Capacity is a very good guide of a football club's ability to generate revenue and, aside from the very few bank-rolled clubs at the top of the pyramid, revenue generation is a key determinant to success.
With this in mind, this table makes fascinating reading particularly if you look at where Withdean-era Albion ranked, and project where expanded-Amex-era Albion will sit.
The future is bright!
List of football stadiums in England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
With this in mind, this table makes fascinating reading particularly if you look at where Withdean-era Albion ranked, and project where expanded-Amex-era Albion will sit.
The future is bright!
List of football stadiums in England - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Overall Rank Stadium Capacity Club Division Rank in Respective Divisions Notes
1 Wembley Stadium 90,000[1] England national football team National stadium N/A
2 Old Trafford 75,811[2] Manchester United Premier League 1
3 Emirates Stadium 60,361[2] Arsenal Premier League 2 Also known as Ashburton Grove.
4 St James' Park 52,409[2] Newcastle United Premier League 3 Known as Sports Direct Arena for sponsorship purposes.
5 Stadium of Light 48,707[2] Sunderland Premier League 4
6 City of Manchester Stadium 47,805[3] Manchester City Premier League 5 Known as Etihad Stadium for sponsorship purposes; also known as Eastlands and CoMS.
7 Anfield 45,276[2] Liverpool Premier League 6
8 Villa Park 42,786[2] Aston Villa Premier League 7
9 Stamford Bridge 42,449 [2] Chelsea Premier League 8
10 Goodison Park 40,157[2] Everton Premier League 9
11 Hillsborough Stadium 39,812[4] Sheffield Wednesday League One 1
12 Elland Road 39,460[5] Leeds United Championship 1
13 White Hart Lane 36,230[2] Tottenham Hotspur Premier League 10
14 The Boleyn Ground 35,303[6] West Ham United Championship 2 Also known as Upton Park
15 Riverside Stadium 34,998[7] Middlesbrough Championship 3
16 Pride Park Stadium 33,502[8] Derby County Championship 4
17 St Mary's Stadium 32,689[9] Southampton Championship 5
18 Bramall Lane 32,609[10] Sheffield United League One 2 Shared with Sheffield Eagles Rugby League Club in the Co-operative Championship.
19 Ricoh Arena 32,604[11] Coventry City Championship 6
20 King Power Stadium 32,312[12] Leicester City Championship 7 Formerly known as the Walkers Stadium
21 Ewood Park 31,154[2] Blackburn Rovers Premier League 11
22 City Ground 30,576[13] Nottingham Forest Championship 8
23 Portman Road 30,311[14] Ipswich Town Championship 9
24 St Andrew's 29,409[15] Birmingham City Championship 10
25 Reebok Stadium 28,100[2] Bolton Wanderers Premier League 12
26 Molineux 27,828[2] Wolverhampton Wanderers Premier League 13
27 Britannia Stadium 27,740[2] Stoke City Premier League 14
28 The Valley 27,111[16] Charlton Athletic League One 3
29 Carrow Road 27,010 [2] Norwich City Premier League 15
NA Cardiff City Stadium 26,828[17] Cardiff City Championship 11 Stadium shared with Cardiff Blues of rugby union's RaboDirect Pro12.
30 The Hawthorns 26,360[2] West Bromwich Albion Premier League 16
31 Selhurst Park 26,225[18] Crystal Palace Championship 12
32 KC Stadium 25,404[19] Hull City Championship 13 Shared with Hull Rugby League Club in Super League.
33 Valley Parade 25,136[20] Bradford City League Two 1
34 DW Stadium 25,133[2] Wigan Athletic Premier League 17 Shared with Wigan Rugby League Club in Super League.
35 Craven Cottage 25, 700[2] Fulham Premier League 18
36 Galpharm Stadium 24,554[21] Huddersfield Town League One 4 Shared with Huddersfield of Rugby League's Super League.
37 Madejski Stadium 24,169[22] Reading Championship 14 Shared with London Irish of rugby union's Aviva Premiership.
38 Deepdale 23,408[23] Preston North End League One 5
39 Oakwell 23,287[24] Barnsley Championship 15
40 Falmer Stadium 22,500[25] Brighton & Hove Albion Championship 16
41 Turf Moor 21,940[26] Burnley Championship 17
42 Ashton Gate 21,804[27] Bristol City Championship 18
43 Stadium mk 21,189[28] Milton Keynes Dons League One 6
44 Fratton Park 21,178[29] Portsmouth Championship 19
N/A Liberty Stadium 20,520 [2] Swansea City Premier League 19 The stadium is shared with the Ospreys of rugby union's RaboDirect Pro12.
