby | |
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Bloomfield Road | Blackpool | 16,116 | Football | Blackpool F.C. | Plays host the Northern Rail Rugby league Cup Final. |
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County Ground | Swindon | 15,728[41] | Football | Swindon Town | |
Trent Bridge | Nottingham | 15,358[42] | Cricket | Nottinghamshire CCC | ||
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Keepmoat Stadium | Doncaster | 15,231[43] | Football & Rugby league | Doncaster Rovers & Doncaster | |
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Halliwell Jones Stadium | Warrington | 15,200[24] | Rugby league | Warrington Wolves | |
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London Road | Peterborough | 15,152[44] | Football | Peterborough United | |
St Lawrence Ground | Canterbury | 15,000 | Cricket | Kent CCC | One of two cricket grounds that have a tree within the boundary. | |
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County Cricket Ground | Bristol | 15,000[45] | Cricket | Gloucestershire CCC | |
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Centre Court, Wimbledon | Wimbledon, London | 15,000[46] | Tennis | ||
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The Shay | Halifax | 14,000 | Football & Rugby league | Halifax Town & Halifax | Largest non-league football stadium. |
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Boundary Park | Oldham | 13,624[47] | Football & Rugby league | Oldham Athletic & Oldham R.L.F.C. | |
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Franklin's Gardens | Northampton | 15,600 | Rugby union | Northampton Saints | plans to expand stadium to 17300. |
Stobart Stadium Halton | Widnes | 13,350 | Rugby league | Widnes Vikings | ||
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Sandy Park | Exeter | 16,000[48] | Rugby union | Exeter Chiefs | There are plans to expand the stadium's capacity to perhaps 20,000 if Exeter establish themselves as a top-flight side.[49] |
Griffin Park | Brentford, London | 12,763[23] | Football | Brentford | Has been the home ground for London Broncos Rugby league club (2002–2006). | |
Twickenham Stoop | Twickenham, London | 14,000 | Rugby union & League | Harlequins & Harlequin R.F.L. | ||
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Kassam Stadium | Oxford | 12,500 | Football | Oxford United. | |
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Craven Park | Kingston upon Hull | 12,500 | Rugby league | Hull Kingston Rovers | |
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Roots Hall | Southend | 12,392[17] | Football | Southend United | Was also home ground for Southend Invicta Rugby league club. |
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Recreation Ground | Bath | 14,300 | Rugby union & Cricket | Bath Rugby & Somerset CCC. | |
Memorial Stadium | Bristol | 12,100 | Football | Bristol Rovers | ||
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Sixways Stadium | Worcester | 12,068[50] | Rugby union | Worcester Warriors | |
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Belle Vue | Wakefield | 12,000 | Rugby league | Wakefield Trinity Wildcats | Was also home to Wakefield and Emley between 2007 and 2009. |
New York Stadium | Rotherham | 12,000 | Football | Rotherham United | ||
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Salford City Stadium | Salford | 12,000 | Rugby league | Sale Sharks & Salford City Reds | |
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Gigg Lane | Bury | 11,840[51] | Football | Bury & FC United | Was home to Swinton Lions (1992–2002). |
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Gateshead International Stadium | Gateshead | 11,800 | Athletics, Football & Rugby league | Gateshead FC, Gateshead Thunder (1999) & Gateshead Thunder | |
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The Jungle | Castleford | 11,750[24] | Rugby league | Castleford Tigers | |
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North Marine Road | Scarbrough | 11,500 | Cricket | Yorkshire CCC Scarborough CC | |
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Bescot Stadium | Walsall | 11,500[52] | Football | Walsall | |
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No. 1 Court, Wimbledon | Wimbledon, London | 11,429[53] | Tennis | ||
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Priestfield Stadium | Gillingham | 10,952[23] | Football | Gillingham | |
Edgeley Park | Edgeley, Stockport | 10,832[54] | Football & Rugby union | Stockport County & Sale Sharks. | ||
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Derwent Park | Workington | 10,500 | Rugby league & Speedway | Workington Town & Workington Comets | |
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Proact Stadium | Chesterfield | 10,379 | Football | Chesterfield Football Club | |
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Vitality Stadium | Bournemouth | 10,375[55] | Football | AFC Bournemouth | |
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Kenilworth Road | Luton | 10,226[56][57] | Football | Luton Town | |
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Spotland | Rochdale | 10,208[26] | Football | Rochdale | |
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Kingston Park | Newcastle-upon-Tyne | 10,200 | Rugby union | Newcastle Falcons | |
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Alexandra Stadium | Crewe | 10,153[58] | Football | Crewe Alexandra | |
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Sincil Bank | Lincoln | 10,127[59] | Football | Lincoln City | |
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Colchester Community Stadium | Colchester | 10,105[60] | Football | Colchester United | |
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Blundell Park | Cleethorpes | 10,033[26] | Football | Grimsby Town | |
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Adams Park | High Wycombe | 10,000 | Football | Wycombe Wanderers | |
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Allianz Park | Hendon, London | 10,000 (to be expanded to 10,500) | Rugby Union | Saracens FC | Capacity reduced to 8,500 for 2019/20 season, while new West Stand is built |
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Queen's Club | London | 10,000 | Tennis | Queen's Club Championships | |
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County Cricket Ground | Beckenham | 10,000 | Cricket | Kent CCC |
Former stadiums
Following crowd troubles in the 1980s, and regulations imposed after the Taylor Report, several English football 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 & Wales was Roots Hall, Southend, which was opened in 1955.Next was in 1989.
Future stadiums
Stadiums which are currently in development, and are likely to open in the near future, include:
Stadium | Location | Capacity | Sport | Occupant | Notes |
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Stamford Bridge | Fulham, London | 60,000 | Football | Chelsea | In planning stage |
Crystal Palace Park | Crystal Palace, London | 40,000 | Football | Crystal Palace | In planning stage |
Fossetts Farm Stadium | Southend, Essex | 22,000 | Football | Southend United | In planning stage |
Five Towns Stadium | Castleford, West Yorkshire | 13,300 | Rugby league | Castleford Tigers | In planning stage |
Stadium for Cornwall | Threemilestone, Cornwall | 10,000 | Rugby union, Football | Cornish Pirates, Truro City | In planning stage |
See also
- List of stadiums in the United Kingdom by capacity
- List of football stadiums in England
- List of cricket grounds in England and Wales
- List of English rugby league stadiums by capacity
- Ground developments to football stadiums in the English football league system
- List of European stadiums by capacity
- Lists of stadiums
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