45 Meadow Lane 20,280[30] Notts County League One 7 Shared with Nottingham R.F.C.
46 The Den 19,734[31] Millwall Championship 20 Known as the Den
47 Vale Park 19,148[32] Port Vale League Two 2
48 Loftus Road 18,439 [2] Queens Park Rangers Premier League 20
49 Brunton Park 18,202[33] Carlisle United League One 8
50 Vicarage Road 17,477[34] Watford Championship 21 Shared with Saracens of the Aviva Premiership. Capacity reduced due to safety concerns.
51 Home Park 16,388[35] Plymouth Argyle League Two 3
52 Prenton Park 16,151[36] Tranmere Rovers League One 9 Also used by Liverpool F.C. reserves for their home matches.
53 Bloomfield Road 16,007[37] Blackpool Championship 22
N/A Racecourse Ground 15,500[38] Wrexham Conference National 3 North Wales Crusaders of rugby league's Co-operative Championship 1 also share the ground. Occasionally has been used by the Scarlets of rugby union's RaboDirect Pro12.
54 Keepmoat Stadium 15,231[39] Doncaster Rovers Championship 23 Shared with Doncaster Rugby League Club in Championship 1.
55 County Ground 14,983[40] Swindon Town League Two 4
56 London Road 14,793[41] Peterborough United Championship 24
57 Griffin Park 12,763[42] Brentford League One 10
58 Kassam Stadium 12,500[43] Oxford United League Two 5
59 Roots Hall 12,163[44] Southend United League Two 6
60 Gateshead International Stadium 11,750[45] Gateshead Conference National 1 Shared with Gateshead Thunder Rugby League Club in Championship 1
61 Memorial Stadium 11,626[46] Bristol Rovers League Two 7
62 Priestfield Stadium 11,440[47] Gillingham League Two 8
63 Gigg Lane 11,313[48] Bury League One 11
F.C. United of Manchester Northern Premier League Premier Division 1 FC United are the tenants of Bury
64 Bescot Stadium 10,989[49] Walsall League One 12
65 Boundary Park 10,850[50] Oldham Athletic League One 13 Shared with Oldham Roughyed's rugby league club.
66 Edgeley Park 10,832[51] Stockport County Conference National 2 Shared with Sale Sharks Rugby Union side of the Aviva Premiership
67 B2net Stadium 10,300[52] Chesterfield League One 14
68 Kenilworth Road 10,226[53] Luton Town Conference National 4
69 Spotland 10,149[54] Rochdale League One 15 Shared with Rochdale Hornets Rugby League Club in Championship 1
70 Alexandra Stadium 10,109[55] Crewe Alexandra League Two 9
71 Colchester Community Stadium 10,105[56] Colchester United League One 16
72 Sincil Bank 10,059[57] Lincoln City Conference National 5
73= The Darlington Arena 10,000[58] Darlington Conference National 6 Known as the Northern Echo Arena for sponsorship reasons. Capacity of 25,000[59] is reduced due to planning restrictions.
73= Adams Park 10,000[60] Wycombe Wanderers League One 17 Shared with London Wasps of the Aviva Premiership.
73= Don Valley Stadium 10,000[61] Rotherham United League Two 10 Main stand only used for football. Full stadium capacity is 25,000
76 New Meadow 9,875[62] Shrewsbury Town League Two 11
77 Dean Court 9,776[63] AFC Bournemouth League One 18
78 Huish Park 9,665[64] Yeovil Town League One 19
79 Abbey Stadium 9,617[65] Cambridge United Conference National 7
80 Blundell Park 9,546[66] Grimsby Town Conference National 8 Proposed move to ConocoPhillips Stadium.
81 Brisbane Road 9,311[67] Leyton Orient League One 20
82 Field Mill 9,295[68] Mansfield Town Conference National 9
83 Glanford Park 9,144[69] Scunthorpe United League One 21
84 St James Park 8,830[70] Exeter City League One 22
85 Twerton Park 8,800[71] Bath City Conference National 10
86 Bootham Crescent 7,872[72] York City Conference National 11
87 Cougar Park 7,800[73] Silsden North West Counties Football League Premier Division (9) 1 Shared with Keighley Rugby League Club in the Championship.
88 Victoria Park 7,749[74] Hartlepool United League One 23
89 Sixfields Stadium 7,300[75] Northampton Town League Two 12
90 South Kesteven Sports Stadium 7,500[76] Grantham Town Northern Premier League Division One South (8) 1
91 Whaddon Road 7,133[77] Cheltenham Town League Two 13 Also known as the Abbey Business Stadium for sponsorship reasons.
92 Borough Sports Ground 7,032[78] Sutton United Conference South (6) 1
93 Pirelli Stadium 6,912[79] Burton Albion League Two 14
94 Recreation Ground 6,835[80] Aldershot Town League Two 15
95 Broadhall Way 6,722[81] Stevenage League One 24
96 York Street 6,643[82] Boston United Conference North (6) 1
97 Bob Lucas Stadium 6,600[83] Weymouth Southern League Premier Division (7) 1 Built to hold 10,000, capacity restricted by health and safety regulations
98 The Shay 6,561[84] Halifax Town Conference North (6) 2 Shared with Halifax Rugby League Club in the Championship
99 Nene Park 6,441[85] Kettering Town Conference National 12
100 Globe Arena 6,400[86] Morecambe League Two 16
101 New Bucks Head 6,300[87] AFC Telford United Conference National 13
102 Rockingham Road 6,264[88] None None N/A Last tenants were Kettering Town of the Conference National in 2010-11
103 Aggborough 6,238[89] Kidderminster Harriers Conference National 14
104 Bower Fold 6,108[90] Stalybridge Celtic Conference North (6) 3
105 Moss Lane 6,085[91] Altrincham Conference North (6) 4
106 Victoria Road 6,070[92] Dagenham & Redbridge League Two 17
107 Underhill Stadium 6,023[93] Barnet League Two 18
108 Haig Avenue 6,008[94] Southport Conference National 15
109 The Camrose 6,000[95] Basingstoke Town Conference South (6) 2
109= Kingfield Stadium 6,000[96] Woking Conference South (6) 3
Hayes and Yeading Conference National 16 Hayes and Yeading are sharing Kingfield Stadium for the 2011-2012 season.
111 Moss Rose 5,988[97] Macclesfield Town League Two 19
112 Plainmoor 5,796[98] Torquay United League Two 20
113 Crabble Athletic Ground 5,745[99] Dover Athletic Conference South (6) 4
114 The Walks 5,733[citation needed] King's Lynn Town United Counties League Premier Division (9) 1
115 Edgar Street 5,727[100] Hereford United League Two 21
116 Highbury Stadium 5,500[101] Fleetwood Town Conference National 17
117 Exacta Stadium 5,376[102] Chester Northern Premier League Premier Division (7) 2
118 Kingsmeadow 5,194[103] AFC Wimbledon League Two 22
Kingstonian Isthmian League Premier Division (7) 2
119 The New Lawn 5,147[citation needed] Forest Green Rovers Conference National 18
120 Crown Ground 5,070[104] Accrington Stanley League Two 23
121 Victoria Stadium 5,046[105] Northwich Victoria Northern Premier League Premier Division (7) 3
122 Stonebridge Road 5,011[citation needed] Ebbsfleet United Conference National 19
123 Avenue Stadium 5,009[106] Dorchester Town Conference South (6) 5
124= Valley Stadium 5,000[citation needed] Redditch United Conference North (6) 6
124= The Meadow 5,000[citation needed] Chesham United Southern League Premier Division (7) 2
124= Raymond McEnhill Stadium 5,000[107] Salisbury City Conference South (6) 6
124= The Grove 5,000[108] Halesowen Town Southern League Division One South and West (7) 1
Other Level 1–5 Stadiums
Broadfield Stadium 4,718[109] Crawley Town League Two 24
Newport Stadium 4,700[citation needed] Newport County Conference National 20
Holker Street 4,256[110] Barrow AFC Conference National 21
Cressing Road, 4,151[citation needed] Braintree Town Conference National 22
The Lamb Ground 4,065[citation needed] Tamworth Conference National 23
North Street 3,600[citation needed] Alfreton Town Conference National 24
